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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6201 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program and 
disburse obligated funds under such program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 
Mr. KENNEDY of New York (for himself, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
and Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to administer the Next Generation 
Warning System grant program and disburse obligated 
funds under such program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 
1. 
ADMINISTRATION 
OF 
NEXT 
GENERATION 
WARNING SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall take such actions 
as may be necessary to— 
(1) assume responsibility for administering the 
Next Generation Warning System grant program; 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, disburse all funds made avail-
able for fiscal year 2022 to carry out such program 
under the heading ‘‘Protection, Preparedness, Re-
sponse, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency—Federal Assistance’’ of title III of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 
117–103) that are obligated as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(3) begin the process of awarding grants under 
the Next Generation Warning System grant program 
with funds made available to carry out such pro-
gram— 
(A) for fiscal year 2023 under the heading 
‘‘Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Re-
covery—Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy—Federal Assistance’’ of title III of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 
117–328); and 
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(B) for fiscal year 2024 under the heading 
‘‘Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Re-
covery—Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy—Federal Assistance’’ of title III of the Fur-
ther Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 118–47). 
(b) COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH
AND DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies 
and departments, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
governments, and relevant owners and operators of 
critical infrastructure, as appropriate, shall, to the 
extent practicable, carry out research and develop-
ment to support and improve the— 
(A) accessibility of emergency warning sys-
tems; 
(B) resiliency and security of emergency 
warning systems; and 
(C) other matters as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(2) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
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Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the research and development activities 
carried out pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NEXT
GENERATION
WARNING
SYSTEM 
GRANT PROGRAM DEFINED.—The term ‘‘Next Gen-
eration Warning System grant program’’ means the 
grant program authorized pursuant to title III of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 
117–103) under the heading ‘‘Protection, Prepared-
ness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency 
Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 
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