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Union Calendar No. 660 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9541 
[Report No. 118–808] 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance 
for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 
Ms. HOYLE of Oregon (for herself and Mr. EZELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
DECEMBER 5, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Opportuni-
ties to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2024’’ or the 
‘‘POWER Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ELECTRIC UTILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) HAZARD
MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES.—An 
electric utility may carry out cost-effective hazard 
mitigation activities jointly or otherwise in combina-
tion with activities for the restoration of power car-
ried out with assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.— In any case in which an electric utility fa-
cility receives assistance under this section for the 
emergency restoration of power, the receipt of such 
assistance shall not render such facility ineligible for 
any hazard mitigation assistance under section 406 
for which such facility is otherwise eligible.’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 660 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9541 
[Report No. 118–808] 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Fed-
eral agencies to provide certain essential assist-
ance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, 
and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 5, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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