Title: PREPARE Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act or the PREPARE Act
This bill revises programs and activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Office of Emergency Communications of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of Health Affairs of DHS. Specifically, the bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to:
DHS may establish a Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium to provide training to emergency response providers from rural communities.
FEMA must provide updates on the management of the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility of the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
DHS may not implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or change the location or reporting structure of the Office of Emergency Communications without prior authorization from Congress.
FEMA must: (1) designate a chief management official for the agency, (2) report on efforts to modernize its grants and financial information technology systems, and (3) update its strategic human capital plan in 2018 and the next five succeeding years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2922 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2922

  To reform and improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Office of Emergency Communications, and the Office of Health Affairs of 
      the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2017

  Mr. Donovan (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
 Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
   Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To reform and improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Office of Emergency Communications, and the Office of Health Affairs of 
      the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting 
Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to 
Emergencies Act'' or the ``PREPARE Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
         TITLE I--GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION

Sec. 101. Urban Area Security Initiative.
Sec. 102. State Homeland Security Grant Program.
Sec. 103. Grants to directly eligible tribes.
Sec. 104. Law enforcement terrorism prevention.
Sec. 105. Prioritization.
Sec. 106. Allowable uses.
Sec. 107. Approval of certain equipment.
Sec. 108. Memoranda of understanding.
Sec. 109. Grants metrics.
Sec. 110. Grant management best practices.
Sec. 111. Prohibition on consolidation.
Sec. 112. Maintenance of grant investments.
Sec. 113. Transit security grant program.
Sec. 114. Port security grant program.
Sec. 115. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.
Sec. 116. Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium.
Sec. 117. Emergency support functions.
Sec. 118. Review of National Incident Management System.
Sec. 119. Remedial action management program.
Sec. 120. Cyber preparedness.
Sec. 121. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and 
                            exercise grant program.
Sec. 122. Center for Domestic Preparedness.
                        TITLE II--COMMUNICATIONS

Sec. 201. Office of Emergency Communications.
Sec. 202. Responsibilities of Office of Emergency Communications 
                            Director.
Sec. 203. Annual reporting on activities of the Office of Emergency 
                            Communications.
Sec. 204. National Emergency Communications Plan.
Sec. 205. Technical edit.
Sec. 206. Public Safety Broadband Network.
Sec. 207. Communications training.
                    TITLE III--MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS

Sec. 301. Chief Medical Officer.
Sec. 302. Medical Countermeasures Program.
                          TITLE IV--MANAGEMENT

Sec. 401. Mission support.
Sec. 402. Systems modernization.
Sec. 403. Strategic human capital plan.

         TITLE I--GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION

SEC. 101. URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.

    Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting ``, using the most up-to-date data 
        available,'' after ``assessment'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(2), by amending subparagraph (B) to 
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) Funds retained.--To ensure transparency and 
                avoid duplication, a State shall provide each relevant 
                high-risk urban area with a detailed accounting of the 
                items, services, or activities on which any funds 
                retained by the State under subparagraph (A) are to be 
                expended. Such accounting shall be provided not later 
                than 90 days after the date of which such funds are 
                retained.''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(e) Threat and Hazard Identification Risk Assessment and 
Capability Assessment.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
section, each high-risk urban area shall submit to the Administrator a 
threat and hazard identification and risk assessment and capability 
assessment--
            ``(1) at such time and in such form as is required by the 
        Administrator; and
            ``(2) consistent with the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency's Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, Second Edition, 
        or such successor document or guidance as is issued by the 
        Administrator.
    ``(f) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not less than 36 months.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $800,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 102. STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is 
amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new 
subsections:
    ``(f) Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and 
Capability Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving a grant 
        under this section, each State shall submit to the 
        Administrator a threat and hazard identification and risk 
        assessment and capability assessment--
                    ``(A) at such time and in such form as is required 
                by the Administrator; and
                    ``(B) consistent with the Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency's Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 
                201, Second Edition, or such successor document or 
                guidance as is issued by the Administrator.
            ``(2) Collaboration.--In developing the threat and hazard 
        identification and risk assessment under paragraph (1), a State 
        shall solicit input from local and tribal governments, 
        including first responders, and, as appropriate, 
        nongovernmental and private sector stakeholders.
            ``(3) First responders defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `first responders' includes representatives of local 
        governmental and nongovernmental fire, law enforcement, 
        emergency management, and emergency medical personnel.
    ``(g) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not less than 36 months.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $600,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 103. GRANTS TO DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE TRIBES.

