United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 979 (104th)
To require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report regarding the management of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program and to require that additional emergency warning sirens be provided for communities near chemical stockpile sites.
Introduced
16 February 1995
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement.
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Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Army to report to specified congressional committees on expenditures for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program since 1986, requiring: (1) an accounting for the various expenses under the Program; and (2) a justification for all Program administrative expenses. Directs the Secretary to approve immediate placement of a minimum of three additional outdoor sirens (to warn local citizens of possible emergencies arising out of the destruction of chemical munitions at a stockpile site) in every county in the United States that is situated within a designated immediate response and protective action zone. Requires funds for the sirens to be provided from Program funding.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 1995
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Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 1995
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 February 1995
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/979