Number: RS21491
Title: First Responder Resources: The Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse ProgramDescription and Issues
Authors: Jonathan Medalia, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program gives first responders identified by the Office for Domestic Preparedness excess radiological detection and related equipment obtained mainly from Department of Energy sites. A likely future issue is the appropriate size and role of such a program. Should Congress expand it to foreign recipients, permit it to accept excess equipment from nongovernmental sources, or specify the types of equipment it should provide?
Pages: 6
Date: Updated December 19, 2003