116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3669 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 

a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes 

the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for 

other purposes. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weatherizing Infra3 structure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readi4 ness Act of 2019’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST ATTACK DURING EX6 TREME COLD. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part of exer8 cise programs currently carried out by the Department of 

9 Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for 

10 terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security 

11 information, and test the homeland security posture of the 

12 United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 

13 through appropriate offices and components of the De14 partment, shall develop and conduct a collective response 

15 to terrorism exercise that includes management of cas16 cading effects on critical infrastructure (as such term is 

17 defined in section 1016(e) of Public Law 107–56 (42 

18 U.S.C. 5195c(e))), such as an extreme cold weather event 

19 caused by a polar vortex. 

20 (b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re21 quired under subsection (a) shall include a scenario involv22 ing the following: 

23 (1) An extreme cold weather event, such as an 

24 event caused by a polar vortex, with respect to ac25 cess to critical services. 
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1 (2) Any cascading effects on critical infrastruc2 ture. 

3 (3) How the effects of a successful terrorist at4 tack against critical infrastructure could be miti5 gated by emergency managers, State officials, and 

6 appropriate private sector and community stake7 holders. 

8 (4) How the resilience of communities that 

9 could be impacted by such an attack could be bol10 stered. 

11 (5) Coordination with appropriate Federal de12 partments and agencies, and State, local, Tribal, 

13 and territorial agencies. 

14 (6) Coordination with appropriate private sector 

15 and community stakeholders. 

16 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com17 pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 

18 Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 

19 protection of classified information, submit to the Com20 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa21 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov22 ernmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report pre23 senting the initial findings of such exercise, any immediate 

24 and longer-term plans for incorporating lessons learned 

25 into future operations of the Department of Homeland Se-
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1 curity, and any proposed legislative changes informed by 

2 such exercise. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 

2019. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3669 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

extreme cold weather, and for other purposes. effects on critical infrastructure during times of cise that includes the management of cascading conduct a collective response to a terrorism exer-