Preparedness First Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5910
Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2006-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Boundaries
Chemical warfare
Congressional reporting requirements
Consultants
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Disasters
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Employee training
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Evacuation of civilians
Executive reorganization
Explosives
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to law enforcement
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government travel
Grants-in-aid
Health
Health planning
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Medical supplies
Metropolitan areas
Minorities
Native Americans
Nuclear terrorism
Paramedical personnel
Planning
Police
Recruiting of employees
Regional planning
Rescue work
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
State employees
State government-Indian relations
State officials
Terrorism
Travel costs
Urban affairs
Volunteer workers
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: 
Preparedness First Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to states, regions, or eligible tribes to improve the ability of emergency response providers to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, or recover from natural or manmade disasters, including terrorist attacks. 
 
Requires the Secretary of DHS to: (1) award grants to assist states and local governments in achieving, maintaining, and enhancing essential capabilities for emergency preparedness; (2) require states applying for grants to submit a three-year state emergency preparedness plan that meets specified requirements; and (3) evaluate and annually prioritize all pending grant applications based upon the degree to which they would lessen the threat to, vulnerability of, and consequences for persons and critical infrastructure, based upon the most current risk assessment. 
 
Directs or authorizes the Secretary to establish: (1) the Emergency Management Performance Grants Program (including technical assistance and grants to improve, maintain, and update state emergency preparedness plans); (2) the State Homeland Security Grant Program (grants to fund state homeland security material expenses related to all-hazards disaster response and recovery efforts); (3) the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (to assist highly populated jurisdictions to achieve enhanced capabilities necessary to meet medical logistical challenges posed by mass casualty events); and (4) the Urban Area Security Initiative (grants to designated states and local government entities to enhance emergency response provider capabilities). 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish in the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) an Office of the Comptroller to oversee ODP's grants distribution process and financial management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1571-1572)
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5862)
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-26
text: Introduced in House