an application and related materials as required 
by this subsection, if— 
‘‘(i) the cost is fully documented in 
materials submitted to the Assistant Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(ii) the cost is reasonable, necessary, 
and does not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 1 percent of the total grant 
award for eligible entities that are not 
Tribes; and 
‘‘(II) 2 percent of the total grant 
award for eligible entities that are 
Tribes; and 
‘‘(F) costs associated with implementing 
cybersecurity measures at emergency commu-
nications centers or with respect to Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In providing grants under 
paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary, after con-
sulting with the Administrator, shall require an eligi-
ble entity to submit to the Assistant Secretary an 
application, at the time and in the manner deter-
mined by the Assistant Secretary, and containing 
the certification required by paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(3) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—Each eligible 
entity shall include in the application required by 
paragraph (2) a certification that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a State, the entity— 
‘‘(i) has coordinated the application 
with the emergency communications cen-
ters located within the jurisdiction of the 
entity; 
‘‘(ii) has designated a single officer or 
governmental body to serve as the State 
point of contact to coordinate the imple-
mentation of Next Generation 9–1–1 for 
that State, except that such designation 
need not vest such officer or governmental 
body with direct legal authority to imple-
ment Next Generation 9–1–1 or to manage 
emergency communications operations; and 
‘‘(iii) has developed and submitted a 
plan for the coordination and implementa-
tion of Next Generation 9–1–1 that— 
‘‘(I) ensures interoperability by 
requiring the use of commonly accept-
ed standards; 
‘‘(II) ensures reliability; 
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‘‘(III) enables emergency commu-
nications centers to process, analyze, 
and store multimedia, data, and other 
information; 
‘‘(IV) incorporates cybersecurity 
tools, including intrusion detection 
and prevention measures; 
‘‘(V) includes strategies for co-
ordinating cybersecurity information 
sharing between Federal, State, Trib-
al, and local government partners; 
‘‘(VI) uses open and competitive 
request for proposal processes, includ-
ing through shared government pro-
curement vehicles, for deployment of 
Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(VII) documents how input was 
received and accounted for from rel-
evant rural and urban emergency 
communications centers, regional au-
thorities, local authorities, and Tribal 
authorities; 
‘‘(VIII) includes a governance 
body or bodies, either by creation of 
new, or use of existing, body or bod-
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ies, for the development and deploy-
ment of Next Generation 9–1–1 
that— 
‘‘(aa) ensures full notice and 
opportunity for participation by 
relevant stakeholders; and 
‘‘(bb) consults and coordi-
nates with the State point of con-
tact required by clause (ii); 
‘‘(IX) creates efficiencies related 
to Next Generation 9–1–1 functions, 
including 
cybersecurity 
and 
the 
virtualization and sharing of infra-
structure, equipment, and services; 
and 
‘‘(X) utilizes an effective, com-
petitive approach to establishing au-
thentication, credentialing, secure con-
nections, and access in deploying Next 
Generation 9–1–1, including by— 
‘‘(aa) requiring certificate 
authorities to be capable of cross- 
certification with other authori-
ties; 
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‘‘(bb) avoiding risk of a sin-
gle point of failure or vulner-
ability; and 
‘‘(cc) adhering to Federal 
agency best practices such as 
those promulgated by the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and 
Technology; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a Tribe, the Tribe has complied with clauses 
(i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Assistant Secretary, after consulting with 
the Administrator, shall issue rules, after pro-
viding the public with notice and an opportunity 
to comment, prescribing the criteria for select-
ing eligible entities for grants under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
criteria 
shall— 
‘‘(i) include performance requirements 
and a schedule for completion of any 
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project to be financed by a grant under 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) specifically permit regional or 
multi-State applications for funds. 
‘‘(C) UPDATES.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall update such rules as necessary. 
