New Civil Defense LegislationU.S. GovernmentPrint. Office, 1957 - 455 pages Considers (85) H.R. 2125, (85) H.R. 2149, (85) H.J. Res. 78, (85) H.J. Res. 88, (85) H.R. 2159, (85) H.R. 2213, (85) H.R. 2214, (85) H.R. 2223, (85) H.R. 2239, (85) H.R. 4219, (85) H.R. 4295, (85) H.R. 4415, (85) H.R. 4418, (85) H.R. 6313, (85) H.R. 6467. |
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AFL-CIO agencies amendments American Legion Assistant Secretary Atomic Energy Atomic Energy Act authority believe bill billion bomb budget Bureau Captain MANDELKORN CARMICHAEL Chairman CHET HOLIFIELD cities Civil Defense Act Civil Defense Administration civil-defense program civilian Colonel SHEETS Congress coordination cost Defense Mobilization Department of Defense direct director DOD Emergency Planning effective Emergency Planning Committee established evacuation executive facilities fallout FASCELL FCDA Federal Civil Defense Federal Government feel fense FLEMMING functions going HOLIFIELD legislation LIPSCOMB manpower martial law ment MERRIAM MINSHALL mission national plan necessary nuclear nuclear weapons Office of Defense Paul Tompkins personnel PETERSON population present President problem proposed protection question recommendations request ROBACK RODERICK screen line Secretary of Civil Secretary of Defense section 201 shelter program specific staff statement STROPE target areas task group testimony tion TOMPKINS United weapons
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Page 9 - If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 99 - ... will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act...
Page 3 - Each member shall hold office for a term of six years, except that (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) the terms of office of the members first taking office after the date of...
Page 8 - I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same ; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.
Page 3 - ... (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) the terms oJ: office of the members first taking office after the date of the enactment of this Act...
Page 165 - States which, in the determination of the President, is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant disaster assistance by the Federal Government to supplement the efforts and available resources of States and local governments in alleviating the damage, hardship, or suffering caused thereby...
Page 431 - Congress to provide an orderly and continuing means of assistance by the Federal Government to States and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate suffering and damage resulting from major disasters...
Page 332 - It is declared to be the policy of the Congress and the purpose of this Act to improve and stimulate the national economy in general and the smallbusiness segment thereof in particular by establishing a program to stimulate and supplement the flow of private equity capital and long-term loan funds which small-business concerns need for the sound financing of their business operations...
Page 432 - To continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same.
Page 430 - civil defense" means all those activities and measures designed or undertaken (1) to minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused by an attack upon the United States...