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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6396 

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

Act with respect to hazard mitigation plans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2022 

Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JONES, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. 

NEWMAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, 

and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to hazard mitigation 

plans, 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 ‘‘Climate Risk and 

5 Emergency Support In Livable Inclusive and Equitable 


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1 Neighborhoods and Communities Everywhere Act’’ or the 

2 ‘‘Climate RESILIENCE Act’’. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) According to the 2018 National Climate As6 sessment, climate change due to global warming has 

7 caused, and is expected to continue to cause, sub8 stantial interference with and growing losses to 

9 human health and safety, infrastructure, property, 

10 industry, recreation, natural resources, agricultural 

11 systems, and quality of life in the United States. 

12 (2) According to the National Oceanic and At13 mospheric Administration, climate change is already 

14 increasing the frequency and severity of extreme 

15 weather and other climate-related disasters, includ16 ing drought, wildfire, and storms that include pre17 cipitation. 

18 (3) According to the National Oceanic and At19 mospheric Administration, in 2020, there were a 

20 record 22 weather and climate disasters costing 

21 $1,000,000,000 or more across the country, shat22 tering the prior annual record of 16. These events 

23 totaled $95,000,000,000 in damages. 

24 (4) Since 2015, the United States has experi25 enced more than 81 individual disasters, amounting 


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1 to $630,200,000,000 in economic losses, and close to 

2 4,000 deaths. 

3 (5) Researchers have found that Black, Latino, 

4 and low-income families are more likely to live in 

5 high-risk areas like flood zones, less likely to have 

6 money to harden infrastructure and homes in ad7 vance of disasters, and less likely to receive assist8 ance during recovery periods. 

9 (6) According to Dr. Beverly Wright and Dr. 

10 Robert Bullard, ‘‘environmental and public health 

11 threats from natural and human-made disasters are 

12 not randomly distributed, affecting some commu13 nities more than others’’, and therefore our response 

14 to disasters necessitates the adoption of policies and 

15 processes rooted in principles of racial equity, self16 determination, and democracy. 

17 (7) Research from the University of Colorado 

18 shows that the top 10 percent of disaster hotspots 

19 account for about 30 percent of the contiguous 

20 United States but are home to nearly 60 percent of 

21 buildings in the country. 

22 (8) According to testimony in November 2017 

23 from former Federal Emergency Management Agen24 cy Administrator Brock Long, ‘‘I cannot overstate 

25 the importance of focusing on investing in mitigation 


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1 before a disaster strikes. Building more resilient 

2 communities is the best way to reduce risks to peo3 ple, property, and taxpayer dollars.’’. 

4 (9) The Government Accountability Office 

5 found that the Federal Emergency Management 

6 Agency spends 88 percent of its budget on 

7 postdisaster mitigation. 

8 (10) For fiscal year 2020 grant application 

9 cycle, the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

10 received nearly $4,000,000,000 in applications for 

11 their grant programs. However, in fiscal year 2020, 

12 the Federal Emergency Management Agency only 

13 made $700,000,000 available for predisaster mitiga14 tion. 

15 (11) Public-sector investment in mitigation 

16 since 1995 by the Federal Emergency Management 

17 Agency and the Housing and Urban Development 

18 Agency cost the country $27,000,000,000 but is pro19 jected to save $160,000,000,000, totaling $6 saved 

20 per $1 invested. 

21 (12) The United States has an opportunity to 

22 use disaster mitigation to minimize risk, improve re23 siliency, and address social problems. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

3 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘extreme tem6 perature event, including heat wave or freeze,’’ after 

7 ‘‘snowstorm’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(13) RESILIENCE.—Except as otherwise pro10 vided, the term ‘resilience’ means the ability to pre11 pare for and adapt to changing conditions and with12 stand and recover rapidly from disruptions, includ13 ing the ability— 

14 ‘‘(A)(i) to resist hazards or withstand im15 pacts from a weather event or major disaster; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(ii) to reduce the magnitude or duration 

18 of impacts of a disruptive weather event or 

19 major disaster on a project; and 

20 ‘‘(B)(i) to assess and understand current 

21 risk to extreme weather and major disasters, as 

22 well as the potential for changing risk over 

23 time; 

24 ‘‘(ii) to improve the community’s capacity 

25 to lessen its risk by planning for and adapting 

26 to changing conditions; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) to achieve equitable outcomes 

2 through risk management and protect the safe3 ty and well-being of an entire community, in4 cluding its most vulnerable populations.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. FEDERAL AND STATE PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGA6 TION ASSISTANCE. 

