114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3583 

AN ACT 

To reform and improve the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, the Office of Emergency Communications, and 

the Office of Health Affairs of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for At4 tacks and Responding to Emergencies Act’’ or the ‘‘PRE5 PARE Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION 

Sec. 101. Memoranda of understanding. 

Sec. 102. Period of performance. 

Sec. 103. Operation Stonegarden. 

Sec. 104. Grants metrics. 

Sec. 105. Grant management best practices. 

Sec. 106. Administration and coordination of grants. 

Sec. 107. Funding prohibition. 

Sec. 108. Law enforcement terrorism prevention. 

Sec. 109. Allowable uses. 

Sec. 110. Maintenance of grant investments. 

Sec. 111. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 

Sec. 112. Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 

Sec. 113. Emergency support functions. 

Sec. 114. Review of National Incident Management System. 

Sec. 115. Approval of certain equipment. 

Sec. 116. Remedial action management program. 

TITLE II—COMMUNICATIONS 

Sec. 201. Office of Emergency Communications. 

Sec. 202. Responsibilities of Office of Emergency Communications Director. 

Sec. 203. Annual reporting on activities of the Office of Emergency Communications. 

Sec. 204. National Emergency Communications Plan. 

Sec. 205. Technical edits. 

Sec. 206. Public Safety Broadband Network. 

Sec. 207. Statewide interoperability coordinators. 

Sec. 208. Communications training. 

TITLE III—MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS 

Sec. 301. Pre-event anthrax vaccination program for emergency response providers. 

Sec. 302. Chief Medical Officer. 

Sec. 303. Medical Countermeasures Program. 

TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 
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Sec. 401. Mission support. 

Sec. 402. Systems modernization. 

Sec. 403. Strategic human capital plan. 

Sec. 404. Activities related to children. 

TITLE V—FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS PROCESS REFORMS 

Sec. 501. Claims adjustment and engineering reports. 

Sec. 502. Judicial review. 

1 TITLE I—GRANTS, TRAINING, EX2 ERCISES, AND COORDINA3 TION 

4 SEC. 101. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XX of the 

6 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 2024. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DE9 PARTMENTAL COMPONENTS AND OFFICES. 

10 ‘‘The Administrator shall enter into memoranda of 

11 understanding with the heads of the following depart12 mental components and offices delineating the roles and 

13 responsibilities of such components and offices regarding 

14 the policy and guidance for grants under section 1406 of 

15 the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis16 sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135), sections 2003 and 2004 

17 of this Act, and section 70107 of title 46, United States 

18 Code, as appropriate: 

19 ‘‘(1) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 

20 Border Protection. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Transportation 

2 Security Administration. 

3 ‘‘(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

4 ‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Intelligence and 

5 Analysis. 

6 ‘‘(5) The Director of the Office of Emergency 

7 Communications. 

8 ‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for State and 

9 Local Law Enforcement. 

10 ‘‘(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coor11 dinator. 

12 ‘‘(8) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib13 erties. 

14 ‘‘(9) The heads of other components or offices 

15 of the Department, as determined by the Sec16 retary.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

18 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

19 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

20 2023 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 2024. Memoranda of understanding with departmental components and 

offices.’’. 

21 SEC. 102. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. 

22 (a) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 

23 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

24 604) is amended by— 
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1 (1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

2 (f); and 

3 (2) inserting after subsection (d) the following 

4 new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(e) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 

6 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

7 use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 

8 36 months.’’. 

9 (b) STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PRO10 GRAM.—Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 

11 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by— 

12 (1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

13 (g); and 

14 (2) inserting after subsection (e) the following 

15 the new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(f) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 

17 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

18 use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 

19 36 months.’’. 

20 (c) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSIST21 ANCE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1406 of the Imple22 menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 

23 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110–53) is amended by— 

24 (1) redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 

25 (n); and 
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1 (2) inserting after subsection (l) the following 

2 new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(m) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 

4 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

5 use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 

6 36 months.’’. 

7 (d) PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

8 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add9 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(n) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 

11 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

12 use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 

13 36 months.’’. 

14 (e) TRIBAL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

15 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

16 606) is amended by— 

17 (1) redesignating subsections (h) through (k) 

18 subsections (i) through (l), respectively; and 

19 (2) inserting after subsection (g) the following 

20 new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(h) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 

22 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

23 use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 

24 36 months.’’. 
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1 SEC. 103. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 

3 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 

4 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

7 Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 

8 Stonegarden’. Under such program, the Secretary, acting 

9 through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible 

10 law enforcement agencies, through the State Administra11 tive Agency, to enhance border security in accordance with 

12 this section. 