‘‘(5) GRANT
CERTIFICATIONS.—Each eligible 
entity shall certify to the Assistant Secretary at the 
time of application for a grant under this subsection, 
and each eligible entity that receives such a grant 
shall certify to the Assistant Secretary annually 
thereafter during any period of time the funds from 
the grant are available to the eligible entity, that— 
‘‘(A) beginning on the date that is 180 
days before the date on which the application is 
filed, no portion of any 9–1–1 fee or charge im-
posed by the eligible entity (or in the case that 
the eligible entity is not a State or Tribe, any 
State or taxing jurisdiction within which the eli-
gible entity will carry out, or is carrying out, 
activities using grant funds) are obligated or 
expended for a purpose or function not des-
ignated under the rules issued pursuant to sec-
tion 6(f)(3) of the Wireless Communications 
and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 
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615a–1(f)(3)) (as such rules are in effect on the 
date on which the eligible entity makes the cer-
tification) as acceptable; 
‘‘(B) any funds received by the eligible en-
tity will be used, consistent with paragraph (1), 
to support the deployment of Next Generation 
9–1–1 that ensures reliability and interoper-
ability, by requiring the use of commonly ac-
cepted standards; 
‘‘(C) the eligible entity (or in the case that 
the eligible entity is not a State or Tribe, any 
State or taxing jurisdiction within which the eli-
gible entity will carry out or is carrying out ac-
tivities using grant funds) has established, or 
has committed to establish not later than 3 
years following the date on which the grant 
funds are distributed to the eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) a sustainable funding mechanism 
for Next Generation 9–1–1; and 
‘‘(ii) effective cybersecurity resources 
for Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(D) the eligible entity will promote inter-
operability between emergency communications 
centers deploying Next Generation 9–1–1 and 
emergency response providers, including users 
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of the nationwide public safety broadband net-
work; 
‘‘(E) the eligible entity has or will take 
steps to coordinate with adjoining States and 
Tribes to establish and maintain Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1; and 
‘‘(F) the eligible entity has developed a 
plan for public outreach and education on how 
the public can best use Next Generation 9–1– 
1 and on the capabilities and usefulness of Next 
Generation 9–1–1. 
‘‘(6) CONDITION OF GRANT.—Each eligible en-
tity shall agree, as a condition of receipt of a grant 
under this subsection, that if any State or taxing ju-
risdiction within which the eligible entity will carry 
out activities using grant funds fails to comply with 
a certification required under paragraph (5), during 
any period of time during which the funds from the 
grant are available to the eligible entity, all of the 
funds from such grant shall be returned to the As-
sistant Secretary. 
‘‘(7) PENALTY FOR PROVIDING FALSE INFOR-
MATION.—Any eligible entity that provides a certifi-
cation under paragraph (5) knowing that the infor-
mation provided in the certification was false shall— 
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‘‘(A) not be eligible to receive the grant 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) return any grant awarded under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(C) not be eligible to receive any subse-
quent grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) 
PROHIBITION.—Grant 
funds 
provided 
under this subsection may not be used— 
‘‘(A) to support any activity of the First 
Responder Network Authority; or 
‘‘(B) to make any payments to a person 
who has been, for reasons of national security, 
prohibited by any entity of the Federal Govern-
ment from bidding on a contract, participating 
in an auction, or receiving a grant. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 160 
and 161: 
‘‘(1) 9–1–1 FEE OR CHARGE.—The term ‘9–1– 
1 fee or charge’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless Communications 
and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a– 
1(f)(3)(D)). 
‘‘(2) 9–1–1 REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY ASSIST-
ANCE.—The term ‘9–1–1 request for emergency as-
sistance’ means a communication, such as voice, 
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text, picture, multimedia, or any other type of data 
that is sent to an emergency communications center 
for the purpose of requesting emergency assistance. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
‘‘(4) COMMONLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS.—The 
term ‘commonly accepted standards’ means the tech-
nical standards followed by the communications in-
dustry for network, device, and Internet Protocol 
connectivity that— 
‘‘(A) enable interoperability; and 
‘‘(B) are— 
‘‘(i) developed and approved by a 
standards development organization that is 
accredited by an American standards body 
(such as the American National Standards 
Institute) or an equivalent international 
standards body in a process— 
‘‘(I) that is open to the public, 
including open for participation by 
any person; and 
‘‘(II) provides for a conflict reso-
lution process; 
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‘‘(ii) subject to an open comment and 
input process before being finalized by the 
standards development organization; 
‘‘(iii) consensus-based; and 
‘‘(iv) made publicly available once ap-
proved. 
‘‘(5) COST RELATED TO THE TRAINING.—The 
term ‘cost related to the training’ means— 
‘‘(A) actual wages incurred for travel and 
attendance, including any necessary overtime 
pay and backfill wage; 
‘‘(B) travel expenses; 
‘‘(C) instructor expenses; or 
‘‘(D) facility costs and training materials. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’— 
‘‘(A) means— 
‘‘(i) a State or a Tribe; or 
‘‘(ii) an entity, including a public au-
thority, board, or commission, established 
by one or more entities described in clause 
(i); and 
‘‘(B) does not include any entity that has 
failed to submit the certifications required 
under subsection (c)(5). 
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‘‘(7) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘emergency 
communications center’ means— 
‘‘(i) a facility that— 
‘‘(I) is designated to receive a 9– 
1–1 request for emergency assistance; 
and 
‘‘(II) performs one or more of the 
functions described in subparagraph 
(B); or 
‘‘(ii) a public safety answering point, 
as defined in section 222 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222). 
