#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #bhib  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a /udy on ! effectiv5ess (      
em]g5cy al]t+ sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,wea!r ,al]t ,response & ,notification
 ,act or ! ,,w>n ,act4  #b4             
,effectiv5ess ( local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al  
al]t+ sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy on ! effectiv5ess ( 
local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al em]g5cy al]t+    
sy/ems 9 dissem9at+ timely & relevant   
in=mation dur+ wea!r-relat$ em]g5cies to
 help communities develop bett] policies
 & proc$ures = em]g5cy response &       
enhance public safety 9 ! ev5t ( a      
wea!r-relat$ em]g5cy4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,9  
conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 evaluate 
! efficacy ( v>i\s al]t m$iums1 includ+ 
plat=ms su* z social m$ia1 to dissem9ate
 em]g5cy al]ts1 includ+ travel bans &   
mass p[] outages1 dur+ extreme wea!r    

ev5ts2  7#b7 assess ! ext5t t guidance &
 tra9+ exi/s = develop+ al]t cont5t1 su*
 z ensur+ al]ts are cle>1 relevant1 &   
provide ! public ) actionable in=mation2
 &  7#c7 det]m9e :e!r improvem5ts c\ld  
be made to public al]t+ bas$ on input f 
a select$ sample ( em]g5cy manag]s1     
local (ficials1 & community gr\ps4  7c7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to !     
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &    
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report
 on ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,decemb] #i1 #bjbd4;,cl]k4