HR 5421
107th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Agriculture
Department of Defense
Emergency Management
Federal-local relations
Fire departments
Fire prevention
Forest fires
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Military and naval supplies
Surplus government property
Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2002
Introduced: September 19, 2002
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.