#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cffi  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
conduct a collective response to a      
terrorism exercise that includes the    
management of cascading effects on      
critical infrastructure during times of 
extreme cold weather1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,weatherizing       
,infrastructure in the ,north and       
,terrorism ,emergency ,readiness ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,exercise on terrorist     
attack during extreme cold  7a7 ,in     
general ,in addition to1 or as part of  
exercise programs currently carried out 
by the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 to enhance domestic          
preparedness for terrorism1 promote the 
dissemination of homeland security      
information1 and test the homeland      
security posture of the ,united ,states1
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
acting through appropriate offices and  
components of the ,department1 shall    

develop and conduct a collective        
response to terrorism exercise that     
includes management of cascading effects
 on critical infrastructure 7as such    
term is defined in section #ajaf7;e7 of 
,public ,law #ajg-ef 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#eaie;c7e7771 such as an extreme cold   
weather event caused by a polar vortex4 
7b7 ,exercise requirements ,the exercise
 required under subsection 7a7 shall    
include a scenario involving the        
following3 7#a7 ,an extreme cold weather
 event1 such as an event caused by a    
polar vortex1 with respect to access to 
critical services4  7#b7 ,any cascading 
effects on critical infrastructure4     
7#c7 ,how the effects of a successful   
terrorist attack against critical       
infrastructure could be mitigated by    
emergency managers1 ,state officials1   
and appropriate private sector and      
community stakeholders4  7#d7 ,how the  
resilience of communities that could be 
impacted by such an attack could be     
bolstered4  7#e7 ,coordination with     

appropriate ,federal departments and    
agencies1 and ,state1 local1 ,tribal1   
and territorial agencies4  7#f7         
,coordination with appropriate private  
sector and community stakeholders4  7c7 
,report ,not later than #fj days after  
the completion of the exercise required 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall1 consistent   
with the protection of classified       
information1 submit to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate an after-action 
report presenting the initial findings  
of such exercise1 any immediate and     
longer-term plans for incorporating     
lessons learned into future operations  
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 and any proposed legislative 
changes informed by such exercise4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,december #i1 #bjai4;,clerk4