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Union Calendar No. 349 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3583 

[Report No. 114–455, Part I] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 

Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. DONOVAN, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 

and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 16, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 

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

MARCH 16, 2016 

The Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce 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 September 22, 2015] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pro5 moting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks 

6 and Responding to Emergencies Act’’ or the ‘‘PREPARE 

7 Act’’. 

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

9 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. Department of Homeland Security social media improvement. 

Sec. 208. Statewide interoperability coordinators. 

Sec. 209. Communications training. 


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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 

Sec. 401. Mission support. 

Sec. 402. Systems modernization. 

Sec. 403. Strategic human capital plan. 

Sec. 404. Activities related to children. 

1 TITLE I—GRANTS, TRAINING, 

2 EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION 

3 SEC. 101. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XX of the Home5 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2024. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DE8 PARTMENTAL COMPONENTS AND OFFICES. 

9 ‘‘The Administrator shall enter into memoranda of un10 derstanding with the heads of the following departmental 

11 components and offices delineating the roles and respon12 sibilities of such components and offices regarding the pol13 icy and guidance for grants under section 1406 of the Im14 plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 

15 of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135), sections 2003 and 2004 of this 

16 Act, and section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, as 

17 appropriate: 

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

19 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 Local 

9 Law Enforcement. 

10 ‘‘(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coordi11 nator. 

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

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

15 the Department, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

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

18 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2023 

19 the following new item: 

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

20 SEC. 102. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. 

21 (a) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 

22 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) 

23 is amended by— 


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1 (1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); 

2 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 PROGRAM.— 

10 Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

11 U.S.C. 605) is amended by— 

12 (1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); 

13 and 

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

15 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 ASSISTANCE

21 GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1406 of the Implementing Rec22 ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 1135; 

23 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 shall 

4 make funds provided under this section available for use 

5 by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 

6 months.’’. 

7 (d) PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

8 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following new subsection: 

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

11 make funds provided under this section available for use 

12 by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 

13 months.’’. 

14 (e) TRIBAL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

15 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606) 

16 is amended by— 

17 (1) redesignating subsections (h) through (k) sub18 sections (i) through (l), respectively; and 

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

20 new subsection: 

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

22 make funds provided under this section available for use 

23 by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 

24 months.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the Home3 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De7 partment a program to be known as ‘Operation 

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

9 through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible law 

10 enforcement agencies, through the State Administrative 

11 Agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to receive 

14 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 activi5 ties. 

6 ‘‘(3) Any activity permitted for Operation 

7 Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland Se8 curity’s Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Grant 

9 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 is 

15 authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each of fis16 cal years 2016 through 2020 for grants under this section. 

17 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall annually sub18 mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu20 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con21 taining information on the expenditure of grants made 

22 under this section by each grant recipient.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of sec24 tion 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

25 603) is amended to read as follows: 


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

2 the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 

3 2004, and 2009 to State, local, and tribal governments, as 

4 appropriate.’’. 

5 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

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

7 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2008 

8 the following new item: 

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

9 SEC. 104. GRANTS METRICS. 

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

11 grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Secu12 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 and 604) have closed capa13 bility gaps identified in State Preparedness Reports re14 quired under subsection (c) of section 652 of the Post15 Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 

16 U.S.C. 752; title VI of the Department of Homeland Secu17 rity Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 109–295) and 

18 Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments 

19 from each State and high-risk urban area, the Adminis20 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 

21 conduct and submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu22 rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

23 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

24 an assessment of information provided in such Reports and 

25 Assessments. 


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1 (b) ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment re2 quired under subsection (a) shall include a comparison of 

3 successive State Preparedness Reports and Threat and Haz4 ard Identification and Risk Assessments from each State 

5 and high-risk urban area. 

6 SEC. 105. GRANT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. 

7 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage8 ment Agency shall include in the annual Notice of Funding 

9 Opportunity relating to grants under sections 2003 and 

10 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 

11 and 605) an appendix that includes a summary of findings 

12 identified by the Office of the Inspector General of the De13 partment of Homeland Security in audits of such grants 

14 and methods to address areas identified for improvement 

15 and innovative practices instituted by grant recipients. 

16 SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF 

17 GRANTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub19 section (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act 

20 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) are amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State or high-risk 

22 urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 

23 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or 

24 urban area working group to assist in preparation 

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


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1 security plan or the threat and hazard identification 

2 and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist 

3 in determining effective funding priorities for grants 

4 under such sections 2003 and 2004. 

