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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7842 (Introduced in House) — To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to expand opportunities for families living in areas of high flood... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Predisaster mitigation

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(a)of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133) is amended to read as follows: In this section— the term small impoverished community means a community of 3,000 or fewer individuals that is economically disadvantaged, as determined by the State in which the community is located and based on criteria established by the President; and the term high-risk community means a community that has significant risk to health, safety, or economic stability from natural disasters and also has limited resources to plan for and mitigate against such risks, as determined by the Administrator. In making such determination, the Administrator may consider information on past natural disasters, claims against the National Flood Insurance Fund, and other federal expenditures for disaster response and recovery as well as data related to size of the community, social vulnerability, poverty levels, unemployment, housing shortages, or other factors that affect the community’s capacity to prepare for and recover from natural disasters. . Subparagraph
(B)of section 203(d)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133) is amended to read as follows: In providing assistance to local governments under this section, the President may select a local government has been identified as a small impoverished community or a high-risk community, or, if the President determines that extraordinary circumstances justify the selection and that making the selection will further the purpose of this section, another community that has not been recommended by a Governor under this subsection. . Subsection
(g)of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133(g)) is amended— in paragraph
(1)by inserting , including the likelihood that identified hazards will increase in severity, frequency, or impact in the future before the semicolon at the end; in paragraph
(8)by inserting , including securing improved protections for vulnerable populations before the semicolon at the end; and in paragraph
(9)by inserting and high-risk communities before the semicolon at the end. Paragraph
(2)of section 203(h) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 5133(h)(2)) is amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President may contribute up to 100 percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity carried out in a small impoverished community or in a high-risk community. .
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