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Calendar No. 223 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1288 

[Report No. 111–103] 

To authorize appropriations for grants to the States participating in the 

Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2009 

Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. BURRIS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 9, 2009 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for grants to the States participating in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Manage5 ment Assistance Compact Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The Emergency Management Assistance 

4 Compact consented to by the Joint Resolution enti5 tled ‘‘Joint Resolution granting the consent of Con6 gress to the Emergency Management Assistance 

7 Compact’’ (Public Law 104–321; 110 Stat. 3877) is 

8 the only congressionally chartered mutual aid agree9 ment among States that provides for assistance after 

10 emergencies and major disasters. 

11 (2) The Emergency Management Assistance 

12 Compact was highlighted as a best practice in the 

13 major after-action reports relating to Hurricane 

14 Katrina of 2005. 

15 (3) The Emergency Management Assistance 

16 Compact enables States to assist each other during 

17 emergencies and major disasters swiftly with specific 

18 assets and personnel. 

19 (4) By identifying, training, and exercising re20 sources and personnel before an emergency or major 

21 disaster, the Emergency Management Assistance 

22 Compact saves taxpayer money by reducing redun23 dancy and increasing self-sufficiency at the State 

24 level. 

25 (5) The Emergency Management Assistance 

26 Compact is the mechanism used by States to deploy 


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1 individuals from the various emergency disciplines 

2 when an emergency or major disaster occurs and a 

3 State affected by the major disaster or emergency 

4 requests assistance. 

5 (6) Investment in the Emergency Management 

6 Assistance Compact ensures a stable and agile mu7 tual aid program to address all-hazards disasters. 

8 (7) The Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

9 Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 

10 Stat. 1394) authorized funding for grants to the ad11 ministrators of the Emergency Management Assist12 ance Compact, the Final Report of the National 

13 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 

14 States (commonly known as the ‘‘9/11 Commission 

15 Report’’) called for mutual aid enhancement, and 

16 the report of the Government Accountability Office 

17 entitled ‘‘Emergency Management Assistance Com18 pact: Enhancing EMAC’s Collaborative and Admin19 istrative Capacity Should Improve National Disaster 

20 Response’’, dated June 29, 2007, recommended that 

21 the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man22 agement Agency identify ways to build the adminis23 trative capacity of the Emergency Management As24 sistance Compact network. 


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1 SEC. 3. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT 

2 GRANTS. 

3 (a) USES.—Section 661(b) of the Post-Katrina 

4 Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 

5 761(b)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(6) to educate emergency response providers 

12 by offering training materials and courses relating to 

13 the Emergency Management Assistance Compact; 

14 ‘‘(7) to conduct exercises regarding deployments 

15 under the Emergency Management Assistance Com16 pact and related procedures; 

17 ‘‘(8) to establish a system for tracking re18 sources deployed under the Emergency Management 

19 Assistance Compact; and 

20 ‘‘(9) to conduct after-action assessments, pre21 pare reports, and carry out recommendations in re22 sponse to large-scale activations, as determined ap23 propriate by the administrators of the Emergency 

24 Management Assistance Compact.’’. 

25 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

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1 form Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 761(d)) is amended by strik2 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 

3 2010 through 2012’’. 

4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Management 

6 Assistance Compact Grant Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 

7 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT 

8 GRANTS. 

9 Section 661(d) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Man10 agement Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 761(d)) is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 

12 years 2010 through 2012’’. 


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Calendar No. 223 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1288 

[Report No. 111–103] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for grants to the 

poses. ment Assistance Compact, and for other purStates participating in the Emergency ManageDECEMBER 9, 2009 

Reported with an amendment 


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