‘‘(dd) 
emergency 
manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(ee) public health entities; 
‘‘(II) universities and academia; 
and 
‘‘(III) nonprofit disaster relief or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(4) TERM LIMITS.—The chairperson shall estab-
lish term limits for individuals appointed to the 
Group under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION WITH NON-MEMBERS.—To the 
extent practicable, the Group shall work with entities in 
the public and private sectors to carry out subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Group shall hold its initial meeting. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—After the initial 
meeting under paragraph (1), the Group shall meet— 
‘‘(A) at the call of the chairperson; and 
‘‘(B) not less frequently than twice each 
year. 
‘‘(3) VIRTUAL MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the 
Group may be held virtually. 
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‘‘(f) REPORTS.—During each year in which the Group 
meets, the Group shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A review and analysis of current and 
emerging social media technologies being used to sup-
port preparedness, response, and recovery activities 
related to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and 
other emergencies. 
‘‘(2) A review of best practices and lessons 
learned on the use of social media technologies during 
the response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
and other emergencies that occurred during the period 
covered by the report at issue. 
‘‘(3) Recommendations to improve the Depart-
ment’s use of social media technologies for emergency 
management purposes. 
‘‘(4) Recommendations to improve public aware-
ness of the type of information disseminated through 
social media technologies, and how to access such in-
formation, during acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
and other emergencies. 
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‘‘(5) A review of available training for Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial officials on the use 
of social media technologies in response to acts of ter-
rorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(6) A review of coordination efforts with the 
private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, 
technical, privacy, and security concerns. 
‘‘(g) DURATION OF GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Group shall terminate 
on the date that is five years after the date of the en-
actment of this section unless the chairperson renews 
the Group for a successive five-year period before the 
date on which the Group would otherwise terminate 
by submitting to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a certification that the continued ex-
istence of the Group is necessary to fulfill the purpose 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) CONTINUED
RENEWAL.—The chairperson 
may continue to renew the Group for successive five- 
year periods by submitting a certification in accord-
ance with paragraph (1) before the date on which the 
Group would otherwise terminate.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 317 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 318. Social media working group.’’. 
SEC. 208. STATEWIDE INTEROPERABILITY COORDINATORS. 
(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 designated, 
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 com-
munications 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 
State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 
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2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) 
before the date of the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 209. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING. 
The Under Secretary for Management of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the ap-
propriate component heads, shall develop a mechanism, 
consistent with the strategy required pursuant to the De-
partment of Homeland Security Interoperable Communica-
tions Act (Public Law 114–29), to verify that radio users 
within the Department receive initial and ongoing training 
on the use of the radio systems of such components, includ-
ing interagency radio use protocols. 
TITLE III—MEDICAL 
PREPAREDNESS 
SEC. 301. PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM 
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS. 
(a) ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 526. ANTHRAX PREPAREDNESS. 
‘‘(a) PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PROGRAM 
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.—For the purpose 
of domestic preparedness for and collective response to ter-
rorism, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary 
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of Health and Human Services, shall establish a program 
to provide anthrax vaccines from the strategic national 
stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)) that will be nearing 
the end of their labeled dates of use at the time such vaccines 
are to be administered to emergency response providers who 
are at high risk of exposure to anthrax and who voluntarily 
consent to such administration, and shall— 
‘‘(1) establish any necessary logistical and track-
ing systems to facilitate making such vaccines so 
available; 
‘‘(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated 
benefits and risks to end users; and 
‘‘(3) conduct outreach to educate emergency re-
sponse providers about the voluntary program. 
‘‘(b) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the threats posed by 
anthrax from an act of terror; 
‘‘(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland se-
curity intelligence capabilities and structures to en-
hance prevention, protection, response, and recovery 
efforts with respect to an anthrax terror attack; and 
‘‘(3) share information and provide tailored ana-
lytical support on threats posed by anthrax to State, 
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local, and tribal authorities, as well as other national 
biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 is amended by inserting at the end of the items 
relating to title V the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pre-event 
vaccination program authorized in subsection (a) of 
section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out 
a pilot program to provide anthrax vaccines to emer-
gency response providers as so authorized. The dura-
tion of the pilot program shall be 24 months from the 
date the initial vaccines are administered to partici-
pants. 
(2) PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to im-
plementing the pilot program under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(A) establish a communication platform for 
such pilot program; 
(B) establish education and training mod-
ules for such pilot program; 
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(C) conduct economic analysis of such pilot 
program; and 
(D) create a logistical platform for the an-
thrax vaccine request process under such pilot 
program. 
(3) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall select emergency response pro-
viders based in at least two States for participation 
in such pilot program. 
