Defense Civil Preparedness Agency: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on General Legislation of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, October 6, 1977

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Page 3 - civil defense" means all those activities and measures designed or undertaken (1) to minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused by an attack upon the United States, (2) to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which would be created by any such attack, and (3) to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by any such attack.
Page 3 - ... appropriate organizations, operational plans, and supporting agreements; the recruitment and training of personnel; the conduct of research; the procurement and stockpiling of necessary materials and supplies; the provision of suitable warning systems; the construction or preparation of shelters, shelter areas, and control centers; and, when appropriate, the nonmilitary evacuation of civil population...
Page 3 - It is the policy and intent of Congress to provide a system of civil defense for the protection of life and property in the United States from attack.
Page 18 - I pledged an urban and regional policy based on mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual commitment between state and local governments on the one hand and the federal government on the other. Although we do not have as yet a national urban and regional policy, the first step toward achieving that goal must be coordination among federal departments and agencies.
Page 25 - Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Review of_ Advisory Committees Advisory committees can be of great value. They may contribute to the "openness" of governmental decibionraaking, and provide talent and opinions not otherwise available.
Page 6 - The conferees agreed that it is to be clearly understood that civil defense remains the primary mission of the DCPA and that civil defense funds and resources for natural disaster preparedness are in the nature of assistance for a secondary mission.

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