Amends Post-Katrina Act to repeal obsolete requirements

Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022

Summary

Removes an old and no longer needed contracting rule from the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

What problem does this solve?

An old law about emergency management had a rule for government contracts that is no longer needed. This new law removes that outdated rule to make the law simpler and more current.

What does this law do?

Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements
Removes section 692 from the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. This section is considered outdated and no longer necessary.

Who does this affect?

  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

What is the real world impact?

Streamlines federal law
Removes an outdated requirement from a previous law to make government rules cleaner and easier to follow. This is a simple 'housekeeping' change to remove unnecessary text from the U.S. Code.

When does this start?

This law became effective on December 20, 2022.