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[H.R. 707 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.707
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the
administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of
disaster assistance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

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TITLE I

-PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION

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TITLE II

-STREAMLINING AND COST REDUCTION

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TITLE III

-MISCELLANEOUS

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(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis,
tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires, pose great danger
to human life and to property throughout the United States;
(2) greater emphasis needs to be placed on--
(A) identifying and assessing the risks to States and local
governments (including Indian tribes) from natural disasters;
(B) implementing adequate measures to reduce losses from
natural disasters; and
(C) ensuring that the critical services and facilities of
communities will continue to function after a natural disaster;
(3) expenditures for postdisaster assistance are increasing
without commensurate reductions in the likelihood of future losses
from natural disasters;
(4) in the expenditure of Federal funds under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq.), high priority should be given to mitigation of
hazards at the local level; and
(5) with a unified effort of economic incentives, awareness and
education, technical assistance, and demonstrated Federal support,
States and local governments (including Indian tribes) will be able
to--
(A) form effective community-based partnerships for hazard
mitigation purposes;
(B) implement effective hazard mitigation measures that
reduce the potential damage from natural disasters;
(C) ensure continued functionality of critical services;
(D) leverage additional non-Federal resources in meeting
natural disaster resistance goals; and
(E) make commitments to long-term hazard mitigation efforts
to be applied to new and existing structures.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to establish a national
disaster hazard mitigation program--
(1) to reduce the loss of life and property, human suffering,
economic disruption, and disaster assistance costs resulting from
natural disasters; and
(2) to provide a source of predisaster hazard mitigation
funding that will assist States and local governments (including
Indian tribes) in implementing effective hazard mitigation measures
that are designed to ensure the continued functionality of critical
services and facilities after a natural disaster.

