,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bjd  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cbhd  ,report ,no4 #aae-bhd  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#ah1 #bjag ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for       
himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 and 
,mr4 ,donovan7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security       
,september #a1 #bjag;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,demings and ,mr4 ,king 
of ,new ,york  ,september #a1 #bjag     
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb to establish a  
,joint ,counterterrorism ,awareness     
,workshop ,series1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,joint              
,counterterrorism ,awareness ,workshop  
,series ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,joint      
,counterterrorism ,awareness ,workshop  
,series  7a7 ,in general ,title ,v of   

the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #caa et seq47 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #ebi4 ,joint ,counterterrorism
 ,awareness ,workshop ,series  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator1 in         
consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,counterterrorism ,center and 
the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation1 shall establish a      
,joint ,counterterrorism ,awareness     
,workshop ,series 7in this section      
referred to as the ,workshop ,series7 to
 address emerging terrorist threats and 
to enhance the ability of ,state and    
local jurisdictions to prevent1 protect 
against1 respond to1 and recover from   
terrorist attacks4  7b7 ,purpose ,the   
,workshop ,series established under     
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following components3 7#a7 ,reviewing   
existing preparedness1 response1 and    
interdiction plans1 policies1 and       
procedures related to terrorist attacks 
of the participating jurisdictions and  

identifying gaps in such plans1         
operational capabilities1 response      
resources1 and authorities4  7#b7       
,identifying ,federal1 ,state1 and local
 resources available to address the gaps
 identified in accordance with paragraph
 7#a74  7#c7 ,providing assistance1     
through training1 exercises1 and other  
means1 to build or sustain1 as          
appropriate1 the capabilities to close  
such identified gaps4  7#d7 ,examining  
the roles and responsibilities of       
participating agencies and respective   
communities in the event of a terrorist 
attack4  7#e7 ,improving situational    
awareness and information sharing among 
all participating agencies in the event 
of a terrorist attack4  7#f7            
,identifying and sharing best practices 
and lessons learned from each ,workshop 
,series established under subsection    
7a74  7c7 ,designation of participating 
cities ,the ,administrator shall select 
jurisdictions to host a ,workshop       
,series from those cities that-- 7#a7   

are currently receiving1 or that        
previously received1 funding under      
section #bjjc2 and  7#b7 have requested 
to be considered4  7d7 ,workshop ,series
 participants ,individuals from ,state  
and local jurisdictions and emergency   
response providers in cities designated 
under subsection 7c7 shall be eligible  
to participate in the ,workshop ,series1
 including the following3  7#a7 ,senior 
elected and appointed officials4  7#b7  
,law enforcement4  7#c7 ,fire and       
,rescue4  7#d7 ,emergency management4   
7#e7 ,emergency ,medical ,services4     
7#f7 ,public health officials4  7#g7    
,private sector representatives4  7#h7  
,other participants as deemed           
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7e7 
,reports  7#a7 ,workshop ,series report 
,the ,administrator1 in consultation    
with the ,director of the ,national     
,counterterrorism ,center1 the ,director
 of the ,federal ,bureau of             
,investigation1 and officials from the  
city in which a ,workshop ,series is    

held1 shall develop and submit to all of
 the agencies participating in such     
,workshop ,series a report after the    
conclusion of each such ,workshop       
,series that addresses the following3   
7,a7 ,key findings about lessons learned
 and best practices from each such      
,workshop ,series4  7,b7 ,potential     
mitigation strategies and resources to  
address gaps identified during each such
 ,workshop ,series4  7#b7 ,annual       
reports ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section and annually thereafter for the 
next seven years1 the ,administrator1 in
 consultation with the ,director of the 
,national ,counterterrorism ,center and 
the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation1 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 
comprehensive summary report of the key 
themes1 lessons learned1 and best       

practices identified during the         
,workshop ,series held during the       
previous year4  7f7 ,authorization      
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#a1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #ebh the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #ebi4 ,joint           
,counterterrorism ,awareness ,workshop  
,series4  4  ,september #a1 #bjag       
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed