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HR 4754 107th Congress House

National Drought Preparedness Act of 2002

Official title: To establish a National Drought Council within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to improve national drought preparedness, mitigation, and response efforts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Congressional reporting requirementsDisaster insuranceDisaster reliefDroughtsEconomic impact statementsEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental ProtectionExecutive reorganizationFederal Emergency Management AgencyFederal advisory bodiesFederal aid to IndiansFederal aid to water resources developmentFederal officialsFinance and Financial SectorFire prevention
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
May 21, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
May 21, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 21, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
May 17, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E846)
May 16, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Resources, 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.
May 16, 2002
Introduced in House
May 13, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1041)
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 Latest action May 22, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Drought Preparedness Act of 2002 - Establishes the National Drought Council which shall: (1) develop a national drought policy action plan; (2) evaluate Federal drought-related programs; (3) coordinate and prioritize enhancement of the national drought monitoring network; and (4) provide for the development of a drought information delivery system, drought planning models, and drought preparedness plans.

Terminates the Council eight years after enactment of this Act.

Requires the Director of the National Drought Council to establish the National Office of Drought Preparedness.

Establishes within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Drought Assistance Fund, which shall be used to: (1) assist State, local, tribal, and critical service entities with drought-related activities; and (2) expand the technology transfer of drought and water conservation strategies.

Requires: (1) the Director to publish guidelines for administering a national technical and financial drought assistance program; and (2) the Director, the Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, and the Army, and other appropriate Federal agency heads to implement integrated drought preparedness plans.

Authorizes States, Indian tribes, local governments, and regional, water providers to develop and implement drought preparedness plans.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Director of FEMA to reimburse States for qualifying costs incurred in prepositioning wildfire suppression resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Sep 9, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 17, 2002
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 12, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 6, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 6, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 23, 2002
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· May 22, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 21, 2002
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 16, 2002
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