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(a) In General.--Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 203. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.
``(a) Definition of Small Impoverished Community.--In this section,
the term `small impoverished community' means a community of 3,000 or
fewer individuals that is economically disadvantaged, as determined by
the State in which the community is located and based on criteria
established by the President.
``(b) Establishment of Program.--The President may establish a
program to provide technical and financial assistance to States and
local governments to assist in the implementation of predisaster hazard
mitigation measures that are cost-effective and are designed to reduce
injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property,
including damage to critical services and facilities under the
jurisdiction of the States or local governments.
``(c) Approval by President.--If the President determines that a
State or local government has identified natural disaster hazards in
areas under its jurisdiction and has demonstrated the ability to form
effective public-private natural disaster hazard mitigation
partnerships, the President, using amounts in the National Predisaster
Mitigation Fund established under subsection (i) (referred to in this
section as the `Fund'), may provide technical and financial assistance
to the State or local government to be used in accordance with
subsection (e).
``(d) State Recommendations.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Recommendations.--The Governor of each State may
recommend to the President not fewer than five local
governments to receive assistance under this section.
``(B) Deadline for submission.--The recommendations under
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted to the President not later
than October 1, 2001, and each October 1st thereafter or such
later date in the year as the President may establish.
``(C) Criteria.--In making recommendations under
subparagraph (A), a Governor shall consider the criteria
specified in subsection (g).
``(2) Use.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
in providing assistance to local governments under this
section, the President shall select from local governments
recommended by the Governors under this subsection.
``(B) Extraordinary circumstances.--In providing assistance
to local governments under this section, the President may
select a local government that has not been recommended by a
Governor under this subsection if the President determines that
extraordinary circumstances justify the selection and that
making the selection will further the purpose of this section.
``(3) Effect of failure to nominate.--If a Governor of a State
fails to submit recommendations under this subsection in a timely
manner, the President may select, subject to the criteria specified
in subsection (g), any local governments of the State to receive
assistance under this section.
``(e) Uses of Technical and Financial Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--Technical and financial assistance provided
under this section--
``(A) shall be used by States and local governments
principally to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures
that are cost-effective and are described in proposals approved
by the President under this section; and
``(B) may be used--
``(i) to support effective public-private natural
disaster hazard mitigation partnerships;
``(ii) to improve the assessment of a community's
vulnerability to natural hazards; or
``(iii) to establish hazard mitigation priorities, and
an appropriate hazard mitigation plan, for a community.
``(2) Dissemination.--A State or local government may use not
more than 10 percent of the financial assistance received by the
State or local government under this section for a fiscal year to
fund activities to disseminate information regarding cost-effective
mitigation technologies.
``(f) Allocation of Funds.--The amount of financial assistance made
available to a State (including amounts made available to local
governments of the State) under this section for a fiscal year--
``(1) shall be not less than the lesser of--
``(A) $500,000; or
``(B) the amount that is equal to 1.0 percent of the total
funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal
year;
``(2) shall not exceed 15 percent of the total funds described
in paragraph (1)(B); and
``(3) shall be subject to the criteria specified in subsection
(g).
``(g) Criteria for Assistance Awards.--In determining whether to
provide technical and financial assistance to a State or local
government under this section, the President shall take into account--
``(1) the extent and nature of the hazards to be mitigated;
``(2) the degree of commitment of the State or local government
to reduce damages from future natural disasters;
``(3) the degree of commitment by the State or local government
to support ongoing non-Federal support for the hazard mitigation
measures to be carried out using the technical and financial
assistance;
``(4) the extent to which the hazard mitigation measures to be
carried out using the technical and financial assistance contribute
to the mitigation goals and priorities established by the State;
``(5) the extent to which the technical and financial
assistance is consistent with other assistance provided under this
Act;
``(6) the extent to which prioritized, cost-effective
mitigation activities that produce meaningful and definable
outcomes are clearly identified;
``(7) if the State or local government has submitted a
mitigation plan under section 322, the extent to which the
activities identified under paragraph (6) are consistent with the
mitigation plan;
``(8) the opportunity to fund activities that maximize net
benefits to society;
``(9) the extent to which assistance will fund mitigation
activities in small impoverished communities; and
``(10) such other criteria as the President establishes in
consultation with State and local governments.
``(h) Federal Share.--
``(1) In general.--Financial assistance provided under this
section may contribute up to 75 percent of the total cost of
mitigation activities approved by the President.
``(2) Small impoverished communities.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the President may contribute up to 90 percent of the
total cost of a mitigation activity carried out in a small
impoverished community.
``(i) National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.--
``(1) Establishment.--The President may establish in the
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the `National
Predisaster Mitigation Fund', to be used in carrying out this
section.
``(2) Transfers to fund.--There shall be deposited in the
Fund--
``(A) amounts appropriated to carry out this section, which
shall remain available until expended; and
``(B) sums available from gifts, bequests, or donations of
services or property received by the President for the purpose
of predisaster hazard mitigation.
``(3) Expenditures from fund.--Upon request by the President,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the
President such amounts as the President determines are necessary to
provide technical and financial assistance under this section.
``(4) Investment of amounts.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of
the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current
withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States.
``(B) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of
investments under subparagraph (A), obligations may be
acquired--
``(i) on original issue at the issue price; or
``(ii) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the
market price.
``(C) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the
Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market
price.
``(D) Credits to fund.--The interest on, and the proceeds
from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the
Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
``(E) Transfers of amounts.--
``(i) In general.--The amounts required to be
transferred to the Fund under this subsection shall be
transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the
Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
``(ii) Adjustments.--Proper adjustment shall be made in
amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior
estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts
required to be transferred.
``(j) Limitation on Total Amount of Financial Assistance.--The
President shall not provide financial assistance under this section in
an amount greater than the amount available in the Fund.
``(k) Multihazard Advisory Maps.--
``(1) Definition of multihazard advisory map.--In this
subsection, the term `multihazard advisory map' means a map on
which hazard data concerning each type of natural disaster is
identified simultaneously for the purpose of showing areas of
hazard overlap.
``(2) Development of maps.--In consultation with States, local
governments, and appropriate Federal agencies, the President shall
develop multihazard advisory maps for areas, in not fewer than five
States, that are subject to commonly recurring natural hazards
(including flooding, hurricanes and severe winds, and seismic
events).
``(3) Use of technology.--In developing multihazard advisory
maps under this subsection, the President shall use, to the maximum
extent practicable, the most cost-effective and efficient
technology available.
``(4) Use of maps.--
``(A) Advisory nature.--The multihazard advisory maps shall
be considered to be advisory and shall not require the
development of any new policy by, or impose any new policy on,
any government or private entity.
``(B) Availability of maps.--The multihazard advisory maps
shall be made available to the appropriate State and local
governments for the purposes of--
``(i) informing the general public about the risks of
natural hazards in the areas described in paragraph (2);
``(ii) supporting the activities described in
subsection (e); and
``(iii) other public uses.
``(l) Report on Federal and State Administration.--Not later than
18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the
President, in consultation with State and local governments, shall
submit to Congress a report evaluating efforts to implement this
section and recommending a process for transferring greater authority
and responsibility for administering the assistance program established
under this section to capable States.
``(m) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this
section terminates December 31, 2003.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Title II of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.)
is amended by striking the title heading and inserting the following:
``TITLE II--DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION ASSISTANCE''.

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Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) (as amended by section 102(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 204. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.
``(a) In General.--The President shall establish a Federal
interagency task force for the purpose of coordinating the
implementation of predisaster hazard mitigation programs administered
by the Federal Government.
``(b) Chairperson.--The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall serve as the chairperson of the task force.
``(c) Membership.--The membership of the task force shall include
representatives of--
``(1) relevant Federal agencies;
``(2) State and local government organizations (including
Indian tribes); and
``(3) the American Red Cross.''.

