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HR 5421 107th Congress House

Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2002

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department of Defense to transfer to the Forest Service excess personal property of the Department that is suitable to be loaned under the program to rural fire departments.

Introduced: September 19, 2002 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of AgricultureDepartment of DefenseEmergency ManagementFederal-local relations
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Fire departmentsFire preventionForest firesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentMilitary and naval suppliesSurplus government property
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 4, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Sep 24, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 19, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Sep 19, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture to use the existing property disposal program of the Forest Service (known as the Federal Excess Personal Property program) to facilitate the reutilization of Department of Defense (DOD) excess personal property by firefighting agencies in rural areas. Requires a DOD transfer of property for such purpose to be given a property disposal priority at least equal to the priority given the military departments and other entities within DOD.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 3
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 22, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 22, 2002
CARSON, BRAD
· Sep 19, 2002
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Sep 19, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2002
LUCAS, KEN
· Sep 19, 2002
SANDLIN, MAX
· Sep 19, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 19, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 19, 2002
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 19, 2002
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 19, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 19, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5421: Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5421/
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