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‘‘(2) distribute disclosures regarding associated 
benefits and risks to end users; and 
‘‘(3) conduct outreach to educate emergency re-
sponse providers about the voluntary program. 
‘‘(b) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the threats posed 
by anthrax from an act of terror; 
‘‘(2) leverage existing and emerging homeland 
security intelligence capabilities and structures to 
enhance prevention, protection, response, and recov-
ery efforts with respect to an anthrax terror attack; 
and 
‘‘(3) share information and provide tailored an-
alytical support on threats posed by anthrax to 
State, local, and tribal authorities, as well as other 
national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting at the end of the 
items relating to title V the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 526. Anthrax preparedness.’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the pre- 
event vaccination program authorized in subsection 
(a) of section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 
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2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall carry out a pilot program to provide anthrax 
vaccines to emergency response providers as so au-
thorized. The duration of the pilot program shall be 
24 months from the date the initial vaccines are ad-
ministered to participants. 
(2) PRELIMINARY
REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to 
implementing the pilot program under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(A) establish a communication platform for 
such pilot program; 
(B) establish education and training mod-
ules for such pilot program; 
(C) conduct economic analysis of such pilot 
program; and 
(D) create a logistical platform for the an-
thrax vaccine request process under such pilot 
program. 
(3) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall select emergency response pro-
viders based in at least two States for participation 
in such pilot program. 
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(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to 
each emergency response provider who participates 
in the pilot program under paragraph (1) disclosures 
and educational materials regarding the associated 
benefits and risks of any vaccine provided under 
such pilot program and of exposure to anthrax. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter until one year after the completion of the 
pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
progress and results of such pilot program, including 
the percentage of eligible emergency response pro-
viders, as determined by each pilot location, that vol-
unteer to participate, the degree to which partici-
pants obtain necessary vaccinations, as appropriate, 
and recommendations to improve initial and recur-
rent participation in such pilot program. Each such 
report shall include a discussion of plans to continue 
such pilot program to provide vaccines to emergency 
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response providers under subsection (a) of section 
526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by subsection (a) of this section. 
(6) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin imple-
menting the pilot program under paragraph (1) by 
not later than the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 516 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘and shall establish medical and human, 
animal, and occupational health exposure policy, 
guidance, strategies, and initiatives,’’ before ‘‘includ-
ing—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including ad-
vice on how to prepare for, protect against, respond 
to, recover from, and mitigate against the medical 
effects of terrorist attacks or other high consequence 
events utilizing chemical, biological, radiological, or 
nuclear agents or explosives’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including co-
ordinating the Department’s policy, strategy and 
preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious 
diseases’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘emergency 
medical services and medical first responder stake-
holders,’’ after ‘‘the medical community’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(6) by adding after paragraph (7) the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) ensuring that the workforce of the Depart-
ment has evidence-based policy, standards, require-
ments, and metrics for occupational health and oper-
ational medicine programs; 
‘‘(9) directing and maintaining a coordinated 
system for medical support for the Department’s 
operational activities; 
‘‘(10) providing oversight of the Department’s 
medical programs and providers, including— 
‘‘(A) 
reviewing 
and 
maintaining 
verification of the accreditation of the Depart-
ment’s health provider workforce; 
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‘‘(B) developing quality assurance and clin-
ical 
policy, 
requirements, 
standards, 
and 
metrics for all medical and health activities of 
the Department; 
‘‘(C) providing oversight of medical records 
systems for employees and individuals in the 
Department’s care and custody; and 
‘‘(D) providing medical direction for emer-
gency medical services activities of the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(11) as established under section 527, main-
taining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dis-
pensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel 
readiness, and protection for working animals, em-
ployees, and individuals in the Department’s care 
and custody in the event of a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 
occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic.’’. 
(b) MEDICAL LIAISONS.—The Chief Medical Officer 
of the Department of Homeland Security may provide 
medical liaisons to the components of the Department to 
provide subject matter expertise on medical and public 
health issues and a direct link to the Chief Medical Offi-
cer. Such expertise may include the following: 
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(1) Providing guidance on health and medical 
aspects of policy, planning, operations, and work-
force health protection. 
