[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9804 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9804
To amend section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to establish within the Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities program a dedicated rural flood
resilience supplemental allocation providing formula-based pass-through
grants to rural communities through a set-aside from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 21, 2026
Mr. Harrigan (for himself, Mr. Sorensen, and Mr. Gallagher) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to establish within the Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities program a dedicated rural flood
resilience supplemental allocation providing formula-based pass-through
grants to rural communities through a set-aside from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund, 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 ``Sustainable and Flood Resilient
Engineering for Rural Areas Act'' or the ``SAFE Rural Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Rural communities, Tribal lands, and territories face
heightened vulnerabilities to flooding due to limited local tax
bases, aging infrastructure, isolation, and unique geographic
conditions.
(2) Hazard risk and impacts in rural communities, Tribal
lands, and territories are made worse by lower levels of
capacity to apply for and administer hazard mitigation and
preparedness grants, and is further exacerbated when States
also have lower levels of capacity to assist such areas.
(3) The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster
Relief Fund primarily focuses on post-disaster recovery,
leaving a gap in dedicated predisaster investments tailored to
rural and remote areas.
(4) Targeted support for rural, Tribal, and territorial
flood mitigation and preparedness measurably reduces long-term
Federal disaster expenditures.
SEC. 3. MANDATORY PROGRAM.
Section 203(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``may establish'' and inserting ``shall
carry out'';
(2) by striking ``and local governments'' and inserting
``and Indian tribal governments''; and
(3) by striking ``or local governments'' and inserting ``or
Indian tribal governments''.
SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended by striking subsections (c)
and (d) and inserting the following:
``(c) Allocation of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--The President shall provide technical
and financial assistance under this section to eligible
entities through the allocation in paragraph (2).
``(2) Formula.--In providing financial assistance under
this section, the President shall distribute available funds
for each fiscal year among eligible entities by formula as
follows:
``(A) 50 percent of funds available under this
section in a fiscal year shall be divided equally among
all eligible entities.
``(B) 30 percent of funds available under this
section in a fiscal year shall be divided among all
eligible entities, with additional preference given to
eligible entities with higher populations and lower
median incomes, using data from the most recent
decennial census.
``(C) The remaining funds available under this
section in a fiscal year shall be divided among all
eligible entities that have demonstrated capacity to
effectively manage Federal grant funds and advance
hazard mitigation priorities, as evidenced by--
``(i) adoption of a Federal Emergency
Management Agency-approved advanced hazard
mitigation plan using data provided by States
and from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and the International Code Council; or
``(ii) adoption of the 2 most recently
published editions of the International
Building Code, including all flood-related
provisions, using data provided by States and
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
and the International Code Council.
``(d) Eligibility.--
``(1) Eligible entities.--Entities eligible for a grant
under this section are the following:
``(A) States.
``(B) Indian tribal governments.
``(2) Administrative plan requirement.--A State or Indian
tribal government is eligible for funds pursuant to subsection
(c) if--
``(A) the State or Indian tribal government submits
to the President a plan under paragraph (3); and
``(B) such plan is approved by the President.
``(3) Predisaster hazard mitigation administrative plan.--
To be eligible for funds in a fiscal year under this section,
not later than October 1 of the preceding fiscal year, a State
or Indian tribal government shall submit to the President a
predisaster hazard mitigation administrative plan that
describes--
``(A) the objectives of the State or Indian tribal
government and plan for distributing funds as subgrants
to eligible entities;
``(B) the process of the State or Indian tribal
government for facilitating a streamlined subgrant
application, including how the State or Indian tribal
government will--
``(i) ensure that the standard subgrant
application does not exceed 10 pages for
project subgrants and 5 pages for planning
subgrants, exclusive of required attachments;
``(ii) provide plain-language application
instructions and, where practicable, fillable
electronic forms accessible without specialized
software;
``(iii) accept preapplication consultations
in lieu of formal letters of intent;
``(iv) permit joint applications from 2 or
more eligible entities for regional or
watershed-scale projects;
``(v) include a model application and
annotated example for eligible entities with
limited grant management experience; and
``(vi) publish application scoring results
and provide written summaries to applicants
upon request; and
``(C) the commitment of the State or Indian tribal
government to--
``(i) solicit, evaluate, and score
applications, taking into account the criteria
set forth under this section;
``(ii) obligate funds within 12 months of
receipt;
``(iii) review applications and determine
subgrantees within 6 months of receipt, except
for small project subgrants under subsection
(m), and release funds to subgrantees within 60
days of approval;
``(iv) issue subgrant agreements;
``(v) oversee program and fiscal
performance of subgrantees; and
``(vi) prevent duplication of Federal
benefits.