13 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to re14 ceive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency 

15 shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) be located in— 

17 ‘‘(A) a State bordering either Canada or 

18 Mexico; or 

19 ‘‘(B) a State or territory with a maritime 

20 border; and 

21 ‘‘(2) be involved in an active, ongoing U.S. Cus22 toms and Border Protection operation coordinated 

23 through a sector office. 

24 ‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 

25 under this section may use such grant for any of the fol26 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Equipment, including maintenance and 

2 sustainment costs. 

3 ‘‘(2) Personnel, including overtime and backfill, 

4 in support of enhanced border law enforcement ac5 tivities. 

6 ‘‘(3) Any activity permitted for Operation 

7 Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland 

8 Security’s Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security 

9 Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. 

10 ‘‘(4) Any other appropriate activity, as deter11 mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 

12 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 is authorized to be appropriated $55,000,000 for each of 

16 fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for grants under this sec17 tion. 

18 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall annually for 

19 each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 submit to the 

20 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep21 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con23 taining information on the expenditure of grants made 

24 under this section by each grant recipient.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 

2 section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

3 U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, through 

5 the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 

6 2004, and 2009 to State, local, and tribal governments, 

7 as appropriate.’’. 

8 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

9 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

10 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

11 2008 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden.’’. 

12 SEC. 104. GRANTS METRICS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—To determine the extent to which 

14 grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland 

15 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 and 604) have closed 

16 capability gaps identified in State Preparedness Reports 

17 required under subsection (c) of section 652 of the Post18 Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 

19 U.S.C. 752; title VI of the Department of Homeland Secu20 rity Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 109–295) and 

21 Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments 

22 from each State and high-risk urban area, the Adminis23 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

24 shall conduct and submit to the Committee on Homeland 

25 Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
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1 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com2 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

3 of the Senate an assessment of information provided in 

4 such Reports and Assessments. 

5 (b) ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment 

6 required under subsection (a) shall include a comparison 

7 of successive State Preparedness Reports and Threat and 

8 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments from each 

9 State and high-risk urban area. 

10 SEC. 105. GRANT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. 

11 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man12 agement Agency shall include in the annual Notice of 

13 Funding Opportunity relating to grants under sections 

14 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

15 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) an appendix that includes a sum16 mary of findings identified by the Office of the Inspector 

17 General of the Department of Homeland Security in au18 dits of such grants and methods to address areas identi19 fied for improvement and innovative practices instituted 

20 by grant recipients. 

21 SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF 

22 GRANTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub24 section (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act 

25 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) are amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State or high-risk 

2 urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 

3 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or 

4 urban area working group to assist in preparation 

5 and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland 

6 security plan or the threat and hazard identification 

7 and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to as8 sist in determining effective funding priorities for 

9 grants under such sections 2003 and 2004. 

10 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The State planning com11 mittees and urban area working groups referred to 

12 in paragraph (1) shall include at least one represent13 ative from each of the following significant stake14 holders: 

15 ‘‘(A) Local or tribal government officials. 

16 ‘‘(B) Emergency response providers, in17 cluding representatives of the fire service, law 

18 enforcement, emergency medical services, and 

19 emergency managers. 

20 ‘‘(C) Public health officials and other ap21 propriate medical practitioners. 

22 ‘‘(D) Individuals representing educational 

23 institutions, including elementary schools, com24 munity colleges, and other institutions of higher 

25 education. 
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1 ‘‘(E) State and regional interoperable com2 munications coordinators, as appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(F) State and major urban area fusion 

4 centers, as appropriate.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of 

6 section 2021(b) (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended by inserting 

7 ‘‘or urban area working group, as the case may be,’’ after 

8 ‘‘planning committee’’. 

9 SEC. 107. FUNDING PROHIBITION. 

10 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not imple11 ment the National Preparedness Grant Program or any 

12 successor grant program unless the Secretary receives 

13 prior authorization from Congress permitting such imple14 mentation. 

15 SEC. 108. LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION. 

16 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION

17 PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 2006 of the Home18 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘States and high-risk 

21 urban areas use’’ after ‘‘that’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘is used’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara24 graph (I) to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(I) activities as determined appropriate 

2 by the Administrator, in coordination with the 

3 Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law 

4 Enforcement within the Office of Policy of the 

5 Department, through outreach to relevant 

6 stakeholder organizations.’’. 

