Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism
Establishes Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in War on Terrorism
What it does
Federal departments must participate in the Task Force to identify and recommend how the public can prepare and volunteer, and submit recommendations within 40 days.
Real-world impact
- Creates a federal task force to guide citizen preparedness and volunteerism.
- Requires department heads to participate or designate representatives to the Task Force.
- Mandates submission of recommendations to the President within forty days.
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Summary
This order creates the Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism to support and enhance public preparedness and volunteerism.
The Task Force is made up of heads of many federal departments and agencies, who may send representatives, and is co-chaired by the office that handles homeland security and the domestic policy office.
It must identify how people can prepare at home and volunteer to help state and local public health and safety officials, submit recommendations within 40 days, and will end thirty days after the report.
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