MIR15287 S.L.C.

114TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. ll

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. CRUZ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on llllllllll

A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-

gency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broad-casting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1

tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3

This Act may be cited as the Emergency Informa-4

tion Improvement Act of 2015. 5

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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF BROADCASTING FACILITIES FOR 1

CERTAIN DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 2

(a) PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACILITY DEFINED.Sec-3

tion 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 4

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B)) 5

is amended by inserting broadcasting facilities, after 6

workshops,. 7

(b) CRITICAL SERVICES DEFINED.Section 8

406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 9

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B)) 10

is amended by striking communications, and inserting 11

communications (including broadcast and telecommuni-12

cations),. 13