mon Alerting Protocol enabled Emergency Alert 
System; 
(F) conduct, at least once every 3 years, 
periodic nationwide tests of the public alert and 
warning system; and 
(G) ensure that the public alert and warn-
ing system is resilient, secure, and can withstand 
acts of terrorism and other external attacks. 
(3) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The public alert 
and warning system shall— 
(A) incorporate multiple communications 
technologies; 
(B) be designed to adapt to, and incor-
porate, future technologies for communicating di-
rectly with the public; 
(C) to the extent technically feasible, be de-
signed to provide alerts to the largest portion of 
the affected population, including nonresident 
visitors and tourists and individuals with dis-
abilities and access and functional needs, and 
improve the ability of remote areas to receive 
alerts; 
(D) promote local and regional public and 
private partnerships to enhance community pre-
paredness and response; 
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(E) provide redundant alert mechanisms if 
practicable so as to reach the greatest number of 
people regardless of whether they have access to, 
or utilize, any specific medium of communica-
tion or any particular device; and 
(F) include a mechanism to ensure the pro-
tection of individual privacy. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of submission of the report of the 
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advi-
sory Committee, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a de-
tailed plan to implement the public alert and warn-
ing system. The plan shall include a timeline for im-
plementation, a spending plan, and recommendations 
for any additional authority that may be necessary to 
fully implement this subsection. 
(5) MAXIMUM FUNDS.—The Administrator may 
use not more than $12,733,000 of the amount made 
available pursuant to section 699 of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
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U.S.C. 811) for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 
2016 to carry out the provisions of this section. 
(c) INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYS-
TEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall establish an advisory committee to be known as 
the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Ad-
visory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of the following members (or their 
designees) to be appointed by the Administrator as 
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
Act: 
(A) The Chairman of the Federal Commu-
nications Commission. 
(B) The Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration of the De-
partment of Commerce. 
(C) The Assistant Secretary for Commu-
nications and Information of the Department of 
Commerce. 
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(D) The Director of the Office of Disability 
Integration and Coordination of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(E) Representatives of State and local gov-
ernments, representatives of emergency manage-
ment agencies, and representatives of emergency 
response providers, selected from among individ-
uals nominated by national organizations rep-
resenting governments and personnel. 
(F) Representatives from federally recog-
nized Indian tribes and national Indian organi-
zations. 
(G) Individuals who have the requisite tech-
nical knowledge and expertise to serve on the Ad-
visory Committee, including representatives of— 
(i) communications service providers; 
(ii) vendors, developers, and manufac-
turers of systems, facilities, equipment, and 
capabilities for the provision of communica-
tions services; 
(iii) third-party service bureaus; 
(iv) the broadcasting industry, includ-
ing commercial and noncommercial radio 
and television stations; 
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(v) the commercial mobile radio service 
industry; 
(vi) the cable industry; 
(vii) the satellite industry; and 
(viii) 
national 
organizations 
rep-
resenting individuals with disabilities and 
access and functional needs and national 
organizations representing the elderly. 
(H) Qualified representatives of such other 
stakeholders and interested and affected parties 
as the Administrator considers appropriate. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator shall 
serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. 
(4) MEETINGS.— 
(A) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meeting 
of the Advisory Committee shall take place not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(B) OTHER
MEETINGS.—After the initial 
meeting, the Advisory Committee shall meet, at 
least annually, at the call of the Chairperson. 
(C) NOTICE; OPEN
MEETINGS.—Meetings 
held by the Advisory Committee shall be duly no-
ticed at least 14 days in advance and shall be 
open to the public. 
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(D) INTERESTED PERSONS.—Interested per-
sons shall be permitted to attend, appear before, 
or file statements with the Advisory Committee, 
in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(E) MEETING
MINUTES.—The Advisory 
Committee shall keep detailed minutes of each 
meeting, which shall contain a record of the per-
sons present, a complete and accurate description 
of matters discussed and conclusions reached, 
and copies of all reports received, issued, or ap-
proved by the Advisory Committee. 
(F) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appen-
dixes, working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, or 
other documents which were made available to or 
prepared for or by the Advisory Committee shall 
be available for public inspection and copying, 
subject to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, at a single location in the office of FEMA 
until the Advisory Committee ceases to exist. 
(5) RULES.— 
(A) QUORUM.—One-third of the members of 
the Advisory Committee shall constitute a 
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quorum for conducting business of the Advisory 
Committee. 
