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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3583 

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 

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. 

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 

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1 tacks and Responding to Emergencies Act’’ or the ‘‘PRE2 PARE Act’’. 

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

4 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. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 

Sec. 111. Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 

Sec. 112. Emergency support functions. 

Sec. 113. 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. 

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. 


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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. 

21 ‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Transportation 

22 Security Administration. 

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

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

25 Analysis. 


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

2 Communications. 

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

4 Local Law Enforcement. 

5 ‘‘(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coor6 dinator. 

7 ‘‘(8) The heads of other components or offices 

8 of the Department, as determined by the Sec9 retary.’’. 

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

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

12 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

13 2023 the following new item: 

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

offices.’’. 

14 SEC. 102. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. 

15 (a) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 

16 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

17 604) is amended by— 

18 (1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

19 (f); and 

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

21 new subsection: 

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

23 shall make funds provided under this section available for 


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

2 36 months.’’. 

3 (b) STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PRO4 GRAM.—Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 

5 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by— 

6 (1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

7 (g); and 

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

9 the new subsection: 

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

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 (c) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSIST15 ANCE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1406 of the Imple16 menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 

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

18 (1) redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 

19 (n); and 

20 (2) inserting after subsection (l) the following 

21 new subsection: 

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

23 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

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

25 36 months.’’. 


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1 (d) PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

2 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

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

5 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

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

7 36 months.’’. 

8 (e) TRIBAL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

9 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

10 606) is amended by— 

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

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

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

14 new subsection: 

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

16 shall make funds provided under this section available for 

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

18 36 months.’’. 

19 SEC. 103. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

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

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

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

23 ‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

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

25 Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 


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

2 through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible 

3 law enforcement agencies, through the State Administra4 tive Agency, to enhance border security in accordance with 

5 this section. 

6 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to re7 ceive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency 

8 shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) be located in— 

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

11 Mexico; or 

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

13 border; and 

14 ‘‘(2) be involved in an active, ongoing U.S. Cus15 toms and Border Protection operation coordinated 

16 through a sector office. 

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

18 under this section may use such grant for any of the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(1) Equipment, including maintenance and 

21 sustainment costs. 

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

23 in support of enhanced border law enforcement ac24 tivities. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Any activity permitted for Operation 

2 Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland 

3 Security’s Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security 

4 Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. 

5 ‘‘(4) Any other appropriate activity, as deter6 mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 

7 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec8 tion. 

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

10 is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each 

11 of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for grants under this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall annually 

14 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home16 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 

17 report containing information on the expenditure of grants 

18 made under this section by each grant recipient.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 

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

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

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

23 the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 

24 2004, and 2009 to State, local, and tribal governments, 

25 as appropriate.’’. 


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

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

3 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4 2008 the following new item: 

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

5 SEC. 104. GRANTS METRICS. 

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

7 grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland 

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

9 capability gaps identified in State Preparedness Reports 

10 required under subsection (c) of section 652 of the Post11 Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 

12 U.S.C. 752; title VI of the Department of Homeland Secu13 rity Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 109–295) and 

14 Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments 

15 from each State and high-risk urban area, the Adminis16 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

17 shall conduct and submit to the Committee on Homeland 

18 Security of the House of Representatives and the Com19 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

20 of the Senate an assessment of information provided in 

21 such Reports and Assessments. 

22 (b) ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment 

23 required under subsection (a) shall include a comparison 

24 of successive State Preparedness Reports and Threat and 


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1 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments from each 

2 State and high-risk urban area. 

3 SEC. 105. GRANT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. 

4 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man5 agement Agency shall include in the annual Notice of 

6 Funding Opportunity relating to grants under sections 

7 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

8 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) an appendix that includes a sum9 mary of findings identified by the Office of the Inspector 

10 General of the Department of Homeland Security in au11 dits of such grants and methods to address areas identi12 fied for improvement and innovative practices instituted 

13 by grant recipients. 

14 SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF 

15 GRANTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub17 section (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act 

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

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

20 urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 

21 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or 

22 urban area working group to assist in preparation 

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

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1 sist in determining effective funding priorities for 

2 grants under such sections 2003 and 2004. 

