Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical Corrections Act
Bill: H.R.5673 | Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina (D-NV)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical Corrections Act
This bill revises provisions related to the hazard mitigation revolving loan fund program, including by requiring capitalization grant recipients to carry out the latest two published editions of relevant building codes, specifications, and standards.

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act to make technical corrections to the hazard mitigation 
          revolving loan fund program, 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 ``Safeguarding Tomorrow through 
Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO HAZARD MITIGATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 205 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5135) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (C);
                            (ii) at the end of subparagraph (A), by 
                        adding ``and''; and
                            (iii) at the end of subparagraph (B), by 
                        striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ``local 
                governments, insular areas, and Indian tribal 
                governments'' and inserting ``local governments and 
                Tribal governments''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4);
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (C), 
                        respectively; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``establishing'' and inserting 
                        ``implementing'';
                            (ii) by striking ``establish'' and 
                        inserting ``implement'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``2'' after ``latest''; 
                        and
                            (iv) by inserting ``, including any 
                        amendments made by State, local, Tribal, or 
                        territorial governments to such codes, 
                        specifications, and standards,'' after 
                        ``standards''; and
            (3) in subsection (m)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        State or an Indian tribal government that has received a major 
        disaster declaration pursuant to section 401.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (10);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph 
                (9).

            Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.