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. 25 September 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 February 1982

   Introduced

   Referred jointly to the Committees on Armed Services; Governmental Affairs by unanimous consent.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 March 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from White House.

   Source: Committee

5. 9 June 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from White House.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 September 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing
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