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Union Calendar No. 563 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3300 

[Report No. 113–732, Part I] 

To reauthorize the programs and activities of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 22, 2013 

Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. CARSON

of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JANUARY 2, 2015 

Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security for a period ending not later than January 2, 2015, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(j) of rule X 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JANUARY 2, 2015 

The Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 22, 2013] 

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A BILL 

To reauthorize the programs and activities of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Reauthorization 

5 Act of 2013’’. 

6 TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF 

7 FEMA AND MODERNIZATION 

8 OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC 

9 ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM 

10 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY 

11 MANAGEMENT AGENCY. 

12 Section 699 of Public Law 109–295 (6 U.S.C. 811) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘administration and operations’’ 

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘management 

16 and administration’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’; 

18 (3) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2014, $972,145,000; 

22 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2015, $972,145,000; and 

23 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2016, $972,145,000.’’. 

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1 SEC. 102. INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS2 TEM MODERNIZATION. 

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

4 ‘‘Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Moderniza5 tion Act of 2013’’. 

6 (b) INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS7 TEM MODERNIZATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—To provide timely and effec9 tive disaster warnings under this section, the Presi10 dent, acting through the Administrator of the Federal 

11 Emergency Management Agency, shall— 

12 (A) modernize the integrated public alert 

13 and warning system of the United States (in this 

14 section referred to as the ‘‘public alert and warn15 ing system’’) to ensure that the President under 

16 all conditions is able to alert and warn govern17 mental authorities and the civilian population 

18 in areas endangered by disasters; and 

19 (B) implement the public alert and warning 

20 system. 

21 (2) IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—In car22 rying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall, 

23 consistent with the recommendations in the final re24 port of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning Sys25 tem Advisory Committee (established under subsection 

26 (c))— 

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1 (A) establish or adopt, as appropriate, com2 mon alerting and warning protocols, standards, 

3 terminology, and operating procedures for the 

4 public alert and warning system; 

5 (B) include in the public alert and warning 

6 system the capability to adapt the distribution 

7 and content of communications on the basis of 

8 geographic location, risks, or personal user pref9 erences, as appropriate; 

10 (C) include in the public alert and warning 

11 system the capability to alert and warn, and 

12 provide the equivalent amount of information to 

13 individuals with disabilities and individuals 

14 with access and functional needs; 

15 (D) ensure that training, tests, and exercises 

16 are conducted for the public alert and warning 

17 system and that the system is incorporated into 

18 other training and exercise programs of the De19 partment of Homeland Security, as appropriate; 

20 (E) establish and integrate into the Na21 tional Incident Management System a com22 prehensive and periodic training program to in23 struct and educate Federal, State, tribal, and 

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1 mon Alerting Protocol enabled Emergency Alert 

2 System; 

3 (F) conduct, at least once every 3 years, 

4 periodic nationwide tests of the public alert and 

5 warning system; and 

6 (G) ensure that the public alert and warn7 ing system is resilient, secure, and can withstand 

8 acts of terrorism and other external attacks. 

9 (3) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The public alert 

10 and warning system shall— 

11 (A) incorporate multiple communications 

12 technologies; 

13 (B) be designed to adapt to, and incor14 porate, future technologies for communicating di15 rectly with the public; 

16 (C) to the extent technically feasible, be de17 signed to provide alerts to the largest portion of 

18 the affected population, including nonresident 

19 visitors and tourists and individuals with dis20 abilities and access and functional needs, and 

21 improve the ability of remote areas to receive 

22 alerts; 

23 (D) promote local and regional public and 

24 private partnerships to enhance community pre25 paredness and response; 

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1 (E) provide redundant alert mechanisms if 

2 practicable so as to reach the greatest number of 

3 people regardless of whether they have access to, 

4 or utilize, any specific medium of communica5 tion or any particular device; and 

6 (F) include a mechanism to ensure the pro7 tection of individual privacy. 

8 (4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 

9 days after the date of submission of the report of the 

10 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advi11 sory Committee, the Administrator shall submit to the 

12 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 

13 the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

14 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Se15 curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a de16 tailed plan to implement the public alert and warn17 ing system. The plan shall include a timeline for im18 plementation, a spending plan, and recommendations 

19 for any additional authority that may be necessary to 

20 fully implement this subsection. 