(B) SUBCOMMITTEES.—To assist the Advi-
sory Committee in carrying out its functions, the 
Chairperson may establish appropriate sub-
committees composed of members of the Advisory 
Committee and other subject matter experts as 
the Chairperson considers necessary. 
(C) ADDITIONAL
RULES.—The Advisory 
Committee may adopt such other rules as are 
necessary to carry out its duties. 
(6) CONSULTATION
WITH
NONMEMBERS.—The 
Advisory Committee and the program offices for the 
integrated public alert and warning system for the 
United States shall regularly meet with groups that 
are not represented on the Advisory Committee to 
consider new and developing technologies that may be 
beneficial to the public alert and warning system. 
Such groups may include— 
(A) the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency; 
(B) entities engaged in federally funded re-
search; and 
(C) academic institutions engaged in rel-
evant work and research. 
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(7) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall develop recommendations for an inte-
grated public alert and warning system, including— 
(A) recommendations for common alerting 
and warning protocols, standards, terminology, 
and operating procedures for the public alert and 
warning system; and 
(B) recommendations to provide for a pub-
lic alert and warning system that— 
(i) has the capability to adapt the dis-
tribution and content of communications on 
the basis of geographic location, risks, or 
personal user preferences, as appropriate; 
(ii) has the capability to alert and 
warn individuals with disabilities and in-
dividuals with limited English proficiency; 
(iii) incorporates multiple communica-
tions technologies; 
(iv) is designed to adapt to, and incor-
porate, future technologies for commu-
nicating directly with the public; 
(v) is designed to provide alerts to the 
largest portion of the affected population 
feasible, including nonresident visitors and 
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tourists, and improve the ability of remote 
areas to receive alerts; 
(vi) promotes local and regional public 
and private partnerships to enhance com-
munity preparedness and response; 
(vii) provides redundant alert mecha-
nisms if practicable in order to reach the 
greatest number of people regardless of 
whether they have access to, or utilize, any 
specific medium of communication or any 
particular device; and 
(viii) promotes the participation of 
representatives from traditionally under-
served and underrepresented communities, 
to ensure that alerts and warnings reach 
such populations. 
(8) INITIAL
AND
ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Adminis-
trator, the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report containing the recommendations 
of the Advisory Committee. 
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(9) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Nei-
ther the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) nor any rule, order, or regulation promulgated 
under that Act shall apply to the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(10) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee 
shall terminate not later than 6 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or 
require FEMA or any other government entity to require 
any action on the part of the Federal Communications 
Commission, the Department of Commerce, the Office of 
Emergency Communications, or any other nongovernment 
entity nor impact any existing obligations of these entities. 
TITLE II—STAFFORD ACT AND 
OTHER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF URBAN SEARCH AND RES-
CUE RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 327. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RE-
SPONSE SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘Agency’ means the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘(3) HAZARD.—The term ‘hazard’ has the mean-
ing given that term by section 602. 
‘‘(4) NONEMPLOYEE
SYSTEM
MEMBER.—The 
term ‘nonemployee System member’ means a System 
member not employed by a sponsoring agency or par-
ticipating agency. 
‘‘(5) PARTICIPATING
AGENCY.—The term ‘par-
ticipating agency’ means a State or local government, 
nonprofit organization, or private organization that 
has executed an agreement with a sponsoring agency 
to participate in the System. 
‘‘(6) SPONSORING
AGENCY.—The term ‘spon-
soring agency’ means a State or local government 
that is the sponsor of a task force designated by the 
Administrator to participate in the System. 
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‘‘(7) SYSTEM.—The term ‘System’ means the Na-
tional Urban Search and Rescue Response System to 
be administered under this section. 
‘‘(8) SYSTEM MEMBER.—The term ‘System mem-
ber’ means an individual who is not a full-time em-
ployee of the Federal Government and who serves on 
a task force or on a System management or other 
technical team. 
‘‘(9) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘task force’ means 
an urban search and rescue team designated by the 
Administrator to participate in the System. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the require-
ments of this section, the Administrator shall continue to 
administer the emergency response system known as the Na-
tional Urban Search and Rescue Response System. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—In administering the System, the 
Administrator shall provide for a national network of 
standardized search and rescue resources to assist States 
and local governments in responding to hazards. 
‘‘(d) TASK FORCES.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator shall 
designate task forces to participate in the System. The 
Administrator shall determine the criteria for such 
participation. 
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