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| 111-hr-6481 | 111 | hr | 6481 | Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act | Emergency Management | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 1 | Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish an Office of Disability Integration and Coordination; (2) use such Office to implement strategies and activities in support of the responsibilities of the Disability Coordinator, who shall serve as the Director of the Office. and (3) establish specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant performance measures for the Office, including to ensure the integration of people with disabilities into emergency, preparedness, protection, mitigation, evacuation, sheltering, transition, resiliency, and recovery plans. Directs the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to: (1) conduct an assessment of the efficacy of state, local, and tribal governments' and nonprofits' registries of people with disabilities to guide planning and preparedness during local, state, and national disasters or emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and (2) provide recommendations for establishing a federal disabilities registry. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6464 | 111 | hr | 6464 | Firefighter Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-12-01 | 2010-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Firefighter Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the use of firefighter assistance grant funds to repair, construct, and reconstruct fire stations, fire training facilities, and other facilities to protect the health and safety of firefighting personnel. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require a fire department or organization that applies for such a grant to comply with standards applicable to recipients of financial contributions for emergency preparedness purposes under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014 and requires up to a specified amount to be available to modify, repair, construct, and reconstruct fire stations, fire training facilities, and other facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-s-3994 | 111 | s | 3994 | Flood Insurance Affordability and Risk Notification Act | Emergency Management | 2010-12-01 | 2010-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 1 | Flood Insurance Affordability and Risk Notification Act - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to delay, for a five-year period, the effective date for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance for certain new flood hazard areas not previously designated as having special flood hazards (with "100-year floodplains"). Limits such delay to geographic areas whose state or local governments have developed an evacuation plan and implemented an outreach and communication plan to advise occupants of flood risks and evacuation routes. Makes the preferred risk rate method premium available for flood insurance coverage for properties located in such areas during such five-year time period. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to set forth a five-year phase-in of flood insurance rates for newly mapped areas not previously designated as having special flood hazards. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) work to enhance communication and outreach to states, local communities, and property owners about the effects of any potential changes or updates to National Flood Insurance Program rate maps, including their effects on flood insurance purchase requirements; (2) engage with local communities to enhance communication and outreach to their residents; and (3) make certain information available to the public on the FEMA website, including information on the availability and cost of flood insurance. | 2023-01-11T13:21:08Z | |
| 111-hr-6423 | 111 | hr | 6423 | Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-11-17 | 2010-11-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 2 | Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, which shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications and which shall include: (1) the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team; (2) a Cybersecurity Compliance Division (established by this Act); and (3) other DHS components with primary responsibility for emergency or national communications or cybersecurity. Directs the Secretary of DHS, acting through the Assistant Secretary or the Director of such Division, to establish and enforce cybersecurity requirements for civilian nonmilitary and non-intelligence community federal systems to prevent, deter, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks and incidents. Requires the Assistant Secretary to chair an interagency working group, which shall: (1) develop risk- and performance-based cybersecurity requirements for civilian federal agency computer networks and federally owned critical infrastructure, to be enforced by the Assistant Secretary through the Director; (2) develop remedies for noncompliance with such requirements, to be executed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); (3) recommend budgets for security of such networks; and (4) propose updates for the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. Requires all federal entities to report any cyber incidents on their networks to the Director and to the Team, which shall research each incident and report on the extent of any compromise, the attackers, the method of penetration, the ramifications, and recommended mitigation activities. Requires: (1) the Secretary, through the Director, to establish and enforce risk-based cybersecurity requirements for private sector computer networks within covered critical infrastructures; and (2) the Director to require entities determined to be covered critical infrastru… | 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z | |
| 111-hr-6254 | 111 | hr | 6254 | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for certain exceptions to the mandatory 30-day waiting period before new or modified flood insurance coverage takes effect. | Emergency Management | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | K000368 | 0 | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to create an exception to the mandatory 30-day waiting period for new flood insurance coverage to take effect under the National Flood Insurance Program. Exempts from the waiting period the purchase of flood insurance coverage for which the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) waives the period because of an occurrence that has caused the area covered by the insurance to be more susceptible to flooding than before the occurrence. Specifies in particular property located in an area that, because of a wildfire beginning on June 20, 2010, became more susceptible to flooding than before the wildfire. Allows the Secretary to apply the waiver retroactively. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure that flood insurance coverage of such a covered property takes effect on the date that all obligations for coverage (including completion of the application and payment of any initial premiums owed) were satisfactorily completed. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6293 | 111 | hr | 6293 | Communication and Alert Maintenance Program for Early Response Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Communication and Alert Maintenance Program for Early Response Act of 2010 or CAMPER Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) provide technical assistance to a state or local government to develop and implement an emergency notification system to warn persons using public recreational lands administered by such government of emergency situations; and (2) make grants to state and local governments to procure and install such systems. Limits a grant to $100,000. Requires a recipient to match not less than 5% of the federal funds provided. Authorizes the Secretary to establish conditions under which the cost-sharing requirement may be reduced or waived. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees for each fiscal year such assistance is provided on: (1) the state of preparedness of state park and recreation departments to provide adequate emergency notification; and (2) recommendations for appropriate additional legislative action. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hres-1706 | 111 | hres | 1706 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, which begins on October 3, 2010, and the work of firefighters in educating and protecting the communities of the United States. | Emergency Management | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | P000096 | 4 | Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week; and (2) the work of firefighters in educating and protecting U.S. communities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-s-3897 | 111 | s | 3897 | National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 1 | National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health Act of 2007 to authorize appropriations for the National Commission on Children and Disasters through FY2012. Requires any vacancy in the Commission to be filled within 90 days after the date of the vacancy. Requires the Commission to submit: (1) interim reports to the President and Congress annually; and (2) its final report by December 31, 2012. | 2023-01-11T13:21:22Z | |
| 111-s-3908 | 111 | s | 3908 | Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act of 2009 to include within the purpose of FLAME Wildlife Suppression Reserve Funds to cover the costs of burn area responses, including flood prevention. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to make the waiting period for coverage under a new contract for flood insurance coverage, and any modification to coverage under an existing flood insurance contract, inapplicable to the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage upon a determination by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that such period should be waived for private property affected by flooding on federal land affected by wildfire. Establishes the Schultz Fire Flooding Area Task Force. Designates the FEMA Administrator as the Chair of the Task Force. Directs the Task Force to: (1) coordinate the efforts of the entities represented on the Task Force (including FEMA, the Corps of Engineers, the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the United States Geological Survey [USGS], state and local governments, and community-based organizations and other interested parties) to implement interim and long-term flood protection systems; and (2) identify existing and potential funding, technical assistance, general investigations, and construction of flood protection projects. Directs the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of Agriculture, to carry out a detailed study of the area that suffered damage as a result of wildfire or flash flooding beginning on June 20, 2010, depicted on the Arizona Division of Emergency Management map entitled "Schultz Flood #1 Operations Map," dated August 3, 2010, to evaluate the potential of integrating projects and programs of the Corps of Engineers, FEMA, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) into a comprehensive, long-term flood protection system for that area. Directs the Attor… | 2023-01-11T13:21:22Z | |
| 111-hr-6207 | 111 | hr | 6207 | Rural Flood Mitigation and Recovery Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | H001037 | 1 | Rural Flood Mitigation and Recovery Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to determine that a flood damage reduction project for a flood prone disaster area is justified and to recommend the project solely on the basis that the non-federal interest has demonstrated that the project is appropriate and needed to protect the area's long-term economic viability. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President: (1) upon declaring that a major disaster exists in an area due to flooding, to determine whether the area qualifies as a flood prone disaster area; (2) to determine an area to be a flood prone disaster area if it has experienced at least two other major disasters due to flooding during the preceding five-year period; (3) in making contributions for hazard mitigation measures to benefit such an area, and for repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities for such area's benefit, to provide for a federal share of 90% (or 100% if the President determines that the measures would not be carried out without additional federal funding and are necessary to protect the area's long-term economic viability); and (4) in each state that includes such an area, to establish a task force to ensure that activities in response to the major disaster in that area are coordinated and carried out appropriately. Requires the President: (1) in making contributions for hazard mitigation measures for a major disaster, to review an application for assistance within three months of receipt and begin providing contributions to the cost of the measures within six months after the disaster is declared; and (2) in determining whether to provide financial assistance or direct services to an individual or household affected by a major disaster, to consider the economic impact on the area and the number of other major disasters that have been declared there during the preceding five-year period. Permits a higher federal share payable for repair or reconstruction for Inters… | 2023-01-11T13:21:34Z | |
| 111-sres-639 | 111 | sres | 639 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, which begins on October 3, 2010, and the work of firefighters in educating and protecting the communities of the United States. | Emergency Management | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-23 | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7422-7423) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 3 | Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, which begins on October 3, 2010; and (2) the work of firefighters in educating and protecting U.S. communities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:21Z | |
| 111-sres-641 | 111 | sres | 641 | A resolution observing the 5th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Rita devastated the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. | Emergency Management | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-23 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7426-7427; text as passed Senate: CR S7427; text of measure as introduced: CR S7423) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Observes the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Rita devastated the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Expresses support to the survivors and condolences to the victims' families. Commends the efforts of those who assisted in the response to the storm and the recovery process. Reaffirms a commitment to rebuild, renew, and restore the Gulf Coast region. | 2017-12-13T21:32:07Z | |