7 (b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE8 MENT.—Subsection (b)(4) of section 2006 of the Home9 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, includ11 ing through consultation with such agencies regard12 ing Department programs that may impact such 

13 agencies’’ before the semicolon; and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘ensure’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘certify’’. 

16 SEC. 109. ALLOWABLE USES. 

17 Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Secu18 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 

19 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

20 inserting ‘‘including by working in conjunction with 

21 a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2(3) of 

22 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

23 15801(3))),’’ after ‘‘plans,’’; 

24 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

25 (13) as paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively; 
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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(6) enhancing medical preparedness, medical 

4 surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, in5 cluding the development and maintenance of an ini6 tial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits 

7 and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, 

8 their families, immediate victims, and vulnerable 

9 populations from a chemical or biological event;’’; 

10 and 

11 (4) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking 

12 ‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(11)’’. 

13 SEC. 110. MAINTENANCE OF GRANT INVESTMENTS. 

14 Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

15 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(g) MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.—Any applicant 

18 for a grant under section 2003 or 2004 seeking to use 

19 funds to purchase equipment, including pursuant to para20 graphs (3), (4), (5), or (9) of subsection (a) of this section, 

21 shall by the time of the receipt of such grant develop a 

22 plan for the maintenance of such equipment over its life23 cycle that includes information identifying which entity is 

24 responsible for such maintenance.’’. 
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1 SEC. 111. NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSOR2 TIUM. 

3 Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 

4 of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subsection (d), by amending paragraphs 

7 (1) and (2) to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, 

9 $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(2) for the remaining Members of the National 

12 Domestic Preparedness Consortium, $98,000,000 

13 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017.’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 

15 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2015’’. 

17 SEC. 112. RURAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu19 rity is authorized to establish a Rural Domestic Prepared20 ness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Se21 curity consisting of universities and nonprofit organiza22 tions qualified to provide training to emergency response 

23 providers from rural communities. 

24 (b) DUTIES.—The Rural Domestic Preparedness 

25 Consortium authorized under subsection (a) shall identify, 

26 develop, test, and deliver training to State, local, and trib-
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1 al emergency response providers from rural communities, 

2 provide on-site and mobile training, and facilitate the de3 livery of training by the training partners of the Depart4 ment of Homeland Security. 

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 

6 amounts appropriated for Continuing Training Grants of 

7 the Department of Homeland Security, $5,000,000 is au8 thorized to be used for the Rural Domestic Preparedness 

9 Consortium authorized under subsection (a). 

10 SEC. 113. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 

11 (a) UPDATE.—Paragraph (13) of section 504(a) of 

12 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)) is 

13 amended by inserting ‘‘, periodically updating (but not less 

14 often than once every five years),’’ after ‘‘administering’’. 

15 (b) EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.—Section 

16 653 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 

17 Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 753; title VI of the Department 

18 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007; Public 

19 Law 109–295) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

21 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 

22 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol23 lowing new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The President, acting through 

25 the Administrator, shall develop and provide to Federal 
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1 departments and agencies with coordinating, primary, or 

2 supporting responsibilities under the National Response 

3 Framework performance metrics to ensure readiness to 

4 execute responsibilities under the emergency support func5 tions of such Framework.’’. 

6 SEC. 114. REVIEW OF NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT 

7 SYSTEM. 

8 Paragraph (2) of section 509(b) of the Homeland Se9 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 319(b)) is amended, in the 

10 matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, but 

11 not less often than once every five years,’’ after ‘‘periodi12 cally’’. 

13 SEC. 115. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. 

14 Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

15 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(g) REVIEW PROCESS.—The Administrator shall de18 velop and implement a uniform process for reviewing ap19 plications to use grants provided under section 2003 or 

20 2004 to purchase equipment or systems not included on 

21 the Authorized Equipment List maintained by the Admin22 istrator.’’. 

23 SEC. 116. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 

24 Section 650 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage25 ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 750; title VI of the 
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1 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 

2 2007; Public Law 109–295) is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 650. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordina5 tion with the National Council on Disability and the Na6 tional Advisory Council, shall establish a remedial action 

7 management program to— 

8 ‘‘(1) analyze training, exercises, and real world 

9 events to identify lessons learned, corrective actions, 

10 and best practices; 

11 ‘‘(2) generate and disseminate, as appropriate, 

12 the lessons learned, corrective actions, and best 

13 practices referred to in paragraph (1); and 

14 ‘‘(3) conduct remedial action tracking and long 

15 term trend analysis. 

