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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 26, 2011
Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011 - Amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to authorize the use of Emergency Management Assistance Compact grants to: (1) educate emergency response providers by offering training materials and courses relating to the Compact; (2) conduct exercises regarding deployments under the Compact and related procedures; (3) establish a system for tracking resources deployed under the Compact; and (4) conduct after-action assessments, prepare reports, and carry out recommendations in response to large-scale activations, as determined appropriate by Compact administrators.
Authorizes appropriations for Compact grants for FY2012-FY2016.
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Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] · D–AR
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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