DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (see S. 1621), S11362 [1NO]

———direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost a custodial parent (see S. 1623), S11362 [1NO]

———extend deadline for submission of State recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster hazard mitigation and to provide additional repair assistance to individuals (see S. 1632), S11437 [5NO]

Federal aid programs: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 1384), S8911 [3AU]

FEMA: conduct a study to determine the resources that are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications system for emergency response personnel (see S. 1631), S11437 [5NO]

———develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H506 [28FE]

———establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see S. 1453), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE]

Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1622), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3593), H10965 [20DE]

Remarks in House

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program, H4841 [30JY]

———establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (H.R. 2562), E1373 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

Federal aid programs: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 1384), S8958 [3AU]

Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1622), S13893, S13901 [20DE]

Reports filed

Extend Deadline for State Recommendations of Local Governments To Receive Predisaster Assistance and Provide Repair Assistance to Individuals: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1632) (S. Rept. 107-124), S13145 [13DE]

FEMA Study To Determine Resources Needed for Development of an Effective Nationwide Communications System for Emergency Response Personnel: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1631) (S. Rept. 107-127), S13359 [17DE]

Presidential Appointment of Children's Coordinating Officers for Disaster Areas in Which Children Have Lost a Custodial Parent: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1623) (S. Rept. 107-115), S12681 [7DE]

Presidential Program for the Protection of the Health and Safety of Community Members, Volunteers, and Workers in a Disaster Area: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1621) (S. Rept. 107-114), S12681 [7DE]

Unemployment Assistance Availability Period Extension in the Case of the Terrorist Attacks: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1622) (S. Rept. 107-120), S12772 [10DE]

Texts of

S. 1622, extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S13893 [20DE]