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STRUCTURES.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 322. MITIGATION PLANNING.
``(a) Requirement of Mitigation Plan.--As a condition of receipt of
an increased Federal share for hazard mitigation measures under
subsection (e), a State, local, or tribal government shall develop and
submit for approval to the President a mitigation plan that outlines
processes for identifying the natural hazards, risks, and
vulnerabilities of the area under the jurisdiction of the government.
``(b) Local and Tribal Plans.--Each mitigation plan developed by a
local or tribal government shall--
``(1) describe actions to mitigate hazards, risks, and
vulnerabilities identified under the plan; and
``(2) establish a strategy to implement those actions.
``(c) State Plans.--The State process of development of a
mitigation plan under this section shall--
``(1) identify the natural hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities
of areas in the State;
``(2) support development of local mitigation plans;
``(3) provide for technical assistance to local and tribal
governments for mitigation planning; and
``(4) identify and prioritize mitigation actions that the State
will support, as resources become available.
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Federal contributions under section 404 may
be used to fund the development and updating of mitigation plans
under this section.
``(2) Maximum federal contribution.--With respect to any
mitigation plan, a State, local, or tribal government may use an
amount of Federal contributions under section 404 not to exceed 7
percent of the amount of such contributions available to the
government as of a date determined by the government.
``(e) Increased Federal Share for Hazard Mitigation Measures.--
``(1) In general.--If, at the time of the declaration of a
major disaster, a State has in effect an approved mitigation plan
under this section, the President may increase to 20 percent, with
respect to the major disaster, the maximum percentage specified in
the last sentence of section 404(a).
``(2) Factors for consideration.--In determining whether to
increase the maximum percentage under paragraph (1), the President
shall consider whether the State has established--
``(A) eligibility criteria for property acquisition and
other types of mitigation measures;
``(B) requirements for cost effectiveness that are related
to the eligibility criteria;
``(C) a system of priorities that is related to the
eligibility criteria; and
``(D) a process by which an assessment of the effectiveness
of a mitigation action may be carried out after the mitigation
action is complete.
``SEC. 323. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STRUCTURES.
``(a) In General.--As a condition of receipt of a disaster loan or
grant under this Act--
``(1) the recipient shall carry out any repair or construction
to be financed with the loan or grant in accordance with applicable
standards of safety, decency, and sanitation and in conformity with
applicable codes, specifications, and standards; and
``(2) the President may require safe land use and construction
practices, after adequate consultation with appropriate State and
local government officials.
``(b) Evidence of Compliance.--A recipient of a disaster loan or
grant under this Act shall provide such evidence of compliance with
this section as the President may require by regulation.''.
(b) Losses From Straight Line Winds.--The President shall increase
the maximum percentage specified in the last sentence of section 404(a)
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) from 15 percent to 20 percent with respect to any
major disaster that is in the State of Minnesota and for which
assistance is being provided as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, except that additional assistance provided under this subsection
shall not exceed $6,000,000. The mitigation measures assisted under
this subsection shall be related to losses in the State of Minnesota
from straight line winds.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended--
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 409'' and
inserting ``section 322''; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ``The total'' and
inserting ``Subject to section 322, the total''.
(2) Section 409 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5176) is repealed.

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Section 311 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5154) is amended in subsections (a)(1), (b),
and (c) by striking ``section 803 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965'' each place it appears and inserting ``section
209(c)(2) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3149(c)(2))''.

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(a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) (as
amended by section 104(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 324. MANAGEMENT COSTS.
``(a) Definition of Management Cost.--In this section, the term
`management cost' includes any indirect cost, any administrative
expense, and any other expense not directly chargeable to a specific
project under a major disaster, emergency, or disaster preparedness or
mitigation activity or measure.
``(b) Establishment of Management Cost Rates.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law (including any administrative rule or guidance),
the President shall by regulation establish management cost rates, for
grantees and subgrantees, that shall be used to determine contributions
under this Act for management costs.
``(c) Review.--The President shall review the management cost rates
established under subsection (b) not later than 3 years after the date
of establishment of the rates and periodically thereafter.''.
(b) Applicability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a) and
(b) of section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall apply
to major disasters declared under that Act on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) Interim authority.--Until the date on which the President
establishes the management cost rates under section 324 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as
added by subsection (a)), section 406(f) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(f))
(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act) shall be used to establish management cost rates.

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Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) (as amended by section 202(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 325. PUBLIC NOTICE, COMMENT, AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) Public Notice and Comment Concerning New or Modified
Policies.--
``(1) In general.--The President shall provide for public
notice and opportunity for comment before adopting any new or
modified policy that--
``(A) governs implementation of the public assistance
program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
under this Act; and
``(B) could result in a significant reduction of assistance
under the program.
``(2) Application.--Any policy adopted under paragraph (1)
shall apply only to a major disaster or emergency declared on or
after the date on which the policy is adopted.
``(b) Consultation Concerning Interim Policies.--
``(1) In general.--Before adopting any interim policy under the
public assistance program to address specific conditions that
relate to a major disaster or emergency that has been declared
under this Act, the President, to the maximum extent practicable,
shall solicit the views and recommendations of grantees and
subgrantees with respect to the major disaster or emergency
concerning the potential interim policy, if the interim policy is
likely--
``(A) to result in a significant reduction of assistance to
applicants for the assistance with respect to the major
disaster or emergency; or
``(B) to change the terms of a written agreement to which
the Federal Government is a party concerning the declaration of
the major disaster or emergency.
``(2) No legal right of action.--Nothing in this subsection
confers a legal right of action on any party.
``(c) Public Access.--The President shall promote public access to
policies governing the implementation of the public assistance
program.''.

