,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,spanberger 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security to establish national hazard  
preparation and response exercises1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,analyzing ,disaster ,vulnerabilities   
and ,applicable ,national ,capabilities 
for ,emergencies ,act or the ,,advance  
,act4  #b4 ,national hazard preparation 
and response exercises  7a7 ,requirement
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    

date of the enactment of this ,act and  
not less frequently than twice every    
year thereafter1 the ,secretary1 in     
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 shall conduct an exercise to   
test the modeling1 simulation1 and      
analysis capabilities and their utility 
for emergency response of the ,united   
,states with respect to significant     
natural disasters or public health      
emergencies impacting critical          
infrastructure4  7b7 ,planning and      
preparation ,each exercise under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be coordinated     
through ,,nisac and the ,national       
,laboratories4  7c7 ,participants  7#a7 
,federal ,government participants ,the  
following shall participate in each     
exercise under subsection 7a73 7,a7     
,relevant interagency partners1 as      
determined by the ,secretary4  7,b7     
,senior leader representatives from     
sector-specific agencies1 as determined 
by the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,state and     
local governments ,the ,secretary shall 

invite representatives from ,state and  
local governments to participate in the 
exercises under subsection 7a7 if the   
,secretary determines such participation
 to be appropriate4  7d7 ,elements ,each
 exercise under subsection 7a7 shall    
include the following elements3 7#a7    
,testing the capability of ,,nisac to   
perform modeling1 simulation1 and       
analysis to inform the significant      
natural disaster and public health      
emergency response of the ,united       
,states with respect to impact on       
critical infrastructure1 including the  
outbreak of infectious diseases1 extreme
 weather events1 or the overlapping     
combination of such outbreak or such    
weather event4  7#b7 ,testing of the    
relevant policy1 guidance1 and doctrine4
  7#c7 ,testing of the                  
information-sharing needs and systems4  
7#d7 ,testing the coordination between  
,federal1 ,state1 and local governments4
  7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #fj days after the date on   

which each exercise under subsection 7a7
 is conducted1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on each such        
exercise4  7#b7 ,matters included ,the  
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall include information relating to   
the following3 7,a7 ,a list of the      
entities participating in an exercise   
required under subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,an
 assessment of overall performance      
during such an exercise4  7,c7 ,a       
description of lessons learned from such
 an exercise1 including-- 7i7 gaps and  
limitations that require improvement2   
and  7ii7 recommendations with respect  
to planned changes to training4  #c4    
,annual report to ,congress relating to 
the impact of natural disasters or      
public health emergencies with respect  
to critical infrastructure  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate         

congressional committees a report       
describing the impact of natural        
disasters and public health emergencies 
with respect to critical infrastructure4
  7b7 ,matters included ,the report     
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include information relating to the     
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the   
most concerning threats to critical     
infrastructure from natural disasters or
 public health emergencies1 including   
the severity and probability of a threat
 to each critical infrastructure from   
each type of natural disaster4  7#b7 ,an
 assessment relating to short-term and  
long-term damage that may result to each
 critical infrastructure from each type 
of natural disaster or public health    
emergency4  7#c7 ,a description of the  
modeling tools and human capacity of    
,,nisac to be utilized to inform        
emergency preparedness1 and any changes 
to such tools and capacity since the    
previous report4  7#d7 ,an assessment of
 modeling tools that may best inform the

 ,federal ,government with respect to   
cascading effects on infrastructure1    
transportation1 public health1 and the  
economy4  7#e7 ,recommendations of      
modeling1 simulation1 and training      
opportunities that may require further  
investment and maturation with respect  
to additional consultation and analysis1
 including-- 7,a7 ,,dhs-,,cisa-,,nrmc   
and peer review2  7,b7 interagency      
consultation1 as appropriate2  7,c7     
cost-effectiveness2 and  7,d7           
consideration of the tools that can best
 inform the ,united ,states ,government 
understanding of cascading effects on   
infrastructure1 transportation1 the     
economy1 and public health4  #d4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce1 the ,committee
 on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1  
and the ,committee on ,transportation   

and ,infrastructure of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,natural ,resources1 the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation1 and the ,committee on  
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate4  7#b7 ,,cisa ,the term ,,cisa  
means the ,cybersecurity and            
,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security4    
7#c7 ,critical ,infrastructure ,the term
 critical infrastructure has the meaning
 given that term in section #eaie;c7e7  
of title #db1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#d7 ,,dhs ,the term ,,dhs means the    
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#e7 ,national laboratories ,the term   
,national ,laboratories means the       
,united ,states ,department of ,energy  
,national ,laboratories and ,technology 
,centers4  7#f7 ,,nisac ,the term       
,,nisac means the ,national             
,infrastructure ,simulation and         

,analysis ,center4  7#g7 ,,nrmc ,the    
term ,,nrmc means the ,national ,risk   
,management ,center of the              
,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure      
,security ,agency4  7#h7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security4  7#i7             
,sector-specific agency ,the term       
sector-specific agency has the meaning  
given the term ,sector-,specific ,agency
 in section #bbja of the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fea74  7#aj7 ,state ,the term ,state   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #caa of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4