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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4166 

To authorize preparedness programs to support communities containing 

technological hazards and emerging threats. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 10, 2022 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize preparedness programs to support communities 

containing technological hazards and emerging threats. 

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 ‘‘Technological Hazards 

5 Preparedness and Training Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 

10 Emergency Management Agency. 


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1 (2) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

2 ‘‘Indian Tribal government’’ has the meaning given 

3 the term ‘‘Indian tribal government’’ in section 102 

4 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer5 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

6 (3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STATE.—The terms 

7 ‘‘local government’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meaning 

8 given those terms in section 102 of the Robert T. 

9 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

11 (4) TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD AND RELATED

12 EMERGING THREAT.—The term ‘‘technological haz13 ard and related emerging threat’’— 

14 (A) means a hazard that involves materials 

15 created by humans that pose a unique hazard 

16 to the general public and environment and 

17 which may result from— 

18 (i) an accident; 

19 (ii) an emergency caused by another 

20 hazard; or 

21 (iii) intentional use of the hazardous 

22 materials; and 

23 (B) includes a chemical, radiological, bio24 logical, and nuclear hazard. 


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1 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES 

2 WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RE3 LATED EMERGING THREATS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall maintain 

5 the capacity to provide States and local governments with 

6 technological hazards and related emerging threats tech7 nical assistance, training, and other preparedness pro8 gramming to build community resilience to technological 

9 hazards and related emerging threats. 

10 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The Administrator shall carry 

11 out subsection (a) in accordance with— 

12 (1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

13 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 

14 (2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Re15 form Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and 

16 (3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

17 Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 

18 Stat. 1394). 

19 (c) ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION.—In carrying 

20 out subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

21 (1) use any available and appropriate multi22 hazard risk assessment and mapping tools and capa23 bilities to identify the communities that have the 

24 highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological 

25 hazard in each State; and 


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1 (2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal govern2 ment is aware of— 

3 (A) the communities identified under para4 graph (1); and 

5 (B) the availability of programming under 

6 this section for— 

7 (i) technological hazards and related 

8 emerging threats preparedness; and 

9 (ii) building community capability. 

10 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

11 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad12 ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

13 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 

14 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com15 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa16 tives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

17 Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation 

18 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re19 port relating to— 

20 (1) actions taken to implement this section; and 

21 (2) technological hazards and related emerging 

22 threats preparedness programming provided under 

23 this section during the 1-year period preceding the 

24 date of submission of the report. 


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1 (e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se2 curity may seek continuing input relating to technological 

3 hazards and related emerging threats preparedness needs 

4 by consulting State, Tribal, Territorial, and local emer5 gency services organizations and private sector stake6 holders. 

7 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

9 this Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 

10 2024. 

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