H.R. 1546 · 114th Congress
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steven Palazzo
- Introduced
- 2015-03-23
- Latest action
- 2015-03-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Summary
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include public broadcasting facilities within the definition of a "private nonprofit facility" that provides essential services of a governmental nature to the general public, and to include broadcast and telecommunications within the definition of "critical services" provided by such a facility, for purposes of eligibility for certain disaster assistance.
Makes this Act applicable to a major disaster declared by the President under such Act on or after October 28, 2012.