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Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Program Administration by States.--
``(1) In general.--A State desiring to administer the hazard
mitigation grant program established by this section with respect
to hazard mitigation assistance in the State may submit to the
President an application for the delegation of the authority to
administer the program.
``(2) Criteria.--The President, in consultation and
coordination with States and local governments, shall establish
criteria for the approval of applications submitted under paragraph
(1). The criteria shall include, at a minimum--
``(A) the demonstrated ability of the State to manage the
grant program under this section;
``(B) there being in effect an approved mitigation plan
under section 322; and
``(C) a demonstrated commitment to mitigation activities.
``(3) Approval.--The President shall approve an application
submitted under paragraph (1) that meets the criteria established
under paragraph (2).
``(4) Withdrawal of approval.--If, after approving an
application of a State submitted under paragraph (1), the President
determines that the State is not administering the hazard
mitigation grant program established by this section in a manner
satisfactory to the President, the President shall withdraw the
approval.
``(5) Audits.--The President shall provide for periodic audits
of the hazard mitigation grant programs administered by States
under this subsection.''.

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DAMAGED FACILITIES.
(a) Contributions.--Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Contributions.--
``(1) In general.--The President may make contributions--
``(A) to a State or local government for the repair,
restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public
facility damaged or destroyed by a major disaster and for
associated expenses incurred by the government; and
``(B) subject to paragraph (3), to a person that owns or
operates a private nonprofit facility damaged or destroyed by a
major disaster for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or
replacement of the facility and for associated expenses
incurred by the person.
``(2) Associated expenses.--For the purposes of this section,
associated expenses shall include--
``(A) the costs of mobilizing and employing the National
Guard for performance of eligible work;
``(B) the costs of using prison labor to perform eligible
work, including wages actually paid, transportation to a
worksite, and extraordinary costs of guards, food, and lodging;
and
``(C) base and overtime wages for the employees and extra
hires of a State, local government, or person described in
paragraph (1) that perform eligible work, plus fringe benefits
on such wages to the extent that such benefits were being paid
before the major disaster.
``(3) Conditions for assistance to private nonprofit
facilities.--
``(A) In general.--The President may make contributions to
a private nonprofit facility under paragraph (1)(B) only if--
``(i) the facility provides critical services (as
defined by the President) in the event of a major disaster;
or
``(ii) the owner or operator of the facility--
``(I) has applied for a disaster loan under section
7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)); and
``(II)(aa) has been determined to be ineligible for
such a loan; or
``(bb) has obtained such a loan in the maximum
amount for which the Small Business Administration
determines the facility is eligible.
``(B) Definition of critical services.--In this paragraph,
the term `critical services' includes power, water (including
water provided by an irrigation organization or facility),
sewer, wastewater treatment, communications, and emergency
medical care.
``(4) Notification to congress.--Before making any contribution
under this section in an amount greater than $20,000,000, the
President shall notify--
``(A) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate;
``(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives;
``(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b) Federal Share.--Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Federal Share.--
``(1) Minimum federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the Federal share of assistance under this section shall be
not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of repair,
restoration, reconstruction, or replacement carried out under this
section.
``(2) Reduced federal share.--The President shall promulgate
regulations to reduce the Federal share of assistance under this
section to not less than 25 percent in the case of the repair,
restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of any eligible public
facility or private nonprofit facility following an event
associated with a major disaster--
``(A) that has been damaged, on more than one occasion
within the preceding 10-year period, by the same type of event;
and
``(B) the owner of which has failed to implement
appropriate mitigation measures to address the hazard that
caused the damage to the facility.''.
(c) Large In-Lieu Contributions.--Section 406 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172)
is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Large In-Lieu Contributions.--
``(1) For public facilities.--
``(A) In general.--In any case in which a State or local
government determines that the public welfare would not best be
served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing
any public facility owned or controlled by the State or local
government, the State or local government may elect to receive,
in lieu of a contribution under subsection (a)(1)(A), a
contribution in an amount equal to 75 percent of the Federal
share of the Federal estimate of the cost of repairing,
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility and of
management expenses.
``(B) Areas with unstable soil.--In any case in which a
State or local government determines that the public welfare
would not best be served by repairing, restoring,
reconstructing, or replacing any public facility owned or
controlled by the State or local government because soil
instability in the disaster area makes repair, restoration,
reconstruction, or replacement infeasible, the State or local
government may elect to receive, in lieu of a contribution
under subsection (a)(1)(A), a contribution in an amount equal
to 90 percent of the Federal share of the Federal estimate of
the cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing
the facility and of management expenses.
``(C) Use of funds.--Funds contributed to a State or local
government under this paragraph may be used--
``(i) to repair, restore, or expand other selected
public facilities;
``(ii) to construct new facilities; or
``(iii) to fund hazard mitigation measures that the
State or local government determines to be necessary to
meet a need for governmental services and functions in the
area affected by the major disaster.
``(D) Limitations.--Funds made available to a State or
local government under this paragraph may not be used for--
``(i) any public facility located in a regulatory
