[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             EMERGENCY INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 227, S. 1090.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1090) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility 
     for broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster 
     assistance, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1090) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1090

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Information 
     Improvement Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF BROADCASTING FACILITIES FOR CERTAIN 
                   DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Private Nonprofit Facility Defined.--Section 102(11)(B) 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B)) is amended by 
     inserting ``broadcasting facilities,'' after ``workshops,''.
       (b) Critical Services Defined.--Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``communications,'' and inserting ``communications (including 
     broadcast and telecommunications),''.

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