[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 452 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 452

 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 System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

Mr. Frelinghuysen (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
   Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
 Andrews, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Garrett of New 
   Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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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 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 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) 26 of the 28 urban search and rescue teams included in 
        the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency were called into action in the wake 
        of the events of September 11th.
            (3) Highly-qualified, urban search and rescue teams not 
        included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System were 
        the first teams in New York City on September 11th.
            (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 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 System.
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