[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5473 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5473

  To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with 
    respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2023

  Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with 
    respect to the implementation of building codes, 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 ``Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

    Section 1234 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 
5133 note) is amended by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 3. HAZARD MITIGATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.

    Section 205(f)(5) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5135(f)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Establishing'' 
        and insert ``Implementing'';
            (2) by striking ``establish'' and insert ``implement'';
            (3) by inserting ``2'' after ``latest''; and
            (4) by inserting ``, including any amendments made by 
        State, local, Tribal, or territorial governments to such codes, 
        specifications, and standards,'' after ``standards''.
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