42 USC 5165f - National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 5165f.

National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

(a)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

Administrator

(2)

Agency

(3)

Hazard

(4)

Nonemployee System member

(5)

Participating agency

(6)

Sponsoring agency

(7)

System

(8)

System member

(9)

Task force

(b)

General authority

(c)

Functions

(d)

Task forces

(1)

Designation

(2)

Sponsoring agencies

(3)

Composition

(A)

Participating agencies

(B)

Other individuals

(e)

Management and technical teams

(f)

Appointment of System members into Federal service

(1)

In general

(2)

Nonapplicability of certain civil service laws

(3)

Relationship to other authorities

(4)

Limitation

(g)

Compensation

(1)

Pay of System members

Subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose by regulation, the Administrator shall make payments to the sponsoring agency of a task force—

(A)

to reimburse each employer of a System member on the task force for compensation paid by the employer to the System member for any period during which the System member is appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1); and

(B)

to make payments directly to a nonemployee System member on the task force for any period during which the nonemployee System member is appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1).

(2)

Reimbursement for employees filling positions of System members

(A)

In general

(B)

Limitation

(3)

Method of payment

(h)

Personal injury, illness, disability, or death

(1)

In general

(2)

Election of benefits

(A)

In general

A System member (or, in the case of the death of the System member, the System member’s dependent) who is entitled under paragraph (1) to receive benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 by reason of personal injury, illness, disability, or death, and to receive benefits from a State or local government by reason of the same personal injury, illness, disability or death shall elect to—

(i)

receive benefits under such subchapter; or

(ii)

receive benefits from the State or local government.

(B)

Deadline

(C)

Effect of election

(3)

Reimbursement for State or local benefits

(4)

Public safety officer claims

(i)

Liability

(j)

Employment and reemployment rights

With respect to a System member who is not a regular full-time employee of a sponsoring agency or participating agency, the following terms and conditions apply:

(1)

Service

(2)

Preclusion

(k)

Licenses and permits

(l)

Preparedness cooperative agreements

Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Administrator shall enter into an annual preparedness cooperative agreement with each sponsoring agency. Amounts made available to a sponsoring agency under such a preparedness cooperative agreement shall be for the following purposes:

(1)

Training and exercises, including training and exercises with other Federal, State, and local government response entities.

(2)

Acquisition and maintenance of equipment, including interoperable communications and personal protective equipment.

(3)

Medical monitoring required for responder safety and health in anticipation of and following a major disaster, emergency, or other hazard, as determined by the Administrator.

(m)

Response cooperative agreements

(n)

Obligations

(o)

Equipment maintenance and replacement

(p)

Federal employees

(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 327, as added Pub. L. 114–326, § 2(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1968; amended Pub. L. 116–48, § 1, Aug. 22, 2019, 133 Stat. 1071.)

cite as: 42 USC 5165f