,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security to establish national         
emergency centers on military           
installations4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,national      
,emergency ,centers ,establishment ,act4
  #b4 ,establishment of national        
emergency centers  7a7 ,in general ,in  
accordance with the requirements of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security shall establish not fewer than
 #f national emergency centers on       

military installations4  7b7 ,purpose of
 national emergency centers ,the purpose
 of a national emergency center shall be
 to use existing infrastructure--  7#a7 
to provide temporary housing1 medical1  
and humanitarian assistance to          
individuals and families dislocated due 
to an emergency or major disaster2  7#b7
 to provide centralized locations for   
the purposes of training and ensuring   
the coordination of ,federal1 ,state1   
and local first responders2 and  7#c7 to
 provide centralized locations to       
improve the coordination of             
preparedness1 response1 and recovery    
efforts of government1 private1 and     
not-for-profit entities and faith-based 
organizations4  #c4 ,designation of     
military installations as national      
emergency centers  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall designate not fewer than

 #f military installations as sites for 
the establishment of national emergency 
centers4  7b7 ,minimum requirements ,a  
site designated as a national emergency 
center shall be--  7#a7 capable of      
meeting for an extended period of time  
the housing1 health1 transportation1    
education1 public works1 humanitarian   
and other transition needs of a large   
number of individuals affected by an    
emergency or major disaster2  7#b7      
environmentally safe and shall not pose 
a health risk to individuals who may use
 the center2  7#c7 capable of being     
scaled up or down to accommodate major  
disaster preparedness and response      
drills1 operations1 and procedures2     
7#d7 capable of housing existing        
permanent structures necessary to meet  
training and first responders           
coordination requirements during        
nondisaster periods2  7#e7 capable of   
hosting the infrastructure necessary to 
rapidly adjust to temporary housing1    
medical1 and humanitarian assistance    

needs2  7#f7 required to consist of a   
complete operations command center1     
including #b state-of-the-art command   
and control centers that will comprise a
 #bd_/g operations watch center as      
follows3  7,a7 one of the command and   
control centers shall be in full ready  
mode2 and  7,b7 the other shall be used 
daily for training2 and  7#g7 easily    
accessible at all times and be able to  
facilitate handicapped and medical      
facilities1 including during an         
emergency or major disaster4  7c7       
,location of national emergency centers 
,there shall be established not fewer   
than one national emergency center in   
each of the following areas3  7#a7 ,the 
area consisting of ,federal ,emergency  
,management ,agency ,regions ,i1 ,,ii1  
and ,,iii4  7#b7 ,the area consisting of
 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency
 ,region ,,iv4  7#c7 ,the area          
consisting of ,federal ,emergency       
,management ,agency ,regions ,v and     
,,vii4  7#d7 ,the area consisting of    

,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
,region ,,vi4  7#e7 ,the area consisting
 of ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency ,regions ,,viii and ,x4  7#f7   
,the area consisting of ,federal        
,emergency ,management ,agency ,region  
,,ix4  7d7 ,preference for designation  
of closed military installations        
,wherever possible1 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  
designate a closed military installation
 as a site for a national emergency     
center4 ,if the ,secretaries of         
,homeland ,security and ,defense jointly
 determine that there is not a          
sufficient number of closed military    
installations that meet the requirements
 of subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the        
,secretaries shall jointly designate    
portions of existing military           
installations other than closed military
 installations as national emergency    
centers4  7e7 ,transfer of control of   
closed military installations ,if a     

closed military installation is         
designated as a national emergency      
center1 not later than #ahj days after  
the date of designation1 the ,secretary 
of ,defense shall transfer to the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
administrative jurisdiction over such   
closed military installation4  7f7      
,cooperative agreement for joint use of 
existing military installations ,if an  
existing military installation other    
than a closed military installation is  
designated as a national emergency      
center1 not later than #ahj days after  
the date of designation1 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security and the          
,secretary of ,defense shall enter into 
a cooperative agreement to provide for  
the establishment of the national       
emergency center4  7g7 ,reports  7#a7   
,preliminary report ,not later than #ij 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 acting jointly with the      
,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to 

,congress a report that contains for    
each designated site--  7,a7 an outline 
of the reasons why the site was         
selected2  7,b7 an outline of the need  
to construct1 repair1 or update any     
existing infrastructure at the site2    
7,c7 an outline of the need to conduct  
any necessary environmental clean-up at 
the site2  7,d7 an outline of           
preliminary plans for the transfer of   
control of the site from the ,secretary 
of ,defense to the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security1 if necessary under 
subsection 7e72 and  7,e7 an outline of 
preliminary plans for entering into a   
cooperative agreement for the           
establishment of a national emergency   
center at the site1 if necessary under  
subsection 7f74  7#b7 ,update report    
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting jointly with the ,secretary of   
,defense1 shall submit to ,congress a   
report that contains for each designated

 site--  7,a7 an update on the          
information contained in the report as  
required by paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 an    
outline of the progress made toward the 
transfer of control of the site1 if     
necessary under subsection 7e72  7,c7 an
 outline of the progress made toward    
entering a cooperative agreement for the
 establishment of a national emergency  
center at the site1 if necessary under  
subsection 7f72 and  7,d7               
recommendations regarding any           
authorizations and appropriations that  
may be necessary to provide for the     
establishment of a national emergency   
center at the site4  7#c7 ,final report 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting jointly with the ,secretary of   
,defense1 shall submit to ,congress a   
report that contains for each designated
 site--  7,a7 finalized information     
detailing the transfer of control of the
 site1 if necessary under subsection    

7e72  7,b7 the finalized cooperative    
agreement for the establishment of a    
national emergency center at the site1  
if necessary under subsection 7f72 and  
7,c7 any additional information         
pertinent to the establishment of a     
national emergency center at the site4  
7#d7 ,additional reports ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 acting jointly 
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 may    
submit to ,congress additional reports  
as necessary to provide updates on steps
 being taken to meet the requirements of
 this ,act4  #d4 ,limitations on        
statutory construction ,this ,act does  
not--  7#a7 affect the authority of the 
,federal ,government to provide         
emergency or major disaster assistance  
or to implement any disaster mitigation 
and response program1 including any     
program authorized by the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472  7#b7 affect  
the authority of a ,state or local      

government to respond to an emergency2  
or  7#c7 authorize any ,federal officer 
or employee to--  7,a7 force an         
individual to enter a national emergency
 center2 or  7,b7 prevent an individual 
from leaving a national emergency       
center4  #e4 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #ahj1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjad and #bjae to carry  
out this ,act4 ,such funds shall remain 
available until expended4  #f4          
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the         
following definitions apply3  7#a7      
,closed military installation ,the term 
closed military installation means a    
military installation1 or portion       
thereof1 approved for closure or        
realignment under the ,defense ,base    
,closure and ,realignment ,act of #aiij 
7part ,a of title ,,xxix of ,public ,law
 #aja-eaj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bfhg note7    
that meet all1 or #b out of the #c      
following requirements3  7,a7 ,is       
located in close proximity to a         

transportation corridor4  7,b7 ,is      
located in a ,state with a high level or
 threat of disaster related activities4 
7,c7 ,is located near a major           
metropolitan center4  7#b7 ,emergency   
,the term emergency has the meaning     
given such term in section #ajb of the  
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  7#c7 ,major disaster 
,the term major disaster has the meaning
 given such term in section #ajb of the 
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  7#d7 ,military       
installation ,the term military         
installation has the meaning given such 
term in section #biaj of the ,defense   
,base ,closure and ,realignment ,act of 
#aiij 7part ,a of title ,,xxix of       
,public ,law #aja-eaj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfhg note74