117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4166 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technological Hazards 

3 Preparedness and Training Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis7 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 

8 Emergency Management Agency. 

9 (2) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

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

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

12 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer13 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

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

15 ‘‘local government’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings 

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

17 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

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

19 (4) TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD AND RELATED

20 EMERGING THREAT.—The term ‘‘technological haz21 ard and related emerging threat’’— 

22 (A) means a hazard that involves materials 

23 created by humans that pose a unique hazard 

24 to the general public and environment and 

25 which may result from— 

26 (i) an accident; 
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1 (ii) an emergency caused by another 

2 hazard; or 

3 (iii) intentional use of the hazardous 

4 materials; and 

5 (B) includes a chemical, radiological, bio6 logical, and nuclear hazard. 

7 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES 

8 WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RE9 LATED EMERGING THREATS. 

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

11 the capacity to provide States and local governments with 

12 technological hazards and related emerging threats tech13 nical assistance, training, and other preparedness pro14 gramming to build community resilience to technological 

15 hazards and related emerging threats. 

16 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The Administrator shall carry 

17 out subsection (a) in accordance with— 

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

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

20 (2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Re21 form Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and 

22 (3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 

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

24 Stat. 1394). 
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1 (c) ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION.—In carrying 

2 out subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

3 (1) use any available and appropriate multi4 hazard risk assessment and mapping tools and capa5 bilities to identify the communities that have the 

6 highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological 

7 hazard in each State; and 

8 (2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal govern9 ment is aware of— 

10 (A) the communities identified under para11 graph (1); and 

12 (B) the availability of programming under 

13 this section for— 

14 (i) technological hazards and related 

15 emerging threats preparedness; and 

16 (ii) building community capability. 

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

18 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad19 ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

20 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 

21 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com22 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa23 tives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

24 Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation 
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1 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re2 port relating to— 

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

4 (2) technological hazards and related emerging 

5 threats preparedness programming provided under 

6 this section during the 1-year period preceding the 

7 date of submission of the report. 

8 (e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se9 curity may seek continuing input relating to technological 

10 hazards and related emerging threats preparedness needs 

11 by consulting State, Tribal, territorial, and local emer12 gency services organizations and private sector stake13 holders. 

14 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

17 2024. 

18 SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION. 

19 Nothing in this Act shall diminish or divert resources 

20 from— 

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

22 surety material storage missions or chemical demili23 tarization missions that are underway as of the date 

24 of enactment of this Act; or 
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1 (2) any transitional activities or other commu2 nity assistance incidental to the completion of the 

3 missions described in paragraph (1). 

Passed the Senate September 28, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4166 

AN ACT 

To authorize preparedness programs to support 

and emerging threats. communities containing technological hazards