# Public Law 116–48 116th Congress 

To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees. 

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

## SECTION 1. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM TASK FORCES. 

Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(p) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency.’’. 

Approved August 22, 2019. 

# An Act 

Aug. 22, 2019 

[H.R. 639] 