3 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The State planning com4 mittees and urban area working groups referred to 

5 in paragraph (1) shall include at least one represent6 ative from each of the following significant stake7 holders: 

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

9 ‘‘(B) Emergency response providers, in10 cluding representatives of the fire service, law 

11 enforcement, emergency medical services, and 

12 emergency managers. 

13 ‘‘(C) Public health officials and other ap14 propriate medical practitioners. 

15 ‘‘(D) Individuals representing educational 

16 institutions, including elementary schools, com17 munity colleges, and other institutions of higher 

18 education. 

19 ‘‘(E) State and regional interoperable com20 munications coordinators, as appropriate. 

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

22 centers, as appropriate.’’. 

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

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

2 ‘‘planning committee’’. 

3 SEC. 107. FUNDING PROHIBITION. 

4 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not imple5 ment the National Preparedness Grant Program or any 

6 successor grant program unless the Secretary receives 

7 prior authorization from Congress permitting such imple8 mentation. 

9 SEC. 108. LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION. 

10 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION

11 PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 2006 of the Home12 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

16 (B) by striking ‘‘is used’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara18 graph (I) to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(I) activities as determined appropriate 

20 by the Administrator, in coordination with the 

21 Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law 

22 Enforcement within the Office of Policy of the 

23 Department, through outreach to relevant 

24 stakeholder organizations.’’. 


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1 (b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE2 MENT.—Subsection (b)(4) of section 2006 of the Home3 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, includ5 ing through consultation with such agencies regard6 ing Department programs that may impact such 

7 agencies’’ before the semicolon; and 

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

9 and inserting ‘‘certify’’. 

10 SEC. 109. ALLOWABLE USES. 

11 Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Secu12 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 

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

14 inserting ‘‘including by working in conjunction with 

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

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

17 15801(3))),’’ after ‘‘plans,’’; 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

19 (13) as paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively; 

20 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol21 lowing new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(6) enhancing medical preparedness, medical 

23 surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, in24 cluding the development and maintenance of an ini25 tial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits 


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1 and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, 

2 their families, immediate victims, and vulnerable 

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

4 and 

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

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

7 SEC. 110. NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSOR8 TIUM. 

9 Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 

10 of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amend11 ed— 

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

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

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

15 $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017; 

16 and 

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

18 Domestic Preparedness Consortium, $98,000,000 

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

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

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

22 ‘‘2015’’. 

23 SEC. 111. RURAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM. 

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1 ness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Se2 curity consisting of universities and nonprofit organiza3 tions qualified to provide training to emergency response 

4 providers from rural communities. 

5 (b) DUTIES.—The Rural Domestic Preparedness 

6 Consortium authorized under subsection (a) shall identify, 

7 develop, test, and deliver training to State, local, and trib8 al emergency response providers from rural communities, 

9 provide on-site and mobile training, and facilitate the de10 livery of training by the training partners of the Depart11 ment of Homeland Security. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 

13 amounts appropriated for Continuing Training Grants of 

14 the Department of Homeland Security, $5,000,000 is au15 thorized to be used for the Rural Domestic Preparedness 

16 Consortium authorized under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 112. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 

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

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

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

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

22 (b) EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.—Section 

23 653 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 

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


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1 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007; Public 

2 Law 109–295) is amended— 

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

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

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol6 lowing new subsection: 

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

8 the Administrator, shall develop and provide to Federal 

9 departments and agencies with coordinating, primary, or 

10 supporting responsibilities under the National Response 

11 Framework performance metrics to ensure readiness to 

12 execute responsibilities under the emergency support func13 tions of such Framework.’’. 

14 SEC. 113. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 

15 Section 650 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage16 ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 750; title VI of the 

17 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 

18 2007; Public Law 109–295) is amended to read as follows: 

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

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordina21 tion with the National Council on Disability and the Na22 tional Advisory Council, shall establish a remedial action 

23 management program to— 


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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 

6 practices referred to in paragraph (1); and 

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

8 term trend analysis. 

