#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dbhi  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
require the ,under ,secretary for       
,management of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security to take             
administrative action to achieve and    
maintain interoperable communications   
capabilities among the components of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
,interoperable ,communications ,act or  
the ,,dhs ,interoperable ,communications
 ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of interoperable 
communications capabilities in          
responsibilities of ,under ,secretary   
for ,management ,section #gja of the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #cda7 is amended--  7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#d7 of subsection 7a71 by    
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 including policies and 
directives to achieve and maintain      

interoperable communications among the  
components of the ,department2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following new 
subsection3  7d7 ,interoperable         
communications defined ,in this section1
 the term interoperable communications  
means the ability of components of the  
,department to communicate with each    
other as necessary1 utilizing           
information technology systems and radio
 communications systems to exchange     
voice1 data1 and video in real time1 as 
necessary1 for acts of terrorism1 daily 
operations1 planned events1 and         
emergencies4  4  #c4 ,strategy  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,under ,secretary for ,management 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 strategy1     
which shall be updated as necessary1 for

 achieving and maintaining interoperable
 communications 7as such term is defined
 in subsection 7d7 of section #gja of   
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1  
as added by section #b of this ,act7    
among the components of the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security1 including for   
daily operations1 planned events1 and   
emergencies1 with corresponding         
milestones1 that includes1 at a minimum 
the following3  7#a7 ,an assessment of  
interoperability gaps in radio          
communications among the components of  
the ,department1 as of the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,information on efforts and activities1 
including current and planned policies1 
directives1 and training1 of the        
,department since ,november #a1 #bjab1  
to achieve and maintain interoperable   
communications among the components of  
the ,department1 and planned efforts and
 activities of the ,department to       
achieve and maintain such interoperable 
communications4  7#c7 ,an assessment of 

obstacles and challenges to achieving   
and maintaining interoperable           
communications among the components of  
the ,department4  7#d7 ,information on1 
and an assessment of1 the adequacy of   
mechanisms available to the ,under      
,secretary for ,management to enforce   
and compel compliance with interoperable
 communications policies and directives 
of the ,department4  7#e7 ,guidance     
provided to the components of the       
,department to implement interoperable  
communications policies and directives  
of the ,department4  7#f7 ,the total    
amount of funds expended by the         
,department since ,november #a1 #bjab1  
and projected future expenditures1 to   
achieve interoperable communications1   
including on equipment1 infrastructure1 
and maintenance4  7#g7 ,dates upon which
 ,department-wide interoperability is   
projected to be achieved for voice1     
data1 and video communications1         
respectively1 and interim milestones    
that correspond to the achievement of   

each such mode of communication4  7b7   
,supplementary material ,together with  
the strategy required under subsection  
7a71 the ,under ,secretary for          
,management 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   
information on any intra-agency effort  
or task force that has been delegated   
certain responsibilities by the ,under  
,secretary relating to achieving and    
maintaining interoperable communications
 among the components of the ,department
 by the dates referred to in paragraph  
7#i7 of subsection 7a71 and on who1     
within each such component1 is          
responsible for implementing policies   
and directives issued by the ,under     
,secretary to so achieve and maintain   
such interoperable communications4  #d4 
,report ,not later than #bbj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and biannually thereafter1 the ,under   

,secretary for ,management 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 status of       
efforts1 since the issuance of the      
strategy required under section #c1 to  
implement such strategy1 including the  
following3  7#a7 ,progress on each      
interim milestone referred to in        
paragraph 7#i7 of subsection 7a7 toward 
achieving and maintaining interoperable 
communications among the components of  
the ,department4  7#b7 ,information on  
any policies1 directives1 guidance1 and 
training established by the ,under      
,secretary4  7#c7 ,an assessment of the 
level of compliance1 adoption1 and      
participation among the components of   
the ,department with the policies1      
directives1 guidance1 and training      
established by the ,under ,secretary to 
achieve and maintain interoperable      
communications among such components4   

7#d7 ,information on any additional     
resources or authorities needed by the  
,under ,secretary4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,july #h1           
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