Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5399
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Civil Defense Preparedness Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 22, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 22, 2018
Latest Action
Apr 10, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5399
Congress
115
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Civil Defense Preparedness Act of 2018

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to assist high-risk urban areas and high-risk states, respectively, to increase preparedness against rocket-propelled or other forms of kinetically-delivered weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks.

The bill includes a rocket-propelled or other form of kinetically-delivered WMD among the types of threats to critical infrastructure sectors and to U.S. populations that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must assess.

FEMA must permit a grant recipient under the UASI and the SHSGP to use grant funds for joint projects with governmental entities for the procurement of WMD protective equipment and nuclear weapons attack building reinforcement.

Text (1)
March 22, 2018
Actions (3)
04/10/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
03/22/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
03/22/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:06 PM