7 Section 201 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

8 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131) is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 

11 under this section may also use grant funds for other pur12 poses, including— 

13 ‘‘(1) to weatherize and retrofit building struc14 tures, including the installation of heat pumps, air 

15 conditioners, and air filtration or ventilation systems 

16 in a way that is cost effective and reduces the risk 

17 of damage from further disasters; 

18 ‘‘(2) to reduce the impacts of extreme tempera19 tures, including by improving building insulation in 

20 a way that is cost effective and reduces the risk of 

21 damage from further disasters; 

22 ‘‘(3) to increase or enhance natural climate re23 silient infrastructure, including urban tree canopy, 

24 green space, functioning floodplains, creeks, streams, 

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1 serve or restore natural features that can serve to 

2 abate or lessen the impacts of future disasters; 

3 ‘‘(4) to improve air quality and mitigate against 

4 wildfire smoke or other air quality contaminants re5 lated to a major disaster or emergency; 

6 ‘‘(5) to provide financial and technical support 

7 to State, local, and Indian Tribal health providers or 

8 organizations to carry out community-led climate ad9 aptations and interventions; 

10 ‘‘(6) to provide disaster preparedness or com11 munity emergency response team training to com12 munity-based organizations and residents; 

13 ‘‘(7) to develop emergency plans for disadvan14 taged communities, including homeless residents, 

15 disabled residents, children, the elderly, non-native 

16 English speakers, residents lacking access to reliable 

17 transportation, and otherwise disadvantaged commu18 nities, as well as pets and service animals; 

19 ‘‘(8) to develop community climate resilient in20 frastructure, including extreme weather or tempera21 ture shelters, emergency transportation or mobility 

22 options, and resilient community energy infrastruc23 ture; 

24 ‘‘(9) to advise, plan, and implement for commu25 nity resilience and adaptation; 


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1 ‘‘(10) to develop and implement participatory 

2 processes that allow for public engagement in deter3 mining and addressing local risks and vulnerabilities; 

4 ‘‘(11) to adopt and comply with the standards 

5 set forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); 

6 ‘‘(12) to improve the fire resistance of struc7 tures, including homes, businesses, public buildings, 

8 and critical facilities, as well as non-structures; 

9 ‘‘(13) to improve the seismic resilience of struc10 tures, including homes, businesses, public buildings, 

11 critical facilities, critical systems such as sewage and 

12 water, as well as non-structures; and 

13 ‘‘(14) for other specific resilience activities de14 termined appropriate by the Administrator. 

15 ‘‘(f) COLLABORATION.—In awarding grants under 

16 this section, the Administrator shall coordinate with other 

17 relevant agencies, such as the Department of Energy, the 

18 Department of Transportation, the Department of Hous19 ing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Pro20 tection Agency, as necessary, to improve collaboration for 

21 activities described in subsection (e).’’. 

22 SEC. 5. PREDISASTER MITIGATION. 

23 Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

24 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

4 definitions apply: 

5 ‘‘(1) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term 

6 ‘underserved community’ means a community of 

7 30,000 or fewer individuals that is identified by the 

8 State as a rural community, and is not a remote 

9 area within the corporate boundaries of a larger city 

10 that— 

11 ‘‘(A) is economically disadvantaged, by 

12 having an average per capita annual income of 

13 residents not exceeding 80 percent of national, 

14 per capita income, based on best available data; 

15 ‘‘(B) the local unemployment rate exceeds 

16 by 1 percentage point or more, the most re17 cently reported, average yearly national unem18 ployment rate; and 

19 ‘‘(C) any other factors identified in the 

20 State Plan in which the community is located. 

21 ‘‘(2) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.—The term 

22 ‘disadvantaged community’ means a community, or 

23 a specific neighborhood within a community, that 

24 is— 


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1 ‘‘(A) located in a census tract with a Cen2 ters for Disease Control Social Vulnerability 

3 Index score of not less than 0.7501; 

4 ‘‘(B) comprised of residents having an av5 erage per capita annual income not exceeding 

6 80 percent of national per capita income; or 

7 ‘‘(C) otherwise determined by the Adminis8 trator based factors such as percentage of 

9 homeless population, demographic information 

10 such as race, age, and disability, language com11 position, and transportation access or type. 

