A bill to authorize a Federal civil defense program.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Organization - Establishes the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency within the Department of Defense to be headed by a civilian Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Preparedness. Declares it the sense of Congress that the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration can best accomplish its interagency coordinating functions through the Executive Office of the President and that the Administrator of the Administration should report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Establishes a National Emergency Service Advisory Committee to consult with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Preparedness and the Administrator of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration regarding civil defense policies. Title II: Powers and Duties - Enumerates the powers and duties of the Assistant Secretary including: (1) the preparation of national programs for civil defense; (2) research and development of civil defense measures; (3) conducting civil defense instruction programs including the establishment of a National Civil Defense College; (4) assisting and encouraging States to enter into interstate civil defense compacts; (5) the procurement of civil defense materi…