| 111-s-3814 | 111 | s | 3814 | National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-09-21 | 2010-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 111-250. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2010, through September 30, 2011. Continues through FY2011 the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the President's approval, to issue up to $20.725 billion in notes and obligations to finance the Program. | 2023-03-22T18:07:29Z | |
| 111-sres-625 | 111 | sres | 625 | A resolution designating September 2010 as "National Preparedness Month". | Emergency Management | 2010-09-15 | 2010-09-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7141; text as passed Senate: CR S7141; text of measure as introduced: CR S7139) | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] | CT | ID | L000304 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates September 2010 as National Preparedness Month. | 2017-12-13T21:31:59Z | |
| 111-hr-6122 | 111 | hr | 6122 | Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-09-14 | 2010-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 2 | Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain no fewer than 1,350 full-time equivalent positions in the Federal Protective Service inspector force, who shall be fully trained federal law enforcement officers. Directs the Secretary to classify the positions in the following categories: (1) Federal Facility Security Officers, responsible for security assessment; and (2) law enforcement officers, responsible for physical law enforcement and investigations. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the Federal Protective Service contract oversight force; and (2) minimum training and certification standards for security guard services at facilities protected by the Service. Expresses the sense of Congress that specified security standards for federal facilities established by the Interagency Security Committee should be implemented for all federal facilities for which they were issued.Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, to: (1) commence a one-year pilot program to research the advantages of converting guard positions at the highest-risk federal facilities protected by the Service from contract guard positions to positions held by federal employees; and (2) establish and hire individuals for a federal facility security guard position. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) periodically review and report to Congress on the performance by federal facility security guards under the pilot program, and upon its completion submit a final report evaluating whether or not the performance of individuals in such positions was satisfactory (if so, directs the Secretary to replace contract guards at all highest risk facilities protected by the Service with federal employees); and (2) submit a review of the fee-based funding system in use by the Service and issue any recommendations for alternative approaches. | 2023-01-11T13:21:36Z | |
| 111-hres-1618 | 111 | hres | 1618 | Urging the Federal Government, States, localities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of the United States to observe National Preparedness Month, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-09-14 | 2010-09-23 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 22 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Commends the public servants of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies for their contributions to homeland security.Salutes the efforts of government officials, the private sector, and citizens across the country to prevent, deter, protect against, and prepare to respond to potential acts of terrorism.Expresses appreciation for the commitment of law enforcement and emergency response personnel in preventing and preparing to respond to acts of terrorism.Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Preparedness Month as they relate to the threat of terrorism. | 2023-01-11T13:21:28Z | |
| 111-s-3719 | 111 | s | 3719 | Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 2 | Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make a grant to an eligible first responder agency for the additional costs incurred as a direct result of one or more of its employees who are reservists being placed on active duty. Defines "eligible first responder agency" as one for which the cost of operating has increased by not less than 5% as a direct result of such employees being placed on active duty. Prohibits the Administrator from making a grant for costs relating to an employee being placed on active duty if federal funds are used for that employee's pay or benefits. Authorizes the use of grant funds for: (1) pay or benefits for an individual hired to replace such an employee; (2) overtime expenses for an individual who performs tasks that would have been performed by such an employee; and (3) the cost of equipment, maintenance, or other activities the agency was unable to acquire or perform because of the cost of replacing such an employee or the need for which was caused by an employee being placed on active duty. Limits the grant period to six months. | 2023-01-11T13:21:39Z | |
| 111-hr-6047 | 111 | hr | 6047 | Guaranteeing Airport Physical Screening Standards Act | Emergency Management | 2010-07-30 | 2010-08-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Guaranteeing Airport Physical Screening Standards Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to: (1) issue regulations, directives, or other appropriate measures to implement requirements directing airport perimeter screening of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment before entry into a secured airport area; and (2) set a schedule for requiring airports to update their airport security plans to comply with such perimeter screening requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire the necessary number of passenger and baggage screeners to ensure aviation security. | 2023-01-11T13:21:48Z | |
| 111-hr-6048 | 111 | hr | 6048 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that certain tenants are able to return to affordable housing after a major disaster. | Emergency Management | 2010-07-30 | 2010-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide assistance to a person who owns or operates a rental dwelling unit damaged or destroyed by a major disaster for that unit's repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement if: (1) before the disaster the unit was made available for occupancy only by low- or moderate-income tenants; (2) the person will continue, for a specified minimum period, to make available rental dwelling units for occupancy only by such tenants; and (3) the person has applied for a disaster loan under the Small Business Act and either has been determined to be ineligible for such a loan or has obtained such a loan in the maximum amount for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) determines the person is eligible. | 2023-01-11T13:21:48Z | |
| 111-hres-1583 | 111 | hres | 1583 | Observing the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Rita devastated the coasts of Louisiana and Texas, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-07-30 | 2010-09-15 | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 6 | Observes the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Rita devastated the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Expresses support to the survivors and condolences to the victims' families. Commends the efforts of those who assisted in the response to the storm and the recovery process. Reaffirms a commitment to rebuild, renew, and restore the Gulf Coast region. | 2023-01-11T13:21:28Z | |
| 111-hr-5917 | 111 | hr | 5917 | Rural Community Flood Protection Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 2 | Rural Community Flood Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon receipt of a request from a non-federal interest, to conduct a levee system evaluation and certification of a federally authorized levee or a non-federally authorized levee for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program. Limits the non-federal share of the cost of carrying out a levee system evaluation and certification to 35% of the total cost, but requires the Secretary to adjust the non-federal share to zero if: (1) the non-federal interest is located in an area with a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals; or (2) the division of the non-federal interest with responsibility for the applicable levee is staffed by individuals operating on a volunteer basis. | 2023-01-11T13:21:51Z | |
| 111-hres-1577 | 111 | hres | 1577 | Observing the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, saluting the dedication of volunteers who offered assistance in support of those affected by the storm, recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region, commending the persistence of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and reaffirming Congress' commitment to restore and renew. | Emergency Management | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] | LA | R | C001079 | 7 | Expresses support for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Commends the efforts of those who assisted in the recovery. Reaffirms a commitment to rebuild, renew, and restore the Gulf Coast region. | 2023-01-11T13:21:45Z | |
| 111-s-3672 | 111 | s | 3672 | Coordination of Wind and Flood Perils Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 0 | Coordination of Wind and Flood Perils Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and any insurer (including a state-run windpool), in the event of loss resulting from physical damage to real property or personal property arising from the combined perils of flood and wind, to enter into good faith negotiations regarding: (1) payment and adjustment of proven claims for multiperil losses; and (2) the allocation of such payments among the insurer, the Administrator, and the insured. Directs the Administrator to pay 50% percent of the disputed claim until it can be settled, if the Administrator and the insurer cannot agree as to the specific distribution of perils that resulted in a loss. Requires such good faith negotiations to require that: (1) in order to fully compensate the insured for losses as soon as practicable, the insurer against wind peril shall pay 50% of any disputed claim until the claim can be settled; and (2) if an insurer against wind peril and the Administrator fail to agree regarding multiperil losses, then each shall agree to have any dispute resolved by the arbitration panel established under this Act. Directs the Administrator to establish an arbitration panel to resolve disputes relating to multiperil losses between the Administrator and an insurer against wind peril. | 2023-01-11T13:21:42Z | |
| 111-hr-5909 | 111 | hr | 5909 | Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act | Emergency Management | 2010-07-28 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to award up to 100 grants for task forces (two or more fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 firefighting personnel, operating under a cooperative agreement to coordinate incident response) each fiscal year for: (1) salary and benefits to hire firefighting personnel; (2) training; (3) equipment or support systems; (4) communications between task force members and a local police department or hospital or with any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; and (5) compatibility and interoperability of training and equipment.Requires the Administrator to give priority to task forces serving geographic areas that have a high population density or that are located within 50 miles of: (1) a nuclear power facility; (2) a large facility that produces, treats, or refines chemicals or petroleum products; (3) a business district of national significance; or (4) a location with one or more critical infrastructures.Requires grantees to obtain non-federal matching funds of at least 55% of the amount awarded by the Administrator for each fiscal year. | 2023-01-11T13:21:51Z | |
| 111-hr-5910 | 111 | hr | 5910 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue rules that designate no-fly zones in the vicinity of certain nuclear power plants, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-07-28 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue rules that designate no-fly zones in the vicinity of certain nuclear power plants and prohibit the operation of aircraft in such zones. | 2023-01-11T13:21:51Z | |
| 111-hr-5858 | 111 | hr | 5858 | FIRE Act | Emergency Management | 2010-07-26 | 2010-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 7 | Firefighting Investment, Renewal, and Employment Act or the FIRE Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for competitive grants for modifying, upgrading, or constructing non-federal fire stations for FY2011-FY2015. | 2023-01-11T13:21:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5825 | 111 | hr | 5825 | Multi-State Disaster Relief Act | Emergency Management | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-28 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H001030 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Multi-State Disaster Relief Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with representatives of state and local emergency management agencies, to review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors considered, when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration, to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. Requires the Administrator to include as a factor whether a contiguous county in an adjacent state has been designated in a major disaster or emergency as a result of the same incident.Directs the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on FEMA's current regulations, policies, procedures, and practices on: (1) recommending major disaster or emergency declarations in order to provide assistance to individuals and households; and (2) making post-declaration designations of the need for assistance to individuals and households in a county that is contiguous to a state that has received a major disaster or emergency declaration for the same incident. | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-hres-1521 | 111 | hres | 1521 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day. | Emergency Management | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] | NH | D | S001170 | 0 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day. | 2023-01-11T13:21:46Z | |
