,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cahf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,carper 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,leahy7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,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 following3        
#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      
,guidance developed and made available  
under 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 the 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 an active shooter or mass       
casualty incident4  7#d7 ,a practiced   
method and plan to communicate with     
occupants of a public or private        
location during an active shooter or    
mass casualty incident4  7#e7 ,a        
practiced method and plan to communicate
 with the surrounding community         
regarding an active shooter or mass     
casualty 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         
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of contents in section #a7;b7 of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4     
#bace7 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #hij;,a the   
following3  ,sec4 #hij;,b4 ,active      
shooter and mass casualty incident      
response assistance4  4  #c4 ,law       
enforcement training for mass casualty  
and active shooter incidents ,section   
#bjjf7;a77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4            
#fjg7;a77#b77 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   
following3  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

 ,section #bjjg7;b7 of the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjh7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by          
redesignating paragraph 7#i7 as         
paragraph 7#aj72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#h7 the following3     
7#i7 ,active shooters4  4