21 (5) MAXIMUM FUNDS.—The Administrator may 

22 use not more than $12,733,000 of the amount made 

23 available pursuant to section 699 of the Post-Katrina 

24 Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 

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1 U.S.C. 811) for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 

2 2016 to carry out the provisions of this section. 

3 (c) INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS4 TEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis7 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

8 shall establish an advisory committee to be known as 

9 the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Ad10 visory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the 

11 ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

12 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

13 shall be composed of the following members (or their 

14 designees) to be appointed by the Administrator as 

15 soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

16 Act: 

17 (A) The Chairman of the Federal Commu18 nications Commission. 

19 (B) The Administrator of the National Oce20 anic and Atmospheric Administration of the De21 partment of Commerce. 

22 (C) The Assistant Secretary for Commu23 nications and Information of the Department of 

24 Commerce. 

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1 (D) The Director of the Office of Disability 

2 Integration and Coordination of the Federal 

3 Emergency Management Agency. 

4 (E) Representatives of State and local gov5 ernments, representatives of emergency manage6 ment agencies, and representatives of emergency 

7 response providers, selected from among individ8 uals nominated by national organizations rep9 resenting governments and personnel. 

10 (F) Representatives from federally recog11 nized Indian tribes and national Indian organi12 zations. 

13 (G) Individuals who have the requisite tech14 nical knowledge and expertise to serve on the Ad15 visory Committee, including representatives of— 

16 (i) communications service providers; 

17 (ii) vendors, developers, and manufac18 turers of systems, facilities, equipment, and 

19 capabilities for the provision of communica20 tions services; 

21 (iii) third-party service bureaus; 

22 (iv) the broadcasting industry, includ23 ing commercial and noncommercial radio 

24 and television stations; 

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1 (v) the commercial mobile radio service 

2 industry; 

3 (vi) the cable industry; 

4 (vii) the satellite industry; and 

5 (viii) national organizations rep6 resenting individuals with disabilities and 

7 access and functional needs and national 

8 organizations representing the elderly. 

9 (H) Qualified representatives of such other 

10 stakeholders and interested and affected parties 

11 as the Administrator considers appropriate. 

12 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator shall 

13 serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. 

14 (4) MEETINGS.— 

15 (A) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meeting 

16 of the Advisory Committee shall take place not 

17 later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act. 

19 (B) OTHER MEETINGS.—After the initial 

20 meeting, the Advisory Committee shall meet, at 

21 least annually, at the call of the Chairperson. 

22 (C) NOTICE; OPEN MEETINGS.—Meetings 

23 held by the Advisory Committee shall be duly no24 ticed at least 14 days in advance and shall be 

25 open to the public. 

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1 (D) INTERESTED PERSONS.—Interested per2 sons shall be permitted to attend, appear before, 

3 or file statements with the Advisory Committee, 

4 in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b 

5 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (E) MEETING MINUTES.—The Advisory 

7 Committee shall keep detailed minutes of each 

8 meeting, which shall contain a record of the per9 sons present, a complete and accurate description 

10 of matters discussed and conclusions reached, 

11 and copies of all reports received, issued, or ap12 proved by the Advisory Committee. 

13 (F) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The 

14 records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appen15 dixes, working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, or 

16 other documents which were made available to or 

17 prepared for or by the Advisory Committee shall 

18 be available for public inspection and copying, 

19 subject to section 552 of title 5, United States 

20 Code, at a single location in the office of FEMA 

21 until the Advisory Committee ceases to exist. 

22 (5) RULES.— 

23 (A) QUORUM.—One-third of the members of 

24 the Advisory Committee shall constitute a 

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1 quorum for conducting business of the Advisory 

2 Committee. 

3 (B) SUBCOMMITTEES.—To assist the Advi4 sory Committee in carrying out its functions, the 

5 Chairperson may establish appropriate sub6 committees composed of members of the Advisory 

7 Committee and other subject matter experts as 

8 the Chairperson considers necessary. 

9 (C) ADDITIONAL RULES.—The Advisory 

10 Committee may adopt such other rules as are 

11 necessary to carry out its duties. 

12 (6) CONSULTATION WITH NONMEMBERS.—The 

13 Advisory Committee and the program offices for the 

14 integrated public alert and warning system for the 

15 United States shall regularly meet with groups that 

16 are not represented on the Advisory Committee to 

17 consider new and developing technologies that may be 

18 beneficial to the public alert and warning system. 

