Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4900 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4900

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2024

  Ms. Butler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, 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 ``Investing in Community Resilience 
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 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 the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting before 
        the period ``, including for subrecipients'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``preparedness,'' after 
        ``disaster relief,'';
            (3) in clause (iv)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or programs designated by the 
                Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency to increase resilience for storms, tsunamis, 
                wildfires, or equivalent disasters'' after ``community 
                rating system''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'';
            (4) in clause (v), by striking the period and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (5) 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--
                                    ``(I) facilitating the 
                                establishment of mutual aid agreements 
                                supportive of the operation of such 
                                teams or organizations; or
                                    ``(II) 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, 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).

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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