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[S. 4654 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 550
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4654
[Report No. 118-237]
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request
fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2024
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
November 12, 2024
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request
fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Management Assistance
Grants for Tribal Governments Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ELIGIBILITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, Indian
tribal government,'' before ``or local government'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e)
as subsections (c) through (f), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Procedure for Request.--The Governor of a State or
the Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government affected by a fire
described in subsection (a) may directly submit a request to authorize
assistance under this section.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall
prohibit an Indian tribal government from receiving assistance under
this section pursuant to an authorization made at the request of a
State under subsection (b) if assistance is not authorized under this
section for the same incident based on a request by the Indian tribal
government under subsection (b).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Regulations.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Fire management assistance declaration
defined.--In this subsection, the term ``fire management
assistance declaration'' means a declaration approved under
section 204.21(a) of title 44, Code of Federal
Regulations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Update.--Not later than 360 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the President shall issue
regulations updating part 204 of title 44, Code of Federal
Regulations, to carry out the amendments made by subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Contents.--In issuing the regulations required
under paragraph (2), the President shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) authorize the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to directly receive a request for a
fire management assistance declaration from an Indian
tribal government and directly provide related grants
and resources to Indian tribal governments;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) clarify that Indian tribal governments
for which the President does not grant a request
described in subparagraph (A) remain eligible to
receive assistance under section 420 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5187) through assistance granted under a
fire management assistance declaration made at the
request of a State;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) consider the unique conditions that
affect the general welfare of Indian tribal
governments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) enter into government-to-government
consultation with Indian tribal governments regarding
the regulations.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Management Assistance Grants
for Tribal Governments Act''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ELIGIBILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, Indian tribal
government,'' before ``or local government'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as
subsections (c) through (f), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Procedure for Request.--The Governor of a State or the Chief
Executive of an Indian tribal government affected by a fire described
in subsection (a) may directly submit a request to authorize assistance
under this section.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit an
Indian tribal government from receiving assistance under this section
pursuant to an authorization made at the request of a State under
subsection (b) if assistance is not authorized under this section for
the same incident based on a request by the Indian tribal government
under subsection (b).''.
(b) Regulations.--
(1) Fire management assistance declaration defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``fire management assistance
declaration'' means a declaration approved under section
204.21(a) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) Update.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall issue regulations
updating part 204 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, to
carry out the amendments made by subsection (a).
(3) Contents.--In issuing the regulations required under
paragraph (2), the President shall--
(A) authorize the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to directly receive a request for a fire
management assistance declaration from an Indian tribal
government and directly provide related grants and
resources to Indian tribal governments;
(B) clarify that Indian tribal governments for
which the President does not grant a request described
in subparagraph (A) remain eligible to receive
assistance under section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5187) through assistance granted under a fire
management assistance declaration made at the request
of a State;
(C) consider the unique conditions that affect the
general welfare of Indian tribal governments; and
(D) enter into government-to-government
consultation with Indian tribal governments regarding
the regulations.
Calendar No. 550
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4654
[Report No. 118-237]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request
fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 12, 2024
Reported with an amendment