(2) Identifying and resolving component med-
ical issues. 
(3) Supporting the development and alignment 
of medical and health systems. 
(4) Identifying common gaps in medical and 
health standards, policy, and guidance, and enter-
prise solutions to bridge such gaps. 
SEC. 303. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 
301 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 527. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel 
readiness, and protection for working animals, employees, 
and individuals in the Department’s care and custody, in 
the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, 
or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, 
or pandemic, and to support Department mission con-
tinuity. 
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‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Medical Officer, estab-
lished under section 516, shall provide programmatic over-
sight of the medical countermeasures program established 
pursuant to subsection (a), and shall— 
‘‘(1) develop Department-wide standards for 
medical countermeasure 
storage, 
security, 
dis-
pensing, and documentation; 
‘‘(2) maintain a stockpile of medical counter-
measures, including antibiotics, antivirals, and radio-
logical countermeasures, as appropriate; 
‘‘(3) preposition appropriate medical counter-
measures in strategic locations nationwide, based on 
threat and employee density, in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal statutes and regulations; 
‘‘(4) provide oversight and guidance on dis-
pensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures; 
‘‘(5) ensure rapid deployment and dispensing of 
medical countermeasures in a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 
occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic; 
‘‘(6) provide training to Department employees 
on medical countermeasure dispensing; and 
‘‘(7) support dispensing exercises. 
‘‘(c) 
MEDICAL
COUNTERMEASURES
WORKING 
GROUP.—The Chief Medical Officer shall establish a med-
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ical countermeasures working group comprised of rep-
resentatives from appropriate components and offices of 
the Department to ensure that medical countermeasures 
standards are maintained and guidance is consistent. 
‘‘(d) 
MEDICAL
COUNTERMEASURES
MANAGE-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer shall de-
velop and submit to the Secretary an integrated logistics 
support plan for medical countermeasures, including— 
‘‘(1) a methodology for determining the ideal 
types and quantities of medical countermeasures to 
stockpile and how frequently such methodology shall 
be reevaluated; 
‘‘(2) a replenishment plan; and 
‘‘(3) inventory tracking, reporting, and rec-
onciliation procedures for existing stockpiles and 
new medical countermeasure purchases. 
‘‘(e) STOCKPILE ELEMENTS.—In determining the 
types and quantities of medical countermeasures to stock-
pile under subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall 
utilize, if available— 
‘‘(1) Department chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear risk assessments; and 
‘‘(2) Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion guidance on medical countermeasures. 
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‘‘(f) REPORT.—No later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer 
shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate on progress in achieving the requirements of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by section 301 of this Act, is further amended 
by inserting at the end of the items relating to title V 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 527. Medical countermeasures.’’. 
TITLE IV—MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 401. MISSION SUPPORT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate 
an individual to serve as the chief management official and 
principal advisor to the Administrator on matters related 
to the management of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, including management integration in sup-
port of emergency management operations and programs. 
(b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
acting through the official designated pursuant to sub-
section (a), shall be responsible for the management and 
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administration of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, including with respect to the following: 
(1) Procurement. 
(2) Human resources and personnel. 
(3) Information technology and communications 
systems. 
(4) Real property investment and planning, fa-
cilities, accountable personal property (including 
fleet and other material resources), records and dis-
closure, privacy, safety and health, and sustain-
ability and environmental management. 
(5) Security for personnel, information tech-
nology and communications systems, facilities, prop-
erty, equipment, and other material resources. 
(6) Any other management duties that the Ad-
ministrator may designate. 
(c) MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS 
AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the 
role or responsibility of the Assistant Administrator for 
National Continuity with respect to the matters described 
in subsection (b) as they relate to the Mount Weather 
Emergency Operations Center and associated facilities. 
The management and administration of the Mount Weath-
er Emergency Operations Center and associated facilities 
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remains the responsibility of the Assistant Administrator 
for National Continuity. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a review of financial, human capital, infor-
mation technology, real property planning, and ac-
quisition management of headquarters and all re-
gional offices of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency; and 
(2) a strategy for capturing financial, human 
capital, information technology, real property plan-
ning, and acquisition data. 
