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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 479 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 74
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 479

                          [Report No. 118-30]

  To modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
Lujan, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

                              May 16, 2023

                Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Suppression and Response 
Funding Assurance Act''.

SEC. 2. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COST SHARE AND ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g) (f); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of assistance under this 
section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of such 
assistance. ''.
<DELETED>    ``(f) Eligible Expense.--A State or local government may 
use assistance provided under this section for the predeployment of 
assets and resources.''.</DELETED>
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. RULEMAKING.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide 
criteria for the circumstances under which the Administrator may 
recommend the President increase the Federal cost share for section 420 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5187).

SEC. 4. POLICY UPDATE.

    The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
update the policy for grants made under section 420 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), 
consistent with assistance provided under a major disaster and 
emergency declaration under that Act, to provide that predeployment of 
domestic assets by States, local, and Tribal governments may be 
eligible for reimbursement under such section 420.
                                                        Calendar No. 74

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 479

                          [Report No. 118-30]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 16, 2023

                        Reported with amendments
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