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Calendar No. 700 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4900 

[Report No. 118–294] 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2024 

Ms. BUTLER (for herself and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness 

measures, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in Commu5 nity Resilience Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. 

2 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 406(b)(3)(A) of the Rob3 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 

5 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert6 ing before the period ‘‘, including for subrecipients’’; 

7 (2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘preparedness,’’ 

8 after ‘‘disaster relief,’’; 

9 (3) in clause (iv)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘or programs designated 

11 by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

12 Management Agency to increase resilience for 

13 storms, tsunamis, wildfires, or equivalent disas14 ters’’ after ‘‘community rating system’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; 

16 (4) in clause (v), by striking the period and in17 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(vi) support of viable community 

20 emergency response teams or equivalent 

21 non-governmental organizations that pro22 vide disaster assistance, including by— 

23 ‘‘(I) facilitating the establishment 

24 of mutual aid agreements supportive 

25 of the operation of such teams or or26 ganizations; or 


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1 ‘‘(II) providing or facilitating 

2 regular training, outreach, and solic3 iting participation in preparedness ex4 ercises.’’. 

5 (b) COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 

6 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, 

7 acting through the Administrator, shall issue comprehen8 sive guidance to State and Tribal governments relating to 

9 the measures and investments described in section 

10 406(b)(3)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

11 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 5172(b)(3)(A)), as amended in subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 

15 shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in Community 

19 Resilience Act of 2024’’. 

20 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. 

21 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 406(b)(3)(A) of the Robert 

22 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 5172(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 

24 (1) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘preparedness,’’ 

25 after ‘‘disaster relief,’’; 


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1 (2) in clause (iv)— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘or programs designated 

3 by the Administrator that result in substantial 

4 science-based and verified increased resilience 

5 from building standards or land use practices for 

6 storms, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, or equivalent 

7 disasters’’ after ‘‘community rating system’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; 

9 (3) in clause (v), by striking the period and in10 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(vi) support of viable community 

13 emergency response teams or equivalent 

14 non-governmental organizations that pro15 vide disaster assistance, including by pro16 viding or facilitating regular training, out17 reach, and soliciting participation in pre18 paredness exercises.’’. 

19 (b) COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 

20 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, 

21 acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

22 Management Agency, shall issue comprehensive guidance to 

23 State and Tribal governments relating to the measures and 

24 investments described in section 406(b)(3)(A) of the Robert 


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1 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 5172(b)(3)(A)), as amended in subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and the amendments 

5 made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 1 

6 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) APPROPRIATIONS.—The amendments made by this 

8 Act shall be carried out only with funds appropriated to 

9 the Federal Emergency Management Agency on or after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act. 

11 (c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 

12 authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying 

13 out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 700 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4900 

[Report No. 118–294] 

A BILL 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

poses. tain preparedness measures, and for other purand Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize cerDECEMBER 16, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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