Pub. L. 94-361, tit. VIII, sec. 804

Sec. 804. (a) Section 2 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2251) is amended by inserting after the third sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: “The Congress recognizes that the organizational structure established jointly by the Federal Government and the several States and their political subdivisions for civil defense purposes can be effectively utilized, without adversely affecting the basic civil defense objectives of this Act, to provide relief and assistance to people in areas of the United States struck by disasters other than disasters caused by enemy attack,”. (b) Section 408 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2260) is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977. No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal 90 STAT. 932year beginning after September 30, 1977, for carrying out the purpose of this Act, unless such funds have been authorized for such purpose by legislation enacted after the date of enactment of the Department of Defense Appropriations Authorization Act, 1977.”. (c) Section 201 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2281) is amended— (1) by striking out in subsection (e) “Provided further, That the authority to pay travel and per diem expenses of students as authorized by this subsection shall terminate on June 30, 1976.”; and (2) by striking out in the fourth proviso of subsection (h) “until June 30, 1976,”. (d) Subsection (h) of section 205 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2286(h)) is amended to read as follows: “(h) Funds made available to the States under this Act may be used, to the extent and under such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Administrator, for providing emergency assistance, including civil defense personnel, organizational equipment, materials, and facilities, in any area of the United States which suffers a disaster other than a disaster caused by an enemy attack.”.