DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Amendments

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 (S. 1279), S15478, S15503 [21NO]

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. 1279), S8125 [18JN]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (see H.R. 3181), H8949 [25SE]

Federal aid programs: amend relative to use of Federal disaster assistance for hazard mitigation measures (see H.R. 3380), H9981 [28OC]

FEMA: establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 3495), H11358 [17NO]

———establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H12310 [21NO]

Housing: extend period for temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 1986), H3682 [6MY]

———reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 827), H702 [13FE]

National security: improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (see H.R. 2878), H7616 [24JY]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 930), S5434 [28AP] (see H.R. 105), H55 [7JA]

Remarks in House

Disasters: reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 3181), H12126-H12129 [21NO]

Housing: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (H.R. 827), E243 [13FE]

National security: improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (H.R. 2878), E1603 [25JY]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H173, H181-H190 [28JA], E106 [29JA]

Remarks in Senate

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 (S. 1279), S13249 [27OC], S15503 [21NO]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, S2379 [13FE]

Reports filed

Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1279) (S. Rept. 108-183), S13802 [3NO]

Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3181) (H. Rept. 108-340), H10338 [4NO]

Texts of

H.R. 3181, predisaster mitigation program reauthorization, H12127 [21NO]

S. 1279, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act, S8131-S8133 [18JN], S15505-S15507 [21NO]