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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Hereditary Disorders Newborn
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND
CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE
DISORDERS.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for
heritable disorders.
''(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under
subsection (a) shall be used to--
''(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to
provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services
for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
''(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to
reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
''(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to
provide information and counseling on available therapies for
newborns and children with heritable disorders;
''(4) improve the access of medically underserved
populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty
services for newborns and children having or at risk for
heritable disorders; or
''(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to
enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable
disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or
specialty services, regardless of income, race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
''(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a) an entity shall--
''(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a
consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of
States; and
''(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application
that includes--
''(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant
to meet specific health status goals and objectives
relative to heritable disorders, including attention to
needs of medically underserved populations;
''(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or
other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts
awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the
goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
''(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the
quality of services provided under the grant;
''(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the
grant will be used only to implement the approved plan
for the State;
''(E) an assurance that the provision of services
under the plan is coordinated with services provided
under programs implemented in the State under titles V,
XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act
(subject to Federal regulations applicable to such
programs) so that the coverage of services under such
titles is not substantially diminished by the use of
granted funds; and
''(F) such other information determined by the
Secretary to be necessary.
''(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received
under this section to--
''(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected
individuals;
''(2) provide inpatient services;
''(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to
property; or
''(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
''(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State
program.
''(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal,
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type
described in this section.
''(g) Publication.
''(1) In general.--An application submitted under
subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a
manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including
through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments
from the public.
''(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the
publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in
the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
''(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs
conducted under this section.
''(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

''SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD
SCREENING PROGRAMS.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable
disorders in newborns and children.
''(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
''(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing
or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality
associated with such disorders;
''(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing
or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing
heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
''(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or
specialty services for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders.
''(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of
States.

''SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND
CHILDREN.

''(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory
committee to be known as the 'Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the 'Advisory
Committee').
''(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
''(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary
concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section
1108;
''(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for
the development of policies and priorities for the
administration of grants under section 1108; and
''(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information
as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability
of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from
heritable disorders.
''(c) Membership.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to
exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such
members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership
of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
''(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the
Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
''(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration;
''(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention;
''(C) the Director of the National Institutes of
Health;
''(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality;
''(E) medical or scientific professionals with
special expertise in heritable disorders, or in
providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty
services for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders;
''(F) members of the public having special
expertise about or concern with heritable disorders;
and
''(G) representatives from such Federal agencies,
public health constituencies, and medical professional
societies as determined to be necessary by the
Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory
Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''International Cooperative
Antiterrorism Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The use of terrorism is detestable and an illegitimate
means of political expression.
(2) International terrorist organizations pose a direct
threat to the United States, and this threat is becoming more
acute and more difficult to prevent.
(3) The threat from international terrorism is made far
more dangerous by the proliferation of chemical, biological,
and radiological weapons and the means to produce those
weapons.
(4) The prosecution of the war against international
terrorist organizations must continue until those organizations
and the threat they pose to the people and interests of the
United States are eliminated.
(5) The United States can only win the war on terrorism if
it receives cooperation from other countries and entities.
(6) Protecting the United States homeland and United States
interests overseas from terrorism is of the highest priority in
the foreign relations of the United States.
(7) Cooperation in the global war against international
terrorism must be a primary focus of United States foreign
relations, United States assistance, and international security
relations.
(8) Winning the war on terrorism requires cooperation from
the international community, especially in the areas of
preventing the financing of terror, sharing information on
international terror networks, eliminating terror cells, and in
preventing the promotion of anti-Americanism and the
glorification of terrorism in state-owned media and state-
controlled schools.
(9) The promotion of terrorism, intolerance, and virulent
anti-Americanism in state-owned media and state-controlled
education systems is abhorrent and poses a long-term threat to
the safety and security of the United States as well as the
community of nations.
(10) All countries and entities must be encouraged to
cooperate in the global war on international terrorism.
(11) Many foreign governments and entities are doing little
to counter proterrorist and prointolerance messages to mass
audiences, including to school age children.
(12) Countries providing direct or indirect assistance to
international terrorist organizations undermine the direct
security interests of the United States.
(13) Countries demonstrating indifference to or providing
actual endorsement of international terror as a legitimate
political tool make a direct threat to the security interests
of the United States.
(14) The National Commission on Terrorism established by
section 591 of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, as enacted by Public
Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-210), concluded that the United
States should strengthen its efforts to discourage the broad
range of assistance that countries provide to international
terrorists.
(15) The National Commission on Terrorism further
recommends that the President make more effective use of
authority to designate foreign governments as ''not fully
cooperative'' with the United States counterterrorism efforts.
(16) United States assistance programs and the transfer of
United States Munitions List items are a critical tool of
United States foreign policy and winning the global war on
terrorism.
(17) Countries receiving United States assistance and the
export of items on the United States Munitions List must be
obligated to support the global war on international terror.
(18) Several existing laws, including the USA Patriot Act
of 2001, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of
1996, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export
Control Act, and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (or
successor statute), prohibit the provision of United States
assistance, and the licensing for export of items on the United
States Munitions List, to countries supporting terror or not
fully cooperating in antiterror efforts of the United States.
These laws should be expanded to include the definition of
''fully cooperative in the global war against international
terrorism'' set forth in this Act, including preventing
promotion of terror in state-owned and controlled media and
educational systems.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It shall be the policy of the United States that--
(1) no United States assistance may be provided to any
foreign country or entity that is not making a maximum effort
to be fully cooperative in the global war against international
terrorism; and
(2) no license for export of an item on the United States
Munitions List to a country or entity may be issued if that
country or entity is not making a maximum effort to be fully
cooperative in the war against international terrorism.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCIAL ARMS
EXPORTS.

