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This bill, titled the Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act, amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to strengthen predisaster mitigation efforts. Key provisions include requiring the President to contribute at least 90 percent of the cost for small mitigation projects under $1,000,000 and for mitigation activities involving "critical facilities" – buildings essential for vital services like emergency operations centers, healthcare facilities, and schools – also costing less than $1,000,000. The bill also mandates that the President provide national public infrastructure predisaster mitigation assistance, allocating between 3 and a specified maximum percentage of funds for such purposes, and importantly, it expands eligibility and access to these mitigation programs to include Indian Tribes, allowing them to receive direct assistance or funds through state recommendations or tribal set-asides, with the goal of improving their resilience to natural hazards.

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