Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-372
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-02-03
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands the activities eligible to increase the federal cost share under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program.</p><p>Under current law,&nbsp;FEMA provides PA applicants (i.e., government entities and certain nonprofits) a minimum federal cost share of 75% of the costs of repairing or replacing eligible disaster-damaged facilities, but FEMA may increase this to up to 85% if the applicant invests in certain incentive measures that increase disaster readiness and resilience. The bill expands the measures eligible to cause this increase to include (1) investments in preparedness programs, (2) programs designated by&nbsp;FEMA that increase disaster resilience through building standards or land use practices, and (3) support for community emergency response teams or similar non-governmental organizations that provide disaster assistance and advance preparedness.</p><p>The bill takes effect one year after enactment.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 372 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2025 . 2. Emergency response teams (a) Amendment Section 406(b)(3)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172(b)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by inserting preparedness, after disaster relief, ; (2) in clause (iv)— (A) by inserting or programs designated by the Administrator that result in substantial science-based and verified increased resilience from building standards or land use practices for storms, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, or equivalent disasters after community rating system ; and (B) by striking and ; (3) in clause (v), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (vi) support of viable community emergency response teams or equivalent non-governmental organizations that provide disaster assistance, including by providing or facilitating regular training, outreach, and soliciting participation in preparedness exercises. . (b) Comprehensive guidance Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall issue comprehensive guidance to State and Tribal governments relating to the measures and investments described in section 406(b)(3)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172(b)(3)(A) ), as amended in subsection (a). 3. Effective date; appropriations (a) Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Appropriations The amendments made by this Act shall be carried out only with funds appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act.