Sec. 401. Wildfire mitigation assistance
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Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: 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. . The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) is amended— in section 404(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 5170c(a) )— by inserting before the first period , or any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under section 420 ; and in the third sentence by inserting or event under section 420 after major disaster each place it appears; and in section 322(e)(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1) ), by inserting or event under section 420 after major disaster each place it appears. For major disaster relief funds made available to the Disaster Relief Fund for the specified purpose of wildfire suppression activities on Federal lands, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may authorize transfer of these funds to the Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
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