(4) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide to each 
emergency response provider who participates in the 
pilot program under paragraph (1) disclosures and 
educational materials regarding the associated bene-
fits and risks of any vaccine provided under such 
pilot program and of exposure to anthrax. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after until one year after the completion of the pilot 
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
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mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the progress 
and results of such pilot program, including the per-
centage of eligible emergency response providers, as 
determined by each pilot location, that volunteer to 
participate, the degree to which participants obtain 
necessary vaccinations, as appropriate, and rec-
ommendations to improve initial and recurrent par-
ticipation in such pilot program. Each such report 
shall include a discussion of plans to continue such 
pilot program to provide vaccines to emergency re-
sponse providers under subsection (a) of section 526 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(6) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall begin imple-
menting the pilot program under paragraph (1) by 
not later than the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 516 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘and shall establish medical and human, 
animal, and occupational health exposure policy, 
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guidance, strategies, and initiatives,’’ before ‘‘includ-
ing—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including advice 
on how to prepare for, protect against, respond to, re-
cover from, and mitigate against the medical effects 
of terrorist attacks or other high consequence events 
utilizing chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 
agents or explosives’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including co-
ordinating the Department’s policy, strategy and pre-
paredness for pandemics and emerging infectious dis-
eases’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘emergency 
medical services and medical first responder stake-
holders,’’ after ‘‘the medical community,’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(6) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(7) by adding after paragraph (7) the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) ensuring that the workforce of the Depart-
ment has evidence-based policy, standards, require-
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ments, and metrics for occupational health and oper-
ational medicine programs; 
‘‘(9) directing and maintaining a coordinated 
system for medical support for the Department’s oper-
ational activities; 
‘‘(10) providing oversight of the Department’s 
medical programs and providers, including— 
‘‘(A) 
reviewing 
and 
maintaining 
verification of the accreditation of the Depart-
ment’s health provider workforce; 
‘‘(B) developing quality assurance and clin-
ical policy, requirements, standards, and metrics 
for all medical and health activities of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(C) providing oversight of medical records 
systems for employees and individuals in the De-
partment’s care and custody; and 
‘‘(D) providing medical direction for emer-
gency medical services activities of the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(11) as established under section 527, main-
taining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dis-
pensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel 
readiness, and protection for working animals, em-
ployees, and individuals in the Department’s care 
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and custody in the event of a chemical, biological, ra-
diological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally oc-
curring disease outbreak, or pandemic.’’. 
(b) MEDICAL LIAISONS.—The Chief Medical Officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security may provide medical 
liaisons to the components of the Department to provide 
subject matter expertise on medical and public health issues 
and a direct link to the Chief Medical Officer. Such exper-
tise may include the following: 
(1) Providing guidance on health and medical 
aspects of policy, planning, operations, and workforce 
health protection. 
(2) Identifying and resolving component medical 
issues. 
(3) Supporting the development and alignment 
of medical and health systems. 
(4) Identifying common gaps in medical and 
health standards, policy, and guidance, and enter-
prise solutions to bridge such gaps. 
SEC. 303. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 
301 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 527. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel 
readiness, and protection for working animals, employees, 
and individuals in the Department’s care and custody, in 
the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or 
explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or 
pandemic, and to support Department mission continuity. 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Medical Officer, estab-
lished under section 516, shall provide programmatic over-
sight of the medical countermeasures program established 
pursuant to subsection (a), and shall— 
‘‘(1) develop Department-wide standards for 
medical countermeasure storage, security, dispensing, 
and documentation; 
‘‘(2) maintain a stockpile of medical counter-
measures, including antibiotics, antivirals, and radio-
logical countermeasures, as appropriate; 
‘‘(3) preposition appropriate medical counter-
measures in strategic locations nationwide, based on 
threat and employee density, in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal statutes and regulations; 
‘‘(4) provide oversight and guidance on dis-
pensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures; 
‘‘(5) ensure rapid deployment and dispensing of 
medical countermeasures in a chemical, biological, ra-
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diological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally oc-
curring disease outbreak, or pandemic; 
‘‘(6) provide training to Department employees 
on medical countermeasure dispensing; and 
‘‘(7) support dispensing exercises. 
‘‘(c) 
MEDICAL
COUNTERMEASURES
WORKING 
GROUP.—The Chief Medical Officer shall establish a med-
ical countermeasures working group comprised of represent-
atives from appropriate components and offices of the De-
partment to ensure that medical countermeasures standards 
are maintained and guidance is consistent. 
‘‘(d) MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES MANAGEMENT.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Chief Medical Officer shall develop and sub-
mit to the Secretary an integrated logistics support plan 
for medical countermeasures, including— 
‘‘(1) a methodology for determining the ideal 
types and quantities of medical countermeasures to 
stockpile and how frequently such methodology shall 
be reevaluated; 
‘‘(2) a replenishment plan; and 
‘‘(3) inventory tracking, reporting, and reconcili-
ation procedures for existing stockpiles and new med-
ical countermeasure purchases. 
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‘‘(e) STOCKPILE
ELEMENTS.—In determining the 
types and quantities of medical countermeasures to stock-
pile under subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall 
utilize, if available— 
‘‘(1) Department chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear risk assessments; and 
‘‘(2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
guidance on medical countermeasures. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—No later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer 
shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on 
progress in achieving the requirements of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by section 301 of this Act, is further amended by 
inserting at the end of the items relating to title V the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 527. Medical countermeasures.’’. 
TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 401. MISSION SUPPORT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall designate an in-
dividual to serve as the chief management official and prin-
cipal advisor to the Administrator on matters related to 
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