1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2023”.
Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the provision of assistance for critical services with respect to certain disasters, and for other purposes.
2. Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities
In general— Section 20601 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) is amended—
by striking “, and” and inserting a comma;
by inserting “, and including, for purposes of this section, solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care,” before “for the duration”; and
by inserting “, and any subsequent major disaster (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act) declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands on or before September 30, 2022” before “to—”.
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 20601 of Public Law 115–123.