19 Such groups may include— 

20 (A) the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

21 Agency; 

22 (B) entities engaged in federally funded re23 search; and 

24 (C) academic institutions engaged in rel25 evant work and research. 

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1 (7) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Advisory Com2 mittee shall develop recommendations for an inte3 grated public alert and warning system, including— 

4 (A) recommendations for common alerting 

5 and warning protocols, standards, terminology, 

6 and operating procedures for the public alert and 

7 warning system; and 

8 (B) recommendations to provide for a pub9 lic alert and warning system that— 

10 (i) has the capability to adapt the dis11 tribution and content of communications on 

12 the basis of geographic location, risks, or 

13 personal user preferences, as appropriate; 

14 (ii) has the capability to alert and 

15 warn individuals with disabilities and in16 dividuals with limited English proficiency; 

17 (iii) incorporates multiple communica18 tions technologies; 

19 (iv) is designed to adapt to, and incor20 porate, future technologies for commu21 nicating directly with the public; 

22 (v) is designed to provide alerts to the 

23 largest portion of the affected population 

24 feasible, including nonresident visitors and 

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1 tourists, and improve the ability of remote 

2 areas to receive alerts; 

3 (vi) promotes local and regional public 

4 and private partnerships to enhance com5 munity preparedness and response; 

6 (vii) provides redundant alert mecha7 nisms if practicable in order to reach the 

8 greatest number of people regardless of 

9 whether they have access to, or utilize, any 

10 specific medium of communication or any 

11 particular device; and 

12 (viii) promotes the participation of 

13 representatives from traditionally under14 served and underrepresented communities, 

15 to ensure that alerts and warnings reach 

16 such populations. 

17 (8) INITIAL AND ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later 

18 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

19 the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Adminis20 trator, the Committee on Transportation and Infra21 structure and the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

23 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

24 the Senate a report containing the recommendations 

25 of the Advisory Committee. 

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1 (9) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Nei2 ther the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

3 App.) nor any rule, order, or regulation promulgated 

4 under that Act shall apply to the Advisory Com5 mittee. 

6 (10) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee 

7 shall terminate not later than 6 years after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act. 

9 (d) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

10 Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or 

11 require FEMA or any other government entity to require 

12 any action on the part of the Federal Communications 

13 Commission, the Department of Commerce, the Office of 

14 Emergency Communications, or any other nongovernment 

15 entity nor impact any existing obligations of these entities. 

16 TITLE II—STAFFORD ACT AND 

17 OTHER PROGRAMS 

18 SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF URBAN SEARCH AND RES19 CUE RESPONSE SYSTEM. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Robert T. Stafford 

21 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 327. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RE2 SPONSE SYSTEM. 

3 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi4 nitions apply: 

5 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis6 trator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Emer7 gency Management Agency. 

8 ‘‘(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘Agency’ means the 

9 Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

10 ‘‘(3) HAZARD.—The term ‘hazard’ has the mean11 ing given that term by section 602. 

12 ‘‘(4) NONEMPLOYEE SYSTEM MEMBER.—The 

13 term ‘nonemployee System member’ means a System 

14 member not employed by a sponsoring agency or par15 ticipating agency. 

16 ‘‘(5) PARTICIPATING AGENCY.—The term ‘par17 ticipating agency’ means a State or local government, 

18 nonprofit organization, or private organization that 

19 has executed an agreement with a sponsoring agency 

20 to participate in the System. 

21 ‘‘(6) SPONSORING AGENCY.—The term ‘spon22 soring agency’ means a State or local government 

23 that is the sponsor of a task force designated by the 

24 Administrator to participate in the System. 

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1 ‘‘(7) SYSTEM.—The term ‘System’ means the Na2 tional Urban Search and Rescue Response System to 

3 be administered under this section. 

4 ‘‘(8) SYSTEM MEMBER.—The term ‘System mem5 ber’ means an individual who is not a full-time em6 ployee of the Federal Government and who serves on 

7 a task force or on a System management or other 

8 technical team. 

9 ‘‘(9) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘task force’ means 

10 an urban search and rescue team designated by the 

11 Administrator to participate in the System. 

12 ‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the require13 ments of this section, the Administrator shall continue to 

14 administer the emergency response system known as the Na15 tional Urban Search and Rescue Response System. 