| 111-s-3599 | 111 | s | 3599 | Secure Chemical Facilities Act | Emergency Management | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Secure Chemical Facilities Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions for the regulation of security practices at chemical facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate: (1) any chemical substance as a substance of concern and establish and adjust the threshold quantity for each such substance after considering the potential extent of death, injury, and serious adverse effects that could result from a chemical facility terrorist incident; and (2) a chemical facility as a covered chemical facility if the Secretary determines such facility is a sufficient security risk (e.g., a likely target of a chemical facility terrorist incident and close to large population centers). Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain a list of covered chemical facilities that are of sufficient security risk; (2) assign each covered facility to one of four risk-based tiers; (3) establish standards and procedures for security vulnerability assessments and site security plans; (4) require each facility owner or operator to submit and, once approved, to implement such an assessment and plan; and (5) establish risk-based chemical security performance standards for site security plans. Permits the Secretary, under specified circumstances, to: (1) accept an alternate security program submitted by the owner or operator of the facility; (2) conduct facility security inspections; and (3) obtain access to and copy records necessary for reviewing or analyzing a security vulnerability assessment or site security plan. Requires the Secretary to: (1) share threat information with owners, operators, or security officers of a covered chemical facility and with relevant state and local government authorities in a timely manner; and (2) disapprove a security vulnerability assessment or site security plan if the Secretary determines that such assessment or security plan does not comply with the requirements of this Act. Establishes whistleblower protections for employees of a covered chemical facility … | 2023-01-11T13:21:43Z | |
| 111-hr-5722 | 111 | hr | 5722 | Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-07-13 | 2010-07-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1] | OH | D | D000609 | 0 | Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 2010 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse an eligible entity (i.e., a property owner, a lessee of property, or a community) that incurs expenses for the services of a surveyor, engineer, or similar service provider in obtaining a letter of map amendment that is approved in whole or in part by the Administrator, with respect to the part approved, if the approval was obtained during FY2003 or thereafter. | 2023-01-11T13:21:57Z | |
| 111-hr-5675 | 111 | hr | 5675 | National Border and Homeland Security Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. | House | Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] | AZ | R | F000448 | 0 | National Border and Homeland Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to give state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funding priority to: (1) northern or southern border states; or (2) state political subdivisions having one of the four largest populations of unlawfully present aliens for the preceding fiscal year. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to complete the required 700 mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2012. Amends the Secure Fence Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders by December 31, 2012. Directs the Secretary to: (1) increase the number of full-time, active-duty Border Patrol agents; (2) increase the number of Customs and Border Protection officers at U.S. ports of entry; and (3) ensure the implementaion of the automated entry and exit control system for aliens entering the United States at ports of entry (US-Visit) by December 31, 2011. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from impeding border security-related activities by the Secretary on U.S. public lands. Sets forth activities that may be taken to increase the number of Operation Streamline prosecutions by the following U.S. district courts: (1) the District of Arizona; (2) the District of New Mexico (3) the Southern District of California (4) the Southern District of Texas; and (5) the Western District of Texas. Increases criminal penalties for improper U.S. entry by an alien. Excludes minimum mandatory prison penalties for an alien who: (1) is under 18 years old; (2) is a parent traveling with a child under 18 years old; or (3) has a life-threatening health condition. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (of DHS), in protecting the United States from a nuclear, fissile material, or radiological attack, to consider potentia… | 2019-11-15T21:36:33Z | |
| 111-hr-5684 | 111 | hr | 5684 | Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act | Emergency Management | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] | LA | R | C001079 | 0 | Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to commission an independent review of: (1) the threats of terrorist attack posed to offshore energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, the vulnerabilities of such infrastructure, and consequences of such attacks; and (2) whether the Coast Guard can adequately secure such infrastructure. Directs the Secretary: (1) every two years, to review all vessel security plans approved for mobile offshore drilling units and other vessels used for exploration, development, or production of energy in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) to assess whether such plans take into account the threats of terrorist attack; and (3) to recommend countermeasures. Requires the Commandant to: (1) plan counterterrorism training for all Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Teams and the Maritime Security Response Team; (2) conduct counterterrorism exercises at least twice each year that focus on countering terrorist threats and vulnerabilities to offshore facilities; (3) establish and permanently locate an additional Maritime Safety and Security Team in the Gulf of Mexico to provide advanced counterterrorism capabilities for critical infrastructure; and (4) require all offshore maritime vessels, including offshore facilities, to be equipped with automatic identification capabilities for the purposes of monitoring vessel movements and improving port security situational awareness. Directs the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to coordinate the conduct of regular aerial surveillance of the critical infrastructure in the Gulf. America's Waterway Watch Act - Establishes within the Coast Guard the America's Waterway Watch Program to promote voluntary reporting of activities that may indicate that persons may be engaging in a violation of law relating to a threat or an act of terrorism against a vessel, facility, port, or waterway. Authorizes the Secretary, through the … | 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z | |
| 111-hr-5650 | 111 | hr | 5650 | To extend the National Flood Insurance Program to May 31, 2011. | Emergency Management | 2010-06-30 | 2010-06-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] | TX | R | B000755 | 12 | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (Program) from September 30, 2008, through May 31, 2011. Extends through May 31, 2011, the increased total amount of notes and obligations which the Director of FEMA may, with the approval of the President, issue to finance the Program. | 2023-01-11T13:19:51Z | |
| 111-hr-5619 | 111 | hr | 5619 | To amend the SAFE Port Act to provide for the eligibility of certain third party logistics providers for participation in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program. | Emergency Management | 2010-06-28 | 2010-07-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | O000169 | 1 | Amends the SAFE Port Act to make non-asset based third party logistics providers who arrange international transportation of freight (including motor carrier brokers of property licensed by the Department of Transportation [DOT] ) eligible to enter into partnership with DOT under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program to strengthen overall security of the international supply chain and U.S. border. | 2023-01-11T13:19:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5590 | 111 | hr | 5590 | Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-06-24 | 2010-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 10 | Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2011. Prohibits: (1) the use of Department of Justice (DOJ) funds to prosecute an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 22, 2009, in a U.S. criminal court; and (2) the President from transferring or releasing an individual currently detained at Guantanamo to any state without the state's consent and the President's certification that the individual does not pose a security risk. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the legislative branch the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism. Directs the Secretary of DHS to establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism. Expresses the sense of Congress that the House of Representatives and the Senate should fully implement the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States for creating a single, principal point of oversight and review for homeland security by amending House and Senate rules relating to committee jurisdiction. Amends the Rules of the House to direct the Speaker to consider the recommendations of the Commission for consolidating oversight and review of homeland security. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a strategy for gaining effective control of the international borders of the United States within five years. Requires the Secretary, for FY2011-FY2014, to maintain not fewer than 20,000 Border Patrol agents and sufficient support staff. Directs the Secretary, by June 30, 2011, to complete the exit portion of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system (US-VISIT) required for aliens arriving in or departing from the United States at an airport or seaport. Provides for mandatory detention of aliens apprehended at or betwe… | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5569 | 111 | hr | 5569 | National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-06-22 | 2010-07-02 | Became Public Law No: 111-196. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2008, through September 30, 2010. Reduces the total amount of notes and obligations which the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may through FY2010, with the President's approval, issue to finance the Program. Deems the amendments made by this Act to have taken effect on May 31, 2010. States that, to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the budgetary effects of this Act shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" submitted to the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, if such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. | 2023-03-22T18:07:22Z | |
| 111-hr-5573 | 111 | hr | 5573 | Homeland Security Grant Review Act | Emergency Management | 2010-06-22 | 2010-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] | PA | D | C001065 | 0 | Homeland Security Grant Review Act - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), one year after this Act's enactment and every two years thereafter, to review the grants management and oversight practices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with respect to the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, public transportation security grants, railroad security grants, over-the-road bus security grants, and maritime transportation and facility security grants. Requires such review to assess: (1) the FEMA workforce that administers such grants; (2) any additional resources and staff necessary to carry out management and oversight; (3) coordination with other DHS components with a role in assisting FEMA in managing and administering the grants; and (4) the procedures that grant recipients must follow to obligate and expend their grant awards. | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5562 | 111 | hr | 5562 | Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act | Emergency Management | 2010-06-21 | 2010-11-30 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from requiring the recipient of a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program to use a specified percentage of such grant for any one of the specified permitted uses.Directs the Administrator to: (1) study the use of grant funds for administrative expenses; (2) determine whether 3% of the grant amount is adequate to ensure proper oversight, management, and administration of the grant; and (3) report recommendations on whether such percentage should be adjusted to better reflect administrative costs to grant recipients. Requires the Administrator to study the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of issuing multiyear program guidance for such grants. | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5563 | 111 | hr | 5563 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials. | Emergency Management | 2010-06-21 | 2010-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3] | NV | D | T000468 | 2 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to better inform the allocation of grants under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, to conduct an initial assessment of the relative threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences from acts of terrorism for each state, with each threat assessment for a state conducted jointly with appropriate state officials; and (2) to conduct such initial risk assessments for eligible metropolitan areas for purposes of Urban Area Security Initiative grants jointly with appropriate metropolitan area officials. | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5553 | 111 | hr | 5553 | National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-06-17 | 2010-06-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] | LA | R | C001079 | 0 | National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2008, through December 31, 2013. | 2023-01-11T13:19:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5559 | 111 | hr | 5559 | Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-06-17 | 2010-06-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | H000627 | 2 | Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to delay, for certain areas not previously designated as having special flood hazards, the effective date for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance until the expiration of the five-year period beginning upon the date that revisions to certain flood insurance maps become available. Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize or require any payment or refund for flood insurance coverage purchases that covered any period during which such coverage is not required for the insured property. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prescribe a five-year phase-in schedule for flood insurance rates for areas newly mapped as having special flood hazards. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse property owners for costs incurred in requests to remove property from base flood elevations. Instructs the FEMA Administrator to submit to Congress a community outreach plan updating floodplain areas and flood-risk zones. Instructs the FEMA Administrator to notify the appropriate Members of Congress of actions taken regarding any modernization of a floodplain area or flood-risk zone in their respective states or districts. | 2023-01-11T13:19:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5498 | 111 | hr | 5498 | WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-06-10 | 2010-12-22 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411. | House | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | P000096 | 11 | WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 - Title I: Intelligence Matters - (Sec. 101) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop, implement, and report to Congress regarding: (1) a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); and (2) a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. Title II: Homeland Security Matters - (Sec. 201) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to establish in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a unit for WMD intelligence and information sharing. Directs the Secretary of DHS (the Secretary), acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, to: (1) integrate into the homeland security, intelligence, and information sharing process national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders; (2) leverage homeland security capabilities and structures to enhance prevention, detection, preparedness, and collective response, attribution, and recovery efforts for a biological attack or other phenomena that may have serious health consequences; and (3) advance partnerships between DHS and other federal agencies in assessing potential threats and risks from the intentional use of biological agents by terrorists or other actors. Directs the Secretary to: (1) produce biennial Bioterrorism Risk Assessments; (2) enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism by conducting annual risk assessments regarding the threat, vulnerability, and consequences of theft or other procurement of radiological materials that could be used by a terrorist in a radiological dispersion device; and (3) establish enhanced biosecurity measures for persons or laboratories that possess, use, or transfer Tier I Material Threat Agents (agents and toxins that are determined by the Secretary to present a material threat to the population). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to the Secre… | 2023-01-11T13:19:55Z | |
| 111-s-3476 | 111 | s | 3476 | National Emergency Centers Establishment Act | Emergency Management | 2010-06-10 | 2010-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 1 | National Emergency Centers Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish at least six national emergency centers on military installations to use existing infrastructure to provide: (1) temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; and (2) centralized locations for the training of first responders and the coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Requires the Secretary to designate: (1) 2 military installations as sites for the establishment of the centers within 60 days of this Act's enactment; and (2) not fewer than 4 more within 18 months of enactment.Lists minimum requirements for sites for such centers, including that they be capable of: (1) meeting for an extended period the housing, health, transportation, education, public works, humanitarian, and other transition needs of a large number of individuals affected; (2) being scaled up or down to accommodate major disaster preparedness and response drills, operations, and procedures; (3) housing existing permanent structures necessary to meet training and first responders coordination requirements during non-disaster periods; and (4) hosting the infrastructure necessary to rapidly adjust to temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance needs.Sets forth center location requirements, including requiring the Secretary to give preference to military installations designated as Regional Joint Readiness Centers and to closed or materially affected military installations. | 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z | |
| 111-hr-5485 | 111 | hr | 5485 | National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Enhancement Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-06-08 | 2010-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] | NY | D | T000469 | 1 | National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Enhancement Act of 2010 - Requires the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the SUNY (State University of New York) National Center for Security and Preparedness in order to train state, local, and tribal emergency response providers to prepare for and respond to acts of terrorism. | 2023-01-11T13:19:56Z | |
| 111-hres-1419 | 111 | hres | 1419 | Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association and commending the Association on its century of service to the State of Ohio. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-28 | 2010-05-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1] | OH | D | D000609 | 8 | Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association and commends the Association on its century of service to Ohio. | 2023-01-11T13:20:01Z | |
| 111-hres-1388 | 111 | hres | 1388 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-24 | 2010-06-23 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] | FL | R | D000600 | 20 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Encourages the staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), especially the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center, and other appropriate federal agencies to continue their outstanding work of educating people about hurricane preparedness.Urges the people of the United States to recognize such week as an opportunity to learn more about the Center's work in forecasting hurricanes and educating citizens about the potential risks of the storms. | 2023-01-11T13:19:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5346 | 111 | hr | 5346 | To enhance homeland security in the ports and waterways of the United States, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-19 | 2010-05-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | America's Waterway Watch Act - Establishes within the Coast Guard the America's Waterway Watch Program to promote voluntary reporting of activities indicating a threat or act of terrorism against a vessel, facility, port, or waterway. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) report to specified congressional committees and to the Comptroller General on the pilot program to test the business processes, technology, and operational impacts required to deploy transportation security card readers at secure areas of the marine transportation system; (2) report to specified congressional committees on the establishment of Interagency Operational Centers for Port Security and on the threat, vulnerability, and consequence of a terrorist attack on gasoline and chemical cargo shipments in port activity areas; (3) establish no less than two maritime security response teams to act as the Coast Guard's counterterrorism and law enforcement response units; (4) increase the number of detection canine teams certified by the Coast Guard for maritime-related security; (5) conduct a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security; (6) establish a pilot program to test and deploy preventive radiological or nuclear detection equipment on Coast Guard vessels to enhance border security; (7) establish procedures for fingerprinting applicants for transportation security cards and prepare an assessment of the enrollment sites for such cards; and (8) initiate a national study to identify measures for improving the security of maritime transportation of certain dangerous cargo and coordinate an evaluation of the waterside security of vessels carrying, and waterfront facilities handling, certain dangerous cargo. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) study the effects that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) has on companies that employ seasonal employees; (2) study methods to conduct a background security investigation of an … | 2023-01-11T13:20:09Z | |
| 111-s-3384 | 111 | s | 3384 | A bill to direct the General Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-19 | 2010-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in coordination with the National Academy of Engineering, to conduct and submit to Congress a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection. | 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z | |
| 111-sres-526 | 111 | sres | 526 | A resolution designating May 16 through May 22, 2010, as "National Search and Rescue Week". | Emergency Management | 2010-05-14 | 2010-05-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3790-3792; text as passed Senate: CR S3790-3791; text of measure as introduced: CR S3785) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 7 | Designates May 16-22, 2010, as National Search and Rescue Week. | 2017-12-13T21:31:03Z | |
| 111-hr-5266 | 111 | hr | 5266 | National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-05-11 | 2010-07-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health Act of 2007 to authorize appropriations for the National Commission on Children and Disasters through FY2013. Requires any vacancy in the Commission to be filled within 90 days after the date of the vacancy. Requires the Commission to submit: (1) interim reports to the President and Congress annually; and (2) its final report by December 31, 2012. | 2023-01-11T13:20:12Z | |
| 111-s-3347 | 111 | s | 3347 | A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-11 | 2010-05-12 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 5 | Amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010. | 2017-12-13T22:20:14Z | |
| 111-hr-5255 | 111 | hr | 5255 | Stable Flood Insurance Authorization Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-05-07 | 2010-05-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 6 | Stable Flood Insurance Authorization Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend through FY2010 both the National Flood Insurance Program and the Pilot Program for Mitigation of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties. Repeals the September 30, 2009, termination date for, and thus makes permanent, the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance to any state or community. Extends eligibility for flood insurance at specified maximum premium rates to any community that has made adequate progress on construction (as under current law), reconstruction, or improvement of a flood protection system which will afford flood protection for the one-hundred year frequency flood (without respect to the level of federal investment or participation). Revises the requirement that a revised Flood Insurance Rate Map be prepared for the community to delineate as Zone AR the areas of special flood hazard that result from the disaccreditation of the flood protection system. Specifies that the areas of special flood hazard may be either coastal or riverine. Revises the requirement that a community will be considered to be in the process of restoration if its flood protection system has been deemed restorable by a federal agency in consultation with the local project sponsor. Replaces a federal agency as the deeming authority with the entity or entities that own, operate, maintain, or repair the system. Directs the Administrator to implement this Act so as not to materially weaken the financial position of the national flood insurance program, or increase the risk of financial liability to federal taxpayers. Authorizes the Administrator to establish floor insurance premium rates, and related terms and conditions, by notice. Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to delay the effective date of the mandatory purchase requirement for newly designated special flood hazard areas until expiration of the three-year period beginning upon the date that … | 2023-01-11T13:20:12Z | |
| 111-hr-5240 | 111 | hr | 5240 | Child Safety, Care, and Education Continuity Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 6 | Child Safety, Care, and Education Continuity Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and nonpublic schools for assistance in restarting school operations in major disaster areas. Protects LEAs from cuts in school improvement funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a major disaster occurs within their service area. Allows LEAs in states to which teachers and paraprofessionals relocate after a major disaster to consider such teachers and paraprofessionals to have met certain federal teaching standards if the state from which they came considered them to have met such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or modify certain requirements relating to maintenance of effort, supplementary use of funds, and matching funds in providing educational assistance to entities affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary to provide temporary emergency impact aid to states and, through them, LEAs and Native American schools for the education of students displaced by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive or modify requirements applicable to federal student aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) that are unreasonable due to the effects of a major disaster; (2) approve Teacher Quality Partnership Grants program modifications that assist states, LEAs, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) recruit and retain faculty for schools in major disaster areas; (3) modify, at the request of an affected institution or other grantee located in a major disaster area, required and allowable uses of funds under the HEA's TRIO, GEAR-UP, Strengthening Institutions, and Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities programs, and any other competitive grant program; and (4) allow financial aid administrators to adjust the expected contribution of students and parents affected by a major disast… | 2023-01-11T13:20:13Z | |