5 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The State planning com6 mittees and urban area working groups referred to in 

7 paragraph (1) shall include at least one representa8 tive from each of the following significant stake9 holders: 

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

11 ‘‘(B) Emergency response providers, includ12 ing representatives of the fire service, law en13 forcement, emergency medical services, and emer14 gency managers. 

15 ‘‘(C) Public health officials and other ap16 propriate medical practitioners. 

17 ‘‘(D) Individuals representing educational 

18 institutions, including elementary schools, com19 munity colleges, and other institutions of higher 

20 education. 

21 ‘‘(E) State and regional interoperable com22 munications coordinators, as appropriate. 

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

24 centers, as appropriate.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of sec2 tion 2021(b) (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 

3 urban area working group, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘cre4 ate a planning committee’’. 

5 SEC. 107. FUNDING PROHIBITION. 

6 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not imple7 ment the National Preparedness Grant Program or any 

8 successor grant program unless the Secretary receives prior 

9 authorization from Congress permitting such implementa10 tion. 

11 SEC. 108. LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION. 

12 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION

13 PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 2006 of the Homeland 

14 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

18 (B) by striking ‘‘is used’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara20 graph (I) to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(I) activities as determined appropriate by 

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1 partment, through outreach to relevant stake2 holder organizations.’’. 

3 (b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE4 MENT.—Subsection (b)(4) of section 2006 of the Homeland 

5 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, includ7 ing through consultation with such agencies regarding 

8 Department programs that may impact such agen9 cies’’ before the semicolon; and 

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

11 and inserting ‘‘certify’’. 

12 SEC. 109. ALLOWABLE USES. 

13 Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Secu14 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 

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

16 inserting ‘‘including by working in conjunction with 

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

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

19 15801(3))),’’ after ‘‘plans,’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (13) 

21 as paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively; 

22 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol23 lowing new paragraph: 

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1 cluding the development and maintenance of an ini2 tial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits 

3 and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, 

4 their families, immediate victims, and vulnerable 

5 populations from a chemical or biological event;’’; and 

6 (4) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘(a)(10)’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘(a)(11)’’. 

8 SEC. 110. MAINTENANCE OF GRANT INVESTMENTS. 

9 Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

10 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

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

13 for a grant under section 2003 or 2004 seeking to use funds 

14 to purchase equipment, including pursuant to paragraphs 

15 (3), (4), (5), or (9) of subsection (a) of this section, shall 

16 by the time of the receipt of such grant develop a plan for 

17 the maintenance of such equipment over its life-cycle that 

18 includes information identifying which entity is responsible 

19 for such maintenance.’’. 

20 SEC. 111. NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSOR21 TIUM. 

22 Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 

23 of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amended— 

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

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


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

2 $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017; 

3 and 

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

5 Domestic Preparedness Consortium, $98,000,000 for 

6 each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017.’’; and 

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

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

9 ‘‘2015’’. 

10 SEC. 112. RURAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu12 rity is authorized to establish a Rural Domestic Prepared13 ness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Secu14 rity consisting of universities and nonprofit organizations 

15 qualified to provide training to emergency response pro16 viders from rural communities. 

17 (b) DUTIES.—The Rural Domestic Preparedness Con18 sortium authorized under subsection (a) shall identify, de19 velop, test, and deliver training to State, local, and tribal 

20 emergency response providers from rural communities, pro21 vide on-site and mobile training, and facilitate the delivery 

22 of training by the training partners of the Department of 

23 Homeland Security. 

24 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 

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1 the Department of Homeland Security, $5,000,000 is au2 thorized to be used for the Rural Domestic Preparedness 

3 Consortium authorized under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 113. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 

5 (a) UPDATE.—Paragraph (13) of section 504(a) of the 

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

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

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

9 (b) EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.—Section 653 

10 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 

11 2006 (6 U.S.C. 753; title VI of the Department of Homeland 

12 Security Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 109–295) 

13 is amended— 

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

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

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

17 new subsection: 

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

19 the Administrator, shall develop and provide to Federal de20 partments and agencies with coordinating, primary, or 

21 supporting responsibilities under the National Response 

22 Framework performance metrics to ensure readiness to exe23 cute responsibilities under the emergency support functions 

24 of such Framework.’’. 


