National Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006

Summary

National Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the establishment within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of a Directorate of Emergency Management (DEM) (replacing the Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response). Requires DEM to be headed by an Under Secretary for Emergency Management and to include Deputy Under Secretaries for: (1) Emergency Preparedness and Mitigation; and (2) Emergency Response and Recovery. Directs the Under Secretary to serve as a Cabinet Officer during an Incident of National Significance. Establishes within DEM: (1) an Office of State, Local, and Tribal Government Coordination and an Office of Public and Community Preparedness; (2) a National Citizen Corps Council; (3) a National Incident Management System and National Response Plan Integration Center; and (4) a National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. Establishes in DHS Offices of Grants and Planning, Training and Exercises, Emergency Communications, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity and Telecommunications. Establishes the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center. Directs the Secretary of DHS to: (1) regularly update, revise, or replace essential capabilities for state, local, and tribal government emergency preparedness; (2) require any state or urban area that applies for federal homeland security assistance to maintain a catastrophic emergency plan; (3) establish the National Advisory Council on Emergency Management, a System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders Program, a Homeland Security Education Program in the National Capital Region, a Prepositioned Equipment Program, and a National Asset Inventory Program; (4) develop an integrated national public alert and warning system; and (5) establish within DHS a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office. Redesignates the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that all programs within DEM administering federal assistance maintain proper internal management controls to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse; and (2) annually certify that such controls are in place. Provides for the establishment within DHS of a Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery.

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Timeline

1. 11 May 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 May 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 May 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 May 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 12 May 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 May 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .

   Source: Committee

7. 17 May 2006

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 17 May 2006

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 0.

   Source: Committee

9. 22 June 2006

   Passed

   Mr. Reichert asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security (Select) have until midnight on June 23 to file a report on H.R. 5351. Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Committee

10. 29 September 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7967)

    Source: IntroReferral

11. 9 November 2006

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 109-712, Part I.

    Source: Committee

12. 9 November 2006

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 109-712, Part I.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sodrel, Michael E. [R-IN-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor

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