Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-307
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-02-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency planning and evacuation

Government information and archives

Military civil functions

Military readiness

National Guard and reserves

Natural disasters

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to require the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and maintain within one year a database of DOD emergency response capabilities that includes the cyber capabilities of the reserves and the National Guard of each state and territory that are important to national security and for response to domestic natural or man made disasters. </p> <p>DOD may use or modify a current database or tracking system if that will expedite and achieve compliance at a cost not greater than the cost of establishing a new database. </p> <p>DOD shall identify and revise the database information at least once every two years.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 307 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2017 Mrs. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Coons , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To enhance the database of emergency response capabilities of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017 . 2. Enhancement of database of emergency response capabilities of the Department of Defense (a) Deadline for implementation of database (1) In general Section 1406 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 ; 120 Stat. 2436; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking The Secretary of Defense shall maintain and inserting the following: (a) In general Commencing not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain . (2) Use of existing database or system The Secretary of Defense may meet the requirement in the amendment made by paragraph (1) through use or modification of a current database or tracking system of the Department of Defense if the Secretary determines that such action will— (A) expedite compliance with the requirement in that amendment; and (B) achieve such compliance at a cost not greater than the cost of establishing anew the database covered by the requirement in that amendment. (b) Information required in database Subsection (a) of such section, as designated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking each State's National Guard, as reported by the States and inserting the National Guard of each State and Territory, as reported by the States and Territories ; and (B) by striking home States and inserting home States and Territories ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) Cyber capabilities of the National Guard that are identified by the Department as important to national security and for response to domestic natural or manmade disasters. (4) Cyber capabilities of the other reserve components of the Armed Forces that are identified by the Department as important to national security. . (c) Information required To keep database current Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Information required To keep database current In implementing and maintaining the database required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify and revise the information required to be included in the database at least once every two years for purposes of keeping the database current. .