9 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—The Admin10 istrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate 

11 Federal departments and agencies, shall utilize the pro12 gram established in subsection (a) to collect information 

13 on corrective actions identified by such Federal depart14 ments and agencies during exercises and the response to 

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

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

17 of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter 

18 for each of the next four years, submit to Congress a re19 port on the status of such 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, 

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1 ters, capstone exercises conducted under the national exer2 cise program under section 648(b), and other emergencies 

3 or exercises.’’. 

4 TITLE II—COMMUNICATIONS 

5 SEC. 201. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

6 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change 

7 the location or reporting structure of the Office of Emer8 gency Communications of the Department of Homeland 

9 Security unless the Secretary receives prior authorization 

10 from the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu12 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate permitting 

13 such change. 

14 SEC. 202. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY 

15 COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. 

16 Subsection (c) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu17 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraph (3); 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

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

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

22 striking ‘‘, in cooperation with the National Commu23 nications System,’’; 

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

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

2 Secretary for Grants and Training’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Assistant Administrator of the Grant Programs Di4 rectorate of the Federal Emergency Management 

5 Agency’’; 

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

7 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

8 (7) by adding after paragraph (14), as so redes9 ignated, the following new paragraphs: 

10 ‘‘(15) administer the Government Emergency 

11 Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless 

12 Priority Service (WPS) programs, or successor pro13 grams; and 

14 ‘‘(16) assess the impact of emerging tech15 nologies on interoperable emergency communica16 tions.’’. 

17 SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE OF18 FICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 

19 Subsection (f) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu20 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended to read as 

21 follows: 

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

23 The Director of the Office of Emergency Communications 

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1 of the next four years, report to the Committee on Home2 land Security of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af4 fairs of the Senate on the activities and programs of the 

5 Office, including specific information on efforts to carry 

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

7 SEC. 204. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. 

8 Section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 

9 572) is amended— 

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

11 paragraph (1)— 

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

13 the Department of National Communications 

14 System (as appropriate),’’; and 

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

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

17 (2) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

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

20 respectively; and 

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

22 following new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(3) consider the impact of emerging tech24 nologies on the attainment of interoperable emer25 gency communications;’’. 


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1 SEC. 205. TECHNICAL EDITS. 

2 Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act is amend3 ed— 

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

5 571) by— 

6 (A) striking paragraph (2); and 

7 (B) redesignating paragraph (3) as para8 graph (2); and 

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

10 U.S.C. 574(b)), in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 

12 Grants and Planning’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Ad13 ministrator of the Grant Programs Directorate of 

14 the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

15 SEC. 206. PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK. 

16 The Undersecretary of the National Protection and 

17 Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Se18 curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu19 rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

20 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

21 Senate information on the Department of Homeland Secu22 rity’s responsibilities related to the development of the na23 tionwide Public Safety Broadband Network authorized in 

24 section 6202 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre25 ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1422; Public Law 112–96), 

26 including information on efforts by the Department to 


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1 work with the First Responder Network Authority of the 

2 Department of Commerce to identify and address cyber 

3 risks that could impact the near term or long term avail4 ability and operations of such network and recommenda5 tions to mitigate such risks. 

6 SEC. 207. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SOCIAL 

7 MEDIA IMPROVEMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu9 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 

10 adding at the end the following new section: 

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

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish within the Department a social media working group 

14 (in this section referred to as the ‘Group’). 

15 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—In order to enhance the dissemina16 tion of information through social media technologies be17 tween the Department and appropriate stakeholders and 

18 to improve use of social media technologies in support of 

19 preparedness, response, and recovery, the Group shall 

20 identify, and provide guidance and best practices to the 

21 emergency preparedness and response community on the 

22 use of social media technologies before, during, and after 

23 acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emer24 gencies. 

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

2 shall be composed of a cross section of subject mat3 ter experts from Federal, State, local, tribal, terri4 torial, and nongovernmental organization practi5 tioners, including representatives from the following 

6 entities: 

7 ‘‘(A) The Office of Public Affairs of the 

8 Department. 

9 ‘‘(B) The Office of the Chief Information 

10 Officer of the Department. 

11 ‘‘(C) The Privacy Office of the Depart12 ment. 

