[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 1631 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 297
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1631

                          [Report No. 107-127]

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency to conduct a study to determine the resources that 
 are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications 
                system for emergency response personnel.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2001

    Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, and Mrs. 
   Clinton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

                           December 17, 2001

              Reported by Mr. Jeffords, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency to conduct a study to determine the resources that 
 are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications 
                system for emergency response personnel.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. STUDY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title VII of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 706. STUDY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall conduct a study to 
determine the resources that are needed for development of an effective 
nationwide communications system for emergency response 
personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report on the study.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. STUDY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.

    Title VII of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 706. STUDY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.

    ``(a) In General.--In consultation with the Federal Communications 
Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the 
Secretary of Defense, the Director shall conduct a study to determine 
the resources that are needed for development of an effective 
nationwide communications system for emergency response personnel.
    ``(b) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Director shall submit to the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the study.
            ``(2) Review of use of spectrum.--The study and report 
        shall include a review of use of the digital spectrum or the 
        analog spectrum as a key component to meeting the urgent 
        communications needs of the emergency response personnel of the 
        United States.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 297

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1631

                          [Report No. 107-127]

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                                 A BILL

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency to conduct a study to determine the resources that 
 are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications 
                system for emergency response personnel.

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                           December 17, 2001

                       Reported with an amendment