[EAS] ALERT Act (missile warnings) included in NDAA

[Dave Kline]

Good! I'll remove the local missile alert from my EAS box. :-)

On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 10:28 AM Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com> wrote:

>Sen. Schatz was successful adding the ALERT Act as part of the National
>Defense Authorization Act of 2020 which was passed by the Senate
>yesterday.  The ALERT amendment includes several public warning and
>alerting items, including making the federal government responsible for
>missile warnings.

>The annual NDAA bill has passed every congress since 1961, which makes it
>a popular way to add "must-pass" legislation.

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