13 ‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 

14 Agency. 

15 ‘‘(E) The Office of Disability Integration 

16 and Coordination of the Federal Emergency 

17 Management Agency. 

18 ‘‘(F) The American Red Cross. 

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

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

21 Prevention. 

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

23 ‘‘(J) The National Oceanic and Atmos24 pheric Administration. 

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


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

2 serve as the chairperson of the Group. 

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

4 shall designate, on a rotating basis, a represent5 ative from a State or local government who is 

6 a member of the Group to serve as the co-chair7 person of the Group. 

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

9 shall appoint, on a rotating basis, qualified individ10 uals to the Group. The total number of such addi11 tional members shall— 

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

13 number of regular members under paragraph 

14 (1); and 

15 ‘‘(B) include— 

16 ‘‘(i) not fewer than three representa17 tives from the private sector; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) representatives from— 

19 ‘‘(I) State, local, tribal, and terri20 torial entities, including from— 

21 ‘‘(aa) law enforcement; 

22 ‘‘(bb) fire services; 

23 ‘‘(cc) emergency medical 

24 services; 


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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 es9 tablish 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 

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

17 the Group shall hold its initial meeting. 

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

19 meeting under paragraph (1), the Group shall 

20 meet— 

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

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

23 year. 

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

25 Group may be held virtually. 


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

2 Group meets, the Group shall submit to the Committee 

3 on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor4 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern6 mental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes the 

7 following: 

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

9 emerging social media technologies being used to 

10 support preparedness, response, and recovery activi11 ties related to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 

12 and other emergencies. 

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

14 learned on the use of social media technologies dur15 ing the response to acts of terrorism, natural disas16 ters, and other emergencies that occurred during the 

17 period covered by the report at issue. 

18 ‘‘(3) Recommendations to improve the Depart19 ment’s use of social media technologies for emer20 gency management purposes. 

21 ‘‘(4) Recommendations to improve public 

22 awareness of the type of information disseminated 

23 through social media technologies, and how to access 

24 such information, during acts of terrorism, natural 

25 disasters, and other emergencies. 


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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 

4 terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 

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

6 private sector to discuss and resolve legal, oper7 ational, 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 

11 enactment of this section unless the chairperson re12 news the Group for a successive five-year period be13 fore the date on which the Group would otherwise 

14 terminate by submitting to the Committee on Home15 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen16 ate and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

17 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

18 of the House of Representatives a certification that 

19 the continued existence of the Group is necessary to 

20 fulfill the purpose 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 

25 the Group would otherwise terminate.’’. 


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

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

3 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4 317 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 des17 ignated, 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 

24 working groups to develop and implement 

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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 

5 communications 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 

12 with 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 

25 State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 


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

2 605) 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 Commu9 nications Act (Public Law 114–29), to verify that radio 

10 users within the Department receive training on the use 

11 of the radio systems of such components, including inter12 agency 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 amend20 ed 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 pur24 pose of domestic preparedness for and collective response 

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1 retary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a 

2 program to provide anthrax vaccines from the strategic 

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

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

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

6 such vaccines are to be administered to emergency re7 sponse providers who are at high risk of exposure to an8 thrax and who voluntarily consent to such administration, 

9 and shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) establish any necessary logistical and 

11 tracking systems to facilitate making such vaccines 

12 so available; 

13 ‘‘(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated 

14 benefits and risks to end users; and 

15 ‘‘(3) conduct outreach to educate emergency re16 sponse providers about the voluntary program. 

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

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

19 analysis and risk assessments of the threats posed 

20 by anthrax from an act of terror; 

21 ‘‘(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland 

22 security intelligence capabilities and structures to 

23 enhance prevention, protection, response, and recov24 ery efforts with respect to an anthrax terror attack; 

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1 ‘‘(3) share information and provide tailored an2 alytical support on threats posed by anthrax to 

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

4 national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con6 tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 

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

8 items relating to title V the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.’’. 

9 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pre11 event vaccination program authorized in subsection 

12 (a) of section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 

13 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the 

14 Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination 

15 with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

16 shall carry out a pilot program to provide anthrax 

17 vaccines to emergency response providers as so au18 thorized. The duration of the pilot program shall be 

19 24 months from the date the initial vaccines are ad20 ministered to participants. 