    Section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606) is 
amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsections (h) through (k) as 
        subsections (i) through (l), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(h) Period of Performance.--The Secretary shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not less than 36 months.''.

SEC. 104. LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION.

    (a) Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program.--Subsection (a) 
of section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``States and high-risk urban areas 
                expend'' after ``that''; and
                    (B) by striking ``is used''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (I) to read 
        as follows:
                    ``(I) activities as determined appropriate by the 
                Administrator, in coordination with the Assistant 
                Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement within 
                the Office of Partnership and Engagement of the 
                Department, through outreach to relevant stakeholder 
                organizations; and''.
    (b) Office for State and Local Law Enforcement.--Subsection (b) 
section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Policy Directorate'' 
        and inserting ``Office of Partnership and Engagement''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, including 
                through consultation with such agencies regarding 
                Department programs that may impact such agencies'' 
                before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``ensure'' and 
                inserting ``certify''.

SEC. 105. PRIORITIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2007 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 608) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(A) its population, including consideration of 
                domestic and international tourists, commuters, and 
                military populations, including military populations 
                residing in communities outside military 
                installations;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``, including 
                threat information from other relevant Federal agencies 
                and field offices, as appropriate'' before the 
                semicolon at the end; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``target'' and 
                inserting ``core''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``target'' and inserting 
        ``core''.
    (b) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall review 
and report to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate on the risk formula and methodology used 
to award grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605), including a discussion of any 
necessary changes to such formula to ensure grant awards are 
appropriately based on risk.

SEC. 106. ALLOWABLE USES.

    Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``target'' and inserting ``core'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (14) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (16), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(6) enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge 
        capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, including the 
        development and maintenance of an initial pharmaceutical 
        stockpile, including medical kits and diagnostics sufficient to 
        protect first responders, their families, immediate victims, 
        and vulnerable populations from a chemical or biological event;
            ``(7) enhancing cybersecurity, including preparing for and 
        responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such terms 
        are defined in section 227) and developing statewide cyber 
        threat information analysis and dissemination activities;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``Homeland Security Advisory System'' and 
                inserting ``National Terrorism Advisory System''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``3'' and inserting ``5'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``(a)(10)'' 
                and inserting ``(a)(12)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ``target'' 
                and inserting ``core''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``target'' and ``core''.

SEC. 107. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609), as amended by section 106 of this Act, is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``If an applicant'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) Application requirement.--If an applicant''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(2) Review process.--The Administrator shall implement a 
        uniform process for reviewing applications that, in accordance 
        with paragraph (1), contain explanations to use grants provided 
        under section 2003 or 2004 to purchase equipment or systems 
        that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary 
        consensus standards developed under section 647 of the Post-
        Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 747).
            ``(3) Factors.--In carrying out the review process under 
        paragraph (2), the Administrator shall consider the following:
                    ``(A) Current or past use of proposed equipment or 
                systems by Federal agencies or the Armed Forces.
                    ``(B) The absence of a national voluntary consensus 
                standard for such equipment or systems.
                    ``(C) The existence of an international consensus 
                standard for such equipment or systems, and whether 
                such equipment or systems meets such standard.
                    ``(D) The nature of the capability gap identified 
                by the applicant, and how such equipment or systems 
                will address such gap.
                    ``(E) The degree to which such equipment or systems 
                will serve the needs of the applicant better than 
                equipment or systems that meet or exceed existing 
                consensus standards.
                    ``(F) Any other factor determined appropriate by 
                the Administrator.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Review Process.--The Administrator shall implement a uniform 
process for reviewing applications to use grants provided under section 
2003 or 2004 to purchase equipment or systems not included on the 
Authorized Equipment List maintained by the Administrator.''.
    (b) Inspector General Report.--Not later than three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
assessing the implementation of the review process established under 
paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 2008 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section), 
including information on the following:
            (1) The number of requests to purchase equipment or systems 
        that do not meet or exceed any applicable consensus standard 
        evaluated under such review process.
            (2) The capability gaps identified by applicants and the 
        number of such requests granted or denied.
            (3) The processing time for the review of such requests.

