,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,johnson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,federal     
,emergency ,management ,agency to       
evaluate the ,national ,response        
,framework based on lessons learned from
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,national ,response 
,framework ,improvement ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,evaluation of ,national ,response  
,framework  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency
 7referred to in this ,act as the       
,administrator71 acting through the     
,national ,integration ,center1 shall   
conduct an initial evaluation of the    
,national ,response ,framework of the   

,department of ,homeland ,security to   
determine whether there are any gaps or 
inefficiencies in the ,framework based  
on the response to the ,,covid-#ai      
pandemic4  7b7 ,requirements ,after     
conducting the evaluation required under
 subsection 7a71 the ,administrator     
shall-- 7#a7 in accordance with section 
#eji7;b77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4             
#cai7;b77#b771 update the ,national     
,response ,framework1 in coordination   
with the heads of the primary and       
support agencies of the emergency       
support functions1 based on the gaps or 
inefficiencies identified through the   
evaluation2  7#b7 provide               
recommendations on actions relevant     
agencies can take to address gaps       
identified through the evaluation2 and  
7#c7 conduct an additional evaluation as
 part of the after-action review process
 of the ,federal ,emergency ,management 
,agency4  #c4 ,interagency information  
sharing  7a7 ,in general ,the           

,administrator shall-- 7#a7 evaluate the
 processes for collecting and sharing   
information across the primary and      
support agencies of the emergency       
support functions during an incident for
 which the emergency support functions  
are activated under the ,national       
,response ,framework2  7#b7 provide     
recommendations to the heads of the     
primary and support agencies of         
emergency support functions for how to  
improve processes under paragraph 7#a72 
and  7#c7 update the ,national ,response
 ,framework to account for new          
information collection and sharing      
processes that result from the          
evaluation and recommendations under    
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7b7          
,coordination ,in evaluating the        
processes required under subsection     
7a77#a71 the ,administrator shall       
coordinate with the head of each        
emergency support function coordinator  
and the heads of primary and support    
agencies of the emergency support       

functions4  7c7 ,modifications ,the     
,administrator may make modifications to
 the processes incorporated into the    
,national ,response ,framework under    
subsection 7a77#c7 during an incident in
 which the emergency support functions  
are activated under the ,national       
,response ,framework if the             
,administrator determines such          
modifications are necessary to ensure   
efficient communication and information 
sharing4  #d4 ,training  7a7 ,evaluation
 of training program ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7  
conduct an assessment of the training   
programs for primary and support        
agencies of the emergency support       
functions under the ,national ,response 
,network that are in effect on the date 
of enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7    
provide recommendations to the heads of 
the primary and support agencies of     
emergency support functions for how to  
improve the training programs described 

in paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,annual training
 ,the ,administrator shall1 on an annual
 basis and in coordination with the     
heads of primary and support agencies of
 the emergency support functions under  
the ,national ,response ,framework1     
provide training on enhancements or     
updates made to the ,national ,response 
,framework4  #e4 ,required briefing  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall brief the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives on-- 7#a7 the          
evaluation conducted under section #b1  
including the updates made to the       
,national ,response ,framework and the  
recommendations required under section  
#b7;b72  7#b7 the evaluation and        
recommendations developed under         
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section     
#c7;a72 and  7#c7 the training program  

required to be established under section
 #d1 including information relating to  
how frequently training is offered and  
the attendance of the training by       
employees of relevant agencies4  7b7    
,notification ,the ,administrator shall 
provide notice to ,congress on any      
technology system updates that develop  
after the briefing required under       
subsection 7a7 that may impact          
information sharing efforts across the  
emergency support functions4