21 (2) PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to 

22 implementing the pilot program under paragraph 

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

24 (A) establish a communication platform for 

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1 (B) establish education and training mod2 ules for such pilot program; 

3 (C) conduct economic analysis of such pilot 

4 program; and 

5 (D) create a logistical platform for the an6 thrax vaccine request process under such pilot 

7 program. 

8 (3) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro9 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home10 land Security shall select emergency response pro11 viders based in at least two States for participation 

12 in such pilot program. 

13 (4) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—The 

14 Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to 

15 each emergency response provider who participates 

16 in the pilot program under paragraph (1) disclosures 

17 and educational materials regarding the associated 

18 benefits and risks of any vaccine provided under 

19 such pilot program and of exposure to anthrax. 

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

21 date of the enactment of this Act and annually 

22 thereafter until one year after the completion of the 

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

24 Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 

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1 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

2 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov3 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 

4 progress and results of such pilot program, including 

5 the percentage of eligible emergency response pro6 viders, as determined by each pilot location, that vol7 unteer to participate, the degree to which partici8 pants obtain necessary vaccinations, as appropriate, 

9 and recommendations to improve initial and recur10 rent participation in such pilot program. Each such 

11 report shall include a discussion of plans to continue 

12 such pilot program to provide vaccines to emergency 

13 response providers under subsection (a) of section 

14 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 

15 added by subsection (a) of this section. 

16 (6) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The 

17 Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin imple18 menting the pilot program under paragraph (1) by 

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

20 date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 302. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 

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

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

24 amended— 


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

2 inserting ‘‘and shall establish medical and human, 

3 animal, and occupational health exposure policy, 

4 guidance, strategies, and initiatives,’’ before ‘‘includ5 ing—’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 

7 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including co8 ordinating the Department’s policy, strategy and 

9 preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious 

10 diseases’’; 

11 (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘emergency 

12 medical services and medical first responder stake13 holders,’’ after ‘‘the medical community’’; 

14 (4) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

15 end; and 

16 (5) by adding after paragraph (7) the following 

17 new paragraphs: 

18 ‘‘(8) ensuring that the workforce of the Depart19 ment has evidence-based policy, standards, require20 ments, and metrics for occupational health and oper21 ational medicine programs; 

22 ‘‘(9) directing and maintaining a coordinated 

23 system for medical support for the Department’s 

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

2 medical programs and providers, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) reviewing and maintaining 

4 verification of the accreditation of the Depart5 ment’s health provider workforce; 

6 ‘‘(B) developing quality assurance and clin7 ical policy, requirements, standards, and 

8 metrics for all medical and health activities of 

9 the Department; 

10 ‘‘(C) providing oversight of medical records 

11 systems for employees and individuals in the 

12 Department’s care and custody; and 

13 ‘‘(D) providing medical direction for emer14 gency medical services activities of the Depart15 ment; and 

16 ‘‘(11) as established under section 527, main17 taining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dis18 pensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel 

19 readiness, and protection for working animals, em20 ployees, and individuals in the Department’s care 

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

22 radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 

23 occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic.’’. 

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

25 of the Department of Homeland Security may provide 


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1 medical liaisons to the components of the Department to 

2 provide subject matter expertise on medical and public 

3 health issues and a direct link to the Chief Medical Offi4 cer. Such expertise may include the following: 

5 (1) Providing guidance on health and medical 

6 aspects of policy, planning, operations, and work7 force health protection. 

8 (2) Identifying and resolving component med9 ical issues. 

10 (3) Supporting the development and alignment 

11 of medical and health systems. 

12 (4) Identifying common gaps in medical and 

13 health standards, policy, and guidance, and enter14 prise solutions to bridge such gaps. 

15 SEC. 303. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 

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

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

18 301 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 

19 the following new section: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 527. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 

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

22 medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel 

23 readiness, and protection for working animals, employees, 

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

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1 or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, 

2 or pandemic, and to support Department mission con3 tinuity. 

