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                                                       Calendar No. 616
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 388

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2025

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

                           September 15, 2026

                Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, 
                        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 ``Promoting Resilient 
Buildings Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 203(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking the subsection heading and 
        inserting ``Definitions'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``In this section, the term'' and 
        inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Small impoverished community.--The term''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
        designated, ``In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Latest published editions.--The term `latest 
        public editions' means the 2 most recently published editions 
        of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and 
        standards.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. HAZARD MITIGATION REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 205(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5135(f)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (5); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) 
        as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. RESIDENTIAL RETROFIT AND RESILIENCE PILOT 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' 
        means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Residential resilient retrofit.--The term 
        ``residential resilient retrofit''--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) means a project that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) is designed to increase the 
                        resilience of an existing home or residence 
                        using mitigation measures that the 
                        Administrator determines reduce damage and 
                        impacts from natural disaster hazards and risks 
                        that are most likely to occur in the area where 
                        the home is located; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to the extent applicable, are 
                        consistent with--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the 2 most recently 
                                published editions of relevant 
                                consensus-based codes, specifications, 
                                and standards, including any amendments 
                                made to those codes by State, local, or 
                                Indian tribal governments; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) specifications and 
                                standards that, for the purpose of 
                                protecting health, safety, and general 
                                welfare of users of buildings against 
                                disasters--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) incorporate 
                                        the latest hazard-resistant 
                                        designs; and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) establish 
                                        criteria for the design, 
                                        construction, and maintenance 
                                        of residential structures and 
                                        facilities that may be eligible 
                                        for assistance under the Robert 
                                        T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
                                        Emergency Assistance Act (42 
                                        U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
                                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) includes--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) elevations of homes and 
                        utilities within and around structures to 
                        mitigate damages;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) floodproofing 
                        measures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the construction of tornado 
                        safe rooms;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) seismic retrofits;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) wildfire retrofit and 
                        mitigation measures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) wind retrofits, including 
                        roof replacements, hurricane straps, and tie-
                        downs; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) any other measure that meet 
                        the requirements of subparagraph (A), as 
                        determined by the Administrator.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Establishment.--The Administrator shall carry out a 
residential resilience pilot program through the program established 
under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) to make available assistance 
to States and local governments for the purpose of providing grants to 
individuals for residential resilience retrofits.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Amount of Funds.--The Administrator may use not more 
than 10 percent of the assistance made available to applicants on an 
annual basis under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) to provide 
assistance under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Timeline.--With respect to the pilot program carried 
out under subsection (b), the Administrator shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) establish the pilot program not later than 1 
        year after the date of enactment of this Act; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) terminate the pilot program on September 30, 
        2030.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Priority.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
this section, the Administrator shall ensure that a State or local 
government receiving assistance under the pilot program provides grants 
to individuals that demonstrate financial need.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a summary of the grant awards and projects 
        carried out under this section;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a detailed compilation of results achieved by 
        the grant awards and projects carried out under this section, 
        including the number of homes receiving retrofits, the types 
        and average costs of retrofits, and demographic information for 
        participants in the pilot program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) an estimate of avoidance in disaster impacts 
        and Federal disaster payments as a result of the grant 
        investments carried out under this section, and whether that 
        avoidance is different than other mitigation projects funded 
        under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) any identified implementation challenges and 
        recommendations for improvements to the pilot program 
        established under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Applicability.--This section shall only apply with 
respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
shall be construed to affect any program other than the predisaster 
hazard mitigation program or the hazard mitigation revolving loan fund 
program established under section 203 or 205, respectively, of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133, 5135).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Resilient Buildings Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING RESILIENT BUILDINGS.

    (a) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation.--Section 203(a) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5133(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
        ``Definitions'';
            (2) by striking ``In this section, the term'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(2) Small impoverished community.--The term''; and
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so designated, 
        ``In this section:
            ``(1) Latest published editions.--The term `latest 
        published editions' means the 2 most recently published 
        editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and 
        standards.''.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect any 
program other than the predisaster hazard mitigation program 
established under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133).
                                                       Calendar No. 616

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 388

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 15, 2026

                       Reported with an amendment