[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1521 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 159
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1521

                          [Report No. 116-60]

  To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
  Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and 
   Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2019

   Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Ms. 
    Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                             July 22, 2019

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
  Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and 
   Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

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

SECTION 1. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE 
              RESPONSE SYSTEM TASK FORCES.

    Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(p) Federal Employees.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. 
In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the 
sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant 
employing Federal agency.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 159

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1521

                          [Report No. 116-60]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
  Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and 
   Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

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                             July 22, 2019

                       Reported without amendment