HR 3999 · 109th Congress · Emergency Management
National Emergency Family Locator Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.(2005-11-17)
Plain Language Summary
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National Emergency Family Locator Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department the National Family Locator System to enable: (1) individuals displaced by an emergency to provide to the Department their names and locations and any other relevant information using the telephone, the Internet, and other appropriate means; and (2) the Department to compile such information and provide it to the family members of such individuals and law enforcement officials. Directs the Secretary to conduct a public outreach program through public school districts to educate families on how to create a family preparedness plan for actions to take in the event of a disaster in which family members are separated.…
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