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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3669 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2019 

Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. RYAN, Miss RICE of New York, 

Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. KATKO, Mr. ARMSTRONG, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced 

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

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weatherizing Infra5 structure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readi6 ness Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST ATTACK DURING EX2 TREME COLD. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part of exer4 cise programs currently carried out by the Department of 

5 Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for 

6 terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security 

7 information, and test the homeland security posture of the 

8 United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 

9 through appropriate offices and components of the De10 partment, shall develop and conduct a collective response 

11 to terrorism exercise that includes management of cas12 cading effects on critical infrastructure (as such term is 

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

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

15 caused by a polar vortex. 

16 (b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re17 quired under subsection (a) shall include a scenario involv18 ing the following: 

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

20 event caused by a polar vortex, with respect to ac21 cess to critical services. 

22 (2) Any cascading effects on critical infrastruc23 ture. 

24 (3) How the effects of a successful terrorist at25 tack against critical infrastructure could be miti26 gated by emergency managers, State officials, and 


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1 appropriate private sector and community stake2 holders. 

3 (4) How the resilience of communities that 

4 could be impacted by such an attack could be bol5 stered. 

6 (5) Coordination with appropriate Federal de7 partments and agencies, and State, local, Tribal, 

8 and territorial agencies. 

9 (6) Coordination with appropriate private sector 

10 and community stakeholders. 

11 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com12 pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 

13 Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 

14 protection of classified information, submit to the Com15 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa16 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov17 ernmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report pre18 senting the initial findings of such exercise, any immediate 

19 and longer-term plans for incorporating lessons learned 

20 into future operations of the Department of Homeland Se21 curity, and any proposed legislative changes informed by 

22 such exercise. 

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