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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 3403 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3403
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to require the President to provide assistance for
predisaster hazard mitigation measures and adjust the Federal cost
share for certain building resilient infrastructure and communities
projects, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 9, 2025
Mr. Reed (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) 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 require the President to provide assistance for
predisaster hazard mitigation measures and adjust the Federal cost
share for certain building resilient infrastructure and communities
projects, 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 ``Building Resilience and Stronger
Communities Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE ADJUSTMENT.
Section 203(h) of the Robert. T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(h)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(3) Small projects.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
President shall contribute not less than 90 percent of the
total cost of a mitigation activity, the cost of which is less
than $1,000,000.
``(4) Critical facilities.--
``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
`critical facility'--
``(i) means a building that is essential
for the delivery of a vital service or the
protection of a community; and
``(ii) includes an emergency operation
center, a healthcare facility, a police or fire
stations, a school, and a power station.
``(B) Cost share adjustment.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the President may contribute more than
90 percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity
involving a critical facility, the cost of which is
less than $1,000,000.''.
SEC. 3. MANDATORY MITIGATION.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall''; and
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall''.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PREDISASTER MITIGATION
ASSISTANCE.
Section 203(i)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(i)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
(2) by striking ``equal to'' and inserting ``that is not
less than 3 percent and not more than''.
SEC. 5. TRIBAL PROVISIONS.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``and Indian Tribes'' after
``States and local governments''; and
(B) by inserting ``or Indian Tribes'' after
``States or local governments'';
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or Indian Tribe''
after ``State or local government'' each place it appears;
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by inserting ``or Indian Tribes'' after ``local
governments'' each place it appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by inserting ``or an Indian Tribe''
after ``a local government''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Indian tribes.--An Indian Tribe shall have
access to assistance under this section either through
the President selecting the Indian Tribe directly, by a
Governor or a State submitting a recommendation for the
Indian Tribe, or through a Tribal-set aside of funds
set by the President or based on the Governor or State
recommendation.'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``and Indian
Tribes'' after ``States and local governments'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or Indian
Tribe'' after ``State or local government'' each place
it appears; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Uses by indian tribes.--Technical and financial
assistance provided under this section to an Indian Tribe shall
be used for Direct Technical Assistance to help the Indian
Tribe improve resilience to natural hazards, build strong
mitigation programs, develop high-quality applications, and
carry out innovative mitigation projects.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Indian Tribe Defined.--In this section, the term `Indian
Tribe' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8579)
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