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Ensuring Defense Support to Catastrophic Incident Response Act of 2008

Introduced: September 25, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 25, 2008
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Ensuring Defense Support to Catastrophic Incident Response Act of 2008 - Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to undertake civil support operations in response to catastrophic incidents in the United States.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of Defense to develop comprehensive plans for such operations, including strategies for the use of the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and Reserve) and civilian personnel and contractors of DOD; (2) the annual DOD budget to include a separate funding request for carrying out such operations; and (3) the first national security strategy and national defense strategy prepared after the enactment of this Act to include, among other things, DOD roles and responsibilities in responding to catastrophic incidents.

What's happening now September 25, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 25, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3585: Ensuring Defense Support to Catastrophic Incident Response Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3585/
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"S. 3585: Ensuring Defense Support to Catastrophic Incident Response Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3585/.
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