floodway (as defined in section 59.1 of title 44, Code of
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); or
``(ii) any uninsured public facility located in a
special flood hazard area identified by the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
``(2) For private nonprofit facilities.--
``(A) In general.--In any case in which a person that owns
or operates a private nonprofit facility determines that the
public welfare would not best be served by repairing,
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility, the
person may elect to receive, in lieu of a contribution under
subsection (a)(1)(B), a contribution in an amount equal to 75
percent of the Federal share of the Federal estimate of the
cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the
facility and of management expenses.
``(B) Use of funds.--Funds contributed to a person under
this paragraph may be used--
``(i) to repair, restore, or expand other selected
private nonprofit facilities owned or operated by the
person;
``(ii) to construct new private nonprofit facilities to
be owned or operated by the person; or
``(iii) to fund hazard mitigation measures that the
person determines to be necessary to meet a need for the
person's services and functions in the area affected by the
major disaster.
``(C) Limitations.--Funds made available to a person under
this paragraph may not be used for--
``(i) any private nonprofit facility located in a
regulatory floodway (as defined in section 59.1 of title
44, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation)); or
``(ii) any uninsured private nonprofit facility located
in a special flood hazard area identified by the Director
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et
seq.).''.
(d) Eligible Cost.--
(1) In general.--Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is amended by
striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Eligible Cost.--
``(1) Determination.--
``(A) In general.--For the purposes of this section, the
President shall estimate the eligible cost of repairing,
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a public facility or
private nonprofit facility--
``(i) on the basis of the design of the facility as the
facility existed immediately before the major disaster; and
``(ii) in conformity with codes, specifications, and
standards (including floodplain management and hazard
mitigation criteria required by the President or under the
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.))
applicable at the time at which the disaster occurred.
``(B) Cost estimation procedures.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
President shall use the cost estimation procedures
established under paragraph (3) to determine the eligible
cost under this subsection.
``(ii) Applicability.--The procedures specified in this
paragraph and paragraph (2) shall apply only to projects
the eligible cost of which is equal to or greater than the
amount specified in section 422.
``(2) Modification of eligible cost.--
``(A) Actual cost greater than ceiling percentage of
estimated cost.--In any case in which the actual cost of
repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a facility
under this section is greater than the ceiling percentage
established under paragraph (3) of the cost estimated under
paragraph (1), the President may determine that the eligible
cost includes a portion of the actual cost of the repair,
restoration, reconstruction, or replacement that exceeds the
cost estimated under paragraph (1).
``(B) Actual cost less than estimated cost.--
``(i) Greater than or equal to floor percentage of
estimated cost.--In any case in which the actual cost of
repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a
facility under this section is less than 100 percent of the
cost estimated under paragraph (1), but is greater than or
equal to the floor percentage established under paragraph
(3) of the cost estimated under paragraph (1), the State or
local government or person receiving funds under this
section shall use the excess funds to carry out cost-
effective activities that reduce the risk of future damage,
hardship, or suffering from a major disaster.
``(ii) Less than floor percentage of estimated cost.--
In any case in which the actual cost of repairing,
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a facility under
this section is less than the floor percentage established
under paragraph (3) of the cost estimated under paragraph
(1), the State or local government or person receiving
assistance under this section shall reimburse the President
in the amount of the difference.
``(C) No effect on appeals process.--Nothing in this
paragraph affects any right of appeal under section 423.
``(3) Expert panel.--
``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph, the President, acting
through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, shall establish an expert panel, which shall include
representatives from the construction industry and State and
local government.
``(B) Duties.--The expert panel shall develop
recommendations concerning--
``(i) procedures for estimating the cost of repairing,
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a facility
consistent with industry practices; and
``(ii) the ceiling and floor percentages referred to in
paragraph (2).
``(C) Regulations.--Taking into account the recommendations
of the expert panel under subparagraph (B), the President shall
promulgate regulations that establish--
``(i) cost estimation procedures described in
subparagraph (B)(i); and
``(ii) the ceiling and floor percentages referred to in
paragraph (2).
``(D) Review by president.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of promulgation of regulations under subparagraph (C)
and periodically thereafter, the President shall review the
cost estimation procedures and the ceiling and floor
percentages established under this paragraph.
``(E) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of promulgation of regulations under subparagraph (C), 3
years after that date, and at the end of each 2-year period
thereafter, the expert panel shall submit to Congress a report
on the appropriateness of the cost estimation procedures.
``(4) Special rule.--In any case in which the facility being
repaired, restored, reconstructed, or replaced under this section
was under construction on the date of the major disaster, the cost
of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility
shall include, for the purposes of this section, only those costs
that, under the contract for the construction, are the owner's
responsibility and not the contractor's responsibility.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) takes
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies to
funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act,
except that paragraph (1) of section 406(e) of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as amended
by paragraph (1)) takes effect on the date on which the cost
estimation procedures established under paragraph (3) of that
section take effect.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is
amended by striking subsection (f).