| 111-hr-5242 | 111 | hr | 5242 | Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 0 | Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to assist a covered entity affected by a major disaster. (Defines "covered entity" to mean a business or private nonprofit organization operating in an area with respect to which the President declared, during the 60-day period preceding the date the entity submitted a grant application, a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.) Authorizes the Administrator to make a grant to a covered entity to assist in: (1) the repair or replacement of the entity's property that was damaged as a direct result of a major disaster; and (2) meeting the entity's ordinary and necessary financial obligations that might not otherwise be met as a direct result of a major disaster. Limits each grant to $28,000. Directs the Administrator to adjust the limit annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor. | 2023-01-11T13:20:12Z | |
| 111-hres-1337 | 111 | hres | 1337 | Expressing the sympathy and condolences of the House of Representatives to those people affected by the flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi in May, 2010. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-13 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000754 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Expresses condolences to the families of those who lost their lives or property as the result of flooding beginning on May 2, 2010, in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi.Expresses: (1) appreciation to the people of Tennessee and the surrounding states who continue to work to protect people from the floodwaters and aid in recovery efforts; and (2) support as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to respond to needs of the affected communities.Honors the emergency responders across Tennessee for their bravery and sacrifice. | 2023-01-11T13:20:04Z | |
| 111-hr-5221 | 111 | hr | 5221 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers and foreign air carriers to transmit a passenger and crew manifest for a flight in foreign air transportation to or from the United States to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at least 24 hours before the departure of the flight, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-05 | 2010-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 1 | Requires domestic and foreign air carriers operating a passenger flight in foreign air transportation to or from the United States to provide to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by electronic transmission a passenger and crew manifest at least 24 hours in advance of the departure of the aircraft to or from the United States. (Currently, such manifests must be provided to the Commissioner of CBP only in advance of a flight landing in the United States.) Requires transmittal to the Commissioner of CBP of supplemental passenger and crew manifests in instances when a passenger acquires a flight ticket or a flight crewmember is assigned to a flight after transmittal of the original manifest. Allows late ticket purchases or crewmember assignments within two hours before depature of a flight only if the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) issues procedures permitting such ticketing and assignments. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require those air carriers that transmit a passenger and crew manifest to conduct a final comparison of passenger information on the manifest to the no fly list of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within 60 minutes of a flight's departure. | 2023-01-11T13:20:13Z | |
| 111-s-3312 | 111 | s | 3312 | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-05-05 | 2010-05-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations to the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Securing the Cities Initiative, including funding for: (1) each city in which the Initiative has been implemented by FY2009; and (2) additional Securing the Cities initiatives to be implemented in not fewer than two sites participating in the Urban Area Security Initiative. | 2023-01-11T13:20:01Z | |
| 111-hr-5182 | 111 | hr | 5182 | To help certain communities adversely affected by FEMA's flood mapping modernization program. | Emergency Management | 2010-04-29 | 2010-04-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] | AR | D | B000420 | 1 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from revising, updating, or publishing any flood insurance rate map under its Flood Map Modernization Program for any counties that are protected by a structure built or maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers unless the owner of, or the community protected by, such structure has been: (1) formally notified of any deficiencies in the structure; and (2) afforded seven years to rectify any deficiencies that would affect the flood insurance rate map for the area. Prohibits the Administrator, until after such seven years, from: (1) requiring property owners in any such county who were not required to purchase flood insurance prior to the date of this Act's enactment to purchase such insurance; or (2) increasing the flood insurance premium for any such owners. | 2023-01-11T13:16:03Z | |
| 111-hr-5186 | 111 | hr | 5186 | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-29 | 2010-05-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] | PA | R | D000604 | 1 | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to extend until October 4, 2015, the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for such facilities. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in coordination with the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, to: (1) establish a voluntary chemical security training program to enhance the capabilities of high-risk chemical facilities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other man-made disasters; and (2) develop a voluntary chemical security exercise program to offer voluntary testing and evaluation of the capabilities of the federal government, state governments, commercial personnel and management, emergency response providers, and the private sector to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies at chemical facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:16:03Z | |
| 111-s-3285 | 111 | s | 3285 | A bill to help certain communities adversely affected by FEMA's flood mapping modernization program. | Emergency Management | 2010-04-29 | 2010-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 1 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from revising, updating, or publishing any flood insurance rate map under its Flood Map Modernization Program for any counties that are protected by a structure built or maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers unless the owner of, or the community protected by, such structure has been: (1) formally notified of any deficiencies in the structure; and (2) afforded seven years to rectify any deficiencies that would affect the flood insurance rate map for the area. Prohibits the Administrator, until after such seven years, from: (1) requiring property owners in any such county who were not required to purchase flood insurance prior to the date of this Act's enactment to purchase such insurance; or (2) increasing the flood insurance premium for any such owners. | 2023-01-11T13:20:15Z | |
| 111-sres-504 | 111 | sres | 504 | A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate to those affected by the tragic events following the tornado that hit central Mississippi on April 24, 2010. | Emergency Management | 2010-04-28 | 2010-04-28 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2768; text as passed Senate: CR S2768; text of measure as introduced: CR S2764) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives when a tornado hit central Mississippi on April 24, 2010. Extends wishes for a full recovery for all those who were injured and thanks to the first responders who took quick action to provide aid and comfort to the victims. | 2022-02-03T06:06:04Z | |
| 111-s-3263 | 111 | s | 3263 | A bill to establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-04-27 | 2010-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2709-2710) | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Chief Veterinary Officer, who shall: (1) head the division of DHS with primary responsibility for veterinary issues, food defense, and agriculture security; and (2) have primary responsibility within DHS for responsibilities relating to veterinary medicine and veterinary public health. Requires that such Officer: (1) be a veterinarian who possesses a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of veterinary public health and emergency preparedness; (2) be appointed by the DHS Secretary; and (3) report directly to the Chief Medical Officer (or to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs if the Assistant Secretary is not serving as Chief Medical Officer). | 2023-01-11T13:20:16Z | |
| 111-s-3267 | 111 | s | 3267 | Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-27 | 2010-07-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 4 | Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Modifies various definitions in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, including changing the title of the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from Director to the current title Administrator. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Administrator to award assistance to firefighters grants on a competitive basis to fire departments to protect the public and firefighting personnel against fire, fire-related, and other hazards, and to award grants to nonaffiliated emergency medical service (EMS) organizations and to state fire training academies. Specifies maximum grant amounts for fire departments serving communities of various sizes, increasing the caps on these grants, particularly for departments that serve larger communities. Sets forth permissible uses for such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to award fire prevention and safety grants on a competitive basis to fire departments and to national, state, local, tribal, and nonprofit organizations other than fire departments that are recognized for their experience and expertise in fire prevention or fire safety, and to support joint programs between national fire service organizations and institutions of higher education, including the establishment of fire safety research centers. Raises the limit for a grant to $1.5 million for a fiscal year. Sets forth permissible uses of such grants. Directs the Administrator, in awarding grants, to: (1) consider specified factors, including the degree to which an award will reduce risks associated with fire-related and other hazards; (2) ensure that career, volunteer, and combination fire departments each receive at least 25% of available grant funds; and (3) take actions to prevent the unnecessary duplication of grant awards received through other federal programs. Requires that not less than 3.5% of available grant funds be awarded for EMS, not more than 2% be awarded for nonaffiliated EMS organizations, not less than 10% be awarded for fire preventio… | 2023-01-11T13:20:16Z | |
| 111-hr-5114 | 111 | hr | 5114 | Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-22 | 2010-07-19 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 13 | Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to extend through FY2015 the National Flood Insurance Program and the Pilot Program for Mitigation of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties. Repeals the termination date for (thus making permanent) the Pilot Program for Mitigation of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties. (Sec. 4) Increases the maximum aggregate amount of insurance coverage: (1) from $250,000 to $335,000 for certain single- or multifamily dwelling residential structures; (2) from $100,000 to $135,000 for dwelling unit contents; and (3) from $500,000 to $670,000 for nonresidential properties. Prescribes formulae for the maximum amount of insurance coverage for multi-unit, nonresidential rental properties containing more than one dwelling unit, including pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map (pre-FIRM) structures (structures neither constructed nor substantially improved after the later of December 31, 1974, or the effective date of the initial rate map published under NFIA for the area in which such a structure is located). (Sec. 5) Provides a phase-in of actuarial rates for: (1) nonresidential properties, recently purchased pre-FIRM single-family properties used as principal residences, and non-primary residences; (2) severe repetitive loss properties; and (3) properties substantially damaged or substantially improved. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to increase the chargeable premium rates for such properties annually if they are less than the applicable estimated risk premium rate for the area in which the property is located. (Sec. 6) Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (FDPA) to delay, for a five-year period, the effective date for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance for certain new flood hazard areas not previously designated as having special flood hazards (with "100-year floodplains"). Makes the preferred risk rate method premium available for flood insurance coverage fo… | 2023-01-11T13:16:05Z | |
| 111-s-3249 | 111 | s | 3249 | Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-22 | 2010-06-29 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] | CT | ID | L000304 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 23, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to: (1) award financial assistance under the pre-disaster hazard mitigation program on a competitive basis; and (2) ensure that the amount of assistance made available to each state is not less than the lesser of $575,000 or 1% of the total funds appropriated to carry out such program for the fiscal year, and not more than 15% of such appropriated funds. Authorizes appropriations for the program for FY2011-FY2015. Repeals the program termination date. Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out such program from being used for congressionally directed spending. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress explaining the reasons for awarding any grants using procedures other than competitive procedures. | 2023-01-11T13:15:58Z | |
