,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #i1 #bjbe,mr4 
,re$ 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4      
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act to require ! ,presid5t  
to provide assi/ance = pr$isa/] haz>d   
mitigation measures & adju/ ! ,f$]al co/
 %>e = c]ta9 build+ resili5t            
infra/ructure & communities projects1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,build+ ,resili5ce 
& ,/rong] ,communities ,act4  #b4 ,f$]al
 %>e adju/m5t ,section #bjc7;h7 ( !     
,rob]t4 ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &    
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eacc7;h77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#c7 ,small projects ,not)/&+  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t %all         
contribute n less ?an #ij p]c5t ( !     
total co/ ( a mitigation activity1 ! co/

 ( :i* is less ?an #a1jjj1jjj4  7#d7    
,critical facilities  7,a7 ,def9ition ,9
 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m critical facility--
 7i7 means a build+ t is ess5tial = !   
deliv]y ( a vital s]vice or ! protection
 ( a community2 &  7ii7 includes an     
em]g5cy op]ation c5t]1 a heal?c>e       
facility1 a police or fire /ations1 a   
s*ool1 & a p[] /ation4  7,b7 ,co/ %>e   
adju/m5t ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,presid5t may contribute m ?an #ij p]c5t
 ( ! total co/ ( a mitigation activity  
involv+ a critical facility1 ! co/ ( :i*
 is less ?an #a1jjj1jjj4  4  #c4        
,m&atory mitigation ,section #bjc ( !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eacc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b7 
by /rik+ may & ins]t+ %all2 &  7#b7 9   
subsection 7c7 by /rik+ may & ins]t+    
%all4  #d4 ,national public             
infra/ructure pr$isa/] mitigation       
assi/ance ,section #bjc7;i77#a7 ( !     
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#eacc7;i77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
may & ins]t+ %all2 &  7#b7 by /rik+     
equal to & ins]t+ t is n less ?an #c    
p]c5t & n m ?an4  #e4 ,tribal provisions
 ,section #bjc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ &
 ,indian ,tribes aft] ,/ates & local    
gov]nm5ts2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ or ,indian 
,tribes aft] ,/ates or local gov]nm5ts2 
7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 by ins]t+ or     
,indian ,tribe aft] ,/ate or local      
gov]nm5t ea* place x appe>s2  7#c7 9    
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ or      
,indian ,tribes aft] local gov]nm5ts ea*
 place x appe>s2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph     
7#b7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ or an ,indian      
,tribe aft] a local gov]nm5t2 &  7ii7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,indian  
tribes ,an ,indian ,tribe %all h access 
to assi/ance "u ?is section ei!r ?r\gh !
 ,presid5t select+ ! ,indian ,tribe     
directly1 by a ,gov]nor or a ,/ate      
submitt+ a recomm5dation = ! ,indian    

,tribe1 or ?r\gh a ,tribal-set aside (  
funds set by ! ,presid5t or bas$ on !   
,gov]nor or ,/ate recomm5dation4  2     
7#d7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a77;,a71 by ins]t+ & ,indian ,tribes  
aft] ,/ates & local gov]nm5ts2  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ or ,indian     
,tribe aft] ,/ate or local gov]nm5t ea* 
place x appe>s2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,uses by indian tribes 
,te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance provid$  
"u ?is section to an ,indian ,tribe %all
 be us$ = ,direct ,te*nical ,assi/ance  
to help ! ,indian ,tribe improve        
resili5ce to natural haz>ds1 build /rong
 mitigation programs1 develop           
high-quality applications1 & c>ry out   
innovative mitigation projects4  2 &    
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7m7    
,indian ,tribe def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian            
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
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