HR6201-119

1. Administration of Next Generation Warning System grant program The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall take such actions as may be necessary to— assume responsibility for administering the Next Generation Warning System grant program; not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, disburse all funds made available for fiscal year 2022 to carry out such program under the heading Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance of title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) that are obligated as of the date of enactment of this Act; and begin the process of awarding grants under the Next Generation Warning System grant program with funds made available to carry out such program— for fiscal year 2023 under the heading Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance of title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328); and for fiscal year 2024 under the heading Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance of title III of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47). Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies and departments, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and relevant owners and operators of critical infrastructure, as appropriate, shall, to the extent practicable, carry out research and development to support and improve the— accessibility of emergency warning systems; resiliency and security of emergency warning systems; and other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 on the research and development activities carried out pursuant to paragraph (1). In this section: The term Next Generation Warning System grant program means the grant program authorized pursuant to title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) under the heading Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology.