[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2618 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2618

 To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search 
                      and Rescue Response System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2002

 Mr. Torricelli (for himself and Mr. Corzine) 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 direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search 
                      and Rescue Response System.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF TEAM TO NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE 
              RESPONSE SYSTEM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
        demonstrated the importance of enhancing national domestic 
        terrorism preparedness.
            (2) Twenty-six of the 28 urban search and rescue teams 
        included in the National Urban Search and Rescue Response 
        System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were called 
        into action in the wake of the events of September 11.
            (3) Highly-qualified, urban search and rescue teams not 
        included in the National Urban Search and Rescue Response 
        System were the first teams in New York City on September 11.
            (4) The continuing threat of a possible domestic terrorist 
        attack remains an important mission for which the Nation must 
        prepare to respond.
            (5) Part of that response should be to increase the number 
        of urban search and rescue teams included in National Urban 
        Search and Rescue Response System.
    (b) Addition of New Jersey Task Force 1.--The Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate New Jersey Task 
Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response 
System.
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