Public Law 116–48: To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.Public Law48Public Law 116–48133 Stat. 10712019-08-222019-08-22United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02116publicPUBLIC LAW 116–48—AUG. 22, 2019133 STAT. 1071Public Law116–48116th CongressAn ActTo amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.
Aug. 22, 2019
[H.R. 639]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM TASK FORCES. Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(p) Federal Employees.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency.”.ApprovedAugust 22, 2019.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 639 (S. 1521):HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–29 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure).
SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–60 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) accompanying S. 1521.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):