1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act . 2. Hazard mitigation Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170c ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking 75 and inserting 85 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) Expanded eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with this section in any area designated by the Administrator under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) as an area having special flood hazards that has suffered at least one severe repetitive loss (as such term is defined in section 1307(h) of such Act) or repetitive loss (as defined in section 1370 of such Act). (i) Period of performance (1) In general A project receiving assistance under this section shall be completed not later than the date that is 36 months after the date of the completion of all applicable environmental reviews required by Federal or State law with respect to such project or a later feasible date determined by the Administrator. (2) Extension of period of performance Upon the request of a recipient of hazard mitigation assistance provided under this section, the Administrator may— (A) issue an extension of not more than 1 year of the period of performance deadline described in paragraph (1)