‘‘(6) conduct periodic nationwide tests of the 
public alert and warning system; and 
‘‘(7) consult, coordinate, and cooperate, to the 
extent practicable, with other Federal agencies and 
departments and with State, local, and tribal govern-
ments, the private sector, and other key stakeholders 
to leverage existing alert and warning capabilities. 
‘‘(c) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the system— 
‘‘(1) incorporates redundant and diverse modes 
to disseminate homeland security information and 
other information in warning messages to the public 
so as to reach the greatest number of individuals; 
‘‘(2) can be adapted to incorporate future tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(3) is resilient, secure, and can withstand acts 
of terrorism and other external attacks; 
‘‘(4) promotes State, local, tribal, and regional 
partnerships to enhance coordination; 
‘‘(5) is designed to provide alerts that are ac-
cessible to the largest portion of the affected popu-
lation feasible, including nonresident visitors and 
tourists and individuals with disabilities and access 
and functional needs, and improves the ability of re-
mote areas to receive alerts; and 
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‘‘(6) includes mechanisms to ensure the protec-
tion of individual privacy. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date on which the system established under subsection (a) 
is fully functional and every six months thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, a report on the functionality and performance of 
the integrated public alert and warning system, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the accomplishments and 
deficiencies of the system; 
‘‘(2) recommendations for improvements to the 
system; 
‘‘(3) information on the feasibility and effective-
ness of disseminating homeland security information 
and other information, notices, and alerts prior to 
and following an incident requiring use of the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $13,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2016.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by add-
ing at the end of the items relating to such title the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 526. National integrated public alert and warning system moderniza-
tion.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this Act (including the amendment made by 
this Act) shall be construed to affect the authority of the 
Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications 
Commission, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act. 
(c) 
HOMELAND
SECURITY
GRANTS.—Section 
2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
609(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (14); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) improving public alert and warning capa-
bilities; and’’. 
Æ 
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