,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cdjc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act to require the ,president to provide assistance for predisaster hazard mitigation measures and adjust the ,federal cost share for certain building resilient infrastructure and communities projects1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,building ,resilience and ,stronger ,communities ,act4 #b4 ,federal share adjustment ,section #bjc7;h7 of the ,robert4 ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;h77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,small projects ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall contribute not less than #ij percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity1 the cost of which is less than #a1jjj1jjj4 7#d7 ,critical facilities 7,a7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term critical facility-- 7i7 means a building that is essential for the delivery of a vital service or the protection of a community2 and 7ii7 includes an emergency operation center1 a healthcare facility1 a police or fire stations1 a school1 and a power station4 7,b7 ,cost share adjustment ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,president may contribute more than #ij percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity involving a critical facility1 the cost of which is less than #a1jjj1jjj4 4 #c4 ,mandatory mitigation ,section #bjc of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7 by striking may and inserting shall2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7 by striking may and inserting shall4 #d4 ,national public infrastructure predisaster mitigation assistance ,section #bjc7;i77#a7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;i77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking may and inserting shall2 and 7#b7 by striking equal to and inserting that is not less than #c percent and not more than4 #e4 ,tribal provisions ,section #bjc of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by inserting and ,indian ,tribes after ,states and local governments2 and 7,b7 by inserting or ,indian ,tribes after ,states or local governments2 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting or ,indian ,tribe after ,state or local government each place it appears2 7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by inserting or ,indian ,tribes after local governments each place it appears2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting or an ,indian ,tribe after a local government2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,indian tribes ,an ,indian ,tribe shall have access to assistance under this section either through the ,president selecting the ,indian ,tribe directly1 by a ,governor or a ,state submitting a recommendation for the ,indian ,tribe1 or through a ,tribal-set aside of funds set by the ,president or based on the ,governor or ,state recommendation4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by inserting and ,indian ,tribes after ,states and local governments2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or ,indian ,tribe after ,state or local government each place it appears2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,uses by indian tribes ,technical and financial assistance provided under this section to an ,indian ,tribe shall be used for ,direct ,technical ,assistance to help the ,indian ,tribe improve resilience to natural hazards1 build strong mitigation programs1 develop high-quality applications1 and carry out innovative mitigation projects4 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7m7 ,indian ,tribe defined ,in this section1 the term ,indian ,tribe has the meaning given the term in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 4