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1 SEC. 114. REVIEW OF NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT 

2 SYSTEM. 

3 Paragraph (2) of section 509(b) of the Homeland Secu4 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 319(b)) is amended, in the mat5 ter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, but not less 

6 often than once every five years,’’ after ‘‘periodically’’. 

7 SEC. 115. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. 

8 Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

9 (6 U.S.C. 609), as amended by section 110, is further 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(h) REVIEW PROCESS.—The Administrator shall de12 velop and implement a uniform process for reviewing appli13 cations to use grants provided under section 2003 or 2004 

14 to purchase equipment or systems not included on the Au15 thorized Equipment List maintained by the Adminis16 trator.’’. 

17 SEC. 116. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 

18 Section 650 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage19 ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 750; title VI of the De20 partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007; 

21 Public Law 109–295) is amended to read as follows: 

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

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordina24 tion with the National Council on Disability and the Na25 tional Advisory Council, shall establish a remedial action 

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

2 events to identify lessons learned, corrective actions, 

3 and best practices; 

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

5 the lessons learned, corrective actions, and best prac6 tices referred to in paragraph (1); and 

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

8 term trend analysis. 

9 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—The Adminis10 trator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Fed11 eral departments and agencies, shall utilize the program es12 tablished in subsection (a) to collect information on correc13 tive actions identified by such Federal departments and 

14 agencies during exercises and the response to natural disas15 ters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, and 

16 shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

17 of this section and annually thereafter for each of the next 

18 four years, submit to Congress a report on the status of such 

19 corrective actions. 

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

21 The Administrator shall provide electronically, to the max22 imum extent practicable, to Congress and Federal, State, 

23 local, tribal, and private sector officials after-action reports 

24 and information on lessons learned and best practices from 

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1 exercises conducted under the national exercise program 

2 under section 648(b), and other emergencies or exercises.’’. 

3 TITLE II—COMMUNICATIONS 

4 SEC. 201. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

5 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change 

6 the location or reporting structure of the Office of Emer7 gency Communications of the Department of Homeland Se8 curity unless the Secretary receives prior authorization 

9 from the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

10 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu11 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate permitting 

12 such change. 

13 SEC. 202. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY 

14 COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. 

15 Subsection (c) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu16 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking paragraph (3); 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) 

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

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

21 striking ‘‘, in cooperation with the National Commu22 nications System,’’; 

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

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1 (5) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Grants and Train3 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Administrator of the 

4 Grant Programs Directorate of the Federal Emer5 gency Management Agency’’; 

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

7 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

8 (7) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by 

9 striking the period at the end and inserting a semi10 colon; and 

11 (8) by adding after paragraph (14), as so redes12 ignated, the following new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(15) administer the Government Emergency 

14 Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless 

15 Priority Service (WPS) programs, or successor pro16 grams; and 

17 ‘‘(16) assess the impact of emerging technologies 

18 on interoperable emergency communications.’’. 

19 SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE OF20 FICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

21 Subsection (f) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu22 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended to read as fol23 lows: 

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

25 The Director of the Office of Emergency Communications 


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1 shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

2 of this subsection and annually thereafter for each of the 

3 next four years, report to the Committee on Homeland Se4 curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

5 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

6 Senate on the activities and programs of the Office, includ7 ing specific information on efforts to carry out paragraphs 

8 (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (c).’’. 

9 SEC. 204. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. 

10 Section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

11 (6 U.S.C. 572) is amended— 

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

13 paragraph (1)— 

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

15 the Department of National Communications 

16 System (as appropriate),’’; and 

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

18 every five years,’’ after ‘‘periodically’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

21 through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), re22 spectively; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) consider the impact of emerging technologies 

2 on the attainment of interoperable emergency commu3 nications;’’. 

4 SEC. 205. TECHNICAL EDITS. 

5 Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

6 amended— 

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

8 571) by— 

9 (A) striking paragraph (2); and 

10 (B) redesignating paragraph (3) as para11 graph (2); and 

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

13 U.S.C. 574(b)), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

14 (A), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Grants and 

15 Planning’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Administrator of 

16 the Grant Programs Directorate of the Federal Emer17 gency Management Agency’’. 

