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Calendar No. 74
118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION S. 479
[Report No. 118–30]
To modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Mr. P ADILLA (for himself, Mr. S ULLIVAN, Mrs. F EINSTEIN, Ms. R OSEN, Mr.
LUJA´N, and Mr. H EINRICH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs
M
AY 16, 2023
Reported by Mr. P ETERS, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL
To modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Suppression and 4
Response Funding Assurance Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COST SHARE AND 1
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 2
(a) I N GENERAL.—Section 420 of the Robert T. 3
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 4 (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended— 5
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-6
section (g) (f); and 7
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-8
lowing: 9
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of assist-10
ance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent 11 of the eligible cost of such assistance. ’’. 12
‘‘(f)ELIGIBLE EXPENSE.—A State or local govern-13
ment may use assistance provided under this section for 14 the predeployment of assets and resources.’’. 15
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-16
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on 17 or after the date of enactment of this Act. 18
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING. 19
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 20
of this Act, the President, acting through the Adminis-21 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 22
shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide cri-23 teria for the circumstances under which the Administrator 24 may recommend the President increase the Federal cost 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:05 May 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S479.RS S479DMWilson on DSKJM0X7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 479 RS
share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 1 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187). 2 SEC. 4. POLICY UPDATE. 3
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-4
ment Agency shall update the policy for grants made under 5 section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 6 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), consistent with 7 assistance provided under a major disaster and emergency 8 declaration under that Act, to provide that predeployment 9 of domestic assets by States, local, and Tribal governments 10 may be eligible for reimbursement under such section 420. 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:05 May 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S479.RS S479DMWilson on DSKJM0X7X2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. II
118THCONGRESS
1STSESSION S. 479
[Report No. 118–30]
A BILL
To modify the fire management assistance cost
share, and for other purposes.
MAY16, 2023
Reported with amendments
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