II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1521 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2019 Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Blunt , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. .