SEC. 108. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 2024. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DEPARTMENTAL COMPONENTS 
              AND OFFICES.

    ``The Administrator shall enter into memoranda of understanding 
with the heads of the following departmental components and offices 
delineating the roles and responsibilities of such components and 
offices regarding the policy and guidance for grants under section 1406 
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1135), sections 2003 and 2004 of this Act, and section 70107 
of title 46, United States Code, as appropriate:
            ``(1) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection.
            ``(2) The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
        Administration.
            ``(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            ``(4) The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis.
            ``(5) The Director of the Office of Emergency 
        Communications.
            ``(6) The Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law 
        Enforcement.
            ``(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coordinator.
            ``(8) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
            ``(9) The heads of other components or offices of the 
        Department, as determined by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2023 the following new item:

``Sec. 2024. Memoranda of understanding with departmental components 
                            and offices.''.

SEC. 109. GRANTS METRICS.

    (a) In General.--To determine the extent to which grants under 
sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
603 and 604) have closed capability gaps identified in State 
Preparedness Reports required under subsection (c) of section 652 of 
the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 752; 
title VI of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2007; Public Law 109-295) and Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk 
Assessments required under subsections (e) and (f) of such sections 
2003 and 2004, respectively, as added by this Act, from each State and 
high-risk urban area, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall conduct and 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 an assessment of information 
provided in such Reports and Assessments.
    (b) Assessment Requirements.--The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall include a comparison of successive State 
Preparedness Reports and Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk 
Assessments that aggregates results across the States and high-risk 
urban areas.

SEC. 110. GRANT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES.

    The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
include in the annual Notice of Funding Opportunity relating to grants 
under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 604 and 605) an appendix that includes the following:
            (1) A summary of findings identified by the Office of the 
        Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security in 
        audits of such grants and methods to address areas identified 
        for improvement, including opportunities for technical 
        assistance.
            (2) Innovative projects and best practices instituted by 
        grant recipients.

SEC. 111. PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDATION.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security may not implement the National 
Preparedness Grant Program or any successor consolidated grant program 
unless the Secretary receives prior authorization from Congress 
permitting such implementation.

SEC. 112. MAINTENANCE OF GRANT INVESTMENTS.

    Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609), 
as amended by sections 106 and 107 of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Maintenance of Equipment.--Any applicant for a grant under 
section 2003 or 2004 seeking to use funds to purchase equipment, 
including pursuant to paragraph (3), (4), (5), or (12) of subsection 
(a) of this section, shall by the time of the receipt of such grant 
develop a plan for the maintenance of such equipment over its life 
cycle that includes information identifying which entity is responsible 
for such maintenance.''.

SEC. 113. TRANSIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ``and associated 
        backfill'' after ``security training''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(m) Periods of Performance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds provided pursuant to a grant awarded under this section 
        for a use specified in subsection (b) shall remain available 
        for use by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 
        months.
            ``(2) Exception.--Funds provided pursuant to a grant 
        awarded under this section for a use specified in subparagraph 
        (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall remain available for use 
        by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 55 months.
    ``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $200,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 114. PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking subsection (l);
            (2) redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l); and
            (3) adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(n) Period of Performance.--The Secretary shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not less than 36 months.
    ``(o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $200,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 115. NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM.

    Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        to read as follows:
            ``(1) for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, $63,939,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019; and
            ``(2) for the remaining Members of the National Domestic 
        Preparedness Consortium, $101,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2018 and 2019.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2017''.

SEC. 116. RURAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized 
to establish a Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium within the 
Department of Homeland Security consisting of universities and 
nonprofit organizations qualified to provide training to emergency 
response providers from rural communities.
    (b) Duties.--The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium authorized 
under subsection (a) shall identify, develop, test, and deliver 
training to State, local, and tribal emergency response providers from 
rural communities, provide on-site and mobile training, and facilitate 
the delivery of training by the training partners of the Department of 
Homeland Security.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of amounts appropriated for 
Continuing Training Grants of the Department of Homeland Security, 
$5,000,000 is authorized to be used for the Rural Domestic Preparedness 
Consortium authorized under subsection (a).