16 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—In administering the System, the 

17 Administrator shall provide for a national network of 

18 standardized search and rescue resources to assist States 

19 and local governments in responding to hazards. 

20 ‘‘(d) TASK FORCES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator shall 

22 designate task forces to participate in the System. The 

23 Administrator shall determine the criteria for such 

24 participation. 

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1 ‘‘(2) SPONSORING AGENCIES.—Each task force 

2 shall have a sponsoring agency. The Administrator 

3 shall enter into an agreement with the sponsoring 

4 agency with respect to the participation of each task 

5 force in the System. 

6 ‘‘(3) COMPOSITION.— 

7 ‘‘(A) PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.—A task 

8 force may include, at the discretion of the spon9 soring agency, one or more participating agen10 cies. The sponsoring agency shall enter into an 

11 agreement with each participating agency with 

12 respect to the participation of the participating 

13 agency on the task force. 

14 ‘‘(B) OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—A task force 

15 may also include, at the discretion of the spon16 soring agency, other individuals not otherwise 

17 associated with the sponsoring agency or a par18 ticipating agency. The sponsoring agency of a 

19 task force may enter into a separate agreement 

20 with each such individual with respect to the 

21 participation of the individual on the task force. 

22 ‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL TEAMS.—The Ad23 ministrator shall maintain such management teams and 

24 other technical teams as the Administrator determines are 

25 necessary to administer the System. 

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1 ‘‘(f) APPOINTMENT OF SYSTEM MEMBERS INTO FED2 ERAL SERVICE.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may ap4 point a System member into Federal service for a pe5 riod of service to provide for the participation of the 

6 System member in exercises, preincident staging, 

7 major disaster and emergency response activities, and 

8 training events sponsored or sanctioned by the Ad9 ministrator. 

10 ‘‘(2) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERV11 ICE LAWS.—The Administrator may make appoint12 ments under paragraph (1) without regard to the pro13 visions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap14 pointments in the competitive service. 

15 ‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 

16 The authority of the Administrator to make appoint17 ments under this subsection shall not affect any other 

18 authority of the Administrator under this Act. 

19 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—A System member who is ap20 pointed into Federal service under paragraph (1) 

21 shall not be considered an employee of the United 

22 States for purposes other than those specifically set 

23 forth in this section. 

24 ‘‘(g) COMPENSATION.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) PAY OF SYSTEM MEMBERS.—Subject to such 

2 terms and conditions as the Administrator may im3 pose by regulation, the Administrator shall make pay4 ments to the sponsoring agency of a task force— 

5 ‘‘(A) to reimburse each employer of a Sys6 tem member on the task force for compensation 

7 paid by the employer to the System member for 

8 any period during which the System member is 

9 appointed into Federal service under subsection 

10 (f)(1); and 

11 ‘‘(B) to make payments directly to a non12 employee System member on the task force for 

13 any period during which the non-employee Sys14 tem member is appointed into Federal service 

15 under subsection (f)(1). 

16 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES FILLING

17 POSITIONS OF SYSTEM MEMBERS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such terms 

19 and conditions as the Administrator may impose 

20 by regulation, the Administrator shall make pay21 ments to the sponsoring agency of a task force to 

22 reimburse each employer of a System member on 

23 the task force for compensation paid by the em24 ployer to an employee filling a position normally 

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1 ing which the System member is appointed into 

2 Federal service under subsection (f)(1). 

3 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Costs incurred by an 

4 employer shall be eligible for reimbursement 

5 under subparagraph (A) only to the extent that 

6 the costs are in excess of the costs that would 

7 have been incurred by the employer had the Sys8 tem member not been appointed into Federal 

9 service under subsection (f)(1). 

10 ‘‘(3) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—A System member 

11 shall not be entitled to pay directly from the Agency 

12 for a period during which the System member is ap13 pointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1). 

14 ‘‘(h) PERSONAL INJURY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY, OR

15 DEATH.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A System member who is 

17 appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1) 

18 and who suffers personal injury, illness, disability, or 

19 death as a result of a personal injury sustained while 

20 acting in the scope of such appointment shall, for the 

21 purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 

22 United States Code, be treated as though the member 

23 were an employee (as defined by section 8101 of that 

24 title) who had sustained the injury in the perform25 ance of duty. 