16 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—The Admin17 istrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate 

18 Federal departments and agencies, shall utilize the pro19 gram established in subsection (a) to collect information 

20 on corrective actions identified by such Federal depart21 ments and agencies during exercises and the response to 

22 natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made 

23 disasters, and shall, not later than one year after the date 

24 of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter 
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1 for each of the next four years, submit to Congress a re2 port on the status of such corrective actions. 

3 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF AFTER ACTION REPORTS.— 

4 The Administrator shall provide electronically, to the max5 imum extent practicable, to Congress and Federal, State, 

6 local, tribal, and private sector officials after-action re7 ports and information on lessons learned and best prac8 tices from responses to acts of terrorism, natural disas9 ters, capstone exercises conducted under the national exer10 cise program under section 648(b), and other emergencies 

11 or exercises.’’. 

12 TITLE II—COMMUNICATIONS 

13 SEC. 201. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

14 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change 

15 the location or reporting structure of the Office of Emer16 gency Communications of the Department of Homeland 

17 Security unless the Secretary receives prior authorization 

18 from the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu20 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate permitting 

21 such change. 

22 SEC. 202. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY 

23 COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. 

24 Subsection (c) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu25 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking paragraph (3); 

2 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

3 (15) as paragraphs (3) through (14), respectively; 

4 (3) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 

5 striking ‘‘, in cooperation with the National Commu6 nications System,’’; 

7 (4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by 

8 striking ‘‘the Homeland Security Council,’’; 

9 (5) in paragraph (12) by striking ‘‘Assistant 

10 Secretary for Grants and Training’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Assistant Administrator of the Grant Programs Di12 rectorate of the Federal Emergency Management 

13 Agency’’; 

14 (6) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by 

15 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

16 (7) by adding after paragraph (14), as so redes17 ignated, the following new paragraphs: 

18 ‘‘(15) administer the Government Emergency 

19 Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless 

20 Priority Service (WPS) programs, or successor pro21 grams; and 

22 ‘‘(16) assess the impact of emerging tech23 nologies on interoperable emergency communica24 tions.’’. 
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1 SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE OF2 FICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

3 Subsection (f) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu4 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTING OF OFFICE ACTIVITIES.— 

7 The Director of the Office of Emergency Communications 

8 shall, not later than one year after the date of the enact9 ment of this subsection and annually thereafter for each 

10 of the next four years, report to the Committee on Home11 land Security and the Committee on Energy and Com12 merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

13 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

14 Senate on the activities and programs of the Office, in15 cluding specific information on efforts to carry out para16 graphs (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (c).’’. 

17 SEC. 204. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. 

18 Section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

19 (6 U.S.C. 572) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

21 paragraph (1)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘, and in cooperation with 

23 the Department of National Communications 

24 System (as appropriate),’’; and 

25 (B) by inserting ‘‘, but not less than once 

26 every five years,’’ after ‘‘periodically’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

3 through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), 

4 respectively; and 

5 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

6 following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) consider the impact of emerging tech8 nologies on the attainment of interoperable emer9 gency communications;’’. 

10 SEC. 205. TECHNICAL EDITS. 

11 Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (d) of section 1801 (6 U.S.C. 

14 571) by— 

15 (A) striking paragraph (2); and 

16 (B) redesignating paragraph (3) as para17 graph (2); and 

18 (2) in paragraph (1) of section 1804(b) (6 

19 U.S.C. 574(b)), in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 

21 Grants and Planning’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Ad22 ministrator of the Grant Programs Directorate of 

23 the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 
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1 SEC. 206. PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK. 

2 The Undersecretary of the National Protection and 

3 Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Se4 curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu5 rity and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home7 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate in8 formation on the Department of Homeland Security’s re9 sponsibilities related to the development of the nationwide 

10 Public Safety Broadband Network authorized in section 

11 6202 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 

12 Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1422; Public Law 112–96), in13 cluding information on efforts by the Department to work 

14 with the First Responder Network Authority of the De15 partment of Commerce to identify and address cyber risks 

16 that could impact the near term or long term availability 

17 and operations of such network and recommendations to 

18 mitigate such risks. 