SEC. 402. SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
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mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to modernize its 
grants and financial information technology systems, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) A summary of all previous efforts to mod-
ernize such systems. 
(2) An assessment of long term cost savings 
and efficiencies gained through such modernization 
effort. 
(3) A capability needs assessment. 
(4) Estimated quarterly costs. 
(5) Estimated acquisition life cycle dates, in-
cluding acquisition decision events. 
SEC. 403. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN. 
Subsection (c) of section 10107 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 404. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CHILDREN. 
Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(I) integrate the needs of children into 
the Agency’s activities to prepare for, protect 
against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and 
other man-made disasters, including by appoint-
ing a technical expert to coordinate such activi-
ties, as necessary.’’. 
TITLE V—FLOOD INSURANCE 
CLAIMS PROCESS REFORMS 
SEC. 501. CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT AND ENGINEERING RE-
PORTS. 
Section 1312 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4019) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(d) FINAL ENGINEERING REPORTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall require that, in the case of any on-site inspec-
tion of a property by an engineer for the purpose of assess-
ing any claim for losses covered by a policy for flood insur-
ance coverage provided under this title, the final engineer-
ing report shall be provided to the insured under the pol-
icy, as follows: 
‘‘(1) TIMING.—The final engineering report 
may not be transmitted to any other person, em-
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ployer, agency, or entity, before it is transmitted to 
the insured. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON ALTERATIONS; CERTIFI-
CATION.—The final engineering report may not in-
clude alterations by, or at the request of, anyone 
other than the responsible in charge for such report 
and shall include a certification, signed by the re-
sponsible in charge for the report, that it does not 
contain any such alterations. 
‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The final engineering re-
port shall be transmitted to the insured in a manner 
as the Administrator shall provide that provides rea-
sonable assurance that it was transmitted directly to 
the insured by the responsible in charge. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS COVERED.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘final engineering report’ means 
an engineering report, survey, or other document in 
connection with such claim that— 
‘‘(A) is based on such on-site inspection; 
‘‘(B) contains final conclusions with re-
spect to an engineering issue or issues involved 
in such claim; and 
‘‘(C) is signed by the responsible in charge 
or affixed with the seal of such responsible in 
charge, or both. 
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‘‘(e) CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT REPORTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall require that, in the case of any on-site inspec-
tion of a property by a claims adjustor for the purpose 
of assessing any claim for losses covered by a policy for 
flood insurance coverage provided under this title, any re-
port shall be provided to the insured under the policy, as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) TIMING.—Such report may not be trans-
mitted to any other person, employer, agency, or en-
tity, before it is transmitted to the insured. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON ALTERATIONS; CERTIFI-
CATION.—The report may not include alterations by, 
or at the request of, anyone other than such pre-
parer and shall include a certification, signed by the 
preparer of the report, that it does not contain any 
such alterations. 
‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The report shall be trans-
mitted to the insured in a manner as the Adminis-
trator shall provide that provides reasonable assur-
ance that it was transmitted directly to the insured 
by the preparer. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS COVERED.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘report’ means any report or 
document in connection with such claim that is 
based on such on-site inspection by the claims adjus-
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tor, including any adjustment report and field re-
port. Such term also includes any draft, preliminary 
version, or copy of any such report and any amend-
ments or additions to any such report. Such term 
does not include any engineering report, as such 
term is defined for purposes of subsection (d).’’. 
SEC. 502. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) GOVERNMENT PROGRAM WITH INDUSTRY AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 1341 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4072) is amended by striking 
‘‘within one year after the date of mailing of notice of dis-
allowance or partial disallowance by the Administrator’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘not later than the expiration 
of the 2-year period beginning upon the date of the occur-
rence of the losses involved in such claim or, in the case 
of a denial of a claim for losses that is appealed to the 
Administrator, not later than (1) the expiration of the 90- 
day period beginning upon the date of a final determina-
tion upon appeal denying such claim in whole or in part, 
or (2) the expiration of such 2-year period, whichever is 
later’’. 
(b) INDUSTRY PROGRAM WITH FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 1333 of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4053) is amended by striking 
‘‘within one year after the date of mailing of notice of dis-
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