[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5793 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5793

To require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
    of Homeland Security and State governments, to develop detailed 
   operational plans regarding Defense Support to Civil Authorities 
                               missions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2006

  Mr. Jindal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
    of Homeland Security and State governments, to develop detailed 
   operational plans regarding Defense Support to Civil Authorities 
                               missions.

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

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR ARMED FORCES 
              SUPPORT FOR CIVIL AUTHORITIES.

    The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and State governments, shall develop detailed 
operational plans regarding the use of the Armed Forces to support 
activities of civil authorities, known as Defense Support to Civil 
Authorities missions. These plans shall specifically address response 
options to hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, pandemic, and other 
natural disasters.
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