19 SEC. 207. STATEWIDE INTEROPERABILITY COORDINATORS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 2004(b) 

21 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605(b)) 

22 is amended by— 

23 (1) redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 

24 subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

25 (2) inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol26 lowing new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(B)(i) certification that the Governor of 

2 the State has designated a Statewide Interoper3 ability Coordinator, including identification in 

4 such certification of the individual so des5 ignated, who shall be responsible for— 

6 ‘‘(I) coordinating the daily operations 

7 of the State’s interoperability efforts; 

8 ‘‘(II) coordinating State interoper9 ability and communications projects and 

10 grant applications for such projects; 

11 ‘‘(III) establishing and maintaining 

12 working groups to develop and implement 

13 key interoperability initiatives; and 

14 ‘‘(IV) coordinating and updating, as 

15 necessary, a Statewide Communications 

16 Interoperability Plan that specifies the cur17 rent status of State efforts to enhance 

18 communications interoperability within the 

19 State, including progress, modifications, or 

20 setbacks, and future goals for communica21 tions interoperability among emergency re22 sponse agencies in the State; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) if a Statewide Interoperability Coordi24 nator has not been designated in accordance 

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1 ‘‘(I) certification that the State is per2 forming in another manner the functions 

3 described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of 

4 such clause; and 

5 ‘‘(II) identification in such certifi6 cation of an individual who has been des7 ignated by the State as the primary point 

8 of contact for performance of such func9 tions;’’. 

10 (b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—The amendment 

11 made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 

12 grant for which an application was submitted under the 

13 State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 

14 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

15 605) before the date of the enactment of this section. 

16 SEC. 208. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING. 

17 The Under Secretary for Management of the Depart18 ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the ap19 propriate component heads, shall develop a mechanism, 

20 consistent with the strategy required pursuant to the De21 partment of Homeland Security Interoperable Commu22 nications Act (Public Law 114–29), to verify that radio 

23 users within the Department receive initial and ongoing 

24 training on the use of the radio systems of such compo25 nents, including interagency radio use protocols. 
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1 TITLE III—MEDICAL 

2 PREPAREDNESS 

3 SEC. 301. PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM 

4 FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS. 

5 (a) ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Se7 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amend8 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 526. ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS. 

10 ‘‘(a) PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM

11 FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.—For the pur12 pose of domestic preparedness for and collective response 

13 to terrorism, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec14 retary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a 

15 program to provide anthrax vaccines from the strategic 

16 national stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the Public 

17 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)) that will be 

18 nearing the end of their labeled dates of use at the time 

19 such vaccines are to be administered to emergency re20 sponse providers who are at high risk of exposure to an21 thrax and who voluntarily consent to such administration, 

22 and shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) establish any necessary logistical and 

24 tracking systems to facilitate making such vaccines 

25 so available; 
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1 ‘‘(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated 

2 benefits and risks to end users; and 

3 ‘‘(3) conduct outreach to educate emergency re4 sponse providers about the voluntary program. 

5 ‘‘(b) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused risk 

7 analysis and risk assessments of the threats posed 

8 by anthrax from an act of terror; 

9 ‘‘(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland 

10 security intelligence capabilities and structures to 

11 enhance prevention, protection, response, and recov12 ery efforts with respect to an anthrax terror attack; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(3) share information and provide tailored an15 alytical support on threats posed by anthrax to 

16 State, local, and tribal authorities, as well as other 

17 national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con19 tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 

20 of 2002 is amended by inserting at the end of the 

21 items relating to title V the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.’’. 

22 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pre24 event vaccination program authorized in subsection 

25 (a) of section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 
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1 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the 

2 Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination 

3 with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

4 shall carry out a pilot program to provide anthrax 

5 vaccines to emergency response providers as so au6 thorized. The duration of the pilot program shall be 

7 24 months from the date the initial vaccines are ad8 ministered to participants. 

9 (2) PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to 

10 implementing the pilot program under paragraph 

11 (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 

12 (A) establish a communication platform for 

13 such pilot program; 

14 (B) establish education and training mod15 ules for such pilot program; 

16 (C) conduct economic analysis of such pilot 

17 program; and 

18 (D) create a logistical platform for the an19 thrax vaccine request process under such pilot 

20 program. 

21 (3) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro22 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home23 land Security shall select emergency response pro24 viders based in at least two States for participation 

25 in such pilot program. 
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1 (4) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—The 

2 Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to 

3 each emergency response provider who participates 

4 in the pilot program under paragraph (1) disclosures 

5 and educational materials regarding the associated 

6 benefits and risks of any vaccine provided under 

7 such pilot program and of exposure to anthrax. 