| 111-hr-5105 | 111 | hr | 5105 | To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-04-21 | 2010-12-22 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] | AL | R | R000575 | 6 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Chief Veterinary Officer, who shall: (1) head the division of DHS with primary responsibility for veterinary issues, food defense, and agriculture security; and (2) have primary responsibility within DHS for responsibilities relating to veterinary medicine and veterinary public health. Requires that such Officer: (1) be a veterinarian who possesses a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of veterinary public health and emergency preparedness; (2) be appointed by the DHS Secretary; and (3) report directly to the Chief Medical Officer (or to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs if the Assistant Secretary is not serving as Chief Medical Officer). Directs: (1) such Officer to report to Congress on the state of DHS's working animals during each fiscal year and include a description of any animal initiative or program conducted during such fiscal year; and (2) the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees at least 180 days before carrying out any reorganization within DHS that would affect any responsibility of the Chief Veterinary Officer. | 2023-01-11T13:16:06Z | |
| 111-s-3236 | 111 | s | 3236 | National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Enhancement Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-21 | 2010-04-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Enhancement Act of 2010 - Requires the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the SUNY (State University of New York) National Center for Security and Preparedness. | 2023-01-11T13:15:58Z | |
| 111-hr-5053 | 111 | hr | 5053 | Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-15 | 2010-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] | PA | R | D000604 | 4 | Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act of 2010 - Authorizes: (1) appropriations to the Director of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) for FY2011 to carry out counterterrorism functions; and (2) 1,200 full-time equivalent positions in the inspector force that monitor performance of security personal services procured by contract. Grants the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through FPS, lead authority in the executive branch to carry out counterterrorism functions on federal property managed by the General Services Administration (GSA). Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a five-year budget outlook and strategic plan for FPS. Requires annual updates. Directs the Secretary, through the Director, to: (1) conduct facility security assessments; (2) prepare a report on each assessment; and (3) give the facility security committee established for such a facility a 60-day period to review and comment on each report. Provides for the selection by GSA of recommendations for implementation. Requires: (1) the Secretary to develop minimum standards for training and annual recertification for FPS's contract guards; (2) the Director to establish a three-year pilot program in not less than three level IV facilities to test and evaluate to what extent efficiencies exist in having a federalized guard staff and to what extent such a staff provides a measurable improvement in security; and (3) the Comptroller General to monitor and review the program. Grants the Secretary a right of entry to property for which security is provided by FPS for unannounced inspections. Requires the Secretary to conduct security inspections, including unannounced inspections, of such properties. Directs the Director to publish: (1) a list of qualified vendors and products that would promote common standards of deployment of personnel and technology; (2) standards for training personnel among all FPS protected properties; and (3) best practices for utilizing items on the qualified products list. Dir… | 2023-01-11T13:16:07Z | |
| 111-hr-5057 | 111 | hr | 5057 | Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-15 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 5 | Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture respectively, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to designate as "Tier I agents" those agents and toxins which have clear potential to be used effectively in a biological attack that causes significant casualties and for which the DHS Secretary has issued a Material Threat Determination, with exceptions. Amends the Homeland Security Act (HSA) to direct the DHS Secretary to establish enhanced biosecurity measures for persons that possess, use, or transfer Tier I agents. Amends the PHSA to direct the HHS Secretary, in coordination with the DHS Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, to: (1) establish criteria defining characteristics, features, or equipment that could facilitate the misuse of a laboratory or other facility for purposes of developing a biological weapon; and (2) establish and maintain a list of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal, or plant health but for which the potential to be used in a biological attack has not been established. Directs the HHS Secretary to: (1) maintain a national database that includes the locations of each laboratory or other facility required to be registered and related information; (2) conduct a comprehensive review of the list of biological agents and toxins under the PHSA; (3) award grants to academic and nonprofit organizations and to state, local, and tribal governments to implement security improvements at laboratories of such organizations and governments that possess, use, or transfer Tier I agents or toxins; and (4) promulgate regulations governing the distribution, synthesis, and handling of Variola virus DNA. Amends the PHSA to direct the HHS Secretary, in coordination with the… | 2023-01-11T13:16:07Z | |
| 111-s-3203 | 111 | s | 3203 | A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2010. | Emergency Management | 2010-04-14 | 2010-04-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, as amended by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2010. | 2023-01-11T13:15:59Z | |
| 111-sres-482 | 111 | sres | 482 | A resolution designating April 2010 as "National 9-1-1 Education Month". | Emergency Management | 2010-04-14 | 2010-04-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2326-2327; text as passed Senate: CR S2326-2327; text of measure as introduced: CR S2300) | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates April 2010 as National 9-1-1 Education Month. | 2017-12-13T21:30:40Z | |
| 111-hr-4992 | 111 | hr | 4992 | First Responders Protection Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-04-13 | 2010-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] | TN | R | W000119 | 0 | First Responders Protection Act of 2010 - Requires each employer of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services provider to pay for any liability (including litigation costs related to a claim of such liability) of such first responder arising from conduct in the course of official duty, unless the first responder intended to engage in the conduct or cause the result that is the basis of the liability. Provides that nothing in this Act affects any state or local law that provides a comparable or greater amount of payment of the liability of first responders. | 2023-01-11T13:16:09Z | |
| 111-hr-4898 | 111 | hr | 4898 | Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act | Emergency Management | 2010-03-21 | 2010-04-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 8 | Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a competitive program to make grants for emergency preparedness planning and implementation to local educational agencies and districts located in areas under a high threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies. Directs the Secretary, in awarding grants, to give priority to: (1) local educational agencies and districts located in areas with higher population densities that are under a higher threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies; and (2) such agencies and districts that have demonstrated the ability to formulate and implement effective emergency preparedness plans. Requires a local educational agency or district receiving a grant to use such funds to formulate and implement an emergency preparedness plan, which shall provide for: (1) the creation in the office of the superintendent or other chief executive officer of the local educational agency or district of a School Emergency Response Center; (2) the creation of a Regional Advisory Council; and (3) the development of a plan specific to each school under the local educational agency's or district's authority for each type of emergency likely to occur in the area. Permits remaining funds to be used for any purpose relating to emergency preparedness planning or implementation. | 2023-01-11T13:16:23Z | |
| 111-hr-4852 | 111 | hr | 4852 | Critical Infrastructure Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-03-16 | 2010-03-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 31 | Critical Infrastructure Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to make grants to state and local governments to assist them in projects that improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and/or airports in hazardous seismic zones to withstand an earthquake. Directs the Administrator to require each state and local government, as a condition for receiving a grant, to submit to the Administrator: (1) a comprehensive strategic earthquake response plan for such facility; and (2) a list of grant activities that analyzes their impact. | 2023-01-11T13:16:24Z | |
| 111-hr-4842 | 111 | hr | 4842 | Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-03-15 | 2010-07-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | C001067 | 8 | Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Directorate of Science and Technology for FY2011-FY2012. Title II: Management and Administration - (Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary of DHS (the Secretary) to: (1) establish requirements for how basic and applied homeland security research shall be identified, prioritized, funded, tasked, and evaluated by the Directorate; (2) seek to publicize the requirements for the purpose of informing the federal government, state and local governments, first responders, and the private sector; (3) establish, through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and the Under Secretary for Management, a mandatory workforce program for the Directorate's customers in DHS to better identify and prioritize homeland security capability gaps that may be addressed by a technological solution; and (4) establish a system to collect feedback from customers of the Directorate on its performance. Requires the Inspector General of DHS to submit a biannual update to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the implementation of research prioritization, requirements, and activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit specified information annually, including a national-level risk assessment and a report on Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency activities; (2) report specified information regarding professional development; (3) establish a system to create a formal process for collecting feedback from customers on the effectiveness of the technology or services delivered by the Directorate, develop metrics for measuring customer satisfaction and the usefulness of any technology or service provided by the Directorate, and establish standards and performance measures to be met by the Directorate; and (4) establish a system to monitor the Directorate's progress for… | 2023-01-11T13:16:24Z | |
| 111-hr-4847 | 111 | hr | 4847 | National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act | Emergency Management | 2010-03-15 | 2010-03-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to establish within USGS a National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System program to monitor volcanic activity and to warn and protect U.S. citizens from harm. Sets forth as System purposes to organize, modernize, standardize, and stabilize monitoring systems of U.S. volcano observatories and to unify monitoring systems into a single interoperative system. Sets forth as System objectives to monitor all U.S. volcanoes at a level commensurate with the threat they pose by upgrading existing networks on monitored volcanoes and installing new networks on unmonitored volcanoes. Requires the System to include: (1) a national volcano watch office that is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week; (2) a national volcano data center; and (3) an external grants program to support research in volcano monitoring science and technology. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress a five-year management plan for establishing and operating the System and an annual report; (2) establish an advisory committee; and (3) coordinate activities under this Act with the heads of relevant federal agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with universities and state agencies as volcano observatory partners. | 2023-01-11T13:16:24Z | |
| 111-s-3109 | 111 | s | 3109 | Rural Community Flood Protection Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 2 | Rural Community Flood Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon receipt of a request from a non-federal interest, to conduct a levee system evaluation and certification of a federally authorized levee or a non-federally authorized levee for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program. Limits the non-federal share of the cost of carrying out a levee system evaluation and certification to 35% of the total cost, but requires the Secretary to adjust the non-federal share to zero if: (1) the non-federal interest is located in an area with a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals; or (2) the division of the non-federal interest with responsibility for the applicable levee is staffed by individuals operating on a volunteer basis. | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-hr-4778 | 111 | hr | 4778 | National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-03-04 | 2010-03-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | P000422 | 0 | National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program from September 30, 2008, through December 31, 2010. | 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z | |