``(4) Plan approval.--The President shall--
``(A) approve or disapprove each administrative
plan submitted under paragraph (1) not later than
February 1 of the fiscal year for which the plan is
submitted; and
``(B) provide the funds allocated pursuant to
subsection (c) to each eligible State or Indian tribal
government on the first day of the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which the plan is
submitted.''.
SEC. 5. NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AS ELIGIBLE USES OF ASSISTANCE.
Section 203(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(e)) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:
``(A) shall be used by States and Indian tribal
governments principally to implement predisaster hazard
mitigation measures that are cost-effective and may
include nature-based and green infrastructure solutions
such as--
``(i) floodplain and wetland restoration,
reconnection, or enhancement;
``(ii) living shorelines, bioengineered
streambank stabilization, and riparian buffer
establishment;
``(iii) retention and detention facilities
using natural or hybrid design approaches,
including constructed wetlands and bioretention
systems;
``(iv) upland reforestation and watershed
restoration to reduce runoff; and
``(v) any combination of structural and
nature-based approaches that achieves
measurable flood risk reduction; and''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or local government''
and inserting ``or Indian tribal government'' each place it
appears.
SEC. 6. CRITERIA FOR MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is further amended by striking
subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Criteria for Mitigation Activities.--In determining whether
to carry out a project with funds provided under this section, the
recipient of funds shall take into account--
``(1) project need and risk reduction potential;
``(2) short- and long-term community benefits and
sustainability;
``(3) cost-effectiveness and budget clarity;
``(4) collaboration with State, Tribal, regional, or
watershed authorities;
``(5) environmental and landscape impacts, including the
use of nature based or green infrastructure approaches where
feasible;
``(6) long-term operational feasibility;
``(7) applicant capacity and the degree to which the
project design reflects local knowledge and community-
identified priorities, with allowance for limited technical
sophistication in application materials from first-time
applicants, low-capacity applicants, and small and rural
applicants; and
``(8) whether a project is located in--
``(A) an area with high or very high hazard
potential, elevated risk, or meeting vulnerability
criteria;
``(B) a low-income community; or
``(C) a community affected by a major disaster
within the preceding 10 years.''.
SEC. 7. SAFE RURAL PROGRAM.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is further amended by striking
subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) SAFE Rural Program.--
``(1) SAFE rural fund.--
``(A) Establishment.--The President shall establish
a fund to be known as the SAFE Rural Fund (in this
subsection referred to as the `Fund').
``(B) Funding.--In addition to any amounts
appropriated to the Fund, the President shall deposit
into the fund 2 percent of all amounts appropriated to
the Disaster Relief Fund during each fiscal year in
order to carry out the SAFE rural program established
under paragraph (2).
``(C) Separate accounting.--Amounts deposited in
the Fund shall be separately accounted for and may not
be commingled with other funds made available for the
program under this section or used for purposes other
than the purposes authorized under this subsection.
``(D) Availability.--Funds made available under
this paragraph shall remain available until expended.
``(2) SAFE rural program.--The President shall establish a
Sustainable and Flood Resilient Engineering for Rural Areas
program (in this section referred to as the `SAFE rural
program') to provide for a dedicated rural flood resilience
supplemental allocation that provides formula-based pass-
through grants to States and Indian Tribal governments for
projects in rural communities.
``(3) Formula calculation.--
``(A) In general.--The President shall develop an
allocation formula for funds provided to the Fund
that--
``(i) is based on a comprehensive dataset
and is not based on large datasets with known
and significant gaps in local data, including
the National Risk Index;
``(ii) provides each State and Indian
Tribal government eligible under this section
with not less than the lesser of $5,000,000 or
an amount equal to 1 percent of the amounts
available under this subsection for each fiscal
year; and
``(iii) takes into consideration the size,
amount, and degree of need of priority areas
described in paragraph (6)(A) within the State
or Indian Tribal government area, as determined
by the Administrator.
``(B) Maximum allocation.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A)(ii), no State or Indian Tribal
government may receive under this paragraph for a
fiscal year more than the lesser of--
``(i) 15 percent of the total amount
available under this subsection for the fiscal
year; or
``(ii) $150,000,000.
``(4) Pass-through requirements.--
``(A) Mandatory pass-through.--
``(i) Minimum pass-through.--Each recipient
of allocated funds under this subsection shall
distribute all allocated funds as subgrants to
eligible entities, except as provided in
clauses (ii) and (iii).
