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This bill, the Rural Disaster Recovery Act of 2018, makes several improvements to federal wildfire and disaster recovery programs. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a State Individual Assistance Program that allows states to provide financial assistance and direct services to individuals and households unable to meet disaster-related expenses through other means, with the federal government increasing its cost-share to 100% for states with qualifying programs. 2. Creating a new Disaster Supplemental Food and Shelter Grants program under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide funding to private nonprofits and local governments for disaster response and recovery efforts. 3. Increasing the maximum payment limit under the Emergency Conservation Program from the Department of Agriculture to $500,000 per person or entity per natural disaster. 4. Establishing a pilot program for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program to extend application deadlines and expedite project completion in areas affected by wildfires. 5. Expanding eligibility for hazard mitigation assistance to areas receiving other forms of disaster aid, and creating a new pilot program to test additional wildfire-specific mitigation activities and streamlined procedures. 6. Allowing damage from post-wildfire flooding, mudslides, and subsidence to be eligible for public assistance under the original major disaster declaration, through a 5-year pilot program.

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