IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2206 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program 
funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emer-
gency communications capabilities, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Wide Interoper-
able Communications Enhancement Act’’ or the ‘‘SWIC 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR CER-
TAIN HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 2004(b) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605(b)) 
is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) certification that the Governor of 
the State has designated a Statewide Interoper-
ability Coordinator, including identification in 
such certification of the individual so des-
ignated, who shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(I) coordinating the daily operations 
of the State’s interoperability efforts; 
‘‘(II) coordinating State interoper-
ability and communications projects and 
grant applications for such projects; 
‘‘(III) establishing and maintaining 
working groups to develop and implement 
key interoperability initiatives; and 
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‘‘(IV) coordinating and updating, as 
necessary, a Statewide Communications 
Interoperability Plan that specifies the cur-
rent status of State efforts to enhance 
communications interoperability within the 
State, including progress, modifications, or 
setbacks, and future goals for communica-
tions interoperability among emergency re-
sponse agencies in the State; or 
‘‘(ii) if a Statewide Interoperability Coordi-
nator has not been designated in accordance 
with clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) certification that the State is per-
forming in another manner the functions 
described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of 
such clause; and 
‘‘(II) identification in such certifi-
cation of an individual who has been des-
ignated by the State as the primary point 
of contact for performance of such func-
tions;’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
grant for which an application was submitted under the 
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State Homeland Security Grant Program before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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