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(a) In General.--Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 408. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Provision of assistance.--In accordance with this
section, the President, in consultation with the Governor of a
State, may provide financial assistance, and, if necessary, direct
services, to individuals and households in the State who, as a
direct result of a major disaster, have necessary expenses and
serious needs in cases in which the individuals and households are
unable to meet such expenses or needs through other means.
``(2) Relationship to other assistance.--Under paragraph (1),
an individual or household shall not be denied assistance under
paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of subsection (c) solely on the basis
that the individual or household has not applied for or received
any loan or other financial assistance from the Small Business
Administration or any other Federal agency.
``(b) Housing Assistance.--
``(1) Eligibility.--The President may provide financial or
other assistance under this section to individuals and households
to respond to the disaster-related housing needs of individuals and
households who are displaced from their predisaster primary
residences or whose predisaster primary residences are rendered
uninhabitable as a result of damage caused by a major disaster.
``(2) Determination of appropriate types of assistance.--
``(A) In general.--The President shall determine
appropriate types of housing assistance to be provided under
this section to individuals and households described in
subsection (a)(1) based on considerations of cost
effectiveness, convenience to the individuals and households,
and such other factors as the President may consider
appropriate.
``(B) Multiple types of assistance.--One or more types of
housing assistance may be made available under this section,
based on the suitability and availability of the types of
assistance, to meet the needs of individuals and households in
the particular disaster situation.
``(c) Types of Housing Assistance.--
``(1) Temporary housing.--
``(A) Financial assistance.--
``(i) In general.--The President may provide financial
assistance to individuals or households to rent alternate
housing accommodations, existing rental units, manufactured
housing, recreational vehicles, or other readily fabricated
dwellings.
``(ii) Amount.--The amount of assistance under clause
(i) shall be based on the fair market rent for the
accommodation provided plus the cost of any transportation,
utility hookups, or unit installation not provided directly
by the President.
``(B) Direct assistance.--
``(i) In general.--The President may provide temporary
housing units, acquired by purchase or lease, directly to
individuals or households who, because of a lack of
available housing resources, would be unable to make use of
the assistance provided under subparagraph (A).
``(ii) Period of assistance.--The President may not
provide direct assistance under clause (i) with respect to
a major disaster after the end of the 18-month period
beginning on the date of the declaration of the major
disaster by the President, except that the President may
extend that period if the President determines that due to
extraordinary circumstances an extension would be in the
public interest.
``(iii) Collection of rental charges.--After the end of
the 18-month period referred to in clause (ii), the
President may charge fair market rent for each temporary
housing unit provided.
``(2) Repairs.--
``(A) In general.--The President may provide financial
assistance for--
``(i) the repair of owner-occupied private residences,
utilities, and residential infrastructure (such as a
private access route) damaged by a major disaster to a safe
and sanitary living or functioning condition; and
``(ii) eligible hazard mitigation measures that reduce
the likelihood of future damage to such residences,
utilities, or infrastructure.
``(B) Relationship to other assistance.--A recipient of
assistance provided under this paragraph shall not be required
to show that the assistance can be met through other means,
except insurance proceeds.
``(C) Maximum amount of assistance.--The amount of
assistance provided to a household under this paragraph shall
not exceed $5,000, as adjusted annually to reflect changes in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by
the Department of Labor.
``(3) Replacement.--
``(A) In general.--The President may provide financial
assistance for the replacement of owner-occupied private
residences damaged by a major disaster.
``(B) Maximum amount of assistance.--The amount of
assistance provided to a household under this paragraph shall
not exceed $10,000, as adjusted annually to reflect changes in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by
the Department of Labor.
``(C) Applicability of flood insurance requirement.--With
respect to assistance provided under this paragraph, the
President may not waive any provision of Federal law requiring
the purchase of flood insurance as a condition of the receipt
of Federal disaster assistance.
``(4) Permanent housing construction.--The President may
provide financial assistance or direct assistance to individuals or
households to construct permanent housing in insular areas outside
the continental United States and in other remote locations in
cases in which--
``(A) no alternative housing resources are available; and
``(B) the types of temporary housing assistance described
in paragraph (1) are unavailable, infeasible, or not cost-
effective.
``(d) Terms and Conditions Relating to Housing Assistance.--
``(1) Sites.--
``(A) In general.--Any readily fabricated dwelling provided
under this section shall, whenever practicable, be located on a
site that--
``(i) is complete with utilities; and
``(ii) is provided by the State or local government, by
the owner of the site, or by the occupant who was displaced
by the major disaster.
``(B) Sites provided by the president.--A readily
fabricated dwelling may be located on a site provided by the