SEC. 117. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Update.--Paragraph (13) of section 504(a) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)) is amended by inserting ``, 
periodically updating (but not less often than once every five 
years),'' after ``administering''.
    (b) Emergency Support Functions.--Section 653 of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 753; title VI of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 
109-295) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Coordination.--The President, acting through the 
Administrator, shall develop and provide to Federal departments and 
agencies with coordinating, primary, or supporting responsibilities 
under the National Response Framework performance metrics to ensure 
readiness to execute responsibilities under the emergency support 
functions of such Framework.''.

SEC. 118. REVIEW OF NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    Paragraph (2) of section 509(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 319(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ``, but not less often than once every five years,'' 
after ``periodically''.

SEC. 119. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 650 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 750; title VI of the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 109-295) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 650. REMEDIAL ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with the 
National Council on Disability and the National Advisory Council, shall 
establish a remedial action management program to--
            ``(1) analyze training, exercises, and real world events to 
        identify lessons learned, corrective actions, and best 
        practices;
            ``(2) generate and disseminate, as appropriate, the lessons 
        learned, corrective actions, and best practices referred to in 
        paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) conduct remedial action tracking and long-term trend 
        analysis.
    ``(b) Federal Corrective Actions.--The Administrator, in 
coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal departments and 
agencies, shall utilize the program established pursuant to subsection 
(a) to collect information on corrective actions identified by such 
Federal departments and agencies during exercises and the response to 
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, and 
shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section and annually thereafter for each of the next four years, submit 
to Congress a report on the status of such corrective actions.
    ``(c) Dissemination of After Action Reports.--The Administrator 
shall provide electronically, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
Congress and Federal, State, local, tribal, and private sector 
officials after-action reports and information on lessons learned and 
best practices from responses to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
capstone exercises conducted under the national exercise program under 
section 648(b), and other emergencies or exercises.''.

SEC. 120. CYBER PREPAREDNESS.

    (a) Information Sharing.--Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 is amended--
            (1) in section 210A (6 U.S.C. 124h)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (10), by inserting before 
                        the semicolon at the end the following: ``, 
                        including, in coordination with the national 
                        cybersecurity and communications integration 
                        center under section 227, access to timely 
                        technical assistance, risk management support, 
                        and incident response capabilities with respect 
                        to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, 
                        cybersecurity risks, and incidents (as such 
                        terms are defined in such section), which may 
                        include attribution, mitigation, and 
                        remediation, and the provision of information 
                        and recommendations on security and resilience, 
                        including implications of cybersecurity risks 
                        to equipment and technology related to the 
                        electoral process'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (12) as 
                        paragraph (14); and
                            (iv) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
                        following new paragraphs:
            ``(12) review information relating to cybersecurity risks 
        that is gathered by State, local, and regional fusion centers, 
        and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the 
        Department's own information relating to cybersecurity risks;
            ``(13) ensure the dissemination to State, local, and 
        regional fusion centers of the information described in 
        paragraph (12); and'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                        the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) The national cybersecurity and communications 
                integration center under section 227.'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
                        paragraph (5); and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) assist, in coordination with the national 
        cybersecurity and communications integration center under 
        section 227, fusion centers in using information relating to 
        cybersecurity risks to develop a comprehensive and accurate 
        threat picture; and''; and
                    (D) in subsection (j)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
                        (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                        so redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) the term `cybersecurity risk' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 227;''; and
            (2) in section 227 (6 U.S.C. 148)--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ``, 
                        including State, local, and regional fusion 
                        centers, as appropriate'' before the semicolon 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (7), in the matter 
                        preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``information and recommendations'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``information, 
                        recommendations, and best practices''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``best 
                        practices,'' after ``defensive measures,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting ``and 
                State, local, and regional fusion centers, as 
                appropriate'' before the semicolon at the end.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that to 
facilitate the timely dissemination to appropriate State, local, and 
private sector stakeholders of homeland security information related to 
cyber threats, the Secretary of Homeland Security should, to the 
greatest extent practicable, work to share actionable information in an 
unclassified form related to such threats.