8 (5) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act and annually 

10 thereafter until one year after the completion of the 

11 pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

12 Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 

13 on Homeland Security and the Committee on En14 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

15 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov16 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 

17 progress and results of such pilot program, including 

18 the percentage of eligible emergency response pro19 viders, as determined by each pilot location, that vol20 unteer to participate, the degree to which partici21 pants obtain necessary vaccinations, as appropriate, 

22 and recommendations to improve initial and recur23 rent participation in such pilot program. Each such 

24 report shall include a discussion of plans to continue 

25 such pilot program to provide vaccines to emergency 
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1 response providers under subsection (a) of section 

2 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 

3 added by subsection (a) of this section. 

4 (6) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The 

5 Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin imple6 menting the pilot program under paragraph (1) by 

7 not later than the date that is one year after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 302. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 516 of 

11 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

14 inserting ‘‘and shall establish medical and human, 

15 animal, and occupational health exposure policy, 

16 guidance, strategies, and initiatives,’’ before ‘‘includ17 ing—’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 

19 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including ad20 vice on how to prepare for, protect against, respond 

21 to, recover from, and mitigate against the medical 

22 effects of terrorist attacks or other high consequence 

23 events utilizing chemical, biological, radiological, or 

24 nuclear agents or explosives’’; 
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1 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 

2 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including co3 ordinating the Department’s policy, strategy and 

4 preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious 

5 diseases’’; 

6 (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘emergency 

7 medical services and medical first responder stake8 holders,’’ after ‘‘the medical community’’; 

9 (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; and 

11 (6) by adding after paragraph (7) the following 

12 new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(8) ensuring that the workforce of the Depart14 ment has evidence-based policy, standards, require15 ments, and metrics for occupational health and oper16 ational medicine programs; 

17 ‘‘(9) directing and maintaining a coordinated 

18 system for medical support for the Department’s 

19 operational activities; 

20 ‘‘(10) providing oversight of the Department’s 

21 medical programs and providers, including— 

22 ‘‘(A) reviewing and maintaining 

23 verification of the accreditation of the Depart24 ment’s health provider workforce; 
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1 ‘‘(B) developing quality assurance and clin2 ical policy, requirements, standards, and 

3 metrics for all medical and health activities of 

4 the Department; 

5 ‘‘(C) providing oversight of medical records 

6 systems for employees and individuals in the 

7 Department’s care and custody; and 

8 ‘‘(D) providing medical direction for emer9 gency medical services activities of the Depart10 ment; and 

11 ‘‘(11) as established under section 527, main12 taining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dis13 pensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel 

14 readiness, and protection for working animals, em15 ployees, and individuals in the Department’s care 

16 and custody in the event of a chemical, biological, 

17 radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 

18 occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic.’’. 

19 (b) MEDICAL LIAISONS.—The Chief Medical Officer 

20 of the Department of Homeland Security may provide 

21 medical liaisons to the components of the Department to 

22 provide subject matter expertise on medical and public 

23 health issues and a direct link to the Chief Medical Offi24 cer. Such expertise may include the following: 
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1 (1) Providing guidance on health and medical 

2 aspects of policy, planning, operations, and work3 force health protection. 

4 (2) Identifying and resolving component med5 ical issues. 

6 (3) Supporting the development and alignment 

7 of medical and health systems. 

8 (4) Identifying common gaps in medical and 

9 health standards, policy, and guidance, and enter10 prise solutions to bridge such gaps. 

11 SEC. 303. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 

13 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 

14 301 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 

15 the following new section: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 527. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

18 medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel 

19 readiness, and protection for working animals, employees, 

20 and individuals in the Department’s care and custody, in 

21 the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, 

22 or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, 

23 or pandemic, and to support Department mission con24 tinuity. 
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1 ‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Medical Officer, estab2 lished under section 516, shall provide programmatic over3 sight of the medical countermeasures program established 

4 pursuant to subsection (a), and shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) develop Department-wide standards for 

6 medical countermeasure storage, security, dis7 pensing, and documentation; 

8 ‘‘(2) maintain a stockpile of medical counter9 measures, including antibiotics, antivirals, and radio10 logical countermeasures, as appropriate; 

11 ‘‘(3) preposition appropriate medical counter12 measures in strategic locations nationwide, based on 

13 threat and employee density, in accordance with ap14 plicable Federal statutes and regulations; 

15 ‘‘(4) provide oversight and guidance on dis16 pensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures; 

17 ‘‘(5) ensure rapid deployment and dispensing of 

18 medical countermeasures in a chemical, biological, 

19 radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 

20 occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic; 

21 ‘‘(6) provide training to Department employees 

22 on medical countermeasure dispensing; and 

23 ‘‘(7) support dispensing exercises. 