12 ‘‘(3) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 

13 The term ‘private nonprofit organization’ means any 

14 non-governmental agency or entity that— 

15 ‘‘(A)(i) currently has an effective ruling 

16 letter from the Internal Revenue Service grant17 ing tax exemption under section 501(c), (d), or 

18 (e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) has satisfactory evidence from the 

20 State that the organization or entity is a non21 profit organized or doing business under State 

22 law; and 

23 ‘‘(B) meets any other criteria established 

24 by the Administrator.’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (b) by inserting after ‘‘assist2 ance to States and local governments’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘, or to a private nonprofit organization, through a 

4 State, in the form of grants under this section for 

5 carrying out mitigation activities and’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (e)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘prin8 cipally’’ and all that follows and inserting the 

9 following: ‘‘principally— 

10 ‘‘(i) to implement predisaster hazard 

11 mitigation measures that will be cost-effec12 tive and equitable long-term and provide 

13 enhanced protection to the community, in14 cluding vulnerable residents, and are de15 scribed in proposals approved by the Presi16 dent under this section; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) to identify and provide financial 

18 and non-financial technical assistance, in19 cluding non-financial and direct technical 

20 assistance to underserved or disadvantaged 

21 communities under this section;’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

23 (i) by inserting after ‘‘may be used’’ 

24 the following: ‘‘for purposes, including’’; 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 

2 clause (ii); 

3 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

4 of clause (iii); and 

5 (iv) by inserting at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(iv) to weatherize and retrofit build8 ing structures, including the installation of 

9 heat pumps, air conditioners, and air fil10 tration or ventilation systems in a way that 

11 is cost effective and reduces the risk of 

12 damage from further disasters; 

13 ‘‘(v) to reduce the impacts of extreme 

14 temperatures including by improving build15 ing insulation in a way that is cost effec16 tive and reduces the risk of damage from 

17 further disasters; 

18 ‘‘(vi) to increase or enhance natural 

19 climate resilient infrastructure, including 

20 urban tree canopy, increased green space, 

21 green roofing, functioning floodplains, 

22 creeks, streams, and wetlands, or other 

23 mitigation activities that conserve or re24 store natural features that can serve to 


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1 abate or lessen the impacts of future disas2 ters; 

3 ‘‘(vii) to improve air quality and miti4 gate against wildfire smoke or other air 

5 quality contaminants related to a major 

6 disaster or emergency; 

7 ‘‘(viii) to provide financial and tech8 nical support to State, local, and Indian 

9 Tribal health providers or organizations to 

10 carry out community-led climate adapta11 tions and interventions; 

12 ‘‘(ix) to develop and implement 

13 participatory processes that allow for pub14 lic engagement in determining and ad15 dressing local risks and vulnerabilities; 

16 ‘‘(x) to develop emergency plans with 

17 input from disadvantaged communities, in18 cluding consideration for homeless resi19 dents, disabled residents, children, the el20 derly, non-native English speakers, resi21 dents lacking access to reliable transpor22 tation, and otherwise disadvantaged com23 munities, as well as pets or service ani24 mals; 


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1 ‘‘(xi) to develop community climate re2 silient infrastructure, including extreme 

3 weather or temperature shelters, emer4 gency transportation or mobility options, 

5 and resilient community energy infrastruc6 ture; 

7 ‘‘(xii) to adopt and comply with stand8 ards set forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); 

9 ‘‘(xiii) to improve the fire resistance 

10 of structures, including homes, businesses, 

11 public buildings, and critical facilities, as 

12 well as non-structures; 

13 ‘‘(xiv) to improve the seismic resil14 ience of structures, including homes, busi15 nesses, public buildings, critical facilities, 

16 critical systems such as sewage and water, 

17 as well as non-structures; and 

18 ‘‘(xv) for other specific resilience ac19 tivities determined appropriate by the Ad20 ministrator.’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(3) SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

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1 rect technical assistance for grant applications, to 

2 underserved communities and disadvantaged commu3 nities.’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (h) by striking paragraph (2) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND DIS7 ADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.—Notwithstanding 

8 paragraph (1), the President shall contribute 100 

9 percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity car10 ried out in a underserved community or disadvan11 taged community.’’; and 

12 (5) in subsection (i)(1)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘15 percent’’; and 

15 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘From such total amount made available from 

17 the Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to each 

18 major disaster, the President may set aside 2 

19 percent of the estimated aggregate amount of 

20 the grants to be made pursuant to sections 403, 

21 406, 407, 408, 410, 416, and 428 for the major 

22 disaster for community planning and capacity 

23 building assistance.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 322 of the Robert T. 