‘‘(B) FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The func-
tions described in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Processing and analyzing 9–1–1 
requests for emergency assistance and in-
formation and data related to such re-
quests. 
‘‘(ii) Dispatching appropriate emer-
gency response providers. 
‘‘(iii) Transferring or exchanging 9– 
1–1 requests for emergency assistance and 
information and data related to such re-
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quests with one or more other emergency 
communications centers and emergency re-
sponse providers. 
‘‘(iv) Analyzing any communications 
received from emergency response pro-
viders. 
‘‘(v) Supporting incident command 
functions. 
‘‘(8) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘emergency response provider’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
‘‘(9) FIRST
RESPONDER
NETWORK
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The term ‘First Responder Network Author-
ity’ means the authority established under section 
6204 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1424). 
‘‘(10) INTEROPERABILITY.—The term ‘inter-
operability’ means the capability of emergency com-
munications centers to receive 9–1–1 requests for 
emergency assistance and information and data re-
lated to such requests, such as location information 
and callback numbers from a person initiating the 
request, then process and share the 9–1–1 requests 
for emergency assistance and information and data 
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related to such requests with other emergency com-
munications centers and emergency response pro-
viders without the need for proprietary interfaces 
and regardless of jurisdiction, equipment, device, 
software, service provider, or other relevant factors. 
‘‘(11) 
NATIONWIDE
PUBLIC
SAFETY 
BROADBAND NETWORK.—The term ‘nationwide pub-
lic safety broadband network’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax 
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1401). 
‘‘(12) NEXT
GENERATION
9–1–1.—The term 
‘Next Generation 9–1–1’ means an Internet Pro-
tocol-based system that— 
‘‘(A) ensures interoperability; 
‘‘(B) is secure; 
‘‘(C) employs commonly accepted stand-
ards; 
‘‘(D) enables emergency communications 
centers to receive, process, and analyze all types 
of 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance; 
‘‘(E) acquires and integrates additional in-
formation useful to handling 9–1–1 requests for 
emergency assistance; and 
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‘‘(F) supports sharing information related 
to 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance 
among emergency communications centers and 
emergency response providers. 
‘‘(13) 
RELIABILITY.—The 
term 
‘reliability’ 
means the employment of sufficient measures to en-
sure the ongoing operation of Next Generation 9–1– 
1 including through the use of geo-diverse, device- 
and network-agnostic elements that provide more 
than one route between end points with no common 
points where a single failure at that point would 
cause all to fail. 
‘‘(14) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
‘‘(15) SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING
MECHANISM.— 
The term ‘sustainable funding mechanism’ means a 
funding mechanism that provides adequate revenues 
to cover ongoing expenses, including operations, 
maintenance, and upgrades. 
‘‘(16) TRIBE.—The term ‘Tribe’ has the mean-
ing given to the term ‘Indian Tribe’ in section 4(e) 
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of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 
‘‘SEC. 160. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWIDE NEXT GEN-
ERATION 9–1–1 CYBERSECURITY CENTER. 
‘‘The Assistant Secretary, after consulting with the 
Administrator and the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of 
Homeland Security, shall establish a Next Generation 9– 
1–1 Cybersecurity Center to coordinate with State, local, 
and regional governments on the sharing of cybersecurity 
information about, the analysis of cybersecurity threats to, 
and guidelines for strategies to detect and prevent cyberse-
curity intrusions relating to Next Generation 9–1–1. 
‘‘SEC. 161. NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall establish a ‘Public Safety Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 Advisory Board’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Board’) to provide recommendations to 
the Assistant Secretary— 
‘‘(A) with respect to carrying out the du-
ties and responsibilities of the Assistant Sec-
retary in issuing the regulations required under 
section 159(c); 
‘‘(B) as required by paragraph (7); and 
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‘‘(C) upon request under paragraph (8). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) VOTING MEMBERS.—Not later than 
150 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Assistant Secretary shall appoint 
16 public safety members to the Board, of 
which— 
‘‘(i) 4 members shall represent local 
law enforcement officials; 
‘‘(ii) 4 members shall represent fire 
and rescue officials; 
‘‘(iii) 4 members shall represent emer-
gency medical service officials; and 
‘‘(iv) 4 members shall represent 9–1– 
1 professionals. 
‘‘(B) DIVERSITY OF MEMBERSHIP.—Mem-
bers shall be representatives of States or Tribes 
and local governments, chosen to reflect geo-
graphic and population density differences as 
well as public safety organizations at the na-
tional level across the United States. 
‘‘(C) EXPERTISE.—All members shall have 
specific expertise necessary for developing tech-
nical requirements under this section, such as 
technical expertise, and expertise related to 
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