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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6309
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
to encourage States and localities to adopt policies pertaining to the
safe relocation of prisoners during major disasters and emergencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2020
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to encourage States and localities
to adopt policies pertaining to the safe relocation of
prisoners during major disasters and emergencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Natural Disaster Safe
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Inmate Relocation Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SAFE INMATE RELOCATION.
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The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
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agement Agency shall encourage States and localities that
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receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
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seq.) to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of pris-
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oners before, during, and after major disasters and emer-
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gencies, as appropriate.
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