income of not more than 100 percent of the ap-
plicable area median income.’’. 
SEC. 5. PREDISASTER MITIGATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 203 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SMALL IMPOVERISHED COMMU-
NITY AND HIGH-RISK COMMUNITY.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) 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; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘high-risk community’ means a 
community that has significant risk to health, safe-
ty, or economic stability from natural disasters and 
also has limited resources to plan for and mitigate 
against such risks, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. In making such determination, the Adminis-
trator may consider information on past natural dis-
asters, claims against the National Flood Insurance 
Fund, and other federal expenditures for disaster re-
sponse and recovery as well as data related to size 
of the community, social vulnerability, poverty levels, 
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unemployment, housing shortages, or other factors 
that affect the community’s capacity to prepare for 
and recover from natural disasters.’’. 
(b) STATE RECOMMENDATIONS.—Subparagraph (B) 
of section 203(d)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—In providing assist-
ance to local governments under this section, 
the President may select a local government has 
been identified as a small impoverished commu-
nity or a high-risk community, or, if the Presi-
dent 
determines 
that 
extraordinary 
cir-
cumstances justify the selection and that mak-
ing the selection will further the purpose of this 
section, another community that has not been 
recommended by a Governor under this sub-
section.’’. 
(c) CRITERIA
FOR
ASSISTANCE
AWARDS.—Sub-
section (g) of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 
5133(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, including 
the likelihood that identified hazards will increase in 
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severity, frequency, or impact in the future’’ before 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (8) by inserting ‘‘, including 
securing improved protections for vulnerable popu-
lations’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(3) in paragraph (9) by inserting ‘‘and high- 
risk communities’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Paragraph (2) of section 
203(h) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133(h)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SMALL
IMPOVERISHED
AND
HIGH-RISK 
COMMUNITIES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
President may contribute up to 100 percent of the 
total cost of a mitigation activity carried out in a 
small impoverished community or in a high-risk 
community.’’. 
SEC. 6. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Subsection (b) of section 404 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170c(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section’’ and replacing 
with ‘‘Act or under the National Flood Insur-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 4001 et. seq.)’’; and 
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(B) by inserting after the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘In providing such assistance, the 
Administrator shall allow for participating 
property owners, as well as any affected ten-
ants, to be treated as displaced persons under 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In the case of 
an acquisition or relocation project undertaken in co-
operation with a community which meets the criteria 
set forth under subsection 1312(d) of the National 
Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C. 4019(d)), the Ad-
ministrator may recognize for credit toward nec-
essary local cost shares any properly documented ex-
penditures related to such project which may have 
been made before the date of the grant award. Such 
expenditures may include costs related to structure 
inspections and appraisals, title searches, outreach 
to potentially affected property owners, real estate 
counseling and other necessary assistance, and plan-
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ning for reuse of the properties in compliance with 
this subsection.’’. 
Æ 
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