(a) United States Assistance.--No United States assistance, other
than humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and
counterproliferation programs, may be provided to any country or entity
if the President determines that such country or entity is not making a
maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war against
international terrorism.
(b) Commercial Arms Exports.--No license for the export of an item
on the United States Munitions List to any country or entity may be
issued if the President determines that such country or entity is not
making a maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war
against international terrorism.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT.

(a) Requirement for Report.--The President, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, and the Director of Central Intelligence, shall prepare an
annual report that--
(1) lists each country or entity for which the President
has determined that there is credible evidence that such
country or entity is not being fully cooperative in the global
war against international terrorism under section 4; and
(2) describes for each country or entity listed under
paragraph (1)--
(A) the specific failures of each country or entity
to be fully cooperative in the global war on
international terrorism;
(B) the reasons why such country or entity is not
fully cooperative;
(C) the efforts being made by the United States
Government to promote greater adherence by such
countries or entities with the global war on
international terrorism; and
(D) any removal of a country or entity from the
list in paragraph (1).
(b) Dissemination.--The report required by this section shall--
(1) be submitted to Congress every year by December 31; and
(2) not be classified, except that the report may contain a
classified addendum, if necessary.

SEC. 6. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.

United States assistance or exports prohibited by section 4 may be
provided to a country or entity described in that section if the
President--
(1) determines that permitting such assistance or exports
is essential to the national security interests of the United
States; and
(2) not later than 15 days before permitting such
assistance or exports, furnishes a report describing the United
States assistance or exports to be provided to the appropriate
committees of Congress.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Expression of support for terrorism against the united
states.--The term ''expression of support for terrorism against
the United States'' means actions or expressions that are
designed to provoke anti-American action, especially of a
violent nature, or to glorify the use of violence against
citizens or government officials of the United States.
(2) Fully cooperative in the global war against
international terrorism.--The term ''fully cooperative in the
global war against international terrorism'' means a country or
entity that is--
(A) preventing the financing of terrorism,
including preventing--
(i) direct financial payments to any
terrorist organization;
(ii) any terrorist organization or any
entity supporting a terrorist organization from
receiving financial services such as brokering,
lending, or transferring currency or credit;
(iii) any person from soliciting funds or
items of value for a terrorist group; and
(iv) any humanitarian or other
nongovernmental organization from providing
financial support to terrorist organizations;
(B) sharing intelligence information with the
United States, including--
(i) releasing information to the United
States related to any terrorist organization;
(ii) cooperating in investigations
conducted by the United States; and
(iii) providing, to the extent possible,
individuals suspected of or supporting
terrorist organizations to United States
investigators; and
(C) acting against terrorist organizations,
including--
(i) preventing terrorist organizations from
committing or inciting to commit terrorist acts
against the United States or its interests
overseas;
(ii) preventing terrorist organizations
from operating safe houses or providing
transportation, communication, false
documentation, identification, weapons
(including chemical, biological, or
radiological weapons), explosives, or training
to terrorists; and
(iii) in the cases of a country--
(I) investigating suspected
terrorists within its national
territory;
(II) enforcing international
agreements and United Nations Security
Council Resolutions against terrorism;
and
(III) curbing any domestic
expression of support for terrorism
against the United States and its
allies in state-owned media, state-
sanctioned gatherings, state-governed
religious institutions, and state-
sanctioned school and textbooks.
(3) Humanitarian assistance.--The term ''humanitarian
assistance'' means any humanitarian goods and services,
including foodstuffs, medicines, and health assistance
programs.
(4) Terrorist organization.--The term ''terrorist
organization'' means an organization designated as a foreign
terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(5) United states assistance.--The term ''United States
assistance'' means--
(A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (including programs under title IV of chapter
2, relating to the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation);
(B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the
Arms Export Control Act;
(C) the provision of agricultural commodities,
other than food, under the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954; and
(D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945.
(6) United states munitions list.--The term ''United States
Munitions List'' means the defense articles and defense
services controlled by the President under section 38 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).

