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 Resilient 
Buildings Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) LATEST PUBLISHED EDITIONS.—For purposes of 
subsections (e)(1)(B)(iv) and (g)(10), the term ‘latest pub-
lished editions’ means, with respect to relevant consensus- 
based codes, specifications, and standards, the 2 most re-
cently published editions.’’. 
SEC. 3. HAZARD MITIGATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 205(f)(5) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5135(f)(5)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘ES-
TABLISHING’’ and insert ‘‘IMPLEMENTING’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘establish’’ and insert ‘‘imple-
ment’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘2’’ after ‘‘latest’’; and 
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(4) by inserting ‘‘, including any amendments 
made by State, local, Tribal, or territorial govern-
ments to such codes, specifications, and standards,’’ 
after ‘‘standards’’. 
SEC. 4. RESIDENTIAL RETROFIT AND RESILIENCE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall carry out a resi-
dential resilience pilot program through the program estab-
lished under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) to 
make available assistance to States and local governments 
for the purpose of providing grants to individuals for resi-
dential resilience retrofits. 
(b) AMOUNT OF FUNDS.—The Administrator may use 
not more than 10 percent of the assistance made available 
to applicants on an annual basis under section 203 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) to provide assistance under this 
section. 
(c) TIMELINE.—The Administrator shall establish the 
pilot program under this section not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and the program shall 
terminate on September 30, 2026. 
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(d) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under this section, the Administrator shall ensure that a 
State or local government receiving assistance under the 
program provides grants to individuals that demonstrate 
financial need. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
that includes— 
(1) a summary of the grant awards and projects 
carried out under this section; 
(2) a detailed compilation of results achieved by 
the grant awards and projects carried out under this 
section, including the number of homes receiving ret-
rofits, the types and average costs of retrofits, demo-
graphic information for participants in the program, 
and estimate avoidance in disaster impacts and Fed-
eral disaster payments as a result of the grant invest-
ments; and 
(3) any identified implementation challenges 
and recommendations for improvements to the pilot 
program. 
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(f) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall only apply to 
amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(g) RESIDENTIAL RESILIENT RETROFITS DEFINED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘resi-
dential resilient retrofits’’ means a project that— 
(A) is designed to increase the resilience of 
an existing home or residence using mitigation 
measures which the administrator determines re-
duce damage and impacts from natural disaster 
hazards and risks that are most likely to occur 
in the area where the home is located; and 
(B) to the extent applicable, are consistent 
with the 2 most recently published editions of 
relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, 
and standards, including any amendments made 
by State, local, tribal, or territorial governments 
to such codes, specifications, and standards that 
incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs 
and establish criteria for the design, construc-
tion, and maintenance of residential structures 
and facilities that may be eligible for assistance 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) for the purpose of protecting the health, 
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safety, and general welfare of the buildings’ users 
against disasters. 
(2) INCLUSION.—In this section, the term ‘‘resi-
dential resilient retrofits’’ includes— 
(A) elevations of homes and elevations of 
utilities within and around structures to miti-
gate damages; 
(B) floodproofing measures; 
(C) the construction of tornado safe rooms; 
(D) seismic retrofits; 
(E) wildfire retrofit and mitigation meas-
ures; 
(F) wind retrofits, including roof replace-
ments, hurricane straps, and tie-downs; and 
(G) any other measures that meet the re-
quirements of paragraph (1), as determined by 
the Administrator. 
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