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A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.18 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Emergency Management; emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes. Department of Emergency Management; emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes. Requires the Department of Emergency Management to administer certain emergency services in coordination with federally recognized tribes that the Department has entered into a contract or memorandum of understanding with for assistance regarding such emergency services. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.