18 SEC. 206. PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK. 

19 The Undersecretary of the National Protection and 

20 Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Se21 curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

23 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

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1 Public Safety Broadband Network authorized in section 

2 6202 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 

3 of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1422; Public Law 112–96), including 

4 information on efforts by the Department to work with the 

5 First Responder Network Authority of the Department of 

6 Commerce to identify and address cyber risks that could 

7 impact the near term or long term availability and oper8 ations of such network and recommendations to mitigate 

9 such risks. 

10 SEC. 207. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SOCIAL 

11 MEDIA IMPROVEMENT. 

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

13 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 318. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROUP. 

16 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

17 within the Department a social media working group (in 

18 this section referred to as the ‘Group’). 

19 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—In order to enhance the dissemination 

20 of information through social media technologies between 

21 the Department and appropriate stakeholders and to im22 prove use of social media technologies in support of pre23 paredness, response, and recovery, the Group shall identify, 

24 and provide guidance and best practices to the emergency 

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1 media technologies before, during, and after acts of ter2 rorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 

3 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Membership of the Group 

5 shall be composed of a cross section of subject matter 

6 experts from Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, 

7 and nongovernmental organization practitioners, in8 cluding representatives from the following entities: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Office of Public Affairs of the De10 partment. 

11 ‘‘(B) The Office of the Chief Information Of12 ficer of the Department. 

13 ‘‘(C) The Privacy Office of the Department. 

14 ‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 

15 Agency. 

16 ‘‘(E) The Office of Disability Integration 

17 and Coordination of the Federal Emergency 

18 Management Agency. 

19 ‘‘(F) The American Red Cross. 

20 ‘‘(G) The United States Forest Service. 

21 ‘‘(H) The Centers for Disease Control and 

22 Prevention. 

23 ‘‘(I) The United States Geological Survey. 

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1 ‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON, CO-CHAIRPERSON.— 

2 ‘‘(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall 

3 serve as the chairperson of the Group. 

4 ‘‘(B) CO-CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson 

5 shall designate, on a rotating basis, a representa6 tive from a State or local government who is a 

7 member of the Group to serve as the co-chair8 person of the Group. 

9 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The chairperson 

10 shall appoint, on a rotating basis, qualified individ11 uals to the Group. The total number of such addi12 tional members shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) be equal to or greater than the total 

14 number of regular members under paragraph 

15 (1); and 

16 ‘‘(B) include— 

17 ‘‘(i) not fewer than three representa18 tives from the private sector; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) representatives from— 

20 ‘‘(I) State, local, tribal, and terri21 torial entities, including from— 

22 ‘‘(aa) law enforcement; 

23 ‘‘(bb) fire services; 

24 ‘‘(cc) emergency medical 

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1 ‘‘(dd) emergency manage2 ment; and 

3 ‘‘(ee) public health entities; 

4 ‘‘(II) universities and academia; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(III) nonprofit disaster relief or7 ganizations. 

8 ‘‘(4) TERM LIMITS.—The chairperson shall estab9 lish term limits for individuals appointed to the 

10 Group under paragraph (3). 

11 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION WITH NON-MEMBERS.—To the 

12 extent practicable, the Group shall work with entities in 

13 the public and private sectors to carry out subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(e) MEETINGS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 90 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

17 Group shall hold its initial meeting. 

18 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—After the initial 

19 meeting under paragraph (1), the Group shall meet— 

20 ‘‘(A) at the call of the chairperson; and 

21 ‘‘(B) not less frequently than twice each 

22 year. 

23 ‘‘(3) VIRTUAL MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the 

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1 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—During each year in which the Group 

2 meets, the Group shall submit to the Committee on Home3 land Security and the Committee on Transportation and 

4 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com5 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

6 the Senate a report that includes the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) A review and analysis of current and 

8 emerging social media technologies being used to sup9 port preparedness, response, and recovery activities 

10 related to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and 

11 other emergencies. 

12 ‘‘(2) A review of best practices and lessons 

13 learned on the use of social media technologies during 

14 the response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 

15 and other emergencies that occurred during the period 

16 covered by the report at issue. 

17 ‘‘(3) Recommendations to improve the Depart18 ment’s use of social media technologies for emergency 

19 management purposes. 

20 ‘‘(4) Recommendations to improve public aware21 ness of the type of information disseminated through 

22 social media technologies, and how to access such in23 formation, during acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 

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1 ‘‘(5) A review of available training for Federal, 

2 State, local, tribal, and territorial officials on the use 

3 of social media technologies in response to acts of ter4 rorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 

5 ‘‘(6) A review of coordination efforts with the 

6 private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, 

7 technical, privacy, and security concerns. 

