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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1049 
To enhance the database of emergency response capabilities of the 
Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2017 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mrs. DAVIS 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To enhance the database of emergency response capabilities 
of the Department of Defense. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF DATABASE OF EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF DATA-
BASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2436; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall maintain’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of the Department 
of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database 
Enhancement Act of 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall 
establish and maintain’’. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATABASE OR SYSTEM.— 
The Secretary of Defense may meet the requirement 
in the amendment made by paragraph (1) through 
use or modification of a current database or tracking 
system of the Department of Defense if the Sec-
retary determines that such action will— 
(A) expedite compliance with the require-
ment in that amendment; and 
(B) achieve such compliance at a cost not 
greater than the cost of establishing anew the 
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database covered by the requirement in that 
amendment. 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN DATABASE.—Sub-
section (a) of such section, as designated by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each State’s National 
Guard, as reported by the States’’ and inserting 
‘‘the National Guard of each State and Terri-
tory, as reported by the States and Terri-
tories’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘home States’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘home States and Territories’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) Cyber capabilities of the National Guard 
that are identified by the Department as important 
to national security and for response to domestic 
natural or manmade disasters. 
‘‘(4) Cyber capabilities of the other reserve 
components of the Armed Forces that are identified 
by the Department as important to national secu-
rity.’’. 
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(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO KEEP DATABASE 
CURRENT.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO KEEP DATABASE 
CURRENT.—In implementing and maintaining the data-
base required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall iden-
tify and revise the information required to be included in 
the database at least once every two years for purposes 
of keeping the database current.’’. 
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