‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS.—A 
reserve established under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be capable of re-establishing commu-
nications when existing infrastructure is dam-
aged or destroyed in an emergency or a major 
disaster; 
‘‘(B) include appropriate current, widely- 
used equipment, such as Land Mobile Radio Sys-
tems, cellular telephones, satellite equipment, 
Cells-On-Wheels, Cells-On-Light-Trucks, or other 
self-contained mobile cell sites that can be towed, 
backup batteries, generators, fuel, and computers; 
‘‘(C) include equipment on hand for the 
Governor of each State, key emergency response 
officials, and appropriate State or local per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(D) 
include 
contracts 
(including 
prenegotiated contracts) for rapid delivery of the 
most current technology available from commer-
cial sources; and 
‘‘(E) include arrangements for training to 
ensure that personnel are familiar with the oper-
ation of the equipment and devices to be deliv-
ered pursuant to such contracts. 
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‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
CHARACTERISTICS.—Portions 
of the reserve may be virtual and may include items 
donated on an in-kind contribution basis. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the reserve, 
the Secretary shall seek advice from the Secretary of 
Defense, as well as national public safety organiza-
tions, emergency managers, State, local, and tribal 
governments, and commercial providers of such sys-
tems and equipment. 
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate— 
‘‘(A) a portion of the reserve’s funds for 
block grants to States to enable each State to es-
tablish a strategic technology reserve within its 
borders in a secure location to allow immediate 
deployment; and 
‘‘(B) a portion of the reserve’s funds for re-
gional Federal strategic technology reserves to fa-
cilitate any Federal response when necessary, to 
be held in each of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency’s regional offices, including Bos-
ton, Massachusetts (Region 1), New York, New 
York (Region 2), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
(Region 3), Atlanta, Georgia (Region 4), Chi-
cago, Illinois (Region 5), Denton, Texas (Region 
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6), Kansas City, Missouri (Region 7), Denver, 
Colorado (Region 8), Oakland, California (Re-
gion 9), Bothell, Washington (Region 10), and 
each of the noncontiguous States for immediate 
deployment. 
‘‘(g) CONSENSUS STANDARDS; APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSENSUS STANDARDS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
identify, and if necessary encourage the development 
and implementation of, consensus standards for inter-
operable communications systems to the greatest ex-
tent practicable. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for assist-
ance under the programs established in this section, 
each State shall submit an application, at such time, 
in such form, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a detailed explanation of how assist-
ance received under the program would be used 
to improve local communications interoper-
ability and ensure interoperability with other 
appropriate public safety agencies in an emer-
gency or a major disaster; and 
‘‘(B) assurance that the equipment and sys-
tem would— 
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‘‘(i) be compatible with the commu-
nications architecture developed under sec-
tion 7303(a)(1)(E) of the Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(6 U.S.C. 194(a)(1)(E)); 
‘‘(ii) meet any voluntary consensus 
standards 
developed 
under 
section 
7303(a)(1)(D) of that Act (6 U.S.C. 
194(a)(1)(D); and 
‘‘(iii) be compatible with the common 
grant guidance established under section 
7303(a)(1)(H) of that Act (6 U.S.C. 
194(a)(1)(H)). 
‘‘(h) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION
REGULA-
TIONS.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment of the 
Advanced Telecommunications and Opportunities Reform 
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Com-
munications Commission, shall promulgate regulations for 
the implementation of subsections (d) through (f) of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) SEAMLESS MOBILITY.—Within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall streamline its process for certifying 
multi-mode devices that permit communication across mul-
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