8 ‘‘(g) DURATION OF GROUP.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Group shall terminate 

10 on the date that is five years after the date of the en11 actment of this section unless the chairperson renews 

12 the Group for a successive five-year period before the 

13 date on which the Group would otherwise terminate 

14 by submitting to the Committee on Homeland Secu15 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

16 Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 

17 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

18 Representatives a certification that the continued ex19 istence of the Group is necessary to fulfill the purpose 

20 described in subsection (b). 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTINUED RENEWAL.—The chairperson 

22 may continue to renew the Group for successive five23 year periods by submitting a certification in accord24 ance with paragraph (1) before the date on which the 

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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

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

3 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 317 

4 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 318. Social media working group.’’. 

5 SEC. 208. STATEWIDE INTEROPERABILITY COORDINATORS. 

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

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

8 is amended by— 

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

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

11 (2) inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol12 lowing new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(B)(i) certification that the Governor of 

14 the State has designated a Statewide Interoper15 ability Coordinator, including identification in 

16 such certification of the individual so designated, 

17 who shall be responsible for— 

18 ‘‘(I) coordinating the daily operations 

19 of the State’s interoperability efforts; 

20 ‘‘(II) coordinating State interoper21 ability and communications projects and 

22 grant applications for such projects; 

23 ‘‘(III) establishing and maintaining 

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1 ‘‘(IV) coordinating and updating, as 

2 necessary, a Statewide Communications 

3 Interoperability Plan that specifies the cur4 rent status of State efforts to enhance com5 munications interoperability within the 

6 State, including progress, modifications, or 

7 setbacks, and future goals for communica8 tions interoperability among emergency re9 sponse agencies in the State; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) if a Statewide Interoperability Coordi11 nator has not been designated in accordance with 

12 clause (i)— 

13 ‘‘(I) certification that the State is per14 forming in another manner the functions 

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

16 such clause; and 

17 ‘‘(II) identification in such certifi18 cation of an individual who has been des19 ignated by the State as the primary point 

20 of contact for performance of such func21 tions;’’. 

22 (b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—The amendment 

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

24 grant for which an application was submitted under the 

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1 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) 

2 before the date of the enactment of this section. 

3 SEC. 209. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING. 

4 The Under Secretary for Management of the Depart5 ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the ap6 propriate component heads, shall develop a mechanism, 

7 consistent with the strategy required pursuant to the De8 partment of Homeland Security Interoperable Communica9 tions Act (Public Law 114–29), to verify that radio users 

10 within the Department receive initial and ongoing training 

11 on the use of the radio systems of such components, includ12 ing interagency radio use protocols. 

13 TITLE III—MEDICAL 

14 PREPAREDNESS 

15 SEC. 301. PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM 

16 FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS. 

17 (a) ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Se19 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended 

20 by adding at the end the following new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 526. ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS. 

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

23 FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.—For the purpose 

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1 of Health and Human Services, shall establish a program 

2 to provide anthrax vaccines from the strategic national 

3 stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health 

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

5 the end of their labeled dates of use at the time such vaccines 

6 are to be administered to emergency response providers who 

7 are at high risk of exposure to anthrax and who voluntarily 

8 consent to such administration, and shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) establish any necessary logistical and track10 ing systems to facilitate making such vaccines so 

11 available; 

12 ‘‘(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated 

13 benefits and risks to end users; and 

14 ‘‘(3) conduct outreach to educate emergency re15 sponse providers about the voluntary program. 

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

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

18 analysis and risk assessments of the threats posed by 

19 anthrax from an act of terror; 

20 ‘‘(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland se21 curity intelligence capabilities and structures to en22 hance prevention, protection, response, and recovery 

23 efforts with respect to an anthrax terror attack; and 

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1 local, and tribal authorities, as well as other national 

2 biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con4 tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 

5 2002 is amended by inserting at the end of the items 

6 relating to title V the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.’’. 

7 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pre-event 

9 vaccination program authorized in subsection (a) of 

10 section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 

11 added by subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary 

12 of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Sec13 retary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out 

14 a pilot program to provide anthrax vaccines to emer15 gency response providers as so authorized. The dura16 tion of the pilot program shall be 24 months from the 

17 date the initial vaccines are administered to partici18 pants. 