3 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 5165) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)(2) before the semicolon in6 sert the following: ‘‘, including not conflicting with 

7 local plans, but integrating State, local, and tribal 

8 planning’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (e)— 

10 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

11 (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

12 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 

13 redesignated, the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) SPECIFICS IN MITIGATION PLANS.—In con15 junction with subsection (a), not later than 5 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each 

17 State, Indian Tribe, and territory shall clarify and 

18 include in its mitigation plan— 

19 ‘‘(A) identifying the extent to which resil20 ience is or will be incorporated into other miti21 gation planning processes, including capital im22 provement budgets and transportation planning 

23 processes; 

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1 ing benchmarks for future work and an assess2 ment of past progress; 

3 ‘‘(C) the building codes in existence at the 

4 time the plan is submitted and standards that 

5 are in use by the State for all manner of plan6 ning or development purposes and how the 

7 State has or will comply with the standards set 

8 forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); 

9 ‘‘(D) the use of nature-based solutions, in10 cluding urban tree canopy, increased green 

11 space, green roofing, functioning floodplains, 

12 creeks, streams, and wetlands, or other mitiga13 tion activities that conserve or restore natural 

14 features that can serve to abate or lessen the 

15 impacts of future major disasters; 

16 ‘‘(E) integration of each local mitigation 

17 plan with the State, Indian Tribe, or territory 

18 plan; and 

19 ‘‘(F) the disparate impacts on disadvan20 taged communities and how the State intends 

21 to address such disparities.’’; 

22 (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by 

23 inserting ‘‘specific’’ before ‘‘mitigation’’; and 

24 (D) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the 

2 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue 

3 specific guidance on resilience goals and provide 

4 technical assistance for States, Indian Tribes, and 

5 territories to meet such goals. 

6 ‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Not less than every 5 years, 

7 the Administrator shall report the progress of meet8 ing the goals under this section to the Committees 

9 on Homeland Security, Financial Services, and 

10 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

11 Representatives.’’. 

12 (b) ADEQUATE STAFFING.—The Administrator of 

13 the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall ensure 

14 that ample staff are available to develop the guidance and 

15 technical assistance under section 322(e)(4) of the Robert 

16 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

17 Act, including hazard mitigation planning staff and per18 sonnel with expertise in community planning, land use de19 velopment, and consensus based codes and hazard-resist20 ant designs at each regional office that specifically focus 

21 on providing financial and non-financial direct technical 

22 assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and territories. 


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1 SEC. 7. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 

2 STRUCTURES. 

3 Section 323(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

4 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 5165a(a)(1)) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘applicable’’ the second 

8 time it appears and inserting ‘‘the latest pub9 lished editions of relevant consensus-based 

10 codes, specifications, and standards that incor11 porate the latest hazard-resistant designs’’; and 

12 (B) by adding before the period the fol13 lowing: ‘‘, including hazard-resistant designs’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Federal 

17 Emergency Management Agency shall provide guidance to 

18 implement the latest published editions of relevant con19 sensus-based codes, specifications, and standards that in20 corporate the latest hazard-resistant designs.’’. 

21 SEC. 8. GENERAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. 

22 Section 402(5) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

23 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 5170a(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘building code’’ and in25 serting ‘‘the latest editions of relevant consensus-based 


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1 building codes, specifications, and standards that incor2 porate the latest hazard-resistant designs,’’. 

