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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6137 

To authorize annual appropriations to the Geospatial Management Office 

of the Department of Homeland Security for the sustainment of innovative GIS technologies to improve emergency response capabilities, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. DONALDS (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To authorize annual appropriations to the Geospatial Management Office of the Department of Homeland Security 

for the sustainment of innovative GIS technologies to 

improve emergency response capabilities, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GIS Emergency Re5 sponse Technology Sustainment Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION FOR GIS EMERGENCY RE2 SPONSE TECHNOLOGY SUSTAINMENT. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SEARCH AND RESCUE COM4 MON OPERATIONS PROGRAM.—There is established within 

5 the Geospatial Management Office of the Department of 

6 Homeland Security a program for the sustainment of in7 novative GIS technologies to improve emergency response 

8 capabilities, such as urban search and rescue geospatial 

9 software platforms in emergency and disaster response. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated to the Geospatial Manage12 ment Office $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

13 through 2030 to carry out the program established pursu14 ant to subsection (a). 

15 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursuant 

16 to the authorization of appropriations under subsection 

17 (b) shall be used for the following: 

18 (1) Coordinated on-the-ground and remote 

19 geospatial urban search and rescue training, plan20 ning, and response through ongoing collaboration 

21 with appropriate nonprofit entities focused on en22 hancing public safety through geospatial technology. 

23 (2) Sustainment and expansion of search and 

24 rescue geospatial support technology solutions in 

25 preparation for emergency events and disaster re26 sponses. 


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1 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out subsection (c), 

2 the Geospatial Management Office shall collaborate with 

3 appropriate nonprofit entities in the field of geospatial 

4 technology, particularly such entities with experience in 

5 developing and deploying emergency response platforms. 

6 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

7 April 1, 2025, and every April 1 thereafter through 2031, 

8 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 

9 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep10 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

11 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report detailing 

12 the following: 

13 (1) The obligation and expenditure of funds 

14 made available pursuant to the authorization of ap15 propriations under subsection (b) for the imme16 diately preceding fiscal year. 

17 (2) The progress and effectiveness of activities 

18 carried out pursuant to subsection (c) during such 

19 immediately preceding fiscal year. 

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