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 94 STAT. 1088

PUBLIC LAW 96-342—SEPT. 8, 1980 TITLE Vn—ATTACK-RELATED CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 701. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 to carry out the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2251-2297) the sum of $120,000,000. IMPROVED CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM

SEC. 702. (a) The Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2251-2297) is amended by adding after title IV the following new title: "TITLE V—IMPROVED CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM "SENSE OF CONGRESS

50 USC app.

"SEC. 501. (a) It is the sense of Congress that— "(1) a civil defense program providing for the relocation of the population of risk areas, including the larger United States cities, during a period of strategic warning resulting from an international crisis may be effective in protecting the population; "(2) the present civil defense program should be improved; and "(3) an improved civil defense program can be developed which could enhance the civil defense capability of the United States. "(b) It is further the sense of Congress that an improved civil defense program should be implemented which— "(1) enhances the survivability of the American people and its leadership in the event of nuclear war and thereby improves the basis for eventual recovery and reduces the Nation's vulnerability to a major attack; "(2) enhances deterrence, contributes to perceptions of the United States-Soviet strategic balance and crisis stability, and reduces the possibility that the United States might be susceptible to coercion by an enemy in times of increased tension; "(3) does not suggest any change in the United States policy of relying on strategic nuclear forces as the preponderant factor in maintaining deterrence; "(4) includes planning for the relocation of certain segments of the population during times of international crisis; and "(5) is adaptable to help deal with natural disasters and other peacetime emergencies. " E L E M E N T S O P A N I M P R O V E D CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM

50 USC app. 2302. Attack- and disaster-reiated defense programs

"SEC. 502. (a) In order to carry out the sense of Congress expressed in section 501, the President shall, to the extent practicable, develop and implement an improved civil defense program which includes— "(1) a program structure for the resources to be used for attackrelated civil defense; "(2) a program structure for the resources to be used for disaster-related civil defense; and "(3) criteria and procedures under which those resources planned for attack-related civil defense and those planned for disaster-related civil defense can be used interchangeably. "(b) In developing a program structure for attack-related civil defense pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall give consideration to including in such program structure the following elements:

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