``(ii) Administrative retention.--Not more
than 5 percent of allocated funds may be
retained by recipient for grantee
administration, outreach, technical assistance,
and monitoring.
``(iii) Community assistance program set-
aside.--Amounts described in paragraph (8)
shall be set aside from the amounts deposited
into the Fund to carry out such paragraph.
``(B) Timely obligation.--Subgrants shall be
obligated by a recipient within 12 months of the
receipt of funds.
``(C) Grantee responsibilities.--Each State or
Indian Tribal government receiving funds under this
subsection shall--
``(i) issue subgrant agreements;
``(ii) oversee program and fiscal
performance of subgrantees; and
``(iii) prevent duplication of Federal
benefits.
``(D) Tribal eligibility through state pass-
through.--Indian Tribal Governments within the
geographic boundary of a State may elect to apply for
subgrants from such State.
``(5) Eligible uses of funds.--
``(A) In general.--Subgrants provided under this
subsection may be used for--
``(i) construction or restoration of flood-
resilient public infrastructure, including
bridges, culverts, drainage systems, levees,
stormwater controls, and coastal defenses;
``(ii) mitigation projects that reduce
flood risk to critical facilities,
transportation networks, utilities,
agricultural-based businesses and farmsteads,
and homes;
``(iii) nature-based and green
infrastructure solutions, including--
``(I) floodplain and wetland
restoration, reconnection, or
enhancement;
``(II) living shorelines,
bioengineered streambank stabilization,
and riparian buffer establishment;
``(III) retention and detention
facilities using natural or hybrid
design approaches, including
constructed wetlands and bioretention
systems;
``(IV) upland reforestation and
watershed restoration to reduce runoff;
and
``(V) any combination of structural
and nature-based approaches that
achieves measurable flood risk
reduction;
``(iv) subgrantee management costs, not to
exceed 5 percent of the subgrant award; and
``(v) projects that address natural hazards
identified as a significant risk in the State's
hazard mitigation plan submitted under section
322.
``(B) Operations and maintenance planning
requirement.--
``(i) Requirement.--As a condition of
receiving a subgrant under clause (i) or (ii)
of subparagraph (A), an eligible entity shall
submit an operations and maintenance plan
demonstrating--
``(I) the responsible party or
parties for long-term maintenance of
the funded project;
``(II) estimated annual maintenance
costs and the funding source or
mechanism for meeting those costs;
``(III) a maintenance schedule and
inspection protocol; and
``(IV) a contingency plan for
emergency repair.
``(ii) Template.--The Administrator shall
develop a standardized, one-page operations and
maintenance plan template for use by eligible
entities with limited administrative capacity.
``(iii) CAP-MIT assistance.--CAP-MIT grants
under paragraph (8) may be used to assist
eligible entities in preparing operations and
maintenance plans required under this
paragraph.
``(iv) Waiver.--The Administrator may waive
the requirement of clause (i) for preparedness
projects under subparagraph (A)(iii).
``(C) Additional uses.--A territorial government
may use funds awarded under this subsection for
projects addressing island-specific hydrology, coastal
erosion, storm surge, or infrastructure
vulnerabilities.
``(6) Subgrant priorities and cost sharing.--
``(A) Flood resilience and hazard mitigation
plans.--
``(i) In general.--Subgrants under this
subsection may support--
``(I) development or updating of
community flood resilience plans; and
``(II) implementation of projects
included in such plans.
``(ii) Planning inclusions.--Planning in
Tribal and territorial communities may
incorporate indigenous knowledge, cultural site
preservation, or island-specific risk
assessments.
``(B) Cost sharing.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii)--
``(I) planning subgrants shall
require a non-Federal share of not less
than 10 percent; and
``(II) project subgrants shall
require a non-Federal share of not less
than 25 percent.
``(ii) Waiver authority.--The Administrator
may reduce or waive the cost-sharing
requirement under clause (i) for underserved or
economically distressed rural, Tribal, or
territorial communities.
``(7) Community assistance program.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall provide
to each State and Indian Tribal government eligible
under this paragraph a grant of an amount not less than
$1,000,000 and not more than $5,000,000 annually.
