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Union Calendar No. 121 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2206 

[Report No. 114–165] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of State 

Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen 

interoperable emergency communications capabilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2015 

Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. MCCAUL, and Ms. 

MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JUNE 17, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 1, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program 

funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Wide Interoperable 

5 Communications Enhancement Act’’ or the ‘‘SWIC En6 hancement Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR CER8 TAIN HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS. 

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

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

11 is amended by— 

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

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

14 (2) inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol15 lowing new subparagraph: 

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

17 the State has designated a Statewide Interoper18 ability Coordinator, including identification in 

19 such certification of the individual so designated, 

20 who shall be responsible for— 

21 ‘‘(I) coordinating the daily operations 

22 of the State’s interoperability efforts; 

23 ‘‘(II) coordinating State interoper24 ability and communications projects and 

25 grant applications for such projects; 


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1 ‘‘(III) establishing and maintaining 

2 working groups to develop and implement 

3 key interoperability initiatives; and 

4 ‘‘(IV) coordinating and updating, as 

5 necessary, a Statewide Communications 

6 Interoperability Plan that specifies the cur7 rent status of State efforts to enhance com8 munications interoperability within the 

9 State, including progress, modifications, or 

10 setbacks, and future goals for communica11 tions interoperability among emergency re12 sponse agencies in the State; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) if a Statewide Interoperability Coordi14 nator has not been designated in accordance with 

15 clause (i)— 

16 ‘‘(I) certification that the State is per17 forming in another manner the functions 

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

19 such clause; and 

20 ‘‘(II) identification in such certifi21 cation of an individual who has been des22 ignated by the State as the primary point 

23 of contact for performance of such func24 tions;’’. 


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1 (b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—The amendment 

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

3 grant for which an application was submitted under the 

4 State Homeland Security Grant Program before the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 121 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2206 

[Report No. 114–165] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

tions capabilities, and for other purposes. strengthen interoperable emergency communicaGrant Program funding to preserve and require recipients of State Homeland Security 

JUNE 17, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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