Allocation of funds; State administrative plan

Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following: (c) Allocation of funds (1) In general The President shall provide technical and financial assistance under this section to eligible entities through the allocation in paragraph (2). (2) Formula In providing financial assistance under this section, the President shall distribute available funds for each fiscal year among eligible entities by formula as follows: (A) 50 percent of funds available under this section in a fiscal year shall be divided equally among all eligible entities. (B) 30 percent of funds available under this section in a fiscal year shall be divided among all eligible entities, with additional preference given to eligible entities with higher populations and lower median incomes, using data from the most recent decennial census. (C) The remaining funds available under this section in a fiscal year shall be divided among all eligible entities that have demonstrated capacity to effectively manage Federal grant funds and advance hazard mitigation priorities, as evidenced by— (i) adoption of a Federal Emergency Management Agency-approved advanced hazard mitigation plan using data provided by States and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the International Code Council; or (ii) adoption of the 2 most recently published editions of the International Building Code, including all flood-related provisions, using data provided by States and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the International Code Council. (d) Eligibility (1) Eligible entities Entities eligible for a grant under this section are the following: (A) States. (B) Indian tribal governments. (2) Administrative plan requirement A State or Indian tribal government is eligible for funds pursuant to subsection (c) if— (A) the State or Indian tribal government submits to the President a plan under paragraph (3); and (B) such plan is approved by the President. (3) Predisaster hazard mitigation administrative plan To be eligible for funds in a fiscal year under this section, not later than October 1 of the preceding fiscal year, a State or Indian tribal government shall submit to the President a predisaster hazard mitigation administrative plan that describes— (A) the objectives of the State or Indian tribal government and plan for distributing funds as subgrants to eligible entities; (B) the process of the State or Indian tribal government for facilitating a streamlined subgrant application, including how the State or Indian tribal government will— (i) ensure that the standard subgrant application does not exceed 10 pages for project subgrants and 5 pages for planning subgrants, exclusive of required attachments; (ii) provide plain-language application instructions and, where practicable, fillable electronic forms accessible without specialized software; (iii) accept preapplication consultations in lieu of formal letters of intent; (iv) permit joint applications from 2 or more eligible entities for regional or watershed-scale projects; (v) include a model application and annotated example for eligible entities with limited grant management experience; and (vi) publish application scoring results and provide written summaries to applicants upon request; and (C) the commitment of the State or Indian tribal government to— (i) solicit, evaluate, and score applications, taking into account the criteria set forth under this section; (ii) obligate funds within 12 months of receipt; (iii) review applications and determine subgrantees within 6 months of receipt, except for small project subgrants under subsection (m), and release funds to subgrantees within 60 days of approval; (iv) issue subgrant agreements; (v) oversee program and fiscal performance of subgrantees; and (vi) prevent duplication of Federal benefits. (4) Plan approval The President shall— (A) approve or disapprove each administrative plan submitted under paragraph (1) not later than February 1 of the fiscal year for which the plan is submitted; and (B) provide the funds allocated pursuant to subsection (c) to each eligible State or Indian tribal government on the first day of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the plan is submitted..