H.R. 9541

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9541 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9541

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 10, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

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AN ACT

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain 
essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, 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 Opportunities to Widen 
Electrical Resilience Act of 2024'' or the ``POWER Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
``(e) Electric Utilities.--
``(1) Hazard mitigation activities.--An electric utility 
may carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation activities 
jointly or otherwise in combination with activities for the 
restoration of power carried out with assistance provided under 
this section.
``(2) Eligibility for additional assistance.-- In any case 
in which an electric utility facility receives assistance under 
this section for the emergency restoration of power, the 
receipt of such assistance shall not render such facility 
ineligible for any hazard mitigation assistance under section 
406 for which such facility is otherwise eligible.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only 
apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2024.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.