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civil defense jointly in the Federal Government and the
several States and their political subdivisions. The Con-
gress recognizes that the organizational structure estab-
lished jointly by the Federal Government and the several
States and their political subdivisions for civil defense pur-
poses can be effectively utilized to provide relief and assist-
ance to people in areas of the United States struck by
a hazard. The Federal Government shall provide necessary
direction, coordination, and guidance and shall provide
necessary assistance as authorized in this Act.’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF HAZARD.—Section 3 of the Fed-
eral Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2252) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h)
as subsections (b) through (i), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so re-
designated, the following new subsection (a):
‘‘(a) The term ‘hazard’ means an emergency or disas-
ter resulting from—
‘‘(1) a natural disaster; or
‘‘(2) an accidental or man-caused event, includ-
ing a civil disturbance and an attack-related disas-
ter.’’;
(3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated—
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(A) by striking out ‘‘attack’’ the first place
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘attack-
related disaster’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘atomic’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘nuclear’’;
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by
striking out ‘‘and, for the purposes of this Act’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘natural disaster;’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof a period; and
(5) by striking out subsection (d), as so redesig-
nated, and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) The term ‘civil defense’ means all those activities
and measures designed or undertaken to minimize the ef-
fects of a hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with
the immediate emergency conditions which would be cre-
ated by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs
to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and fa-
cilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard. Such term
shall include the following:
‘‘(1) Measures to be undertaken in preparation
for anticipated hazards (including the establishment
of appropriate organizations, operational plans, and
supporting agreements, the recruitment and training
of personnel, the conduct of research, the procure-
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ment and stockpiling of necessary materials and
supplies, the provision of suitable warning systems,
the construction or preparation of shelters, shelter
areas, and control centers, and, when appropriate,
the non-military evacuation of civil population).
‘‘(2) Measures to be undertaken during a haz-
ard (including the enforcement of passive defense
regulations prescribed by duly established military or
civil authorities, the evacuation of personnel to shel-
ter areas, the control of traffic and panic, and the
control and use of lighting and civil communica-
tions).
‘‘(3) Measures to be undertaken following a
hazard (including activities for fire fighting, rescue,
emergency medical, health and sanitation services,
monitoring for specific dangers of special weapons,
unexploded bomb reconnaissance, essential debris
clearance, emergency welfare measures, and imme-
diately essential emergency repair or restoration of
damaged vital facilities).’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT DEFI-
NITION OF HAZARD.—(1) Section 201 of the Federal Civil
Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2281) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘an attack
or natural disaster’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘a
hazard’’;
(B) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘attacks
and natural disasters’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘hazards’’; and
(C) in subsection (g)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘an attack or natural
disaster’’ the first place it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘a hazard’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘undergoing an attack
or natural disaster’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘experiencing a hazard’’.
(2) Section 205(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App.
2286(d)(1)) is amended by striking out ‘‘natural disas-
ters’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘hazards’’.
(d) STATE USE OF FUNDS FOR PREPARATION AND
RESPONSE.—(1) Section 207 of the Federal Civil Defense
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2289) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 207. USE OF FUNDS TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND
TO HAZARDS.
‘‘Funds made available to the States under this Act
may be used by the States for the purposes of preparing
for, and providing emergency assistance in response to
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hazards. Regulations prescribed to carry out this section
shall authorize the use of civil defense personnel, mate-
rials, and facilities supported in whole or in part through
contributions under this Act for civil defense activities and
measures related to hazards.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 207 in the table of
contents in the first section of such Act is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 207. Use of funds to prepare for and respond to hazards.’’.
(e) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—(1) Title V
of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App.
2301-2303) is repealed.
(2) The table of contents in the first section of such
Act is amended by striking out the items related to title
V.
(f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of contents in the first section of the Federal
Civil Defense Act of 1950 is amended—
(A) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 204 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 205. Contributions for personnel and administrative expenses.’’; and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 412 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 413. Applicability of Reorganization Plan Numbered 1.’’.