,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,welch7 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 incentivize certain 
preparedness measures1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,investing in       
,community ,resilience ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,emergency response teams  7a7      
,amendment ,section #djf7;b77#c77;,a7 of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;b77#c77;,a77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by       
inserting preparedness1 after disaster  
relief12  7#b7 in clause 7iv7-- 7,a7 by 
inserting or programs designated by the 
,administrator that result in           

substantial science-based and verified  
increased resilience from building      
standards or land use practices for     
storms1 tsunamis1 floods1 wildfires1 or 
equivalent disasters after community    
rating system2 and  7,b7 by striking    
and2  7#c7 in clause 7v71 by striking   
the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7vi7 support of viable community      
emergency response teams or equivalent  
non-governmental organizations that     
provide disaster assistance1 including  
by providing or facilitating regular    
training1 outreach1 and soliciting      
participation in preparedness exercises4
  4  7b7 ,comprehensive guidance ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president1 
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management        
,agency1 shall issue comprehensive      
guidance to ,state and ,tribal          
governments relating to the measures and
 investments described in section       

#djf7;b77#c77;,a7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;b77#c77;,a771 as       
amended in subsection 7a74  #c4         
,effective date2 appropriations  7a7    
,effective date ,this ,act1 and the     
amendments made by this ,act1 shall take
 effect on the date that is #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7b7 ,appropriations ,the         
amendments made by this ,act shall be   
carried out only with funds appropriated
 to the ,federal ,emergency ,management 
,agency on or after the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,no        
additional funds ,no additional funds   
are authorized to be appropriated for   
the purpose of carrying out this ,act4