SEC. 121. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING AND 
              EXERCISE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 2009. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING AND 
              EXERCISE GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Administrator and the heads of other relevant components of the 
        Department, shall carry out a program for emergency response 
        providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emerging 
        terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordinated 
        terrorist attacks and active shooters, as determined by the 
        Secretary, against major metropolitan areas.
            ``(2) Information.--In establishing the program pursuant to 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to eligible 
        applicants--
                    ``(A) information, in an unclassified format, on 
                emerging terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, 
                coordinated terrorist attacks and active shooters, 
                which grants under such program are intended to 
                address; and
                    ``(B) information on training and exercises best 
                practices.
    ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Jurisdictions that receive, or that 
        previously received, funding under section 2003 may apply for a 
        grant under the program established pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(2) Additional jurisdictions.--Eligible applicants 
        receiving funding under the program established pursuant to 
        subsection (a) may include in activities funded by such program 
        neighboring jurisdictions that would be likely to provide 
        mutual aid in response to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, 
        including complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and active 
        shooters.
    ``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under the program 
established pursuant to subsection (a) may use such grant to--
            ``(1) identify capability gaps related to preparing for, 
        preventing, and responding to emerging terrorist attack 
        scenarios, including complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and 
        active shooters;
            ``(2) develop or update plans, annexes, and processes to 
        address any capability gaps identified pursuant to paragraph 
        (1);
            ``(3) conduct training to address such identified 
        capability gaps;
            ``(4) conduct exercises, including at locations such as 
        mass gathering venues, places of worship, or educational 
        institutions, as appropriate, to validate capabilities; and
            ``(5) pay for backfill associated with personnel 
        participating in training and exercises under paragraphs (3) 
        and (4).
    ``(d) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not fewer than 36 months.
    ``(e) Information Sharing.--The Administrator shall, to the extent 
practicable, aggregate, analyze, and share with relevant emergency 
response providers information on best practices and lessons learned 
from--
            ``(1) the planning, training, and exercises conducted using 
        grants authorized under the program established pursuant to 
        subsection (a); and
            ``(2) responses to actual terrorist attacks around the 
        world.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $39,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2008 the following new item:

``Sec. 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and 
                            exercise grant program.''.

SEC. 122. CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS.

    The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
provide 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 updates and information on efforts to implement recommendations 
related to the management review of the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, 
and Radiological Training Facility of the Center for Domestic 
Preparedness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including, as 
necessary, information on additional resources or authority needed to 
implement such recommendations.

                        TITLE II--COMMUNICATIONS

SEC. 201. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change the location or 
reporting structure of the Office of Emergency Communications of the 
Department of Homeland Security unless the Secretary receives prior 
authorization from the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate permitting such change.

SEC. 202. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 
              DIRECTOR.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1801 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (14), respectively;
            (3) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking ``, 
        in cooperation with the National Communications System,'';
            (4) in paragraph (11) by striking ``Assistant Secretary for 
        Grants and Training'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency'';
            (5) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``and'' at the end;
            (6) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(15) administer the Government Emergency 
        Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless Priority Service 
        (WPS) programs, or successor programs; and
            ``(16) assess the impact of emerging technologies on 
        interoperable emergency communications.''.
    (b) Performance of Previously Transferred Functions.--Subsection 
(d) of section 1801 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended 
by--
            (1) striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY 
              COMMUNICATIONS.

    Subsection (f) of section 1801 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 571) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Annual Reporting of Office Activities.--The Director of the 
Office of Emergency Communications shall, not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter 
for each of the next four years, report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate on the activities and programs of the Office, 
including specific information on efforts to carry out paragraphs (4), 
(5), and (6) of subsection (c).''.

SEC. 204. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.

    Section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 572) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``, and in cooperation with the 
                Department of National Communications System (as 
                appropriate),''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, but not less than once every 
                five years,'' after ``periodically''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(3) consider the impact of emerging technologies on the 
        attainment of interoperable emergency communications;''.

SEC. 205. TECHNICAL EDIT.

    Paragraph (1) of section 1804(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 574(b)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ``Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning'' and inserting 
``Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency''.

SEC. 206. PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK.

    The Undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs 
Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security shall provide to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information on the Department of 
Homeland Security's responsibilities related to the development of the 
nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network authorized in section 6202 
of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1422; Public Law 112-96), including information on efforts by the 
Department to work with the First Responder Network Authority of the 
Department of Commerce to identify and address cyber risks that could 
impact the near-term or long-term availability and operations of such 
network and recommendations to mitigate such risks.

SEC. 207. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING.

