National Response to Terrorism and Consequence Management Act of 2002

Summary

National Response to Terrorism and Consequence Management Act of 2002 - National Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Assistance Act of 2002 - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide grants to urban search and rescue task forces for specified operational, equipment, training, and other costs. Requires the Director to prioritize funding to ensure that all task forces have the capacity to deploy two separate task forces simultaneously from each sponsoring agency. Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighter Assistance Act of 2002 - Declares that a person who donates fire control or fire rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company shall not be liable (with exceptions) for civil damages under any State or Federal law for personal injuries, property damage or loss, or death caused by the equipment. Requires each State to designate its State Fire Marshal to certify the safety and usefulness of such equipment. Directs the Director to establish or designate an office to coordinate the responses of State and local agencies to acts of terrorism. Authorizes the Director to make grants to provide technical assistance and coordinating funding to States with State and local coordination plans to ensure that localities, fire departments, hospitals, and other appropriate entities have the capacity to respond to the consequences of possible terrorist acts. Requires the Director to: (1) award grants to States to operate fire and safety training programs for fire-fighting personnel; and (2) establish a Federal agency task force for the coordination of Federal, State, and local resources to develop a national response plan.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2285-2286)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate · 21 March 2002 · Official file

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Sponsors

• Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
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