Public Law 114-111 | Public Law 114–111: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 114–111—DEC. 18, 2015

129 STAT. 2240

Public Law

114–111

114th Congress

An Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Dec. 18, 2015

[S. 1090]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015.

SECTION 1.

42 USC 5121 note.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015

”.

SEC. 2.

ELIGIBILITY OF BROADCASTING FACILITIES FOR CERTAIN DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

(a)

Private Nonprofit Facility Defined.—

Section 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B))

is amended

inserting

“broadcasting facilities,” after “workshops,”.

(b)

Critical Services Defined.—

Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B))

is amended

striking

“communications,” and

inserting

“communications (including broadcast and telecommunications),”.

Approved December 18, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1090:

SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 114–142 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):

Sept. 17, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 16, considered and passed House.

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