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On the recordNovember 30, 2016
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 578, S. 2971. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2971) to authorize the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment, as follows: (The part of the bill intended to be stricken is shown in boldface brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted is shown in italics.) S. 2971 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM. (a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 327. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions shall apply: ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ``(2) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.…
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Steve Daines
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