To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

January 4, 2005

Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF TEAM TO NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM.

(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:

(1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, demonstrated the importance of enhancing national domestic terrorism preparedness.

(2) 26 of the 28 urban search and rescue teams included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were called into action in the wake of the events of September 11th.

(3) Highly-qualified, urban search and rescue teams not included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System were the first teams in New York City on September 11th.

(4) The continuing threat of a possible domestic terrorist attack remains an important mission for which the Nation must prepare to respond.

(5) Part of that response should be to increase the number of urban search and rescue teams included in National Urban Search and Rescue System.

(b) Addition of New Jersey Task Force 1- The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

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