19 (2) PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to im20 plementing the pilot program under paragraph (1), 

21 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 

22 (A) establish a communication platform for 

23 such pilot program; 

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1 (C) conduct economic analysis of such pilot 

2 program; and 

3 (D) create a logistical platform for the an4 thrax vaccine request process under such pilot 

5 program. 

6 (3) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro7 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home8 land Security shall select emergency response pro9 viders based in at least two States for participation 

10 in such pilot program. 

11 (4) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec12 retary of Homeland Security shall provide to each 

13 emergency response provider who participates in the 

14 pilot program under paragraph (1) disclosures and 

15 educational materials regarding the associated bene16 fits and risks of any vaccine provided under such 

17 pilot program and of exposure to anthrax. 

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

19 date of the enactment of this Act and annually there20 after until one year after the completion of the pilot 

21 program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

22 Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 

23 Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy 

24 and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 

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1 mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the progress 

2 and results of such pilot program, including the per3 centage of eligible emergency response providers, as 

4 determined by each pilot location, that volunteer to 

5 participate, the degree to which participants obtain 

6 necessary vaccinations, as appropriate, and rec7 ommendations to improve initial and recurrent par8 ticipation in such pilot program. Each such report 

9 shall include a discussion of plans to continue such 

10 pilot program to provide vaccines to emergency re11 sponse providers under subsection (a) of section 526 

12 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 

13 subsection (a) of this section. 

14 (6) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec15 retary of Homeland Security shall begin imple16 menting the pilot program under paragraph (1) by 

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

18 of the enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 302. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 

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

21 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e) is amend22 ed— 

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

24 inserting ‘‘and shall establish medical and human, 

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1 guidance, strategies, and initiatives,’’ before ‘‘includ2 ing—’’; 

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

4 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including advice 

5 on how to prepare for, protect against, respond to, re6 cover from, and mitigate against the medical effects 

7 of terrorist attacks or other high consequence events 

8 utilizing chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 

9 agents or explosives’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 

11 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including co12 ordinating the Department’s policy, strategy and pre13 paredness for pandemics and emerging infectious dis14 eases’’; 

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

16 medical services and medical first responder stake17 holders,’’ after ‘‘the medical community,’’; 

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

19 end; 

20 (6) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

22 (7) by adding after paragraph (7) the following 

23 new paragraphs: 

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1 ments, and metrics for occupational health and oper2 ational medicine programs; 

3 ‘‘(9) directing and maintaining a coordinated 

4 system for medical support for the Department’s oper5 ational activities; 

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

7 medical programs and providers, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) reviewing and maintaining 

9 verification of the accreditation of the Depart10 ment’s health provider workforce; 

11 ‘‘(B) developing quality assurance and clin12 ical policy, requirements, standards, and metrics 

13 for all medical and health activities of the De14 partment; 

15 ‘‘(C) providing oversight of medical records 

16 systems for employees and individuals in the De17 partment’s care and custody; and 

18 ‘‘(D) providing medical direction for emer19 gency medical services activities of the Depart20 ment; and 

21 ‘‘(11) as established under section 527, main22 taining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dis23 pensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel 

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1 and custody in the event of a chemical, biological, ra2 diological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally oc3 curring disease outbreak, or pandemic.’’. 

4 (b) MEDICAL LIAISONS.—The Chief Medical Officer of 

5 the Department of Homeland Security may provide medical 

6 liaisons to the components of the Department to provide 

7 subject matter expertise on medical and public health issues 

8 and a direct link to the Chief Medical Officer. Such exper9 tise may include the following: 

10 (1) Providing guidance on health and medical 

11 aspects of policy, planning, operations, and workforce 

12 health protection. 

13 (2) Identifying and resolving component medical 

14 issues. 

15 (3) Supporting the development and alignment 

16 of medical and health systems. 

17 (4) Identifying common gaps in medical and 

18 health standards, policy, and guidance, and enter19 prise solutions to bridge such gaps. 

20 SEC. 303. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 

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

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

23 301 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 527. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 

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

3 medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel 

4 readiness, and protection for working animals, employees, 

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

6 the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or 

7 explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or 

8 pandemic, and to support Department mission continuity. 

