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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 20, 2002
First Responder Terrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Office of National Preparedness, headed by an Associate Director appointed by the President, to coordinate and build viable terrorism preparedness and response capability at all levels of government.Requires the Associate Director to designate a FEMA officer or employee in each of FEMA's ten regions to serve as the Office contact for the States in that region.Requires the Director of FEMA (Director), acting through the Office, to establish a program to provide assistance to enhance the ability of State and local first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism.Requires that not less than 75 percent of the assistance granted each State be provided to local governments and entities within the State.Requires the Director to provide each urban search and rescue task force a grant to pay the costs of operations. Authorizes the Director to provide an additional discretionary grant to pay for equipment, training, transportation, expansion of the task force, incident support teams and the costs of operations in excess of the funds provided.Permits the Director to establish any additional task forces as long as the 28 original task forces are able to deploy at least two fully functional teams simultaneously.
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Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I–VT
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-295. Additional views filed.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-295. Additional views filed.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5861-5862)
Introduced in Senate
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