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HR 4065 101th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief Disasters Executive reorganization Inventories

National Disaster Preparedness Inventory Act of 1990

Introduced: February 21, 1990 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Mar 14, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from FEMA, OMB.
Feb 21, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Feb 21, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Disaster Preparedness Inventory Act of 1990 - Amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) establish the Committee on Standards to identify resources and establish standards for those resources needed to provide relief and assist in search and rescue operations following a major disaster or emergency; (2) inventory resources identified by the Committee that are available to the Federal Government for such uses in a manner as to facilitate the dispatch of resources on a regional basis; (3) make the inventory available to the Governor of each State for requesting Federal assistance after a major disaster or emergency; (4) prepare a plan to deploy such resources to major disaster or emergency sites following the declaration of such by the President; and (5) request all Governors to identify the public safety officials responsible for coordinating or overseeing State and local responses to disasters and emergencies. Requires such officials to have direct and immediate access to information in the inventory to expedite State and local responses to disasters and emergencies not declared as such by the President.

What's happening now March 14, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2