``(B) Eligibility criteria.--To be eligible to
receive a CAP-MIT grant, a State or Indian Tribal
government shall develop and maintain a capable State
hazard mitigation program responsible for--
``(i) administering pre- and post-disaster
hazard mitigation programs of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency;
``(ii) assisting communities with the
preparation and submission of hazard mitigation
grant program applications, including
applications for flood mitigation assistance,
other hazard mitigation programs, and community
development block grant program, and programs
administered by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Interior, and the United States Army Corps of
Engineers;
``(iii) developing and implementing
assistance approaches to ensure a focus on
rural and small communities that might
otherwise be precluded from participating in
Federal hazard mitigation grant programs;
``(iv) offering technical assistance to
communities for developing and updating hazard
mitigation plans;
``(v) developing pre- and post-disaster
hazard mitigation strategies and resilience
activities of the State or Indian Tribal
government; and
``(vi) such additional components as the
President may determine.
``(C) Annual distribution.--The President shall
award CAP-MIT grants to States and Indian Tribal
governments on a consistent, annual basis,
notwithstanding any other application for or receipt of
pre- or post-disaster mitigation assistance, to ensure
continuity of State and territorial hazard mitigation
capacity.
``(8) Compliance and oversight.--
``(A) Subgrantee responsibilities.--An eligible
entity receiving funds under this subsection shall--
``(i) use funds solely for approved
purposes;
``(ii) submit quarterly performance and
financial reports to the applicable State,
Indian Tribal Government, or the Administrator,
as appropriate;
``(iii) maintain accurate and complete
records; and
``(iv) permit inspection by the State,
Indian Tribal Government, or the Administrator.
``(B) Federal oversight.--The Administrator may
audit any recipient or subgrantee receiving funds under
this subsection as necessary to ensure compliance.
``(C) Repayment.--The Administrator may require
repayment of funds that--
``(i) are used for unauthorized purposes;
``(ii) remain unexpended within the
performance period; or
``(iii) are determined to have been awarded
or expended in violation of program
requirements.
``(9) Administration.--
``(A) Implementing guidance.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this subsection,
the Administrator shall issue implementing guidance,
allocation formulas, application instructions, and
reporting requirements for the program established
under this subsection, consistent with the requirements
applicable to the program established under subsection
(b). Such guidance shall make any necessary changes and
advise States on how to streamline subgrantee
application processes, including to--
``(i) ensure that the standard subgrant
application does not exceed 10 pages for
project subgrants and 5 pages for planning
subgrants, exclusive of required attachments;
``(ii) provide plain-language application
instructions and, where practicable, fillable
electronic forms accessible without specialized
software;
``(iii) authorize States and Indian tribal
governments to accept preapplication
consultations in lieu of formal letters of
intent;
``(iv) permit joint applications from two
or more eligible entities for regional or
watershed-scale projects; and
``(v) include a model application and
annotated example for eligible entities with
limited grant management experience.
``(B) Coordination.--The President shall coordinate
with State, Tribal, territorial, regional, and local
emergency management and floodplain management
agencies, as well as State Chief Resilience Offices, in
administering this subsection.
``(C) Relation to other bric awards.--Amounts
provided under this subsection shall be in addition to,
and not in lieu of, amounts otherwise made available to
States, territories, and Indian tribal governments
under this section.
``(10) Reporting to congress.--The President shall submit
to Congress an annual report describing--
``(A) the amount of each allocation of funds
provided under this subsection;
``(B) project types and categories funded under
this subsection;
``(C) measurable outcomes, including risk
reduction, enhanced preparedness, and Federal cost
savings attributable to funded projects;
``(D) participation by Indian Tribal Governments
and territorial governments; and
``(E) recommendations for improvements to rural,
Tribal, and territorial flood resilience programs.
``(11) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) CAP-MIT grant.--The term `CAP-MIT grant'
means a community assistance program grant for
statewide hazard mitigation activities provided under
paragraph (8).
``(B) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
means--
``(i) a county with a population of 50,000
or fewer;
``(ii) a municipality with a population of
10,000 or fewer;
``(iii) a county that exceeds the
population threshold in clause (i) if--
``(I) the county's population
density does not exceed 35 persons per
square mile; or
``(II) the county contains no
incorporated municipality with a
population exceeding 10,000 and the
county seat has a population not
exceeding 25,000;
``(iv) a local government described in
section 102(8)(B) with a population not
exceeding the thresholds in clauses (i), (ii),
or (iii); or
``(v) a Tribal organization acting on
behalf of one or more local governments
described in clause (iv).
