,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjag,mr4 ,aguilar 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,titus1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
develop and make available guidance     
relating to domestic preparedness for   
and collective response to terrorism    
regarding active shooter and mass       
casualty incident response assistance1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,providing ,rational ,options ,toward   
the ,elimination of ,catastrophic       
,terrorism ,act of #bjag or the         
,,protect ,act4  #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      
relating to domestic preparedness for   
and collective response to terrorism in 
order 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 training1
 evacuating1 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 casualty    
collection points and 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   
,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