H.R. 4560

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4560 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4560

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to provide requirements relating to the funding of 
predisaster hazard mitigation, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 21, 2025

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

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A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to provide requirements relating to the funding of 
predisaster hazard mitigation, 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 ``Building Resilient Infrastructure 
and Communities for All Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ``or local government'' 
in each place it appears;
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``not 
fewer than five local governments to receive 
assistance under this section'' and inserting 
``projects to receive assistance under this 
section that are cost-effective and designed to 
reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage and 
destruction of property, including damage to 
critical services and facilities''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C);
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``in 
providing assistance to local governments under 
this section, the President shall select from 
local governments recommended by the Governors 
under this subsection.'' and inserting ``a 
State that receives funds under this section 
may use such funds only for projects 
recommended under paragraph (1)(A)''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following:
``(B) Presidential approval.--The President may 
approve a project that has not been recommended by a 
Governor under this subsection as an eligible use of 
funds if the President determines that extraordinary 
circumstances justify the selection and that making the 
selection will further the purpose of this section.''; 
and
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``the President 
may select, subject to the criteria specified in 
subsection (g), any local governments of the State to 
receive assistance under this section.'' and inserting 
``such State may not receive funds under the formula 
described in subsection (f)(2).'';
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``on a competitive basis'' 
and inserting ``to a State or an Indian tribal 
government through a direct allocation based on 
the formula described in paragraph (2)''; and
(ii) by striking ``and in accordance with 
the criteria in subsection (g)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following:
``(2) Formula.--In providing financial assistance under 
this section, the President shall distribute to each eligible 
State available funds for a fiscal year using the following 
formula:
``(A) Thirty-three percent of available funds shall 
be distributed equally among each eligible State.
``(B) Thirty-three percent of available funds shall 
be distributed among each eligible State in a 
proportion that gives preference to such States that 
have a higher population, using data from the most 
recent census of the United States.
``(C) Thirty-three percent of available funds shall 
be distributed among each eligible State in a 
proportion that gives preference to States that have 
the most vulnerability to natural hazards in the 
critical infrastructure of such States.'';
(C) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``on a 
competitive basis pursuant to paragraph (1)'' and 
inserting ``under this section''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Tribes.--In providing financial assistance under this 
section, the President shall ensure that the amount of 
financial assistance made available to an Indian tribal 
government is not less than $75,000,000.
``(5) Suballocation.--Each State that receives assistance 
under this section shall distribute--
``(A) not less than 50 percent of the funds 
distributed under this subsection to the local 
government carrying out a project recommended under 
subsection (d)(1); and
``(B) any funds not distributed under (A) to 
activities described in subsections (b) and (e) of 
section 203.
``(6) Additional eligibility for hazard mitigation 
assistance.--The receipt of funds for a project under this 
section may not be considered in determining eligibility for 
funding under section 404 for such project.'';
(4) in subsection (g)--
(A) by striking ``In determining whether to provide 
technical and financial assistance to a State or local 
government under this section, the President shall 
provide financial assistance only in States that have'' 
and inserting ``The President may only provide 
financial assistance under this section to a State that 
has''; and
(B) by striking ``of such States'' and all that 
follows through ``in consultation with State and local 
governments.'' and inserting ``of such States.''; and
(5) in subsection (h) by striking ``mitigation activities 
approved by the President'' and inserting ``mitigation 
activities under this section''.
(b) Hazard Mitigation.--Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Additional Eligibility for Predisaster Hazard Mitigation 
Assistance.--The receipt of funds for a project under this section may 
not be considered in determining eligibility for funding under section 
203 for such project.''.
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