MODERNIZATION OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEM.

SEC. 3402. MODERNIZATION OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEM. (a) Declaration of Policy.—Section 2 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2251) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. “The purpose of this Act is to provide a system of civil defense for the protection of life and property in the United States from hazards and to vest responsibility for civil defense jointly in the Federal Government and the several States and their political subdivisions. The Congress recognizes that the organizational structure 107 STAT. 1963established jointly by the Federal Government and the several States and their political subdivisions for civil defense purposes can be effectively utilized to provide relief and assistance to people in areas of the United States struck by a hazard. The Federal Government shall provide necessary direction, coordination, and guidance and shall provide necessary assistance as authorized in this Act.”. (b) Definition of Hazard.—Section 3 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2252) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as subsections (b) through (i), respectively; (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following new subsection (a): “(a) The term ‘hazard’ means an emergency or disaster resulting from— “(1) a natural disaster; or “(2) an accidental or man-caused event, including a civil disturbance and an attack-related disaster.”; (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— (A) by striking out “attack” the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “attack-related disaster”; and (B) by striking out “atomic” and inserting in lieu thereof “nuclear”; (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking out “and, for the purposes of this Act” and all that follows through “natural disaster;” and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (5) by striking out subsection (d), as so redesignated, and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection: “(d) The term ‘civil defense’ means all those activities and measures designed or undertaken to minimize the effects of a hazard upon the civilian population, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which would be created by the hazard, and to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by the hazard. Such term shall include the following: “(1) Measures to be undertaken in preparation for anticipated hazards (including the establishment of appropriate organizations, operational plans, and supporting agreements, the recruitment and training of personnel, the conduct of research, the procurement and stockpiling of necessary materials and supplies, the provision of suitable warning systems, the construction or preparation of shelters, shelter areas, and control centers, and, when appropriate, the non-military evacuation of civil population). “(2) Measures to be undertaken during a hazard (including the enforcement of passive defense regulations prescribed by duly established military or civil authorities, the evacuation of personnel to shelter areas, the control of traffic and panic, and the control and use of lighting and civil communications). “(3) Measures to be undertaken following a hazard (including activities for fire fighting, rescue, emergency medical, health and sanitation services, monitoring for specific dangers of special weapons, unexploded bomb reconnaissance, essential debris clearance, emergency welfare measures, and immediately essential emergency repair or restoration of damaged vital facilities).”. 107 STAT. 1964 (c) Conforming Amendments to Reflect Definition of Hazard.—(1) Section 201 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2281) is amended— (A) in subsection (c), by striking out “an attack or natural disaster” and inserting in lieu thereof “a hazard”; (B) in subsection (d), by striking out “attacks and natural disasters” and inserting in lieu thereof “hazards”; and (C) in subsection (g)— (i) by striking out “an attack or natural disaster” the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “a hazard”; and (ii) by striking out “undergoing an attack or natural disaster” and inserting in lieu thereof “experiencing a hazard”. (2) Section 205(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2286(d)(1)) is amended by striking out “natural disasters” and inserting in lieu thereof “hazards”. (d) State Use of Funds for Preparation and Response.—(1) Section 207 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2289) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 207. USE OF FUNDS TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO HAZARDS. “Funds made available to the States under this Act may be used by the States for the purposes of preparing for, and providing emergency assistance in response to hazards. Regulations prescribed to carry out this section shall authorize the use of civil defense personnel, materials, and facilities supported in whole or in part through contributions under this Act for civil defense activities and measures related to hazards.”. (2) The item relating to section 207 in the table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 207. Use of funds to prepare for and respond to hazards.”. (e) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.—(1) Title V of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2301–2303) is repealed. (2) The table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended by striking out the items related to title V. (f) Technical and Conforming Amendments.—(1) The table of contents in the first section of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 is amended— (A) by inserting after the item relating to section 204 the following new item: “Sec. 205. Contributions for personnel and administrative expenses.”; and (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 412 the following new item: “Sec. 413. Applicability of Reorganization Plan Numbered 1.”. (2) Section 3 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2252), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended— (A) in each of subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, by striking out the semicolon at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (B) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking out “; and” and inserting in lieu thereof a period.