,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ddc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #e71         
#bjbe,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4      
,r\nds7 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 all[ ,indian tribal  
gov]nm5ts to directly reque/ fire       
managem5t assi/ance decl>ations &       
grants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fire   
,managem5t ,assi/ance ,grants = ,tribal 
,gov]nm5ts ,act4  #b4 ,indian tribal    
gov]nm5t eligibility  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #dbj ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ 1      
,indian tribal gov]nm5t1 be=e or local  
gov]nm5t2  7#b7 by r$esignat+           
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e7 z subsections 

7c7 ?r\gh 7f71 respectively2  7#c7 by   
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3    
7b7 ,proc$ure = reque/ ,! ,gov]nor ( a  
,/ate or ! ,*ief ,executive ( an ,indian
 tribal gov]nm5t affect$ by a fire      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 may directly  
submit a reque/ to au?orize assi/ance "u
 ?is section4  2 &  7#d7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,sav+s provision     
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all prohibit an    
,indian tribal gov]nm5t f receiv+       
assi/ance "u ?is section pursuant to an 
au?orization made at ! reque/ ( a ,/ate 
"u subsection 7b7 if assi/ance is n     
au?oriz$ "u ?is section = ! same incid5t
 bas$ on a reque/ by ! ,indian tribal   
gov]nm5t "u subsection 7b74  4  7b7     
,regulations  7#a7 ,fire managem5t      
assi/ance decl>ation def9$ ,9 ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m fire managem5t        
assi/ance decl>ation means a decl>ation 
approv$ "u section #bjd4ba7;a7 ( title  
#dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7#b7 
,update ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all  

issue regulations updat+ "p #bjd ( title
 #dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to   
c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made by subsection  
7a74  7#c7 ,cont5ts ,9 issu+ !          
regulations requir$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! 
,presid5t %all-- 7,a7 au?orize ! ,f$]al 
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to directly  
receive a reque/ = a fire managem5t     
assi/ance decl>ation f an ,indian tribal
 gov]nm5t & directly provide relat$     
grants & res\rces to ,indian tribal     
gov]nm5ts2  7,b7 cl>ify t ,indian tribal
 gov]nm5ts = :i* ! ,presid5t does n     
grant a reque/ describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a7 rema9 eligible to receive assi/ance
 "u section #dbj ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d  
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 ?r\gh        
assi/ance grant$ "u a fire managem5t    
assi/ance decl>ation made at ! reque/ ( 
a ,/ate2  7,c7 consid] ! unique         
conditions t affect ! g5]al welf>e (    
,indian tribal gov]nm5ts2 &  7,d7 ent]  
into gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t consultation )
 ,indian tribal gov]nm5ts reg>d+ !      

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