,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjah ,mr4  
,s*atz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?une7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve ov]sight by !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission ( !  
wireless & broadca/ em]g5cy al]t sy/ems4
  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,reliable ,em]g5cy ,al]t           
,di/ribution ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah or
 ,,readi ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7#b7 ! t]m          
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission2  7#c7 ! t]m
 ,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em means ! national 
public w>n+ sy/em1 ! rules = :i* are set
 =? 9 "p #aa ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulation72 &  7#d7 ! t]m ,wireless    
,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em means ! wireless  

national public w>n+ sy/em e/abli%$ "u !
 ,w>n+1 ,al]t1 & ,response ,network ,act
 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #abja et seq471 ! rules 
= :i* are set =? 9 "p #aj ( title #dg1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any     
successor regulation74  #c4 ,wireless   
,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em (f]+s  7a7        
,am5dm5t ,section #fjb7;b77#b77;,e7 ( ! 
,w>n+1 ,al]t1 & ,response ,network ,act 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;b77#b77;,e77 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ! second & ?ird  
s5t5ces2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ o!r ?an an    
al]t issu$ by ! ,presid5t4 & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  o!r ?an an al]t issu$ by-- 7,a7
 ! ,presid5t2 or  7,b7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  4 
7b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,commission1 9 consultation ) !         
,adm9i/rator1 %all adopt regulations to 
implem5t ! am5dm5t made by subsection   
7a77#b74  #d4 ,/ate ,em]g5cy ,al]t      
,sy/em ,plans & ,em]g5cy ,communications
 ,committees  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,,secc means a     

,/ate ,em]g5cy ,communications          
,committee2  7#b7 ! t]m ,/ate means any 
,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1   
,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & any        
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 ! 
t]m ,/ate ,,eas ,plan means a ,/ate     
,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em ,plan4  7b7 ,/ate 
,em]g5cy ,communications ,committee ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
adopt regulations t--  7#a7 enc\rage !  
*ief executive ( ea* ,/ate-- 7,a7 to    
e/abli% an ,,secc if ! ,/ate does n h an
 ,,secc2 or  7,b7 if ! ,/ate has an     
,,secc1 to review ! composition &       
gov]nance ( ! ,,secc2  7#b7 provide t-- 
7,a7 ea* ,,secc1 n less frequ5tly ?an   
annually1 %all--  7i7 meet to review &  
update its ,/ate ,,eas ,plan2  7ii7     
c]tify to ! ,commission t ! ,,secc has  
met z requir$ "u clause 7i72 &  7iii7   
submit to ! ,commission an updat$ ,/ate 

,,eas ,plan2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,commission       
receives an updat$ ,/ate ,,eas ,plan "u 
subp>agraph 7,a77iii71 ! ,commission    
%all--  7i7 approve or disapprove !     
updat$ ,/ate ,,eas ,plan2 &  7ii7 notify
 ! *ief executive ( ! ,/ate ( !         
,commission's f9d+s2 &  7#c7 e/abli% a  
,/ate ,,eas ,plan cont5t *eckli/ =      
,s,e,c,cs to use :5 review+ & updat+ a  
,/ate ,,eas ,plan = submission to !     
,commission "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a74  7c7 
,consultation ,! ,commission %all       
consult ) ! ,adm9i/rator reg>d+ !       
adoption ( regulations "u subsection    
7b77#c74  #e4 ,em]g5cy al]t be/         
practices  7a7 ,guidance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 develop & issue guidance = ,/ate1      
,tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts reg>d+       
policies & proc$ures relat+ to em]g5cy  
al]ts4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! guidance       
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include  
be/ practices & recomm5dations =--  7,a7

 ! processes & proc$ures t a ,/ate1     
,tribal1 or local gov]nm5t (ficial %\ld 
use to issue an al]t t w use ! ,em]g5cy 
,al]t ,sy/em or ,wireless ,em]g5cy ,al]t
 ,sy/em1 includ+ in=mation ab\t !       
te*nology us$ to issue su* an al]t2     
7,b7 /eps t a ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local  
gov]nm5t (ficial %\ld take to mitigate !
 possibility ( ! issuance ( a false al]t
 ?r\gh ! ,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em & relat$ 
em]g5cy al]t+ sy/ems2  7,c7 ! process t 
a ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local gov]nm5t     
(ficial %\ld adopt to retract a false   
al]t 9 ! case ( ! issuance ( su* an     
al]t2  7,d7 ! annual tra9+ ( ,/ate1     
,tribal1 & local al]t orig9ation /aff   
relat$ to !-- 7i7 issuance ( al]ts2     
7ii7 avoidance ( false al]ts2 &  7iii7  
retract+ ( false al]ts2 &  7,e7 a plan  
by :i* p>ticipants 9 ! ,em]g5cy ,al]t   
,sy/em & ! ,wireless ,em]g5cy ,al]t     
,sy/em & o!r relevant ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & 
local gov]nm5t (ficials may1 dur+ an    
em]g5cy1 contact ea* o!r1 z well z      
,f$]al (ficials1 :5 appropriate &       

necess>y1 by telephone1 text message1 or
 o!r means ( communication1 reg>d+ an   
al]t t has be5 di/ribut$ to ! public4   
7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9         
subsection 7a7 %all be con/ru$ to am5d1 
supplem5t1 or abridge ! au?ority ( !    
,commission "u ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 or 9 
any o!r mann] give ! ,adm9i/rator       
au?ority ov] communications s]vice      
provid]s p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,em]g5cy ,al]t  
,sy/em or ! ,wireless ,em]g5cy ,al]t    
,sy/em4  #f4 ,false al]t report+ ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,commission1 9 consultation 
) ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all complete a       
rulemak+ proce$+ to e/abli% a sy/em to  
receive f ! ,adm9i/rator or ,/ate1      
,tribal1 or local gov]nm5ts reports (   
false al]ts "u ! ,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em  
or ! ,wireless ,em]g5cy ,al]t ,sy/em = !
 purpose ( record+ su* false al]ts &    
exam9+ _! causes4  #g4 ,repeat+ ,em]g5cy
 ,al]t ,sy/em messages = national       
security ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,commission1 9 consultation ) !         
,adm9i/rator1 %all complete a rulemak+  
proce$+ to modify ! ,em]g5cy ,al]t      
,sy/em to provide = repeat+ ,em]g5cy    
,al]t ,sy/em messages :ile an al]t      
rema9s p5d+ t is issu$ by--  7#a7 !     
,presid5t2  7#b7 ! ,adm9i/rator2 or     
7#c7 any o!r entity "u specifi$         
circum/ances z det]m9$ by ! ,commission1
 9 consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator4  #h4  
,onl9e /ream+ s]vices em]g5cy al]t      
exam9ation  7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,commission %all complete an inquiry  
to exam9e ! feasibility ( e/abli%+      
sy/ems & signal+ to (f] ,em]g5cy ,al]t  
,sy/em al]ts to audio & video /ream+    
s]vices deliv]$ ov] ! int]net4  7b7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]       
complet+ ! inquiry "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,commission %all submit a report on !   
f9d+s & conclusions ( ! inquiry to--    
7#a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 
& ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! 

,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4