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1 ‘‘(2) ELECTION OF BENEFITS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a System member 

3 (or, in the case of the death of the System mem4 ber, the System member’s dependent) is enti5 tled— 

6 ‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) to receive 

7 benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of 

8 title 5, United States Code, by reason of 

9 personal injury, illness, disability, or death, 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) to receive benefits from a State or 

12 local government by reason of the same per13 sonal injury, illness, disability, or death, 

14 the System member or dependent shall elect to 

15 receive either the benefits referred to in clause (i) 

16 or (ii). 

17 ‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—A System member or de18 pendent shall make an election of benefits under 

19 subparagraph (A) not later than 1 year after the 

20 date of the personal injury, illness, disability, or 

21 death that is the reason for the benefits or until 

22 such later date as the Secretary of Labor may 

23 allow for reasonable cause shown. 

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1 ‘‘(C) EFFECT OF ELECTION.—An election of 

2 benefits made under this paragraph is irrev3 ocable unless otherwise provided by law. 

4 ‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE OR LOCAL

5 BENEFITS.—Subject to such terms and conditions as 

6 the Administrator may impose by regulation, in the 

7 event that a System member or dependent elects bene8 fits from a State or local government under para9 graph (2)(A), the Administrator shall reimburse the 

10 State or local government for the value of those bene11 fits. 

12 ‘‘(i) LIABILITY.—A System member appointed into 

13 Federal service under subsection (f)(1), while acting within 

14 the scope of the appointment, is deemed an employee of the 

15 Federal Government under section 1346(b) of title 28, 

16 United States Code, and chapter 171 of that title, relating 

17 to tort claims procedure. 

18 ‘‘(j) EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.— 

19 With respect to a System member who is not a regular full20 time employee of a sponsoring agency or participating 

21 agency, the following terms and conditions apply: 

22 ‘‘(1) SERVICE.—Service as a System member is 

23 deemed ‘service in the uniformed services’ for purposes 

24 of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, relating 

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1 uals who have performed service in the uniformed 

2 services (regardless of whether the individual receives 

3 compensation for such participation). All rights and 

4 obligations of such persons and procedures for assist5 ance, enforcement, and investigation shall be as pro6 vided for in such chapter. 

7 ‘‘(2) PRECLUSION.—Preclusion of giving notice 

8 of service by necessity of appointment under this sec9 tion is deemed preclusion by ‘military necessity’ for 

10 purposes of section 4312(b) of title 38, United States 

11 Code, pertaining to giving notice of absence from a 

12 position of employment. A determination of such ne13 cessity shall be made by the Administrator and shall 

14 not be subject to judicial review. 

15 ‘‘(k) LICENSES AND PERMITS.—If a System member 

16 holds a valid license, certificate, or other permit issued by 

17 any State or other governmental jurisdiction evidencing the 

18 member’s qualifications in any professional, mechanical, or 

19 other skill or type of assistance required by the System, the 

20 System member is deemed to be performing a Federal activ21 ity when rendering aid involving such skill or assistance 

22 during a period of appointment into Federal service under 

23 subsection (f)(1). 

24 ‘‘(l) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es2 tablish and maintain an advisory committee to pro3 vide expert recommendations to the Administrator in 

4 order to assist the Administrator in administering the 

5 System. 

6 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The advisory committee 

7 shall be composed of members from geographically di8 verse areas, and shall include— 

9 ‘‘(A) the chief officer or senior executive 

10 from at least three sponsoring agencies; 

11 ‘‘(B) the senior emergency manager from at 

12 least two States that include sponsoring agencies; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(C) at least one representative rec15 ommended by the leaders of the task forces. 

16 ‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF TERMINATION RE17 QUIREMENT.—Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advi18 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

19 to the advisory committee under this subsection. 

20 ‘‘(m) PREPAREDNESS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

22 appropriations for such purpose, the Administrator 

23 shall enter into an annual preparedness cooperative 

24 agreement with each sponsoring agency. Amounts 

25 made available to a sponsoring agency under such a 

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1 preparedness cooperative agreement shall be for the 

2 following purposes: 

3 ‘‘(A) Training and exercises, including 

4 training and exercises with other Federal, State, 

5 and local government response entities. 

6 ‘‘(B) Acquisition and maintenance of equip7 ment, including interoperable communications 

8 and personal protective equipment. 

