S.822 - Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2009

A bill to support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Latest Action Apr 02, 2009Read twice and referred to the Commi... Related Bills (0) & Issues (10)
4/2/2009--Introduced.Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide funds to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or gov

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4/2/2009--Introduced.Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide funds to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental emergency medical services (EMS) organization, that carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program in accordance with this Act. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year in which a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program, to pay such government, association, or organization (organization), out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, a sum equal to the total expenditures of funds not received from the federal government made by such organization for that fiscal year to carry out the program.Declares that this constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the federal government to provide payment to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization any amount so provided.Requires reports from recipients, and from the Secretary annually, to Congress.

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10/07/09
Die Zähmung der Big Brothers | Linksnet

6 Bundesverfassungsgericht, „Neue Juristische Wochenschrift“, 12/2008, S. 822-837. 7 Thomas Darnstädt, in: „Der Spiegel“, 10/2008, S. 42; Heribert Prantl, in: „Süddeutsche Zeitung“, 27.2.2008; differenzierter dann aber ders., ...

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08/07/09
Metasprache oder Metabilder? W. J. T. Mitchell zu den Medien der ...

In: Critical Inquiry, 21, 1995, S. 822-860. Freedberg, D.: The Power of Images. Studies in the History and Theory of Response. Chicago, London [University of Chicago Press] 1989. Konersmann, R.: “Die Augen der Philosophen. ...

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07/25/09
Kursk 1943 - Operation Zitadelle - Geschichtsforum.de - Forum für ...

W. Churchill: Der Zweite Weltkrieg: 1948, S. 822-823: Kursk wird sehr kurz im Rahme der „Arktischen Geleitzüge“ abgehandelt. Völlig unbrauchbar. A. Seaton: Der russich deutsche Krieg 1941-1945. 1971, S. 269-278. ...

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