Disaster Releif. No. 81-15. Hearings ... on H.R. 38396, 8461, 8420, 8390, and 8435

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Page 9 - An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, and for other purposes...
Page 4 - The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act ; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this Act through such department, agency, or officer as he shall direct.
Page 77 - Major disaster" means any flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, Storm, or other catastrophe in any part of the United 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...
Page 3 - The committee shall have the power, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923...
Page 5 - There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Page 10 - The Secretary of Defense has delegated to this Department the responsibility for expressing the views of the Department of Defense. The purpose of...
Page 4 - If facilities owned by the United States are damaged or destroyed in any major disaster and the Federal agency having jurisdiction thereof lacks the authority or an appropriation to repair, reconstruct, or restore such facilities, such Federal agency is hereby authorized to repair, reconstruct, or restore such facilities to the extent necessary to place them in a reasonably usable condition...
Page 3 - In carrying out the purposes of this Act, any Federal agency is authorized to accept and utilize with the consent of any State or local government, the services and facilities of such State or local government, or of any agencies, officers, or employees thereof.
Page 22 - Not to exceed $8,000,000 of any money herein or hereafter appropriated for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Highway Act (42 Stat.
Page 11 - This negotiated contract is entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 2 (c) (1) of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 (Public Law 413, 80th Cong.), and any required determination and findings have been made.

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