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H.R. 2158 (96th)

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to allow supplies under the control of departments and agencies within the Department of Defense to be transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as if it were within the Department of Defense and to amend the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to loan to State and local governments property transferred to such agency from other Federal agencies as excess property.

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Introduced

15 February 1979

Last action

15 February 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

Sponsors

Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rep. Ginn, Bo [D-GA-1], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Edwards, Jack [R-AL-1], Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7], Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9], Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13], Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large], Del. Evans, Melvin H. [R-VI-At Large], Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4], Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4], Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

6 June 2025

Defence

Summary

Directs any organization or agency within the Department of Defense to make any excess property available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) before making such property available to any other organization outside the Department. Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the Director of the FEMA to loan any property obtained from any Federal agency to State and local governments for civil defense purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 15 February 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 February 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 February 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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