I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3583 
To reform and improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Office of Emergency Communications, and the Office of Health Affairs 
of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. DONOVAN, and Mr. PAYNE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform and improve the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Office of Emergency Communications, and 
the Office of Health Affairs of the Department of Home-
land Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for At-
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tacks and Responding to Emergencies Act’’ or the ‘‘PRE-
PARE Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION 
Sec. 101. Memoranda of understanding. 
Sec. 102. Period of performance. 
Sec. 103. Operation Stonegarden. 
Sec. 104. Grants metrics. 
Sec. 105. Grant management best practices. 
Sec. 106. Administration and coordination of grants. 
Sec. 107. Funding prohibition. 
Sec. 108. Law enforcement terrorism prevention. 
Sec. 109. Allowable uses. 
Sec. 110. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 111. Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 112. Emergency support functions. 
Sec. 113. Remedial action management program. 
TITLE II—COMMUNICATIONS 
Sec. 201. Office of Emergency Communications. 
Sec. 202. Responsibilities of Office of Emergency Communications Director. 
Sec. 203. Annual reporting on activities of the Office of Emergency Commu-
nications. 
Sec. 204. National Emergency Communications Plan. 
Sec. 205. Technical edits. 
Sec. 206. Public Safety Broadband Network. 
Sec. 207. Department of Homeland Security social media improvement. 
Sec. 208. Statewide interoperability coordinators. 
Sec. 209. Communications training. 
TITLE III—MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS 
Sec. 301. Pre-event anthrax vaccination program for emergency response pro-
viders. 
Sec. 302. Chief Medical Officer. 
Sec. 303. Medical Countermeasures Program. 
TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 401. Mission support. 
Sec. 402. Systems modernization. 
Sec. 403. Strategic human capital plan. 
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TITLE I—GRANTS, TRAINING, EX-
ERCISES, 
AND 
COORDINA-
TION 
SEC. 101. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2024. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DE-
PARTMENTAL COMPONENTS AND OFFICES. 
‘‘The Administrator shall enter into memoranda of 
understanding with the heads of the following depart-
mental components and offices delineating the roles and 
responsibilities of such components and offices regarding 
the policy and guidance for grants under section 1406 of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135), sections 2003 and 2004 
of this Act, and section 70107 of title 46, United States 
Code, as appropriate: 
‘‘(1) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration. 
‘‘(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
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‘‘(5) The Director of the Office of Emergency 
Communications. 
‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for State and 
Local Law Enforcement. 
‘‘(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coor-
dinator. 
‘‘(8) The heads of other components or offices 
of the Department, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(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 
2023 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2024. Memorandum of understanding with departmental components and 
offices.’’. 
SEC. 102. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. 
(a) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 
2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
604) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
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use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
(b) STATE
HOMELAND
SECURITY
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (e) the following 
the new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
(c) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1406 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 
U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110–53) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 
(n); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (l) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(m) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
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(d) PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 
70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(n) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
(e) TRIBAL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 
2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
606) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsections (h) through (k) 
subsections (i) through (l), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
SEC. 103. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 
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