MARTHA BRADDOCK for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS
HR 1471, FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015. Support of provisions in the bill to improve disaster assistance for local areas. Issues of interest to local emergency managers such as reauthorizing the urban search and rescue program and provide additional liability protection, reauthorization of the emergency management assistance compact grants, providing a 3 year statute of limitations on recoupment of public assistance disaster grants when no fraud, improving field transition after disasters, making mitigation funding available after fire grants, and providing management costs to subgrantees. Support for continued implementation of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) which restored FEMA's responsibility, authority and capability to coordinate the federal government's response to disasters. Concerns regarding provisions creating additional Jt. Task Forces in HR 3586, the Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, which would under cut PKEMRA. Savings clauses were added in the House. HR 3582, DHS Management Reform Act, with similar issue pending in Senate. Opposition to provision in HR 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 that amended the Stafford Disaster Relief Act to transfer funds from the Disaster Relief act to Departments of Interior and Department of Agriculature for fire suppression on public lands. ------ Support for strong National Weather Service field operations which are essential to local government emergency managers. (not a specific bill).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARTHA BRADDOCK | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Budget related issues for the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA of interest to local emergency managers, including Emergency Management Performance Grant, Emergency Management Institute, Pre Disaster Mitigation, proposed National Preparedness Grant Program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARTHA BRADDOCK | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Issues in the President's FY 2017 Budget request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency including Emergency Management Performance Grant, Emergency Management Institute, Pre Disaster Mitigation, Homeland security grants. HR 5634 and S. 3001 the FY 2017 Appropriations bills for the Department of Homeland Security.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARTHA BRADDOCK | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.