[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2543 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2543

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
   Assistance Act to include airplane and rail accidents within the 
                meaning of the term ``major disaster''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2000

  Mr. Jeffords (for himself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
   Assistance Act to include airplane and rail accidents within the 
                meaning of the term ``major disaster''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER.

    Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is amended by striking 
``or explosion,'' and inserting ``explosion, or airplane or rail 
accident,''.
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