24 ‘‘(c) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES WORKING

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1 ical countermeasures working group comprised of rep2 resentatives from appropriate components and offices of 

3 the Department to ensure that medical countermeasures 

4 standards are maintained and guidance is consistent. 

5 ‘‘(d) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES MANAGE6 MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en7 actment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer shall de8 velop and submit to the Secretary an integrated logistics 

9 support plan for medical countermeasures, including— 

10 ‘‘(1) a methodology for determining the ideal 

11 types and quantities of medical countermeasures to 

12 stockpile and how frequently such methodology shall 

13 be reevaluated; 

14 ‘‘(2) a replenishment plan; and 

15 ‘‘(3) inventory tracking, reporting, and rec16 onciliation procedures for existing stockpiles and 

17 new medical countermeasure purchases. 

18 ‘‘(e) STOCKPILE ELEMENTS.—In determining the 

19 types and quantities of medical countermeasures to stock20 pile under subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall 

21 utilize, if available— 

22 ‘‘(1) Department chemical, biological, radio23 logical, and nuclear risk assessments; and 

24 ‘‘(2) Centers for Disease Control and Preven25 tion guidance on medical countermeasures. 
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1 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—No later than 180 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer 

3 shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

4 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

5 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen6 ate on progress in achieving the requirements of this sec7 tion.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

9 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 

10 amended by section 301 of this Act, is further amended 

11 by inserting at the end of the items relating to title V 

12 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 527. Medical countermeasures.’’. 

13 TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 

14 SEC. 401. MISSION SUPPORT. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 

16 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate 

17 an individual to serve as the chief management official and 

18 principal advisor to the Administrator on matters related 

19 to the management of the Federal Emergency Manage20 ment Agency, including management integration in sup21 port of emergency management operations and programs. 

22 (b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Adminis23 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

24 acting through the official designated pursuant to sub25 section (a), shall be responsible for the management and 
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1 administration of the Federal Emergency Management 

2 Agency, including with respect to the following: 

3 (1) Procurement. 

4 (2) Human resources and personnel. 

5 (3) Information technology and communications 

6 systems. 

7 (4) Real property investment and planning, fa8 cilities, accountable personal property (including 

9 fleet and other material resources), records and dis10 closure, privacy, safety and health, and sustain11 ability and environmental management. 

12 (5) Security for personnel, information tech13 nology and communications systems, facilities, prop14 erty, equipment, and other material resources. 

15 (6) Any other management duties that the Ad16 ministrator may designate. 

17 (c) MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

18 AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 

19 shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the 

20 role or responsibility of the Assistant Administrator for 

21 National Continuity with respect to the matters described 

22 in subsection (b) as they relate to the Mount Weather 

23 Emergency Operations Center and associated facilities. 

24 The management and administration of the Mount Weath25 er Emergency Operations Center and associated facilities 
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1 remains the responsibility of the Assistant Administrator 

2 for National Continuity. 

3 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

5 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to 

6 the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 

7 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

8 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

9 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that in10 cludes— 

11 (1) a review of financial, human capital, infor12 mation technology, real property planning, and ac13 quisition management of headquarters and all re14 gional offices of the Federal Emergency Manage15 ment Agency; and 

16 (2) a strategy for capturing financial, human 

17 capital, information technology, real property plan18 ning, and acquisition data. 

19 SEC. 402. SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

20 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emer22 gency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee 

23 on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor24 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

25 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
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1 mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Federal 

2 Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to modernize its 

3 grants and financial information technology systems, in4 cluding the following: 

5 (1) A summary of all previous efforts to mod6 ernize such systems. 

7 (2) An assessment of long term cost savings 

8 and efficiencies gained through such modernization 

9 effort. 

10 (3) A capability needs assessment. 

11 (4) Estimated quarterly costs. 

12 (5) Estimated acquisition life cycle dates, in13 cluding acquisition decision events. 

14 SEC. 403. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN. 

15 Subsection (c) of section 10107 of title 5, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2016’’. 

18 SEC. 404. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CHILDREN. 

19 Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Se20 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(I) integrate the needs of children into 

4 the Agency’s activities to prepare for, protect 

5 against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 

6 against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and 

7 other man-made disasters, including by appoint8 ing a technical expert to coordinate such activi9 ties, as necessary.’’. 

