the same jurisdiction or in different jurisdictions 
cannot communicate with one another; 
(2) the inability of our public safety officials to 
readily communicate with one another threatens the 
public’s safety and often results in unnecessary loss 
of lives and property; 
(3) the private sector has developed numerous 
solutions to significantly improve communications 
interoperability that can be implemented imme-
diately; and 
(4) these solutions include deployable vehicles 
that contain equipment such as commercial tele-
phone line trunks, VHF and UHF radios, patch 
panels, and crosspatch capabilities that allow radio 
users on separate frequencies to talk to each other. 
(b) PROCUREMENT AND DEPLOYMENT.—Title V of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–
296) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 511. DEPLOYMENT OF INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICA-
TIONS EQUIPMENT. 
‘‘(a) PROCUREMENT AND DEPLOYMENT.—To the ex-
tent amounts are made available pursuant to subsection 
(b), the Secretary shall procure and deploy commercially 
available equipment to facilitate interoperability, coordina-
tion, and integration between emergency communications 
systems, including Federal, State, and local emergency 
communications systems, systems used by emergency per-
sonnel and public safety organizations, telecommuni-
cations services, and 911 and enhanced 911 services. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for carrying out this sec-
tion.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296) is further amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 510 the following:
‘‘Sec. 511. Deployment of interoperable communications equipment.’’.
SEC. 9. PLAN REGARDING NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY NOTI-
FICATION SYSTEM. 
(a) STUDY.—Title V of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 512. PLAN REGARDING NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY 
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity for Emergency Preparedness and Response, in con-
sultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal 
agencies and representatives of providers and participants 
in the telecommunications industry, shall conduct a study
to determine the most effective and efficient manner of 
establishing a nationwide system to notify the public and 
appropriate governmental officials and agencies and other 
appropriate organizations, including first responders, of 
emergencies. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
consider use of telephone and telfax systems, radio and 
television broadcasts (including public television broad-
casts), computer systems and the Internet, public works, 
and existing communications networks of the Federal Gov-
ernment to provide such notification. 
‘‘(b) REPORT AND PLAN.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under 
Secretary shall submit a report regarding the conclusions 
of the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall 
include a plan for establishment and implementation of 
the emergency notification system described in such sub-
section, to the Committee on Appropriations and the Se-
lect Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and to the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296) is further amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 511 the following:
‘‘Sec. 512. Plan regarding nationwide emergency notification system.’’.
SEC. 10. SECOND RESPONDERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Terrorism prevention and response will re-
quire efforts beyond those by Federal, State, and 
local governments. 
(2) Citizen volunteers can perform critical func-
tions in preventing and responding to terrorist at-
tacks. 
(3) Private sector resources can provide greatly 
enhanced State and local operational capability and 
significant surge capacity. 
(4) Citizens and private sector entities should 
be mobilized and prepared to serve as ‘‘second re-
sponders’’ to support emergency operations. 
(5) In order to be effective, such second re-
sponders must be integrated into State and local 
planning efforts to ensure that their capabilities and 
roles are understood, lines of communication are es-
tablished, and training and equipment are identified 
and provided as necessary. 
(6) The partnership between the Business Ex-
ecutives for National Security and the State of New 
Jersey, popularly known as the ‘‘New Jersey Busi-
ness Force’’, is a model program to identify and co-
ordinate private sector second responders and should 
be expanded to cover all States and territories.
(b) GUIDANCE.—The Task Force established under 
the amendments made by section 1 shall include in the 
methodology developed under that section guidance on the 
appropriate roles and capabilities for second responders. 
(c) CIVIL PREPAREDNESS LIAISON OFFICE.—Section 
103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296, 6 U.S.C. 113) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(f) CIVIL PREPAREDNESS LIAISON OFFICE.—The 
Secretary shall establish a Civil Preparedness Liaison Of-
fice within the Department that shall be responsible for—
‘‘(1) coordinating industry efforts to identify 
private sector resources and capabilities that could 
be effective in supplementing Federal, State, and 
local government agencies to prevent or respond to 
a terrorist attack;
‘‘(2) administering the ‘Ready’ civil prepared-
ness campaign; 
‘‘(3) administering the Citizen Corps program; 
‘‘(4) establishing procedures for direct funding 
for local and municipal Citizen Corps preparedness 
efforts; 
‘‘(5) coordinating with private entities to iden-
tify and integrate into nationwide planning resources
under private ownership that would enhance the re-
sponse to catastrophic terrorist attacks; and 
‘‘(6) ensuring that all civil preparedness efforts 
of the Department are coordinated with the Under 
Secretary for Emergency Response and the Special 
Assistant to the Secretary under section 102(f).’’.
SEC. 11. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 890a. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, in collaboration with 
the Secretary of Education, may award grants to eligible 
entities to develop and implement programs at public ele-
mentary schools and secondary schools to instruct stu-
dents regarding age-appropriate skills that may be used 
to prepare for and respond to a man-made emergency or 
a natural disaster. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL; 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL.—Each of the terms ‘elementary school’ and 
‘secondary school’ has the meaning given to that
term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means—
‘‘(A) the chief school officer of a State; or 
‘‘(B) any partnership of public or private 
non-profit entities that is established for the 
purpose of administering a grant under this 
section. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT.—The Secretary 
may not award any grant under this section in an amount 
that is greater than $2,000,000 for any 1-year period. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
costs of an activity carried out with a grant under 
this section may not exceed 60 percent of the costs 
of such activity. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CONTRIB-
UTED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Non-Federal contribu-
tions required by paragraph (1) may be in cash 
or in kind, shall be fairly evaluated, and may 
include plant, equipment, or services. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—Amounts provided by 
the Federal Government, or services assisted or
subsidized to any significant extent by the Fed-
eral Government, may not be included in deter-
mining the amount of such non-Federal con-
tributions. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary in such form, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) CLEARINGHOUSE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through The Director of the Office for State and 
Local Government Coordination, shall establish and 
maintain a clearinghouse of information voluntarily 
submitted to the Secretary by grant recipients under 
this section on best practices and curricula for in-
structing elementary and secondary students regard-
ing age-appropriate emergency preparedness and re-
sponse skills. 
‘‘(2) FORMAT OF INFORMATION.—Information 
voluntarily submitted under this subsection shall be 
maintained and made available by the Secretary in 
electronic format, if practicable. 
‘‘(g) INFORMATION SHARING.—This section shall not 
be construed to prohibit any eligible entity or school from 
sharing information on instruction of emergency prepared-
ness and response skills with any person, including any 
private school. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 891 the following:
‘‘Sec. 890a. Emergency Preparedness Education Programs.’’.
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