| 111-hr-4725 | 111 | hr | 4725 | To provide for the acquisition by the Army Corps of Engineers of the hurricane barrier for the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts and the town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. | Emergency Management | 2010-03-02 | 2010-03-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to acquire all right, title, and interest of the city of New Bedford and the town of Fairhaven, Massachuetts, to the New Bedford-Fairhaven hurricane barrier if an offer is made by the city and the town to convey it to the Secretary, by quitclaim deed without consideration, within two years of this Act's enactment. Permits the city and the town to retain an easement authorizing the construction and recreational use of a boardwalk as a bike path, pedestrian path, boardwalk, and noncommercial fishing pier. Makes the Secretary responsible for the operation and maintenance, repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of the barrier in coordination with the city and the town. | 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z | |
| 111-s-3051 | 111 | s | 3051 | A bill to suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired. | Emergency Management | 2010-03-01 | 2010-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from updating a flood plain area or a flood risk zone in a geographic area that meets the following conditions: (1) the area is intended to be protected by a levee that the Army Corps of Engineers determines has a design deficiency; (2) the entity responsible for the repair of such levee has implemented a repair plan that has been developed by the Corps or a professional licensed engineer and approved by the Corps or FEMA, that is based on sufficient and reasonably current design data that accurately reflects the condition of such levee and other flood protection facilities in the area, that will provide protection from the 1% annual chance flood for the area, and that includes an adequate financing mechanism; and (3) each state or local government with jurisdiction over any portion of the geographic area has implemented a surveillance and operations plan to provide for timely alerts and immediate remedial action when significant underseepage or potential failure occurs, has an evacuation plan, and has implemented an outreach and communication plan to advise occupants of potential flood risks, the opportunity to purchase flood insurance, and the consequences of failure to purchase insurance. Exempts a geographic area if the Director: (1) determines that the area is protected by a system that provides protection from the 1% annual chance flood; or (2) has suspended the updating of flood plain areas or flood risk zones in such area in accordance with this Act for seven consecutive years. | 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z | |
| 111-hres-1076 | 111 | hres | 1076 | Expressing gratitude and appreciation to the individuals and organizations that comprise the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their unyielding determination and work as first responders to victims of disasters and other incidents, including the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-02-04 | 2010-02-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 4 | Expresses: (1) appreciation to the individuals and organizations that comprise the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for their work as first responders to victims of disasters; and (2) support for FEMA, including its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, as it undertakes response and recovery efforts in connection with the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. | 2023-01-11T13:16:33Z | |
| 111-s-2996 | 111 | s | 2996 | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-02-04 | 2010-03-03 | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 3 | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to extend until October 4, 2015, the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for such facilities. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in coordination with the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, to: (1) establish a voluntary chemical security training program to enhance the capabilities of high-risk chemical facilities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other man-made disasters; and (2) develop a voluntary chemical security exercise program to offer voluntary testing and evaluation of the capabilities of the federal government, state governments, commercial personnel and management, emergency response providers, and the private sector to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies at chemical facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z | |
| 111-hr-4580 | 111 | hr | 4580 | Metropolitan Medical Response System Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 14 | Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program to support state and local jurisdictions in preparing for and maintaining all-hazards response capabilities to manage public health and mass casualty incidents resulting from natural and man-made disasters, terrorist acts, and epidemic disease outbreaks, by systematically enhancing and integrating first responders, public health personnel, emergency management personnel, and other participants in mass casualty management. (Repeals provisions of the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 regarding a Metropolitan Medical Response Program.) Directs the Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, to develop programmatic and policy guidance for the Program in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator, to enter in contracts with local jurisdictions to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents. Authorizes the use of contracts to support the integration of emergency management, health, and medical systems into a coordinated response to mass casualty incidents caused by any hazard.Sets forth eligibility requirements. Encourages local jurisdictions receiving assistance under the Program to develop and maintain memoranda of understanding and agreement with neighboring jurisdictions to support a system of mutual aid among the jurisdictions.Requires the Administrator: (1) in coordination with the Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, and a National Metropolitan Medical Response System Working Group, to issue performance measures for each local jurisdiction that enters a contract under this Act; and (2) together with the Assistant Secretary and the Working Group, to conduct a review of the Program. | 2023-01-11T13:16:38Z | |
| 111-hres-1070 | 111 | hres | 1070 | Expressing gratitude and appreciation to the individuals and organizations that comprise the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their unyielding determination and work as first responders to victims of disasters and other incidents, including the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Expresses: (1) appreciation to the individuals and organizations that comprise the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for their work as first responders to victims of disasters; and (2) support for FEMA, including its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, as it undertakes response and recovery efforts in connection with the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. | 2023-01-11T13:16:33Z | |
| 111-hr-4507 | 111 | hr | 4507 | Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Act | Emergency Management | 2010-01-26 | 2010-01-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] | TX | D | R000568 | 3 | Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Consortium to: (1) provide training to state and local first responders and officials specifically for preparing and responding to cyber security attacks; (2) develop and update a curriculum and training model; (3) provide technical assistance services to build and sustain capabilities in support of cyber security preparedness and response; and (4) conduct cyber security training and simulation exercises to defend against and respond to cyber attacks. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Cyber Security Training Center to provide training courses and other resources for state and local first responders and officials to improve preparedness and response capabilities. | 2023-01-11T13:16:44Z | |
| 111-hr-4492 | 111 | hr | 4492 | Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2009 | Emergency Management | 2010-01-21 | 2010-01-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B001257 | 0 | Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program that shall assist state and local governments in preparing for and responding to public health and mass casualty incidents resulting from natural disasters, terrorist acts, and other man-made disasters. (Repeals provisions of the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 regarding a Metropolitan Medical Response Program.)Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to make grants to state and local governments for such purposes. Authorizes the use of grant funds to support the integration of emergency management, health, and medical systems into a coordinated response to mass casualty incidents caused by any hazard.Sets forth eligibility requirements. Directs the Administrator to ensure that each jurisdiction that receives a grant, as a condition of receiving such grant, is actively coordinating its preparedness efforts with surrounding jurisdictions, with the official with primary responsibility for homeland security (other than the governor) of the government of the state in which the jurisdiction is located, and with emergency response providers from all relevant disciplines, to effectively enhance regional preparedness.Requires the Administrator: (1) in coordination with the Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, and a National Metropolitan Medical Response System Working Group, to issue performance measures that enable objective evaluation of the performance and effective use of funds provided in any jurisdiction; and (2) together with the Assistant Secretary and the Working Group, to conduct a review of the Program. | 2023-01-11T13:16:44Z | |
| 111-hr-4478 | 111 | hr | 4478 | Kids Wish II Act | Emergency Management | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 0 | Kids Wish II Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) include child care facilities among public or private nonprofit facilities covered by such Act; (2) make a private for-profit child care facility eligible for assistance under the Act to the same extent as a private nonprofit child care facility; and (3) include child care within provisions regarding essential services, critical services, and federal assistance to individuals and households to address necessary expenses from a major disaster. Directs the President to: (1) encourage states and localities to include consideration of services and facilities for children within all phases of their disaster planning, training, and exercises; (2) take necessary actions to include the provision of services and facilities for children within national planning activities; (3) ensure that disaster plans for services and facilities for children incorporate specific measurable capabilities for shelter-in-place, evacuation, relocation, family reunification, temporary operating standards, and accommodation of children with disabilities and chronic health needs and other special needs child populations; and (4) establish a single federal disaster case management program with an emphasis on achieving tangible, positive outcomes for all children and families who are victims of a major disaster. Authorizes the President to: (1) provide mass care shelters for victims of major disasters, which shall provide a safe and secure mass care shelter environment for children; and (2) provide financial and other assistance for victims of a major disaster to ensure an expedited transition into permanent housing, especially for families with children who have disabilities or other special health, mental health, or educational needs. Directs the President to: (1) give priority to families with children in providing disaster housing assistance; and (2) develop a standardized, interoperable national evacuee tracking and family reunification syst… | 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z | |
| 111-hr-4442 | 111 | hr | 4442 | PLANES Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2010-01-13 | 2010-01-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] | IA | D | B001259 | 1 | Protect the Lives of Americans Now through Enhanced Screening Act of 2010 or PLANES Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]), to: (1) study and report to Congress on the use and effectiveness of explosives detection technologies, including whole-body imaging technology, explosives trace detection technology, and explosives detection canine teams, for screening cargo, passenger checked and carry-on baggage, and air passengers on domestic and foreign aircraft; (2) submit to Congress an explosives detection technologies rapid deployment plan; and (3) ensure that each U.S. commercial service airport has at least one explosives detection canine team, and that a sufficient number of such teams be deployed to meet 100% of federal air cargo screening requirements for domestic and foreign passenger aircraft. | 2023-01-11T13:16:46Z | |
| 111-s-2898 | 111 | s | 2898 | Child Safety, Care, and Education Continuity Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2009-12-17 | 2009-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 3 | Child Safety, Care, and Education Continuity Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and nonpublic schools for assistance in restarting school operations in major disaster areas. Protects LEAs from cuts in school improvement funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a major disaster occurs within their service area. Allows LEAs in states to which teachers and paraprofessionals relocate after a major disaster to consider such teachers and paraprofessionals to have met certain federal teaching standards if the state from which they came considered them to have met such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or modify certain requirements relating to maintenance of effort, supplementary use of funds, and matching funds in providing educational assistance to entities affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary to provide temporary emergency impact aid to states and, through them, LEAs and Native American schools for the education of students displaced by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive or modify requirements applicable to federal student aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) that are unreasonable due to the effects of a major disaster; (2) approve Teacher Quality Partnership Grants program modifications that assist states, LEAs, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) recruit and retain faculty for schools in major disaster areas; (3) modify, at the request of an affected institution or other grantee located in a major disaster area, required and allowable uses of funds under the HEA's TRIO, GEAR-UP, Strengthening Institutions, and Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities programs, and any other competitive grant program; and (4) allow financial aid administrators to adjust the expected contribution of students and parents affected by a major disast… | 2023-01-11T13:16:49Z | |