4 ‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Medical Officer, estab5 lished under section 516, shall provide programmatic over6 sight of the medical countermeasures program established 

7 pursuant to subsection (a), and shall— 

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

9 medical countermeasure storage, security, dis10 pensing, and documentation; 

11 ‘‘(2) maintain a stockpile of medical counter12 measures, including antibiotics, antivirals, and radio13 logical countermeasures, as appropriate; 

14 ‘‘(3) preposition appropriate medical counter15 measures in strategic locations nationwide, based on 

16 threat and employee density, in accordance with ap17 plicable Federal statutes and regulations; 

18 ‘‘(4) provide oversight and guidance on dis19 pensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures; 

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

21 medical countermeasures in a chemical, biological, 

22 radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 

23 occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic; 

24 ‘‘(6) provide training to Department employees 

25 on medical countermeasure dispensing; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) support dispensing exercises. 

2 ‘‘(c) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES WORKING

3 GROUP.—The Chief Medical Officer shall establish a med4 ical countermeasures working group comprised of rep5 resentatives from appropriate components and offices of 

6 the Department to ensure that medical countermeasures 

7 standards are maintained and guidance is consistent. 

8 ‘‘(d) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES MANAGE9 MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en10 actment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer shall de11 velop and submit to the Secretary an integrated logistics 

12 support plan for medical countermeasures, including— 

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

14 types and quantities of medical countermeasures to 

15 stockpile and how frequently such methodology shall 

16 be reevaluated; 

17 ‘‘(2) a replenishment plan; and 

18 ‘‘(3) inventory tracking, reporting, and rec19 onciliation procedures for existing stockpiles and 

20 new medical countermeasure purchases. 

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

22 types and quantities of medical countermeasures to stock23 pile under subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall 

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1 ‘‘(1) Department chemical, biological, radio2 logical, and nuclear risk assessments; and 

3 ‘‘(2) Centers for Disease Control and Preven4 tion guidance on medical countermeasures. 

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

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

7 shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

8 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

9 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen10 ate on progress in achieving the requirements of this sec11 tion.’’. 

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

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

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

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

16 the following new item: 

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

17 TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 

18 SEC. 401. MISSION SUPPORT. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 

20 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate 

21 an individual to serve as the chief management official and 

22 principal advisor to the Administrator on matters related 

23 to the management of the Federal Emergency Manage24 ment Agency, including management integration in sup25 port of emergency management operations and programs. 


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1 (b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Adminis2 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

3 acting through the official designated pursuant to sub4 section (a), shall be responsible for the management and 

5 administration of the Federal Emergency Management 

6 Agency, including with respect to the following: 

7 (1) Procurement. 

8 (2) Human resources and personnel. 

9 (3) Information technology and communications 

10 systems. 

11 (4) Real property investment and planning, fa12 cilities, accountable personal property (including 

13 fleet and other material resources), records and dis14 closure, privacy, safety and health, and sustain15 ability and environmental management. 

16 (5) Security for personnel, information tech17 nology and communications systems, facilities, prop18 erty, equipment, and other material resources. 

19 (6) Any other management duties that the Ad20 ministrator may designate. 

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

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

23 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to 

24 the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 

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1 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

2 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that in3 cludes— 

4 (1) a review of financial, human capital, infor5 mation technology, real property planning, and ac6 quisition management of headquarters and all re7 gional offices of the Federal Emergency Manage8 ment Agency; and 

9 (2) a strategy for capturing financial, human 

10 capital, information technology, real property plan11 ning, and acquisition data. 

12 SEC. 402. SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

13 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emer15 gency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee 

16 on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor17 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

18 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern19 mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Federal 

20 Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to modernize its 

21 grants and financial information technology systems, in22 cluding the following: 

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1 (2) An assessment of long term cost savings 

2 and efficiencies gained through such modernization 

3 effort. 

4 (3) A capability needs assessment. 

5 (4) Estimated quarterly costs. 

6 (5) Estimated acquisition life cycle dates, in7 cluding acquisition decision events. 

8 SEC. 403. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN. 

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

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

11 ‘‘2016’’. 

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