,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #f1 #bjaf,ms4  
,duckworth introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committees on the   
,judiciary1 and ,transportation and     
,infrastructure1 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 amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to provide for  
active shooter and mass casualty        
incident response assistance1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,active        
,shooter ,preparedness ,enhancement ,act
 of #bjaf4  #b4 ,active shooter and mass
 casualty incident response assistance  
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,h of title   
,,viii of the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq47 is 

amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #hij;,b4 ,active
 shooter and mass casualty incident     
response assistance  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,attorney ,general and the heads of 
other ,federal agencies as appropriate1 
shall develop and make available to     
,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1     
private sector1 and nongovernmental     
partners guidance to assist in the      
development of emergency action and     
response plans for active shooter and   
mass casualty incidents in public and   
private locations1 including facilities 
that have been identified by the        
,department as potentially vulnerable   
targets4  7b7 ,guidance described       
,guidance developed and provided        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 may relate to
 the development of the following3  7#a7
 ,a strategy for properly responding to 
an active shooter or mass casualty      
incident in a public or private         
location1 including evacuating and      

providing care to persons in such       
location1 with consideration given to   
the needs of persons with disabilities4 
7#b7 ,a plan for establishing a unified 
command1 including identification of    
staging areas for law enforcement1 fire 
response1 and medical personnel4  7#c7  
,a schedule for regular testing of      
equipment used to receive communications
 during such an incident4  7#d7 ,a      
practiced method and plan to communicate
 with occupants of such location during 
such an incident4  7#e7 ,a practiced    
method and plan to communicate with the 
surrounding community regarding such an 
incident and the needs of ,federal1     
,state1 and local officials4  7#f7 ,a   
plan for coordinating with volunteer    
organizations to expedite assistance for
 victims4  7#g7 ,a schedule for joint   
exercises and training4  7#h7 ,a plan   
for outreach to facilities that have    
been identified by the ,department as   
potentially vulnerable targets4  7#i7   
,other planning documents1 as determined

 by the ,secretary1 including           
appropriate regionally focused products1
 plans1 training1 and outreach4  4  7b7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section #hij;,a the
 following new item3  ,sec4 #hij;,b4    
,active shooter and mass casualty       
incident response assistance4  4  #c4   
,law enforcement training for mass      
casualty and active shooter incidents   
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #bjjf7;a7 of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjg7;a77 is amended--    
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7
 through 7,i7 as subparagraphs 7,f7     
through 7,j71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by
 inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the  
following new subparagraph3  7,e7       
training exercises to enhance           
preparedness for and response to mass   
casualty and active shooter incidents   
and security events at public and       
private locations2  4  #d4              

,consideration of active shooter threats
 ,subsection 7b7 of section #bjjg of the
 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f  
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating paragraph 7#i7 as         
paragraph 7#aj72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#h7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#i7 ,active shooters4  4