Sec. 5. Predisaster mitigation
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Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ) is amended— by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: In this section, the following definitions apply: The term underserved community means a community of 30,000 or fewer individuals that is identified by the State as a rural community, and is not a remote area within the corporate boundaries of a larger city that— is economically disadvantaged, by having an average per capita annual income of residents not exceeding 80 percent of national, per capita income, based on best available data; the local unemployment rate exceeds by 1 percentage point or more, the most recently reported, average yearly national unemployment rate; and any other factors identified in the State Plan in which the community is located. The term disadvantaged community means a community, or a specific neighborhood within a community, that is— located in a census tract with a Centers for Disease Control Social Vulnerability Index score of not less than 0.7501; comprised of residents having an average per capita annual income not exceeding 80 percent of national per capita income; or otherwise determined by the Administrator based factors such as percentage of homeless population, demographic information such as race, age, and disability, language composition, and transportation access or type. The term private nonprofit organization means any non-governmental agency or entity that— currently has an effective ruling letter from the Internal Revenue Service granting tax exemption under section 501(c), (d), or
(e)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or has satisfactory evidence from the State that the organization or entity is a non-profit organized or doing business under State law; and meets any other criteria established by the Administrator. ; in subsection
(b)by inserting after assistance to States and local governments the following: , or to a private nonprofit organization, through a State, in the form of grants under this section for carrying out mitigation activities and ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1)(A) by striking principally and all that follows and inserting the following: principally— to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures that will be cost-effective and equitable long-term and provide enhanced protection to the community, including vulnerable residents, and are described in proposals approved by the President under this section; and to identify and provide financial and non-financial technical assistance, including non-financial and direct technical assistance to underserved or disadvantaged communities under this section; ; in paragraph (1)(B)— by inserting after may be used the following: for purposes, including ; by striking or at the end of clause (ii); by striking the period at the end of clause (iii); and by inserting at the end the following: to weatherize and retrofit building structures, including the installation of heat pumps, air conditioners, and air filtration or ventilation systems in a way that is cost effective and reduces the risk of damage from further disasters; to reduce the impacts of extreme temperatures including by improving building insulation in a way that is cost effective and reduces the risk of damage from further disasters; to increase or enhance natural climate resilient infrastructure, including urban tree canopy, increased green space, green roofing, functioning floodplains, creeks, streams, and wetlands, or other mitigation activities that conserve or restore natural features that can serve to abate or lessen the impacts of future disasters; to improve air quality and mitigate against wildfire smoke or other air quality contaminants related to a major disaster or emergency; to provide financial and technical support to State, local, and Indian Tribal health providers or organizations to carry out community-led climate adaptations and interventions; to develop and implement participatory processes that allow for public engagement in determining and addressing local risks and vulnerabilities; to develop emergency plans with input from disadvantaged communities, including consideration for homeless residents, disabled residents, children, the elderly, non-native English speakers, residents lacking access to reliable transportation, and otherwise disadvantaged communities, as well as pets or service animals; to develop community climate resilient infrastructure, including extreme weather or temperature shelters, emergency transportation or mobility options, and resilient community energy infrastructure; to adopt and comply with standards set forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); to improve the fire resistance of structures, including homes, businesses, public buildings, and critical facilities, as well as non-structures; to improve the seismic resilience of structures, including homes, businesses, public buildings, critical facilities, critical systems such as sewage and water, as well as non-structures; and for other specific resilience activities determined appropriate by the Administrator. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall provide financial and non-financial technical assistance, including non-financial direct technical assistance for grant applications, to underserved communities and disadvantaged communities. ; in subsection
(h)by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President shall contribute 100 percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity carried out in a underserved community or disadvantaged community. ; and in subsection (i)(1)— by striking 6 percent and inserting 15 percent ; and by adding at the end the following: From such total amount made available from the Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to each major disaster, the President may set aside 2 percent of the estimated aggregate amount of the grants to be made pursuant to sections 403, 406, 407, 408, 410, 416, and 428 for the major disaster for community planning and capacity building assistance. .
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