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Calendar No. 440 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4166 

[Report No. 117–129] 

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 

JULY 12, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 

5 Emergency Management Agency. 

6 (2) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

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

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

9 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer10 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

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

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

13 meanings given those terms in section 102 of the 

14 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

15 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

16 (4) TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD AND RELATED

17 EMERGING THREAT.—The term ‘‘technological haz18 ard and related emerging threat’’— 

19 (A) means a hazard that involves materials 

20 created by humans that pose a unique hazard 

21 to the general public and environment and 

22 which may result from— 

23 (i) an accident; 

24 (ii) an emergency caused by another 

25 hazard; or 


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1 (iii) intentional use of the hazardous 

2 materials; and 

3 (B) includes a chemical, radiological, bio4 logical, and nuclear hazard. 

5 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES 

6 WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RE7 LATED EMERGING THREATS. 

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

9 the capacity to provide States and local governments with 

10 technological hazards and related emerging threats tech11 nical assistance, training, and other preparedness pro12 gramming to build community resilience to technological 

13 hazards and related emerging threats. 

14 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The Administrator shall carry 

15 out subsection (a) in accordance with— 

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

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

18 (2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Re19 form Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and 

20 (3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

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

22 Stat. 1394). 

23 (c) ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION.—In carrying 

24 out subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 


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1 (1) use any available and appropriate multi2 hazard risk assessment and mapping tools and capa3 bilities to identify the communities that have the 

4 highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological 

5 hazard in each State; and 

6 (2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal govern7 ment is aware of— 

8 (A) the communities identified under para9 graph (1); and 

10 (B) the availability of programming under 

11 this section for— 

12 (i) technological hazards and related 

13 emerging threats preparedness; and 

14 (ii) building community capability. 

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

16 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad17 ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

18 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 

19 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com20 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa21 tives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

22 Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation 

23 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re24 port relating to— 

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


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1 (2) technological hazards and related emerging 

2 threats preparedness programming provided under 

3 this section during the 1-year period preceding the 

4 date of submission of the report. 

5 (e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se6 curity may seek continuing input relating to technological 

7 hazards and related emerging threats preparedness needs 

8 by consulting State, Tribal, Territorial territorial, and 

9 local emergency services organizations and private sector 

10 stakeholders. 

11 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

14 2024. 

15 SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION. 

16 Nothing in this Act shall diminish or divert resources 

17 from— 

18 (1) the full completion of federally-led chemical 

19 surety material storage missions or chemical demili20 tarization missions that are underway as of the date 

21 of enactment of this Act; or 

22 (2) any transitional activities or other commu23 nity assistance incidental to the completion of the 

24 missions described in paragraph (1). 


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Calendar No. 440 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4166 

[Report No. 117–129] 

A BILL 

To authorize preparedness programs to support 

and emerging threats. communities containing technological hazards 

JULY 12, 2022 

Reported with amendments 


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