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.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the FEMA Administrator to take over administration of the Next Generation Warning System grant program. Within 180 days after enactment, FEMA must disburse all fiscal year 2022 Next Generation Warning System funds that were made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and obligated as of enactment. FEMA must also begin the process of awarding grants using program funds made available for fiscal year 2023 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and fiscal year 2024 under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, must within one year carry out research and development, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and critical infrastructure owners and operators, to improve emergency warning system accessibility, resiliency, security, and related matters. Within two years, DHS must report to the House Homeland Security Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on that research and development.
Who Benefits and How
Next Generation Warning System grantees benefit because FEMA must disburse obligated fiscal year 2022 funds within 180 days and begin fiscal year 2023 and 2024 awards. Public broadcasting alert infrastructure benefits from grant administration aimed at next-generation warning capability. State emergency management agencies benefit from consultation on warning-system accessibility, resilience, and security research. Tribal emergency management agencies benefit from inclusion in DHS Science and Technology consultation. Critical infrastructure owners benefit if warning-system research improves secure and resilient emergency alert delivery.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA grant staff must assume program administration and meet the 180-day fiscal year 2022 disbursement deadline. DHS Science and Technology staff must conduct research and development within one year and report within two years. Federal agencies consulted on warning systems must participate in accessibility, resiliency, and security research coordination. Congressional homeland security committees must review the required research and development report.
Key Provisions
- Requires FEMA to assume responsibility for the Next Generation Warning System grant program.
- Requires FEMA to disburse obligated fiscal year 2022 program funds within 180 days after enactment.
- Directs FEMA to begin awarding fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 program funds.
- Requires DHS Science and Technology research on emergency warning system accessibility, resiliency, and security.
- Requires a congressional report on warning-system research and development within two years.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires FEMA to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program, disburse already-obligated fiscal year 2022 funds within 180 days, begin awards using fiscal year 2023 and 2024 appropriations, and directs DHS Science and Technology to conduct emergency-warning-system research and report to Congress.
Key Policy Areas
Emergency Management, FEMA Grants, Public Alerting
Primary Purpose
Requires FEMA to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program, disburse already-obligated fiscal year 2022 funds within 180 days, begin awards using fiscal year 2023 and 2024 appropriations, and directs DHS Science and Technology to conduct emergency-warning-system research and report to Congress.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Next Generation Warning System grantees
- Public broadcasting alert infrastructure
- State emergency management agencies
- Tribal emergency management agencies
- Critical infrastructure owners
Identified Costs
- FEMA grant staff
- DHS Science and Technology staff
- Federal warning-system agencies
- Congressional homeland security committees
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. …
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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DHS Science and Technology staff, FEMA grant staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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