#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fjif  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve      
oversight by the ,federal               
,communications ,commission of the      
wireless and broadcast emergency alert  
systems4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,reliable ,emergency
 ,alert ,distribution ,improvement ,act 
of #bjbj or the ,,readi ,act4  #b4      
,reliable emergency alert distribution  
improvement  7a7 ,wireless ,emergency   
,alerts ,system offerings  7#a7         
,amendment ,section #fjb7;b77#b77;,e7 of
 the ,warning1 ,alert1 and ,response    
,network ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4            
#abja7;b77#b77;,e77 is amended--  7,a7  
by striking the second and third        
sentences2 and  7,b7 by striking other  
than an alert issued by the ,president4 
and inserting the following3  other than
 an alert issued by-- 7i7 the           
,president2 or  7ii7 the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency4  4  7#b7 ,regulations ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  

enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission1
 in consultation with the               
,administrator1 shall adopt regulations 
to implement the amendment made by      
paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7b7 ,state        
,emergency ,alert ,system ,plans and    
,emergency ,communications ,committees  
7#a7 ,state ,emergency ,communications  
,committee ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission shall adopt       
regulations that-- 7,a7 encourage the   
chief executive of each ,state--  7i7 to
 establish an ,,secc if the ,state does 
not have an ,,secc2 or  7ii7 if the     
,state has an ,,secc1 to review the     
composition and governance of the       
,,secc2  7,b7 provide that-- 7i7 each   
,,secc1 not less frequently than        
annually1 shall--  7,i7 meet to review  
and update its ,state ,,eas ,plan2      
7,,ii7 certify to the ,commission that  
the ,,secc has met as required under    
subclause 7,i72 and  7,,iii7 submit to  
the ,commission an updated ,state ,,eas 

,plan2 and  7ii7 not later than #fj days
 after the date on which the ,commission
 receives an updated ,state ,,eas ,plan 
under clause 7i77,,iii71 the ,commission
 shall--  7,i7 approve or disapprove the
 updated ,state ,,eas ,plan2 and  7,,ii7
 notify the chief executive of the      
,state of the ,commission's approval or 
disapproval of such plan1 and reason    
therefor2 and  7,c7 establish a ,state  
,,eas ,plan content checklist for       
,s,e,c,cs to use when reviewing and     
updating a ,state ,,eas ,plan for       
submission to the ,commission under     
subparagraph 7,b77i74  7#b7             
,consultation ,the ,commission shall    
consult with the ,administrator         
regarding the adoption of regulations   
under paragraph 7#a77;,c74  7#c7        
,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 
the term ,,secc means a ,state          
,emergency ,communications ,committee2  
7,b7 the term ,state means any ,state of
 the ,united ,states1 the ,district of  
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 

,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin      
,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the  
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and any possession of the     
,united ,states2 and  7,c7 the term     
,state ,,eas ,plan means a ,state       
,emergency ,alert ,system ,plan4  7c7   
,false alert reporting ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,commission1 in         
consultation with the ,administrator1   
shall complete a rulemaking proceeding  
to establish a system to receive from   
the ,administrator or ,state1 ,tribal1  
or local governments reports of false   
alerts under the ,emergency ,alert      
,system or the ,wireless ,emergency     
,alerts ,system for the purpose of      
recording such false alerts and         
examining the causes of such false      
alerts4  7d7 ,repeating ,emergency      
,alert ,system messages for national    
security  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission1

 in consultation with the               
,administrator1 shall complete a        
rulemaking proceeding to modify the     
,emergency ,alert ,system to provide for
 repeating ,emergency ,alert ,system    
messages while an alert remains pending 
that is issued by--  7,a7 the           
,president2  7,b7 the ,administrator2 or
  7,c7 any other entity determined      
appropriate under the circumstances by  
the ,commission1 in consultation with   
the ,administrator4  7#b7 ,scope of     
rulemaking ,paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7,a7
 apply to warnings of national security 
events1 meaning emergencies of national 
significance1 such as a missile threat1 
terror attack1 or other act of war or   
threat to public safety2 and  7,b7 not  
apply to more typical warnings1 such as 
a weather alert1 ,,amber ,alert1 or     
disaster alert4  7#c7 ,rule of          
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 shall be construed to impair1 limit1 or
 otherwise change-- 7,a7 the authority  
of the ,president granted by law to     

alert and warn the public2 or  7,b7 the 
role of the ,president as               
commander-in-chief with respect to the  
identification1 dissemination1          
notification1 or alerting of information
 of missile threats against the ,united 
,states1 or threats to public safety4   
7e7 ,internet and online streaming      
services emergency alert examination    
7#a7 ,study ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and after providing public notice 
and opportunity for comment1 the        
,commission shall complete an inquiry to
 examine the feasibility of updating the
 ,emergency ,alert ,system to enable or 
improve alerts to consumers provided    
through the internet1 including through 
streaming services4  7#b7 ,report ,not  
later than #ij days after completing the
 inquiry under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,commission shall submit a report on the
 findings and conclusions of the inquiry
 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation of the    

,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives4  7f7 ,definitions ,in 
this section--  7#a7 the term           
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency2  7#b7 the term ,commission     
means the ,federal ,communications      
,commission2  7#c7 the term ,emergency  
,alert ,system means the national public
 warning system1 the rules for which are
 set forth in part #aa of title #dg1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any  
successor regulation72 and  7#d7 the    
term ,wireless ,emergency ,alerts       
,system means the wireless national     
public warning system established under 
the ,warning1 ,alert1 and ,response     
,network ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #abja et   
seq471 the rules for which are set forth
 in part #aj of title #dg1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation74  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,november #ag1         
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