Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act

This Act may be cited as the Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act.
Section 203(h) of the Robert. T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President shall contribute not less than 90 percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity, the cost of which is less than $1,000,000.
In this paragraph, the term critical facility—
means a building that is essential for the delivery of a vital service or the protection of a community; and
includes an emergency operation center, a healthcare facility, a police or fire stations, a school, and a power station.
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President may contribute more than 90 percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity involving a critical facility, the cost of which is less than $1,000,000.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended—
in subsection (b) by striking may and inserting shall; and
in subsection (c) by striking may and inserting shall.
Section 203(i)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(i)(1)) is amended—
by striking may and inserting shall; and
by striking equal to and inserting that is not less than 3 percent and not more than.
Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
by inserting and Indian Tribes after States and local governments; and
by inserting or Indian Tribes after States or local governments;
in subsection (c), by inserting or Indian Tribe after State or local government each place it appears;
in subsection (d)—
by inserting or Indian Tribes after local governments each place it appears; and
in paragraph (2)—
by inserting or an Indian Tribe after a local government; and
by adding at the end the following:
An Indian Tribe shall have access to assistance under this section either through the President selecting the Indian Tribe directly, by a Governor or a State submitting a recommendation for the Indian Tribe, or through a Tribal-set aside of funds set by the President or based on the Governor or State recommendation.
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting and Indian Tribes after States and local governments;
in paragraph (2), by inserting or Indian Tribe after State or local government each place it appears; and
by adding at the end the following:
Technical and financial assistance provided under this section to an Indian Tribe shall be used for Direct Technical Assistance to help the Indian Tribe improve resilience to natural hazards, build strong mitigation programs, develop high-quality applications, and carry out innovative mitigation projects.
by adding at the end the following:
In this section, the term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).