Improvements to grant programs for community wildfire risk reduction and postfire recovery efforts (Report Recommendation 142)

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall, with respect to the grant programs for community wildfire risk reduction and postfire recovery efforts carried out by each such Secretary— (1) increase the accessibility of such grant programs; (2) reduce the complexity of the application process for grants under such programs, including— (A) by reducing the amount of information required to apply; and (B) to the maximum extent practicable, enabling auto-populating fields in the online applications for such grants; (3) reduce administrative burden with respect to such grant programs, including by— (A) aligning program applications to reduce separate applications for similar programs; and (B) developing a common section for applications to reduce duplicative questions; (4) review the statutory and administrative barriers that impede the ability of communities to quickly access funds under each such grant program; (5) increase technical assistance provided to applicants, recipients, and subrecipients; and (6) increase outreach to potential applicants for such grant programs, including by— (A) providing appropriate dedicated staff to assist individuals and communities in identifying and applying for grants under such grant programs; and (B) notifying potential applicants of eligibility and open application seasons with respect to such grant programs. (b) Secretaries defined In this section, the term Secretaries means the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.