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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.
Summary
The bill amends disaster relief law to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency Director, in coordination with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other federal agencies, to develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within 50 miles of nuclear power plants. The plan must include a strategy for efficient storage and rapid delivery of the tablets to people affected by a nuclear disaster. The Director must submit the plan to Congress within one year of enactment. Following a 60-day review period, the Director shall begin implementing the plan.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21] (R-PA)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Jul 27, 2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Emergency Management. · house
- Jul 26, 2000 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jul 26, 2000 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 26, 2000
Mr. English introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM IODIDE TABLETS.
Subtitle A of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 616. STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM IODIDE TABLETS.
“(a) Development of Plan.—The Director, jointly with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.
“(b) Contents.—The plan shall include a strategy for the efficient storage and prompt delivery of potassium iodide tablets to persons that may be affected by a disaster at a nuclear power plant.
“(c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall transmit the plan to Congress.
“(d) Implementation.—Following the 60-day period beginning on the date of transmittal of the plan under subsection (c), the Director shall begin implementation of the plan.”. <all>
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