,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,licc>do 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,ms4
 ,tokuda1 & ,ms4 ,salaz>7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,h\s+ & ,community   
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd to all[ c]ta9  
grantees to use ,community ,developm5t  
,block ,grant am\nts = natural disa/]   
mitigation activities1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,ounce ( ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,use 
( ,community ,developm5t ,block ,grant  
am\nts = natural disa/] mitigation      
activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,h\s+ &     
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 section #aja7;c7-- 7,a7 9        
p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#aj7 ! mitigation ( ?reats  
to ! heal? & welf>e ( a community pos$  
by wea!r-relat$ disa/] & haz>d ev5ts4  2

  7#b7 9 section #ajb7;a71 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#be7 ,! t]m mitigation  
activities means activities t increase  
resili5ce to disa/]s & r$uce or elim9ate
 ! long-t]m risk ( loss ( life1 injury1 
damage to & loss ( prop]ty1 & suff]+ &  
h>d%ip1 by less5+ ! impact ( future     
disa/]s4  2  7#c7 9 section             
#ajd7;b77#c71 by ins]t+ support         
mitigation ( ?reats to ! heal? & welf>e 
( a community pos$ by wea!r-relat$      
disa/] & haz>d ev5ts1 aft] blight12 &   
7#d7 9 section #aje--  7,a7 9 subsection
 7a7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#bf71 by /rik+ ! 
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7ii7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bg7 natural  
disa/] mitigation activities1 includ+   
new con/ruction & rehabilitation (      
/ructures1 if ! grantee--  7,a7 includes
 )9 ! consolidat$ plan submitt$ "u "p   
#ia ( title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation1 t ! grantee is 9 a high risk
 area1 & ! ,secret>y c]tifies su* risk1 
accord+ to-- 7i7 ! ,national ,risk      

,index develop$ by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy    
,managem5t ,ag5cy2 or  7ii7 a natural   
haz>d risk index ma9ta9$ by ! ,/ate 9   
:i* ! grantee is locat$2 &  7,b7        
describes 9 su* consolidat$ plan h[ su* 
activities w address natural disa/]     
mitigation ne$s4  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7i7 ,use ( grants =     
natural disa/] mitigation  7#a7 ,effect 
on aggregation /&>ds ,a grantee t uses  
grant am\nts = natural disa/] mitigation
 activities z describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#bg7 may treat h\s+ units assi/$ "u 
t activity--  7,a7 z a s+le /ructure )  
respect to meet+ crit]ia = national     
objects z describ$ 9 section #egj4bjh ( 
title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation2 &  7,b7 z  
exempt$ f any aggregate /&>ds = public  
b5efit z describ$ 9 section #egj4bji (  
title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation4  7#b7      
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all   
provide te*nical assi/ance to grantees t
 use grant am\nts = natural disa/]      

mitigation activities z describ$ 9      
subsection 7a77#bg74  4  7b7 ,rulemak+  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t %all issue rules  
to include--  7#a7 mitigation ef=ts 9   
areas ) pot5tial = natural disa/] risk--
 7,a7 z an activity design$ to meet     
community developm5t ne$s hav+ a        
p>ticul> urg5cy1 z describ$ 9 section   
#egj4bjh7;c7 ( title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations2 &  7,b7 z crit]ia =      
national objects z describ$ 9 section   
#egj4dhc ( title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations2 &  7#b7 ?reats pos$ by    
docum5t$ wea!r-relat$ disa/] or haz>d   
risks z a s]i\s & imm$iate ?reat to !   
heal? or welf>e ( ! community1 z        
describ$ 9 su* section4