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Colleagues -



For those of you interested in the potassium iodide issue, be aware that =

Rep. Phil English (R - PA - 21) introducted H.R. 783 on 2/28. It was =

referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, =

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency =

Management on 3/1 ... and there it sits. I won't summarize the bill, =

because it's short and easy to understand.



Note: This message is being posted to the RADSAFE, RAD_RAP and REP PLAN =

mailing lists, so for those of you subscribed to more than one of these, I =

apologize for the duplication. For those of you on RAD_RAP, please forward =

this message to your Radiological Emergency Preparedness folks.



Thanks!



Jim Hardeman

Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us



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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

 Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to

 develop a plan for stockpiling potassium... (Introduced in the House)

 HR 783 IH=20

 107th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 783

 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

 Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to

 develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a

 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.=20



 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 28, 2001

 Mr. ENGLISH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure=20

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 A BILL

 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

 Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to

 develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a

 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.=20



 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

 States of America in Congress assembled,



 SECTION 1. STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM IODIDE TABLETS.

 Subtitle A of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.) is amended by adding at

 the end the following:



 SEC. 616. STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM IODIDE TABLETS.

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 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN- The Director, jointly with the Nuclear

 Regulatory Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall

 develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a

 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.



 (b) CONTENTS- The plan shall include a strategy for the efficient storage

 and prompt delivery of potassium iodide tablets to persons that may be

 affected by a disaster at a nuclear power plant.



 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment

 of this section, the Director shall transmit the plan to Congress.



 (d) IMPLEMENTATION- Following the 60-day period beginning on the date of

 transmittal of the plan under subsection (c), the Director shall begin

 implementation of the plan..

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<DIV>Colleagues -</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV>For those of you interested in the potassium iodide issue, be aware =

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Rep. Phil English (R - PA - 21) introducted H.R. 783 on 2/28. It was =

referred to=20

the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee =

on=20

Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management on 3/1 ... =

and=20

there it sits. I won't summarize the bill, because it's short and easy =

to=20

understand.</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV>Note: This message&nbsp;is being&nbsp;posted to the RADSAFE, RAD_RAP =

and=20

REP PLAN mailing lists, so for those of you subscribed to more than one =

of=20

these, I apologize for the duplication. For those of you on RAD_RAP, =

please=20

forward this message to your Radiological Emergency Preparedness folks.</DI=

V>

<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV>Thanks!</DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV>Jim Hardeman</DIV>

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te.ga.us</A></DIV>

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mas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00783:</A>&nbsp;<BR><BR>To=20

amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency=20

Assistance<BR>&nbsp;Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency=20

Management Agency to<BR>&nbsp;develop a plan for stockpiling potassium...=

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(Introduced in the House)<BR>&nbsp;HR 783 IH&nbsp;<BR> 107th=20

CONGRESS<BR>&nbsp;1st Session<BR>&nbsp;H. R. 783<BR>&nbsp;To amend the =

Robert T.=20

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance<BR>&nbsp;Act to direct =

the=20

Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to<BR>&nbsp;develop a =

plan=20

for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a<BR>&nbsp;50-mile=

=20

radius of a nuclear power plant. <BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<BR>&nbsp;February 28,=20

2001<BR>&nbsp;Mr. ENGLISH introduced the following bill; which was =

referred to=20

the<BR>&nbsp;Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;=

<BR>=20

A BILL<BR>&nbsp;To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and =

Emergency=20

Assistance<BR>&nbsp;Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency=20

Management Agency to<BR>&nbsp;develop a plan for stockpiling potassium =

iodide=20

tablets in areas within a<BR>&nbsp;50-mile radius of a nuclear power =

plant.=20

<BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of =

the=20

United<BR>&nbsp;States of America in Congress assembled,<BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;SECTION 1. STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM IODIDE TABLETS.<BR>&nbsp;Sub=

title=20

A of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and<BR>&nbsp;Emerge=

ncy=20

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.) is amended by adding at<BR>&nbsp;th=

e end=20

the following:<BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;SEC. 616. STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM IODIDE TABLETS.<BR>&nbsp;</DI=

V>

<DIV>&nbsp;(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN- The Director, jointly with the=20

Nuclear<BR>&nbsp;Regulatory Commission and other appropriate Federal =

agencies,=20

shall<BR>&nbsp;develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in =

areas=20

within a<BR>&nbsp;50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant.<BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;(b) CONTENTS- The plan shall include a strategy for the =

efficient=20

storage<BR>&nbsp;and prompt delivery of potassium iodide tablets to =

persons that=20

may be<BR>&nbsp;affected by a disaster at a nuclear power plant.<BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Not later than 1 year after the date =

of=20

enactment<BR>&nbsp;of this section, the Director shall transmit the plan =

to=20

Congress.<BR></DIV>

<DIV>&nbsp;(d) IMPLEMENTATION- Following the 60-day period beginning on =

the date=20

of<BR>&nbsp;transmittal of the plan under subsection (c), the Director =

shall=20

begin<BR>&nbsp;implementation of the plan..<BR>&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>



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