[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1245 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1245

    To reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2007

 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Warner) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.

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

SECTION 1. REFORM OF MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL 
              REGION.

    Section 7302 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 5196 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, including its 
                agents or authorized volunteers,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or town'' and 
                all that follows and inserting ``town, or other 
                governmental agency, governmental authority, or 
                governmental institution with the power to sue or be 
                sued in its own name, within the National Capital 
                Region.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``, the Washington Metropolitan 
        Area Transit Authority, the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
        Authority, and any other governmental agency or authority''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``or employees'' each 
        place that term appears and inserting ``, employees, or 
        agents''.
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