Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3890

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124 STAT. 3864 PUBLIC LAW 111–351—JAN. 4, 2011 (5) Given the substantial savings generated from the predisaster hazard mitigation program in the years following the provision of assistance under the program, increasing funds appropriated for the program would be a wise investment. SEC. 3. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. (a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 203(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(f)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall award financial assistance under this section on a competitive basis and in accordance with the criteria in subsection (g). ‘‘(2) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—In providing finan- cial assistance under this section, the President shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance made available to a State (including amounts made available to local governments of the State) for a fiscal year— ‘‘(A) is not less than the lesser of— ‘‘(i) $575,000; or ‘‘(ii) the amount that is equal to 1 percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal year; and ‘‘(B) does not exceed the amount that is equal to 15 percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal year.’’. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author- ized to be appropriated to carry out this section— ‘‘(1) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; ‘‘(2) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and ‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES.—The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 602(a) (42 U.S.C. 5195a(a)), by striking para- graph (7) and inserting the following: ‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’, except— (A) in section 622 (42 U.S.C. 5197a)— (i) in the second and fourth places it appears in subsection (c); and (ii) in subsection (d); and (B) in section 626(b) (42 U.S.C. 5197e(b)). SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS. Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(n) PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘congression- ally directed spending’ means a statutory provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Senator or 42 USC 5134, 5144, 5165d, 5170c, 5172, 5195a, 5195b, 5196–5196b, 5196f, 5197–5197c, 5197h. Definition. President. Grants.