9 ‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Medical Officer, estab10 lished under section 516, shall provide programmatic over11 sight of the medical countermeasures program established 

12 pursuant to subsection (a), and shall— 

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

14 medical countermeasure storage, security, dispensing, 

15 and documentation; 

16 ‘‘(2) maintain a stockpile of medical counter17 measures, including antibiotics, antivirals, and radio18 logical countermeasures, as appropriate; 

19 ‘‘(3) preposition appropriate medical counter20 measures in strategic locations nationwide, based on 

21 threat and employee density, in accordance with ap22 plicable Federal statutes and regulations; 

23 ‘‘(4) provide oversight and guidance on dis24 pensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures; 

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

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1 diological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally oc2 curring disease outbreak, or pandemic; 

3 ‘‘(6) provide training to Department employees 

4 on medical countermeasure dispensing; and 

5 ‘‘(7) support dispensing exercises. 

6 ‘‘(c) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES WORKING

7 GROUP.—The Chief Medical Officer shall establish a med8 ical countermeasures working group comprised of represent9 atives from appropriate components and offices of the De10 partment to ensure that medical countermeasures standards 

11 are maintained and guidance is consistent. 

12 ‘‘(d) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES MANAGEMENT.— 

13 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

14 this section, the Chief Medical Officer shall develop and sub15 mit to the Secretary an integrated logistics support plan 

16 for medical countermeasures, including— 

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

18 types and quantities of medical countermeasures to 

19 stockpile and how frequently such methodology shall 

20 be reevaluated; 

21 ‘‘(2) a replenishment plan; and 

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

2 types and quantities of medical countermeasures to stock3 pile under subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall 

4 utilize, if available— 

5 ‘‘(1) Department chemical, biological, radio6 logical, and nuclear risk assessments; and 

7 ‘‘(2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

8 guidance on medical countermeasures. 

9 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—No later than 180 days after the date 

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

11 shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 

13 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on 

14 progress in achieving the requirements of this section.’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

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

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

18 inserting at the end of the items relating to title V the fol19 lowing new item: 

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

20 TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 

21 SEC. 401. MISSION SUPPORT. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Fed23 eral Emergency Management Agency shall designate an in24 dividual to serve as the chief management official and prin25 cipal advisor to the Administrator on matters related to 


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1 the management of the Federal Emergency Management 

2 Agency, including management integration in support of 

3 emergency management operations and programs. 

4 (b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Adminis5 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, act6 ing through the official designated pursuant to subsection 

7 (a), shall be responsible for the management and adminis8 tration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in9 cluding with respect to the following: 

10 (1) Procurement. 

11 (2) Human resources and personnel. 

12 (3) Information technology and communications 

13 systems. 

14 (4) Real property investment and planning, fa15 cilities, accountable personal property (including fleet 

16 and other material resources), records and disclosure, 

17 privacy, safety and health, and sustainability and en18 vironmental management. 

19 (5) Security for personnel, information tech20 nology and communications systems, facilities, prop21 erty, equipment, and other material resources. 

22 (6) Any other management duties that the Ad23 ministrator may designate. 

24 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

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1 eral Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the 

2 Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 

3 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep4 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

5 Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes— 

6 (1) a review of financial, human capital, infor7 mation technology, real property planning, and ac8 quisition management of headquarters and all re9 gional offices of the Federal Emergency Management 

10 Agency; and 

11 (2) a strategy for capturing financial, human 

12 capital, information technology, real property plan13 ning, and acquisition data. 

14 SEC. 402. SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

15 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

17 Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 

18 Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 

19 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af21 fairs of the Senate a report on the Federal Emergency Man22 agement Agency’s efforts to modernize its grants and finan23 cial information technology systems, including the fol24 lowing: 


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1 (1) A summary of all previous efforts to mod2 ernize such systems. 

3 (2) An assessment of long term cost savings and 

4 efficiencies gained through such modernization effort. 

5 (3) A capability needs assessment. 

6 (4) Estimated quarterly costs. 

7 (5) Estimated acquisition life cycle dates, includ8 ing acquisition decision events. 

9 SEC. 403. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN. 

10 Subsection (c) of section 10102 of title 5, United States 

11 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

12 SEC. 404. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CHILDREN. 

13 Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Secu14 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended— 

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

16 the end; 

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

18 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

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

22 Agency’s activities to prepare for, protect 

23 against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 

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Union Calendar No. 349 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3583 

[Report No. 114–455, Part I] 

A BILL 

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 

MARCH 16, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 

with an amendment 

MARCH 16, 2016 

The Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the and Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to 


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