II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4090 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2006 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for any expenditures or compensation of personnel and use or consumption of materials and facilities, and for other purposes.

1.

Law enforcement reimbursement

Section 621(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197(e)) is amended— (1)by striking The Director and inserting the following: (1)

In general

The Administrator ; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (2)

Law enforcement exception

To the extent that funds are available, the Administrator may reimburse the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for any payment made by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to a law enforcement agency of a State or local government for expenditures or compensation of personnel and use or consumption of materials and facilities by that law enforcement agency in an area in which the President declared a major disaster during the period of such declaration. .

2.

Technical and conforming amendments

(a)

In general

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— (1)in section 204(b) (42 U.S.C. 5134(b)), by striking Director and inserting Administrator; (2)in section 303(b) (42 U.S.C. 5144(b)), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (3)in section 326(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 5165d(c)(3)), by striking Director and inserting Administrator; (4)in section 404(b) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (5)in section 406 (42 U.S.C. 5172), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (6)in section 602(a) (42 U.S.C. 5195a(a))— (A)in paragraph (4), by striking Director and inserting Administrator; and (B)by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ; (7)in sections 603 through 613, as amended by this Act, (42 U.S.C. 5195b et seq.), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (8)in sections 616 and 621 (42 U.S.C. 5196f and 5197), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (9)in section 622 (42 U.S.C. 5197a)— (A)in subsection (a), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (B)in subsection (b), by striking Director and inserting Administrator; and (C)in subsection (c)— (i)by striking Director the first place that term appears and inserting Administrator; and (ii)by striking Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; (10)in sections 623 and 624 (42 U.S.C. 5197b and 5197c), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator; and (11)in section 629 (42 U.S.C. 5197h), by striking Director each place that term appears and inserting Administrator. (b)

References

Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an amendment made by this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until March 31, 2007.