When electric utilities get emergency government help to restore power after a disaster, this bill lets them also use that assistance to make repairs that reduce the risk of future damage — not just put things back the way they were. It also allows those same utilities to get additional disaster-recovery funding, through the federal program that reimburses public infrastructure repairs after disasters, for hazard-reducing upgrades on that same power equipment. In practice, this means utility companies could rebuild power lines and equipment to be sturdier or more storm-resistant, rather than just restoring them to their previous condition, and get help paying for both the repair and the upgrade at the same time.