SOLUTION: International Cooperative Antiterrorism Act of 2002 - Prohibits the provision of U.S. assistance (except humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and counterproliferation programs), or the issuance of a license for the export of an item on the U.S. Munitions List, to any country or entity that the President has determined is not making a maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war against international terrorism. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in the national security interests of the United States.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent
Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015'' or the ''PREPARE Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 203 the following:

''SEC. 203A. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'Administrator' means the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
''(2) the term 'community wildfire protection plan' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511);
''(3) the term 'eligible recipient' means a State or an
Indian tribal government;
''(4) the term 'local multi-hazard mitigation plan' means a
mitigation plan developed by a local government under section
322(b) that addresses wildfire mitigation;
''(5) the term 'State mitigation plan' means a mitigation
plan developed by a State under section 322(c) that addresses
wildfire mitigation; and
''(6) the term 'tribal mitigation plan' means a mitigation
plan developed by a tribal government under section 322(b) that
addresses wildfire mitigation.
''(b) Establishment of Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program.--The
President, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a pilot
program to make grants to eligible recipients for wildfire mitigation.
''(c) Use of Funds.--A grant under this section may be used by an
eligible recipient--
''(1) to reduce the hazardous fuel load by reducing the use
of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-
risk areas;
''(2) to invest in personnel and organizations to conduct
wildfire mitigation;
''(3) to invest in vehicles and other equipment to conduct
wildfire mitigation;
''(4) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways
and floods caused by erosion from wildfires;
''(5) to build essential community collaboration and
outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of
future fires; and
''(6) at the discretion of the Governor of a State or the
Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government, and in
consultation with the Administrator, for any other wildfire
mitigation activities in the State or area under the
jurisdiction of the Indian tribal government, as applicable,
unless otherwise prohibited by law.
''(d) Eligibility for Assistance.--
''(1) In general.--
''(A) Eligibility.--An eligible recipient shall be
eligible for assistance under this section if the
section 420 grant ratio for the eligible recipient is
equal to or greater than 125 percent of the population
ratio of the eligible recipient.
''(B) Ratios.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
''(i) the section 420 grant ratio shall be
equal to the quotient of--
''(I) the number of declarations
for a grant under section 420 received
by the eligible recipient during the 10
years prior to the date on which an
application for assistance is submitted
under this section, divided by
''(II) the total number of
declarations for a grant under section
420 in the United States during the 10
years prior to the date on which an
application for assistance is submitted
under this section; and
''(ii) the population ratio of the eligible
recipient shall be equal to the quotient of--
''(I) the population of the State
or the area under the jurisdiction of
the Indian tribal government, as
applicable, based on the most recent
data available from the Bureau of the
Census on the date on which an
application for assistance is submitted
under this section, divided by
''(II) the population of the United
States, based on the most recent data
available from the Bureau of the Census
on the date on which an application for
assistance is submitted under this
section.
''(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement of
paragraph (1) if an eligible recipient--
''(A) files a petition for waiver of the
requirement of paragraph (1); and
''(B) demonstrates that significant environmental
changes or shifts in forest health put the eligible
recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic
wildfires, as determined by the President.
''(3) Local assistance.--The Governor of a State may award
funds received under this section, to be used solely for the
purposes set forth under subsection (c), to--
''(A) any county or municipality in that State with
a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
hazard mitigation plan;
''(B) any Indian tribal government in that State
with a tribal mitigation plan; or
''(C) any other entity that is explicitly
referenced in and central to, in the determination of
the Governor, the design of a community wildfire
protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation
plan.
''(e) Criteria for Assistance.--In determining whether to award a
grant to an eligible recipient under this section, the President
shall--
''(1) give preference to--
''(A) an eligible recipient with a high level of
need for assistance based on the best scientific data
available;
''(B) an eligible recipient that previously
received a grant under this section and effectively
used the Federal funds for wildfire mitigation
activities in the State or area under the jurisdiction
of the Indian tribal government, as applicable, as
determined by the President; and
''(2) consider environmental conditions in a State or an
area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government, as
applicable, including environmental changes, deteriorating
forest health, and overall wildfire risk.
''(f) Application for Assistance.--
''(1) In general.--To request a grant under this section,
an eligible recipient shall submit an application to the
Administrator in such form, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Administrator may reasonably require.
''(2) Contents.--In addition to any other requirements that
may be specified by the Administrator, an eligible recipient
submitting an application for a grant under this section shall
demonstrate that--
''(A) in the case of an eligible recipient that is
a State--
''(i) the State has a State mitigation
plan;
''(ii) the State shall provide matching
non-Federal funds equal to not less than 25
percent of the amount of Federal funds made
available under this subsection;
''(iii) a county or municipality that may
receive funds from the grant has a community
wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
hazard mitigation plan; and
''(iv) an Indian tribal government that may
receive funds from the grant has a tribal
mitigation plan; and
''(B) in the case of an eligible recipient that is
an Indian tribal government--
''(i) the Indian tribal government has a
tribal mitigation plan; and
''(ii) the Indian tribal government shall--
''(I) provide matching non-Federal
funds equal to not less than 25 percent
of the amount of Federal funds made
available under this subsection; or
''(II) if the Indian tribal
government is a small impoverished
community, as defined in section
203(a), provide non-matching Federal
funds equal to not less than 10 percent
of the amount of Federal funds made
available under this subsection.
''(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of receipt of a
grant under this section, the recipient shall submit to the
Administrator a report, which shall be made publically available, on
the use of funds made available under the grant.
''(h) Funding for Assistance.--
''(1) Predisaster mitigation fund.--Subject to the
availability of funds in the National Predisaster Mitigation
Fund established under section 203(i), the Administrator shall
use not less than $20,000,000 and not more than $30,000,000
from unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation
Fund for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 in carrying out
this section.
''(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to increase the amount of appropriations
authorized for the Department of Homeland Security in any given
fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. WILDFIRE MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
''(d) Hazard Mitigation Assistance.--Whether or not a major
disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation
assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by a
fire for which assistance was provided under this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a))--
(A) by inserting before the first period '', or any
area in which assistance was provided under section
420''; and
(B) in the third sentence, by inserting ''or event
under section 420'' after ''major disaster'' each place
that term appears; and
(2) in section 322 (e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), by
inserting ''or event under section 420'' after ''major
disaster'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 4. FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall amend
subsection (a) of section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal
Regulations, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to
consider, in evaluating a Governor's request for major disaster
assistance under the Public Assistance Program, whether--
(1) post-fire flooding occurred within 5 years, and as a
result, of a single wildfire event in the State; and
(2) the State received fire management assistance under
section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) related to the major
disaster for which the Governor is requesting assistance under
the Public Assistance Program.

