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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6137 
To authorize annual appropriations to the Geospatial Management Office 
of the Department of Homeland Security for the sustainment of innova-
tive GIS technologies to improve emergency response capabilities, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize annual appropriations to the Geospatial Man-
agement Office of the Department of Homeland Security 
for the sustainment of innovative GIS technologies to 
improve emergency response capabilities, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GIS Emergency Re-
sponse Technology Sustainment Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION FOR GIS EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE TECHNOLOGY SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SEARCH AND RESCUE COM-
MON OPERATIONS PROGRAM.—There is established within 
the Geospatial Management Office of the Department of 
Homeland Security a program for the sustainment of in-
novative GIS technologies to improve emergency response 
capabilities, such as urban search and rescue geospatial 
software platforms in emergency and disaster response. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Geospatial Manage-
ment Office $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2030 to carry out the program established pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection 
(b) shall be used for the following: 
(1) Coordinated on-the-ground and remote 
geospatial urban search and rescue training, plan-
ning, and response through ongoing collaboration 
with appropriate nonprofit entities focused on en-
hancing public safety through geospatial technology. 
(2) Sustainment and expansion of search and 
rescue geospatial support technology solutions in 
preparation for emergency events and disaster re-
sponses. 
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(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out subsection (c), 
the Geospatial Management Office shall collaborate with 
appropriate nonprofit entities in the field of geospatial 
technology, particularly such entities with experience in 
developing and deploying emergency response platforms. 
(e) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
April 1, 2025, and every April 1 thereafter through 2031, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report detailing 
the following: 
(1) The obligation and expenditure of funds 
made available pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations under subsection (b) for the imme-
diately preceding fiscal year. 
(2) The progress and effectiveness of activities 
carried out pursuant to subsection (c) during such 
immediately preceding fiscal year. 
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