,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,&rews introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve em]g5cy response    
activities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,response         
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,/ate (fices (   
em]g5cy managem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be  
eligible = assi/ance "u ! ,rob]t ,t4    
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq47 on or aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjad1 !   
*ief executive (fic] ( a ,/ate %all be  
requir$ to ma9ta9 a ,/ate ,(fice (      
,em]g5cy ,managem5t4  7b7 ,duties ,!    
,/ate ,(fice ( ,em]g5cy ,managem5t      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7--  7#a7 %all 
coord9ate ! ,/ate response to an        
em]g5cy2 &  7#b7 may reque/ ,f$]al      
assi/ance ) respect to an em]g5cy4  #c4 
,em]g5cy response  7a7 ,f$]al incid5t   

comm&] ,if "o or m ,f$]al dep>tm5ts or  
ag5cies provides assi/ance to a ,/ate 9 
response to an em]g5cy1 ! ,presid5t %all
 designate an individual f "o su*       
dep>tm5t or ag5cy to s]ve z ! ,f$]al    
incid5t comm&] = t em]g5cy4  7b7        
,functions ,z soon z practicable aft]   
designation "u subsection 7a71 a ,f$]al 
incid5t comm&] %all--  7#a7 meet )      
repres5tatives ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local 
entities involv$ 9 ! response to !      
em]g5cy2 &  7#b7 assi/ su*              
repres5tatives 9--  7,a7 creat+ a plan  
to respond to ! em]g5cy t specifies !   
responsibilities ( ea* entity involv$ 9 
! response2  7,b7 designat+ an          
individual to lead ! response2 &  7,c7  
draft+ & execut+ a memor&um ( und]/&+ ) 
respect to ! plan describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7 t describes ! responsibilities (  
ea* entity involv$ 9 ! response4  7c7   
,failure ,to agree ,9 ! abs5ce ( a      
memor&um ( und]/&+ describ$ 9 subsection
 7b77#b77;,c71 ! ,f$]al incid5t comm&]  
%all report to ! ,presid5t or !         

,presid5t's designee & recomm5d if1 & to
 :at ext5t1 ! relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts 
or ag5cies %\ld be involv$ 9 ! response 
to ! em]g5cy4  #d4 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is  
,act %all be con/ru$ to limit1 exp&1 or 
*ange any au?ority grant$ to a ,f$]al1  
,/ate1 or local entity to respond to an 
em]g5cy "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law4 
#e4 ,def9itions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is    
,act1 ! t]ms em]g5cy1 ,indian tribal    
gov]nm5t1 & ,/ate h ! mean+s giv5 su*   
t]ms 9 section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4      
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  
7b7 ,treatm5t ( ,indian tribal gov]nm5ts
 ,= ! purposes ( ?is ,act1 any ref]5ce  
to ,/ate %all be treat$ z a ref]5ce also
 to ,indian tribal gov]nm5t4