President if the President determines that such a site would be
more economical or accessible.
``(2) Disposal of units.--
``(A) Sale to occupants.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a temporary housing unit purchased under this
section by the President for the purpose of housing
disaster victims may be sold directly to the individual or
household who is occupying the unit if the individual or
household lacks permanent housing.
``(ii) Sale price.--A sale of a temporary housing unit
under clause (i) shall be at a price that is fair and
equitable.
``(iii) Deposit of proceeds.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the proceeds of a sale under clause (i)
shall be deposited in the appropriate Disaster Relief Fund
account.
``(iv) Hazard and flood insurance.--A sale of a
temporary housing unit under clause (i) shall be made on
the condition that the individual or household purchasing
the housing unit agrees to obtain and maintain hazard and
flood insurance on the housing unit.
``(v) Use of gsa services.--The President may use the
services of the General Services Administration to
accomplish a sale under clause (i).
``(B) Other methods of disposal.--If not disposed of under
subparagraph (A), a temporary housing unit purchased under this
section by the President for the purpose of housing disaster
victims--
``(i) may be sold to any person; or
``(ii) may be sold, transferred, donated, or otherwise
made available directly to a State or other governmental
entity or to a voluntary organization for the sole purpose
of providing temporary housing to disaster victims in major
disasters and emergencies if, as a condition of the sale,
transfer, or donation, the State, other governmental
agency, or voluntary organization agrees--
``(I) to comply with the nondiscrimination
provisions of section 308; and
``(II) to obtain and maintain hazard and flood
insurance on the housing unit.
``(e) Financial Assistance To Address Other Needs.--
``(1) Medical, dental, and funeral expenses.--The President, in
consultation with the Governor of a State, may provide financial
assistance under this section to an individual or household in the
State who is adversely affected by a major disaster to meet
disaster-related medical, dental, and funeral expenses.
``(2) Personal property, transportation, and other expenses.--
The President, in consultation with the Governor of a State, may
provide financial assistance under this section to an individual or
household described in paragraph (1) to address personal property,
transportation, and other necessary expenses or serious needs
resulting from the major disaster.
``(f) State Role.--
``(1) Financial assistance to address other needs.--
``(A) Grant to state.--Subject to subsection (g), a
Governor may request a grant from the President to provide
financial assistance to individuals and households in the State
under subsection (e).
``(B) Administrative costs.--A State that receives a grant
under subparagraph (A) may expend not more than 5 percent of
the amount of the grant for the administrative costs of
providing financial assistance to individuals and households in
the State under subsection (e).
``(2) Access to records.--In providing assistance to
individuals and households under this section, the President shall
provide for the substantial and ongoing involvement of the States
in which the individuals and households are located, including by
providing to the States access to the electronic records of
individuals and households receiving assistance under this section
in order for the States to make available any additional State and
local assistance to the individuals and households.
``(g) Cost Sharing.--
``(1) Federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Federal share of the costs eligible to be paid using assistance
provided under this section shall be 100 percent.
``(2) Financial assistance to address other needs.--In the case
of financial assistance provided under subsection (e)--
``(A) the Federal share shall be 75 percent; and
``(B) the non-Federal share shall be paid from funds made
available by the State.
``(h) Maximum Amount of Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--No individual or household shall receive
financial assistance greater than $25,000 under this section with
respect to a single major disaster.
``(2) Adjustment of limit.--The limit established under
paragraph (1) shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the
Department of Labor.
``(i) Rules and Regulations.--The President shall prescribe rules
and regulations to carry out this section, including criteria,
standards, and procedures for determining eligibility for
assistance.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(a)(6) of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5192(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``temporary housing''.
(c) Elimination of Individual and Family Grant Programs.--Section
411 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5178) is repealed.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) The President'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--The President'';
(2) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting the following:
``(b) Amount.--The amount'';
(3) by striking ``Repayment'' and inserting the following:
``(c) Repayment.--
``(1) Cancellation.--Repayment'';
(4) by striking ``(b) Any loans'' and inserting the following:
``(d) Effect on Other Assistance.--Any loans'';
(5) in subsection (b) (as designated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by striking ``and shall'' and inserting ``shall''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and shall not exceed $5,000,000''; and
(6) in subsection (c) (as designated by paragraph (3)), by
adding at the end the following:
``(2) Condition on continuing eligibility.--A local government
shall not be eligible for further assistance under this section
during any period in which the local government is in arrears with
respect to a required repayment of a loan under this section.''.