| 111-hr-4297 | 111 | hr | 4297 | Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009 | Emergency Management | 2009-12-11 | 2009-12-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] | NH | D | H001043 | 0 | Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to individuals and to speed a declaration of a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to review, update, and revise the factors considered when evaluating a governor's request for such a declaration to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster; and (2) to consider any disproportionate impacts of disasters on rural areas. | 2023-01-11T13:16:57Z | |
| 111-s-2863 | 111 | s | 2863 | Emergency Response Act of 2009 | Emergency Management | 2009-12-10 | 2009-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 0 | Emergency Response Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to redefine "major disaster" as any natural disaster (including pandemics), act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster (under current law, any natural catastrophe) in any part of the United States that, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance to supplement the efforts and resources of states, local governments, and disaster relief organizations. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a representative to lead a working group with national organizations that represent state, local, and tribal government interests to prepare best practice recommendations for facilitating the flow of public health information to state fusion centers and the greater homeland security community. | 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z | |
| 111-hr-4182 | 111 | hr | 4182 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2009-12-02 | 2010-01-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 1 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) limit to 35 the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded; (2) require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), when weighing "threat," "vulnerability," and "consequences from acts of terrorism" in allocating funds, to assign to "threat" a value that is not less than 33%; and (3) apply minimum allocation requirements only to state Homeland Security grants. Requires the Administrator, in carrying out the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program, to disregard the tier system used to determine the award of such grants and to not make use of any similar system in making such awards. | 2023-01-11T13:17:00Z | |
| 111-hr-4164 | 111 | hr | 4164 | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for a phased-in increase of chargeable premium rates for properties affected by updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps. | Emergency Management | 2009-12-01 | 2009-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide that an increase in the risk premium rate charged for covered properties mapped into a higher-risk flood zone as the result of an update to a Flood Insurance Rate Map (post-FIRM properties) shall be limited to an annual increase for 5 years of 20% per year of the difference between: (1) the risk premium rate otherwise chargeable pursuant to such update; and (2) the chargeable risk premium rate for such property that existed before such update. | 2023-01-11T13:17:01Z | |
| 111-hr-4141 | 111 | hr | 4141 | Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009 | Emergency Management | 2009-11-19 | 2009-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H001030 | 7 | Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to provide assistance under such Act to an individual or household adversely affected by a major disaster if: (1) such individual or household resides in a county included in a request for a major disaster declaration made by the governor of a state; (2) such state is contiguous to a state for which a major disaster has been declared; and (3) certain counties in each state have comparable damage estimates. Sets forth criteria for determining whether damage estimates are comparable. | 2023-01-11T13:17:16Z | |
| 111-s-2793 | 111 | s | 2793 | SURE Act | Emergency Management | 2009-11-18 | 2009-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11495) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 2 | Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act or the SURE Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act to permit grants awarded under the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative to be used for maintenance agreements, user fees, or sustainment costs for purchased equipment related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism. Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from imposing: (1) a limit on the amount of any such award that may be used to pay for equipment purchase and maintenance costs; and (2) any additional limitation, including any fiscal year limitation, on the amount of any such award that may be used for a specific type, purpose, or category of equipment purchase or maintenance cost. | 2023-01-11T13:17:05Z | |
| 111-hr-4014 | 111 | hr | 4014 | Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act of 2009 | Emergency Management | 2009-11-04 | 2009-11-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 25 | Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee holders against loss of principal, interest, or both, on obligations issued by eligible state programs that are established to provide insurance and reinsurance coverage for residential property in the case of catastrophic events. Prescribes standards for eligible state programs, and for catastrophic debt guarantees. Limits the aggregate principal amount of guaranteed debt following a catastrophic event to the amount by which the insured losses expected to be sustained by the state program as a result of the events exceed 80% of: (1) the qualifying assets of an eligible state program as stated in its most recent quarterly financial statement filed with the domiciliary regulator; or (2) a state's unrestricted net assets as stated in its annual financial statement. Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States to the payment of all guarantees issued under the program. Limits the aggregate total principal amount of guaranteed debt obligations to: (1) $5 billion for earthquake peril; and (2) $20 billion for all other perils. Makes appropriations to satisfy debt guarantee commitments and attendant administrative expenses. | 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z | |
| 111-hr-3978 | 111 | hr | 3978 | First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act | Emergency Management | 2009-11-02 | 2010-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 111-245. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] | AL | R | R000575 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept gifts of property and services for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (2) prohibit the Secretary from accepting a gift upon determining that the use of the property or services would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of a DHS program or an individual involved in a DHS program; and (3) require the Secretary to report to Congress annually disclosing such gifts, how they contribute to the Center's mission, and the amount of federal savings generated. Authorizes the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to accept and use gifts of property, and to accept services, for authorized purposes. | 2023-03-22T18:07:20Z | |
| 111-hr-3980 | 111 | hr | 3980 | Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act | Emergency Management | 2009-11-02 | 2010-10-12 | Became Public Law No: 111-271. | House | Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] | TX | D | C001063 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 16, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days after this Act's enactment a report that includes: (1) an assessment of redundant reporting requirements imposed by the Administrator on state, local, and tribal governments in connection with the awarding of covered grants; (2) a plan for eliminating any redundant and unnecessary reporting requirements identified; and (3) a plan for promptly developing a set of quantifiable performance measures and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the programs under which the grants are awarded. Defines "covered grants" as homeland security preparedness grants awarded under the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program and other grants specified by the Administrator.Requires the Administrator to submit to such committees within one year after such report is required and every two years thereafter a grants management report that includes: (1) the status of efforts to eliminate such redundant and unnecessary reporting requirements; (2) the status of efforts to develop quantifiable performance measures and metrics; and (3) a performance assessment of each covered grant program.Directs the Administrator to: (1) enter into a contract for the National Academy of Public Administration to assist the Administrator in studying, developing, and implementing performance measures and metrics to assess the effectiveness of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants and the programs under which covered grants are awarded; and (2) report on the study's findings and recommendations within one year after such contract is awarded.Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-03-22T18:07:20Z | |
| 111-hr-3820 | 111 | hr | 3820 | Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2010 | Emergency Management | 2009-10-15 | 2010-03-03 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 5 | Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2010 - Title I: Earthquakes - (Sec. 101) National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to revise and reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program through FY2014. Repeals provisions establishing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and an associated advisory committee. Revises responsibilities of Program agencies, including by making: (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) responsible for research and development to improve building standards and practices; (2) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), consistent with its all hazards approach, responsible for facilitating the adoption of model building codes; (3) the United States Geological Survey (USGS) responsible for providing real-time earthquake information; and (4) the National Science Foundation (NSF) responsible for funding basic research. Makes NIST (currently, USGS) responsible for organizing investigations under the post-earthquake investigations program. (Sec. 106) Includes within the authorization of appropriations for USGS funding for completion of the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. Title II: Wind - (Sec. 201) National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise and reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program through FY2014. Repeals provisions requiring the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an Interagency Working Group responsible for the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. Designates NIST as the lead agency and sets forth revised responsibilities of NIST and the other Program agencies: FEMA, NSF, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title III: Interagency Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction - (Sec. 301) Establishes an Interagen… | 2023-01-11T13:16:28Z | |
| 111-hr-3837 | 111 | hr | 3837 | SURE Act | Emergency Management | 2009-10-15 | 2010-07-22 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 319. | House | Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] | OH | D | K000372 | 26 | Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act or the SURE Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit grants awarded under the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative to be used for maintenance agreements, user fees, or sustainment costs for purchased equipment related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism. Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from imposing any time limitation, including any fiscal year limitation, on a grant recipient using a grant awarded under that Program or Initiative to maintain and sustain equipment that had been purchased with a prior fiscal year grant awarded under that Program or Initiative. Makes this Act applicable to grants under the Program or Initiative made on or after October 1, 2008. Amends the Initiative to require a high-risk urban area, in its application for an Initiative grant, to include the amount of the award it plans to allocate to maintain and sustain target capabilities, including equipment, that have been supported with prior fiscal year funds awarded under the Program or Initiative. Requires the state, in its application for a Program grant, to include the amount of awards it plans to allocate to maintain and sustain target capabilities, including equipment, that have been supported with prior fiscal year funds awarded under the Program or Initiative. Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue guidance defining costs eligible to be paid with grants under the Program or Initiative for equipment maintenance agreements, user fees, sustainment costs, and any other equipment-related costs, as the Administrator determines is appropriate; (2) review and update such guidance as necessary; and (3) brief the congressional homeland security committees before issuing any guidance, or announcing the award of any grant, under the Program or Initiative. | 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z |
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