``(C) Flood-prone area.--
``(i) In general.--The term `flood-prone
area' means an area that--
``(I) lies within the 1-percent-
annual-chance (100-year) or 0.2-
percent-annual-chance (500-year)
floodplain as designated by Federal the
Emergency Management Agency under the
National Flood Insurance Program, or is
otherwise designated as flood-prone by
State, local, or other authorities,
including dam failure inundation zones;
``(II) has experienced 2 or more
damaging flood events within the
preceding 15 years, as documented by a
disaster declaration under this Act,
insurance loss records, State or local
damage assessments, or equivalent
documentation; or
``(III) is identified as having
significant flood risk by--
``(aa) a Federal, State,
territorial, local, or Tribal
hazard mitigation plan or risk
assessment;
``(bb) a State or local
floodplain management study or
engineering analysis;
``(cc) dam failure or levee
breach inundation mapping
prepared by a State dam safety
or levee safety program;
``(dd) hydrologic and
hydraulic modeling conducted or
accepted by a Federal or State
agency, including the Army
Corps of Engineers, Natural
Resources Conservation Service,
or a State water resources
agency;
``(ee) stormwater master
plans, watershed studies, or
drainage system assessments
adopted by a local government;
or
``(ff) flood risk data from
emerging methodologies,
including privately produced
datasets and climate-adjusted
modeling, accepted by the
Administrator as meeting
standards for scientific
reliability, to be established
by the Administrator in
implementing guidance issued
under paragraph (10)(A).
``(ii) Guidance.--The Administrator shall
issue guidance specifying minimum documentation
standards for qualifying under clause (i)(III)
not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, and shall update
such guidance not less than every 5 years to
reflect advances in flood risk science.
``(D) Preparedness project.--The term `preparedness
project' includes--
``(i) evacuation sheltering plans and
emergency action plans, updates, and drills;
``(ii) interoperable emergency
communication systems and flood warning
systems;
``(iii) emergency operations center
construction or upgrades;
``(iv) acquisition of response equipment or
protective supplies;
``(v) resilience improvements to designated
emergency shelters;
``(vi) updates to local codes and standards
that protect against current and future flood
hazards;
``(vii) development of flood hazard data
where it is outdated or does not currently
exist; and
``(viii) staffing, training, or retention
of emergency management and floodplain
management personnel.
``(E) Territorial government.--The term
`territorial government' means the government of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin
Islands, or American Samoa.''.
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING COST-SHARED MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES.
Section 203(h) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``mitigation activities
approved by the President'' and inserting ``mitigation projects
funded under this section''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the President may
contribute up to'' and inserting ``the Federal share of a
project carried out with funds provided under this section may
be up to''.
SEC. 9. BRIC SET-ASIDE.
Section 203(i) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(i)) is amended by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The President shall set aside an amount
equal to 10 percent of the aggregate amount of appropriations
to the Disaster Relief Fund from the previous fiscal year in
order to provide technical and financial assistance under this
section.''.
SEC. 10. SMALL PROJECT SET-ASIDE AND STREAMLINED TRACK.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(m) Small Project Set-Aside and Streamlined Track.--
``(1) Set-aside.--Of amounts made available for grants
under this section for a fiscal year, including amounts made
available under subsection (g), each State and Indian tribal
government shall reserve not less than 15 percent of its annual
allocation for small project subgrants as described in this
subsection.
``(2) Eligibility.--A small project subgrant is a subgrant
for a single project with a total cost of not more than
$500,000, including projects for--
``(A) culvert replacement, upsizing, or removal;
``(B) roadway drainage crossing improvements;
``(C) small-scale stormwater conveyance or
retention infrastructure;
``(D) stream crossing and ford stabilization; and
``(E) other small flood mitigation improvements or
improvements to reduce risk to other hazards as
determined by the President.
``(3) Streamlined application.--States and Indian tribal
governments shall develop a streamlined application form and
review process for small project subgrants that--
``(A) does not require a benefit-cost analysis for
projects with a total cost of less than $200,000;
``(B) limits application materials to a project
description, site map, cost estimate, and attestation
of eligibility; and
``(C) requires a State or Indian tribal governments
decision within 60 days of receipt of a complete
application.
``(4) Carryover.--Unexpended small project set-aside funds
in any fiscal year shall be available in the subsequent fiscal
year for any eligible subgrant under this subsection.''.
SEC. 11. REGULATIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the President shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry
out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 12. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall
transfer to the SAFE Rural Fund established under section 203(f) of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as
added by this Act, an amount equal to 2 percent of amounts in the
Disaster Relief Fund as of the date of enactment of this Act.
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