SEC. 5. POST-FIRE FUNDING GUIDE.

(a) Creation and Distribution.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall create and make publically available
a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.
(b) Involvement by Local Leaders.--The Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall create the guide under subsection (a)
in collaboration with local leaders who have experienced wildfires in
their communities and who understand the requirements for the use of
Federal disaster funds.
(c) Updates.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall update the guide under subsection (a) as programs and
resources change.

SOLUTION:
Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 or the PREPARE Act of 2015 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to make grants to states or Indian tribal governments for wildfire mitigation. Permits a grant to be used: (1) to reduce the use of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-risk areas; (2) to invest in personnel, organizations, vehicles, and other equipment to conduct wildfire mitigation; (3) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways and floods caused by erosion from wildfires; (4) to build essential community collaboration and outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of future fires; and (5) for other wildlife mitigation activities at the discretion of the governor of a state or the chief executive of an Indian tribal government. Sets forth a grant eligibility requirement based on specified ratios of the relative population of, and the relative number fire management assistance grants received in the previous 10 years by, a prospective recipient. Authorizes the President to waive that requirement if a recipient demonstrates that significant environmental changes or shifts in forest health put the recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic wildfires. Allows the governor of a state to award grant funds to: (1) any county or municipality with a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan, (2) any Indian tribal government with a tribal mitigation plan, or (3) any other entity that is explicitly referenced in and central to the design of a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan. Directs FEMA, in awarding such grants, to: (1) give preference to a recipient that has a high level of need for assistance based on the best scientific data available or that used previous grant funds efficiently and effectively for wildfire mitigation activities, and (2) consider environmental conditions in a state or area. Directs FEMA to use specified unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund for each of FY2016-FY2021 in carrying out this Act. Amends the Stafford Act to authorize the President, whether or not a major disaster is declared, to provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was otherwise provided. Directs FEMA to require FEMA, in evaluating a governor's request for major disaster assistance under the Public Assistance Program, to consider whether: (1) post-fire flooding occurred within five years of, and as a result of, a single wildfire event in the state; and (2) the state received fire management assistance related to the major disaster for which the governor is requesting assistance. Directs FEMA to create and make publicly available a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.