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Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President shall submit to Congress a report describing the results
of the State Management of Small Disasters Initiative, including--
(1) identification of any administrative or financial benefits
of the initiative; and
(2) recommendations concerning the conditions, if any, under
which States should be allowed the option to administer parts of
the assistance program under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172).

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Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall complete a study
estimating the reduction in Federal disaster assistance that has
resulted and is likely to result from the enactment of this Act.

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The first section of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 note) is amended to read as
follows:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act'.''.

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Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended--
(1) in each of paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``the
Northern'' and all that follows through ``Pacific Islands'' and
inserting ``and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands'';
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
``(6) Local government.--The term `local government' means--
``(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local
public authority, school district, special district, intrastate
district, council of governments (regardless of whether the
council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit
corporation under State law), regional or interstate government
entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government;
``(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or
Alaska Native village or organization; and
``(C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or
other public entity, for which an application for assistance is
made by a State or political subdivision of a State.''; and
(3) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``irrigation,'' after
``utility,''.

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(a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 420. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.
``(a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide
assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to
any State or local government for the mitigation, management, and
control of any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that
threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
``(b) Coordination With State and Tribal Departments of Forestry.--
In providing assistance under this section, the President shall
coordinate with State and tribal departments of forestry.
``(c) Essential Assistance.--In providing assistance under this
section, the President may use the authority provided under section
403.
``(d) Rules and Regulations.--The President shall prescribe such
rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) takes
effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Title VII of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 705. DISASTER GRANT CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES.
``(a) Statute of Limitations.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
administrative action to recover any payment made to a State or
local government for disaster or emergency assistance under this
Act shall be initiated in any forum after the date that is 3 years
after the date of transmission of the final expenditure report for
the disaster or emergency.
``(2) Fraud exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1)
shall apply unless there is evidence of civil or criminal fraud.
``(b) Rebuttal of Presumption of Record Maintenance.--
``(1) In general.--In any dispute arising under this section
after the date that is 3 years after the date of transmission of
the final expenditure report for the disaster or emergency, there
shall be a presumption that accounting records were maintained that
adequately identify the source and application of funds provided
for financially assisted activities.
``(2) Affirmative evidence.--The presumption described in
paragraph (1) may be rebutted only on production of affirmative
evidence that the State or local government did not maintain
documentation described in that paragraph.
``(3) Inability to produce documentation.--The inability of the
Federal, State, or local government to produce source documentation
supporting expenditure reports later than 3 years after the date of
transmission of the final expenditure report shall not constitute
evidence to rebut the presumption described in paragraph (1).
``(4) Right of access.--The period during which the Federal,
State, or local government has the right to access source
documentation shall not be limited to the required 3-year retention
period referred to in paragraph (3), but shall last as long as the
records are maintained.
``(c) Binding Nature of Grant Requirements.--A State or local
government shall not be liable for reimbursement or any other penalty
for any payment made under this Act if--
``(1) the payment was authorized by an approved agreement
specifying the costs;
``(2) the costs were reasonable; and
``(3) the purpose of the grant was accomplished.''.

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EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended by striking paragraph
(7) and inserting the following:
``(7) `public safety officer' means--
``(A) an individual serving a public agency in an official
capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement
officer, as a firefighter, or as a member of a rescue squad or
ambulance crew;
``(B) an employee of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency who is performing official duties of the Agency in an
area, if those official duties--
``(i) are related to a major disaster or emergency that
has been, or is later, declared to exist with respect to
the area under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
``(ii) are determined by the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to be hazardous duties; or
``(C) an employee of a State, local, or tribal emergency
management or civil defense agency who is performing official
duties in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency in an area, if those official duties--
``(i) are related to a major disaster or emergency that
has been, or is later, declared to exist with respect to
the area under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
``(ii) are determined by the head of the agency to be
hazardous duties.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies
only to employees described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section
1204(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as
amended by subsection (a)) who are injured or who die in the line of
duty on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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(a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds authorized to be
appropriated under this Act or any amendment made by this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity, in expending the funds,
complies with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
(b) Debarment of Persons Convicted of Fraudulent Use of ``Made in
America'' Labels.--
(1) In general.--If the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency determines that a person has been convicted of
intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America''
inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States
that is not made in America, the Director shall determine, not
later than 90 days after determining that the person has been so
convicted, whether the person should be debarred from contracting
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(2) Definition of debar.--In this subsection, the term
``debar'' has the meaning given the term in section 2393(c) of
title 10, United States Code.

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(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4002 et seq.), or any other provision of law, or any
flood risk zone identified, delineated, or established under any such
law (by flood insurance rate map or otherwise), the real property
described in subsection (b) shall not be considered to be, or to have
been, located in any area having special flood hazards (including any
floodway or floodplain).
(b) Real Property.--The real property described in this subsection
is all land and improvements on the land located in the Maple Terrace
Subdivisions in the City of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois,
including--
(1) Maple Terrace Phase I;
(2) Maple Terrace Phase II;
(3) Maple Terrace Phase III Unit 1;
(4) Maple Terrace Phase III Unit 2;
(5) Maple Terrace Phase III Unit 3;
(6) Maple Terrace Phase IV Unit 1;
(7) Maple Terrace Phase IV Unit 2; and
(8) Maple Terrace Phase IV Unit 3.
(c) Revision of Flood Insurance Rate Lot Maps.--As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall revise the appropriate
flood insurance rate lot maps of the agency to reflect the treatment
under subsection (a) of the real property described in subsection (b).

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MANAGEMENT.
(a) Definition of Indian Tribe.--In this section, the term ``Indian
tribe'' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall conduct a study of participation by Indian
tribes in emergency management.
(2) Required elements.--The study shall--
(A) survey participation by Indian tribes in training,
predisaster and postdisaster mitigation, disaster preparedness,
and disaster recovery programs at the Federal and State levels;
and
(B) review and assess the capacity of Indian tribes to
participate in cost-shared emergency management programs and to
participate in the management of the programs.
(3) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Director shall
consult with Indian tribes.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the study under
subsection (b) to--
(1) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate;
(2) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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