10 TITLE V—FLOOD INSURANCE 

11 CLAIMS PROCESS REFORMS 

12 SEC. 501. CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT AND ENGINEERING RE13 PORTS. 

14 Section 1312 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 

15 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4019) is amended by adding at the end 

16 the following new subsections: 

17 ‘‘(d) FINAL ENGINEERING REPORTS.—The Adminis18 trator shall require that, in the case of any on-site inspec19 tion of a property by an engineer for the purpose of assess20 ing any claim for losses covered by a policy for flood insur21 ance coverage provided under this title, the final engineer22 ing report shall be provided to the insured under the pol23 icy, as follows: 

24 ‘‘(1) TIMING.—The final engineering report 

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1 ployer, agency, or entity, before it is transmitted to 

2 the insured. 

3 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON ALTERATIONS; CERTIFI4 CATION.—The final engineering report may not in5 clude alterations by, or at the request of, anyone 

6 other than the responsible in charge for such report 

7 and shall include a certification, signed by the re8 sponsible in charge for the report, that it does not 

9 contain any such alterations. 

10 ‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The final engineering re11 port shall be transmitted to the insured in a manner 

12 as the Administrator shall provide that provides rea13 sonable assurance that it was transmitted directly to 

14 the insured by the responsible in charge. 

15 ‘‘(4) REPORTS COVERED.—For purposes of this 

16 subsection, the term ‘final engineering report’ means 

17 an engineering report, survey, or other document in 

18 connection with such claim that— 

19 ‘‘(A) is based on such on-site inspection; 

20 ‘‘(B) contains final conclusions with re21 spect to an engineering issue or issues involved 

22 in such claim; and 

23 ‘‘(C) is signed by the responsible in charge 

24 or affixed with the seal of such responsible in 

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1 ‘‘(e) CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT REPORTS.—The Adminis2 trator shall require that, in the case of any on-site inspec3 tion of a property by a claims adjustor for the purpose 

4 of assessing any claim for losses covered by a policy for 

5 flood insurance coverage provided under this title, any re6 port shall be provided to the insured under the policy, as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) TIMING.—Such report may not be trans9 mitted to any other person, employer, agency, or en10 tity, before it is transmitted to the insured. 

11 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON ALTERATIONS; CERTIFI12 CATION.—The report may not include alterations by, 

13 or at the request of, anyone other than such pre14 parer and shall include a certification, signed by the 

15 preparer of the report, that it does not contain any 

16 such alterations. 

17 ‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The report shall be trans18 mitted to the insured in a manner as the Adminis19 trator shall provide that provides reasonable assur20 ance that it was transmitted directly to the insured 

21 by the preparer. 

22 ‘‘(4) REPORTS COVERED.—For purposes of this 

23 subsection, the term ‘report’ means any report or 

24 document in connection with such claim that is 

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1 tor, including any adjustment report and field re2 port. Such term also includes any draft, preliminary 

3 version, or copy of any such report and any amend4 ments or additions to any such report. Such term 

5 does not include any engineering report, as such 

6 term is defined for purposes of subsection (d).’’. 

7 SEC. 502. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

8 (a) GOVERNMENT PROGRAM WITH INDUSTRY AS9 SISTANCE.—Section 1341 of the National Flood Insurance 

10 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4072) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘within one year after the date of mailing of notice of dis12 allowance or partial disallowance by the Administrator’’ 

13 and inserting the following: ‘‘not later than the expiration 

14 of the 2-year period beginning upon the date of the occur15 rence of the losses involved in such claim or, in the case 

16 of a denial of a claim for losses that is appealed to the 

17 Administrator, not later than (1) the expiration of the 90- 

18 day period beginning upon the date of a final determina19 tion upon appeal denying such claim in whole or in part, 

20 or (2) the expiration of such 2-year period, whichever is 

21 later’’. 

22 (b) INDUSTRY PROGRAM WITH FEDERAL FINANCIAL

23 ASSISTANCE.—Section 1333 of the National Flood Insur24 ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4053) is amended by striking 

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1 allowance or partial disallowance of the claim’’ and insert2 ing the following: ‘‘not later than the expiration of the 2- 

3 year period beginning upon the date of the occurrence of 

4 the losses involved in such claim or, in the case of a denial 

5 of a claim for losses that is appealed to the Administrator, 

6 not later than (1) the expiration of the 90-day period be7 ginning upon the date of a final determination upon ap8 peal denying such claim in whole or in part, or (2) the 

9 expiration of such 2-year period, whichever is later’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3583 

AN ACT 

To reform and improve the Federal Emergency 

and for other purposes. fairs of the Department of Homeland Security, Communications, and the Office of Health AfManagement Agency, the Office of Emergency