9 ‘‘(C) Medical monitoring required for re10 sponder safety and health in anticipation of and 

11 following a major disaster, emergency, or other 

12 hazard, as determined by the Administrator. 

13 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Not14 withstanding section 1552(b) of title 31, United 

15 States Code, amounts made available for cooperative 

16 agreements under this subsection that are not ex17 pended shall be deposited in an agency account and 

18 shall remain available for such agreements without 

19 fiscal year limitation. 

20 ‘‘(n) RESPONSE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

21 Administrator shall enter into a response cooperative agree22 ment with each sponsoring agency, as appropriate, under 

23 which the Administrator agrees to reimburse the sponsoring 

24 agency for costs incurred by the sponsoring agency in re25 sponding to a major disaster or emergency. 

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1 ‘‘(o) OBLIGATIONS.—The Administrator may incur all 

2 necessary obligations consistent with this section in order 

3 to ensure the effectiveness of the System. 

4 ‘‘(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap6 propriated to carry out the System and the provisions 

7 of this section $35,180,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2014, 2015, and 2016. 

9 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin10 istrator may use not to exceed 6 percent of the funds 

11 appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 

12 (1) for salaries, expenses, and other administrative 

13 costs incurred by the Administrator in carrying out 

14 this section.’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES

17 CODE.—Section 8101(1) of title 5, United States 

18 Code, is amended— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

20 at the end; 

21 (B) by moving subparagraph (F) to appear 

22 after subparagraph (E); 

23 (C) in subparagraph (F)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘United States Code,’’; 

25 and 

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1 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

2 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(G) an individual who is a System mem5 ber of the National Urban Search and Rescue 

6 Response System during a period of appoint7 ment into Federal service pursuant to section 

8 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

9 Emergency Assistance Act;’’. 

10 (2) INCLUSION AS PART OF UNIFORMED SERV11 ICES FOR PURPOSES OF USERRA.—Section 4303 of 

12 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (13) by inserting ‘‘, a pe14 riod for which a System member of the National 

15 Urban Search and Rescue Response System is 

16 absent from a position of employment due to an 

17 appointment into Federal service under section 

18 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

19 Emergency Assistance Act’’ before ‘‘, and a pe20 riod’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (16) by inserting after 

22 ‘‘Public Health Service,’’ the following: ‘‘System 

23 members of the National Urban Search and Res24 cue Response System during a period of appoint25 ment into Federal service under section 327 of 

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1 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer2 gency Assistance Act,’’. 

3 SEC. 202. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILI4 TIES FOR CERTAIN DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

5 (a) PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACILITY DEFINED.—Section 

6 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

7 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B)) is 

8 amended by inserting ‘‘public broadcasting facilities,’’ after 

9 ‘‘workshops,’’. 

10 (b) CRITICAL SERVICES DEFINED.—Section 

11 406(a)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B)) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘communications,’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘communications (including public broadcasting),’’. 

14 SEC. 203. FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE NONPROFIT 

15 FAIRNESS. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACILITY.— 

17 Section 102(10)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

18 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(10)(B)) is 

19 amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.—In addition 

21 to the facilities described in subparagraph (A), 

22 the term ‘private nonprofit facility’ includes any 

23 private nonprofit facility that provides essential 

24 services of a governmental nature to the general 

25 public (including museums, zoos, performing 

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1 arts facilities, community arts centers, commu2 nity centers, including houses of worship exempt 

3 from taxation under section 501(c) of the Inter4 nal Revenue Code of 1986, libraries, homeless 

5 shelters, senior citizen centers, rehabilitation fa6 cilities, shelter workshops, and facilities that pro7 vide health and safety services of a governmental 

8 nature), as defined by the President.’’. 

9 (b) REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF

10 DAMAGED FACILITIES.—Section 406(a)(3) of the Robert T. 

11 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(C) NONPROFIT FAIRNESS.—A church, 

15 synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of 

16 worship, and a private nonprofit facility oper17 ated by a religious organization, shall be eligible 

18 for contributions under paragraph (1)(B), with19 out regard to the religious character of the facil20 ity or the primary religious use of the facility.’’. 

21 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amendments 

22 made by this section shall apply to the provision of assist23 ance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared 

24 on or after October 28, 2012. 

