Sec. 4. Priority access to essential service providers during federally declared emergencies
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Section 427 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5189e ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking telecommunications service and inserting communications service, including wireline and mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio and television broadcasting, cable service, and direct broadcast satellite service ; by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (e); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: Unless exceptional circumstances apply, in an emergency or major disaster, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall take actions to ensure that an essential service provider has— priority access to relevant locations and resources; and escorts to relevant locations. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish a program to provide credentials to essential service providers to facilitate access to relevant locations and resources for such providers. .
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