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.

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. States that any transfer of such property to the FEMA requires no reimbursement. Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the Administrator 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. 5 January 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 January 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 January 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from OMB, GSA, DOD, FEMA, GAO.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 February 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

   Source: Committee

7. 2 February 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hsas00 · Standing
• · hsgo00 · Standing

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