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1 SEC. 204. REAUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGE2 MENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT GRANTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VI of the Robert 

4 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 617. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM8 PACT GRANTS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

10 Emergency Management Agency may make grants to pro11 vide for implementation of the Emergency Management As12 sistance Compact consented to by Congress in the joint reso13 lution entitled ‘Joint resolution granting the consent of 

14 Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Com15 pact’ (Public Law 104–321; 110 Stat. 3877). 

16 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.—States and the 

17 Administrator of the Emergency Management Assistance 

18 Compact shall be eligible to receive grants under subsection 

19 (a). 

20 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant received under this sec21 tion shall be used— 

22 ‘‘(1) to carry out recommendations identified in 

23 the Emergency Management Assistance Compact 

24 after-action reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane 

25 seasons; 

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1 ‘‘(2) to administer compact operations on behalf 

2 of States, as such term is defined in the compact, that 

3 have enacted the compact; 

4 ‘‘(3) to continue coordination with the Federal 

5 Emergency Management Agency and appropriate 

6 Federal agencies; 

7 ‘‘(4) to continue coordination with States and 

8 local governments and their respective national orga9 nizations; and 

10 ‘‘(5) to assist State and local governments, emer11 gency response providers, and organizations rep12 resenting such providers with credentialing the pro13 viders and the typing of emergency response resources. 

14 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Administrator of the Fed15 eral Emergency Management Agency shall consult with the 

16 Administrator of the Emergency Management Assistance 

17 Compact to ensure effective coordination of efforts in re18 sponding to requests for assistance. 

19 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016. 

22 Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’. 

23 (b) REPEAL.—Section 661 of the Post-Katrina Emer24 gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 761) is 

25 repealed. 

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1 SEC. 205. PHYSICAL TESTING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC 

2 UTILITY FACILITIES. 

3 (a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Emer4 gency Management Agency shall conduct a study to com5 pare the differences between— 

6 (1) the physical testing standards that the Ad7 ministrator applies with respect to electric utility fa8 cilities as a condition for Federal assistance; and 

9 (2) the physical testing standards that are ap10 plied to electric utility facilities by the electric utili11 ties industry and by the Rural Utilities Service of the 

12 Department of Agriculture. 

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

14 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 

15 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

16 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Home17 land Security and Governmental Affairs Committee of the 

18 Senate a report on the results of the study. 

19 (c) FUNDING.—The Administrator shall carry out this 

20 section using funds available to the Administrator for man21 agement and expenses. 

22 SEC. 206. REVIEW AND REPORT REGARDING THE ELIGI23 BILITY OF CERTAIN HOUSING ENTITIES TO 

24 RECEIVE DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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1 eral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall, using 

2 funds from FEMA’s management and expenses account, 

3 complete a review of, and submit to the Committee on 

4 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep5 resentatives a report describing, options, both commercial 

6 and governmental, available to housing cooperatives and 

7 condominium associations to assist in repairing and re8 building common areas following a major disaster. 

9 (b) REPORT SPECIFICS.—The report shall include— 

10 (1) a description of the current eligibility of 

11 housing cooperative and condominium association 

12 owners and residents to receive disaster relief funds 

13 under FEMA disaster relief programs; 

14 (2) a description of the availability of individual 

15 assistance for such owners and residents to help cover 

16 the costs of repairing disaster-related damage to com17 mon areas, including any details of instances in the 

18 past 10 years in which cooperative or condominium 

19 owners or residences received such assistance to help 

20 cover costs and assessments for repairs to common 

21 areas; 

22 (3) a description of commercial options and re23 quirements, including insurance coverage, that may 

24 be applicable; and 

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1 (4) a discussion of options, including any pro2 posed changes to law, for addressing any gaps identi3 fied in available assistance to address disaster-related 

4 damage to common areas. 

5 SEC. 207. AUDIT TIMEFRAME LIMITATION. 

6 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man8 agement Agency shall issue a rule that limits the timeframe 

9 of any audit conducted under section 318 of the Robert T. 

10 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 5161). 

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Union Calendar No. 563 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3300 

[Report No. 113–732, Part I] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the programs and activities of the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

JANUARY 2, 2015 

Reported with an amendment and referred to the Comof rule X jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(j) provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the later than January 2, 2015, for consideration of such mittee on Homeland Security for a period ending not 

JANUARY 2, 2015 

The Committee on Homeland Security discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

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