3 SEC. 9. HAZARD MITIGATION. 

4 Section 404(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re5 lief and emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5179c) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (13) by striking ‘‘and’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (14) by striking the period 

9 and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(15) to the extent practicable, to comply with 

12 the standards set forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); 

13 ‘‘(16) to assist in the abatement of lead, mold, 

14 mildew, radon, asthma, and allergen triggers or 

15 other pollutants and hazardous materials directly 

16 caused by a major disaster or emergency, or as di17 rected by the Administrator; 

18 ‘‘(17) to improve air quality and mitigate 

19 against wildfire smoke or other air quality contami20 nants related to a major disaster or emergency, or 

21 as directed by the Administrator; 

22 ‘‘(18) to the extent practicable to improve the 

23 fire resistance of structures, including homes and 

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1 ‘‘(19) to improve the seismic resilience of struc2 tures, including homes, public buildings, non-profit 

3 facilities, and infrastructure, including roads, 

4 bridges, and critical systems such as sewage and 

5 water; 

6 ‘‘(20) to the extent practicable, for the replace7 ment of mobile homes, travel trailers, and manufac8 tured homes that serve as affected individuals’ pri9 mary residences that were damaged or destroyed by 

10 a major disaster or emergency, including by 

11 partnering with State and local housing agencies 

12 and non-profits to reduce the time or cost required 

13 to implement housing solutions after a major dis14 aster or emergency as well as comply with the latest 

15 published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, 

16 specifications, and standards that incorporate the 

17 latest hazard-resistant designs; and 

18 ‘‘(21) for other resilience activities as deter19 mined by the Administrator.’’. 

20 SEC. 10. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 

21 DAMAGED FACILITIES. 

22 Section 406(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis23 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D) by striking ‘‘adopted 

2 building codes’’ and inserting ‘‘the latest published 

3 editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifica4 tions, and standards that incorporate the latest haz5 ard-resistant designs and any future higher stand6 ards for resistance to hazards of increasing sever7 ity’’; 

8 (2) clause (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’; 

9 (3) in clause (iii) by striking the period and in10 serting a semicolon; and 

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

12 ‘‘(iv) to comply with the standards set 

13 forth in subsection 406(e)(1)(A) and any 

14 future higher standards for resistance to 

15 hazards of increasing severity; 

16 ‘‘(v) to assist in the abatement of 

17 lead, mold, mildew, radon, asthma, and al18 lergen triggers or other pollutants and haz19 ardous materials directly caused by a 

20 major disaster or emergency, or as directed 

21 by the Administrator; 

22 ‘‘(vi) to improve air quality and miti23 gate against wildfire smoke or other air 

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1 disaster or emergency, or as directed by 

2 the Administrator; 

3 ‘‘(vii) to improve the fire resistance of 

4 damaged facilities, including public facili5 ties and private non-profit facilities; 

6 ‘‘(viii) to improve the seismic resist7 ance of damaged facilities, including public 

8 facilities and private non-profit facilities; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(ix) for other resilience activities as 

11 determined by the Administrator.’’. 

12 SEC. 11. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 

13 HOUSEHOLDS. 

14 Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

15 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—A recipient of 

18 assistance provided under this paragraph, may use such 

19 assistance— 

20 ‘‘(1) to improve compliance with the standards 

21 set forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); 

22 ‘‘(2) to assist in the abatement of lead, mold, 

23 mildew, radon, asthma, and allergen triggers, or 

24 other pollutants and hazardous directly caused by a 


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1 major disaster or emergency, or as directed by the 

2 Administrator; 

3 ‘‘(3) to improve air quality and mitigate against 

4 wildfire smoke or other air quality contaminants re5 lated to a major disaster or emergency, or as di6 rected by the Administrator; 

7 ‘‘(4) to improve the fire resistance of struc8 tures; 

9 ‘‘(5) to improve the seismic resilience of struc10 tures; and 

11 ‘‘(6) for other resilience activities as determined 

12 by the Administrator.’’. 

13 SEC. 12. REPORT TO CONGRESS AND UPDATE OF COST-EF14 FECTIVENESS DETERMINATION. 

15 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

17 Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the 

18 Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 

19 submit a report to the Committees on Homeland Security, 

20 Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure 

21 of the House of Representatives regarding the challenges 

22 posed by the Agency’s requirements for determining the 

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1 derserved or disadvantaged communities, or specific vul2 nerable populations within communities. 

3 (b) UPDATE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS DETERMINA4 TION.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act or as soon as practicable, the Administrator, 

6 to the extent practicable, shall update the requirements 

7 for determining cost-effectiveness, including selection of 

8 appropriate interest rates, based on the findings made 

9 under subsection (a). 

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