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Union Calendar No. 282 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 
[Report No. 114–370] 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a study on the 
circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of 
first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2015 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Ms. BASS, Ms. LEE, Mr. HINOJOSA, and Mr. PALLONE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
DECEMBER 7, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 16, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Responder Identi-
fication of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations’’ or the 
‘‘FRIENDS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAY IMPACT FIRST RE-
SPONDERS DURING A TERRORIST EVENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report that describes select State and 
local programs and policies, as appropriate, related to the 
preparedness and protection of first responders. The report 
may include information on— 
(1) the degree to which such programs and poli-
cies include consideration of the presence of a first re-
sponder’s family in an area impacted by a terrorist 
attack; 
(2) the availability of personal protective equip-
ment for first responders; 
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(3) the availability of home Medkits for first re-
sponders and their families for biological incident re-
sponse; and 
(4) other related factors. 
(b) CONTEXT.—In preparing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
may, as appropriate, provide information— 
(1) in a format that delineates high risk urban 
areas from rural communities; and 
(2) on the degree to which the selected State and 
local programs and policies included in the report 
were developed or are being executed with funding 
from the Department of Homeland Security, includ-
ing grant funding from the State Homeland Security 
Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative 
under sections 2002 and 2003, respectively, of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 and 
604). 
(c) HOMELAND
SECURITY
CONSIDERATION.—After 
issuance of the report required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider the report’s 
findings and assess its applicability for Federal first re-
sponders. 
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Union Calendar No. 282 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2795 
[Report No. 114–370] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
submit a study on the circumstances which may 
impact the effectiveness and availability of first 
responders before, during, or after a terrorist 
threat or event. 
DECEMBER 7, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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