Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical Corrections Act
Floor Speech
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Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5673) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make technical corrections to the hazard mitigation revolving loan fund program, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5673
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 ``Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical Corrections Act''. SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO HAZARD MITIGATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.
Section 205 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5135) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (C);
(ii) at the end of subparagraph (A), by adding ``and''; and
(iii) at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
(B) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ``local governments, insular areas, and Indian tribal governments'' and inserting ``local governments and Tribal governments''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (4);
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (C), respectively; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``establishing'' and inserting ``implementing'';
(ii) by striking ``establish'' and inserting ``implement'';
(iii) by inserting ``2'' after ``latest''; and
(iv) by inserting ``, including any amendments made by State, local, Tribal, or territorial governments to such codes, specifications, and standards,'' after ``standards''; and
(3) in subsection (m)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a State or an Indian tribal government that has received a major disaster declaration pursuant to section 401.'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (10);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
(D) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (9).
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Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. 5673.
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Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5673. This bill will make technical corrections to the STORM Act, which was enacted in the 116th Congress.
The STORM Act is bipartisan and bicameral legislation that created a hazard mitigation revolving loan fund that helped States and Tribal governments finance mitigation projects. This bill corrects clerical errors in the enacted language of the STORM Act.
I urge my colleagues on both sides to join with me and support this legislation.
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Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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