    The Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the appropriate component heads, shall 
develop a mechanism, consistent with the strategy required pursuant to 
section 4 of the Department of Homeland Security Interoperable 
Communications Act (Public Law 114-29; 6 U.S.C. 194 note), to verify 
that radio users within the Department receive initial and ongoing 
training on the use of the radio systems of such components, including 
interagency radio use protocols.

                    TITLE III--MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS

SEC. 301. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.

    Section 516 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) 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 
                ``including--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
                semicolon at the end the following: ``, including 
                advice 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'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
                semicolon at the end the following: ``, including 
                coordinating the Department's policy, strategy and 
                preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious 
                diseases'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``emergency 
                medical services and medical first responder 
                stakeholders,'' after ``the medical community,'';
                    (E) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (F) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(8) ensuring that the workforce of the Department has 
        evidence-based policy, standards, requirements, and metrics for 
        occupational health and operational 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 Department's health provider 
                workforce;
                    ``(B) developing quality assurance and clinical 
                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 emergency 
                medical services activities of the Department; and
            ``(11) as established under section 528, maintaining a 
        medical countermeasures stockpile and dispensing system, as 
        necessary, to facilitate personnel readiness, and protection 
        for the Department's employees and working animals 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
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Medical Liaisons.--The Chief Medical Officer 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 Officer. Such expertise may include the following:
            ``(1) Providing guidance on health and medical aspects of 
        policy, planning, operations, and workforce health protection.
            ``(2) Identifying and resolving component medical 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 enterprise solutions to 
        bridge such gaps.''.

SEC. 302. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 528. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a medical 
countermeasures program to facilitate personnel readiness, and 
protection for the Department's employees and working animals 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 continuity.
    ``(b) Oversight.--The Chief Medical Officer of the Department shall 
provide programmatic oversight of the medical countermeasures program 
established pursuant to subsection (a), and shall--
            ``(1) develop Department-wide standards for medical 
        countermeasure storage, security, dispensing, and 
        documentation;
            ``(2) maintain a stockpile of medical countermeasures, 
        including antibiotics, antivirals, and radiological 
        countermeasures, as appropriate;
            ``(3) preposition appropriate medical countermeasures in 
        strategic locations nationwide, based on threat and employee 
        density, in accordance with applicable Federal statutes and 
        regulations;
            ``(4) provide oversight and guidance on dispensing 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 medical countermeasures working group 
comprised of representatives from appropriate components and offices of 
the Department to ensure that medical countermeasures standards are 
maintained and guidance is consistent.
    ``(d) Medical Countermeasures Management.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Chief Medical 
Officer shall develop 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 reconciliation 
        procedures for existing stockpiles and new medical 
        countermeasure purchases.
    ``(e) Stockpile Elements.--In determining the types and quantities 
of medical countermeasures to stockpile under subsection (d), the Chief 
Medical Officer shall utilize, if available--
            ``(1) Department chemical, biological, radiological, and 
        nuclear risk assessments; and
            ``(2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance 
        on medical countermeasures.
    ``(f) Report.--Not 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 
Senate on progress in achieving the requirements of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents 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. 528. 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 Management 
Agency, including management integration in support of emergency 
management operations and programs.
    (b) Mission and Responsibilities.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, acting through the official designated 
pursuant to subsection (a), shall be responsible for the management and 
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, facilities, 
        accountable personal property (including fleet and other 
        material resources), records and disclosure, privacy, safety 
        and health, and sustainability and environmental management.
            (5) Security for personnel, information technology and 
        communications systems, facilities, property, equipment, and 
        other material resources.
            (6) Any other management duties that the Administrator 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 Programs with respect to the matters described in 
subsection (b) as such matters relate to the Mount Weather Emergency 
Operations Center and associated facilities. The management and 
administration of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center and 
associated facilities remains the responsibility of the Assistant 
Administrator for National Continuity Programs.
    (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 includes--
            (1) a review of financial, human capital, information 
        technology, real property planning, and acquisition management 
        of headquarters and all regional offices of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency; and
            (2) a strategy for capturing financial, human capital, 
        information technology, real property planning, and acquisition 
        data.

SEC. 402. SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.

    Not later than 180 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 on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's efforts to 
modernize its grants and financial information technology systems, 
including the following:
            (1) A summary of all previous efforts to modernize 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, including 
        acquisition decision events.

SEC. 403. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN.

    Subsection (c) of section 10102 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2018''.
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