,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eaed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #d1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,mull9 7= himself1 ,ms4       
,pelosi1 & ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy       
,managem5t ,ag5cy to c>ry out a program 
to provide te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance
 to ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal au?orities  
to conduct te/+ ( em]g5cy al]t & w>n+   
sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,resili5t ,em]g5cy ,al]t ,communications
 & ,tra9+ ,act or ! ,,react ,act4  #b4  
,support = em]g5cy al]t+ sy/ems  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al        
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all c>ry out
 a program to provide te*nical &        
f9ancial assi/ance to ,/ate1 local1 &   
,tribal au?orities to conduct p]iodic   
field tra9+1 end-to-end te/+1 &         
community-bas$ ex]cises ( em]g5cy al]t &

 w>n+ sy/ems1 :i* %all be 9 addition to 
support provid$ "u any exi/+ program4   
7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! te*nical & f9ancial 
assi/ance provid$ "u subsection 7a7 %all
 include-- 7#a7 fund+ & tra9+ =         
community-bas$ ex]cises1 includ+        
organiz$ live te/+ at ! local level2    
7#b7 assi/ance ) e/abli%+ a cle>        
del9eation ( roles1 responsibilities1 & 
/&>d op]at+ proc$ures )9 ! em]g5cy al]t 
& w>n+ *a9 ( au?orization1 includ+      
across local1 ,tribal1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al  
au?orities2  7#c7 develop+ & publi%+    
templates = em]g5cy al]t & w>n+         
messages1 9 accordance ) evid5ce-bas$   
sci5tific rese>*1 t--  7,a7 may include 
message complet5ess requirem5ts2 &  7,b7
 build ^u exi/+ tra9+ mat]ials2  7#d7   
tra9+ on be/ practices = craft+1        
dissem9at+1 & assess+ ! effectiv5ess (  
em]g5cy al]t & w>n+ messages1 provid$   
across diff]5t plat=ms & jurisdictions2 
7#e7 developm5t ( /&>diz$ metrics to    
assess ! effectiv5ess ( em]g5cy al]t &  
w>n+ sy/ems2  7#f7 te/+ ( te*nology &   

infra/ructure = em]g5cy al]t & w>n+     
sy/ems1 includ+ multimodal capabilities1
 to ensure su* sy/ems are work+         
effectively & 9 coord9ation ) "o ano!r2 
7#g7 te*nical assi/ance = ! developm5t (
 public education campaigns t expla9 h[ 
em]g5cy al]t & w>n+ sy/ems "w1 actions  
by individuals requir$ to ensure !y     
receive al]ts & w>n+s1 & h[ individuals 
& communities %\ld respond2 &  7#h7     
review (1 & recomm5dations =1 local     
policy & /&>d op]at+ proc$ures reg>d+ ! 
use ( em]g5cy al]t & w>n+ sy/ems4  7c7  
,op]ational plan ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) ,/ate1   
local1 & ,tribal au?orities1 %all       
develop & submit to ,congress a plan =  
c>ry+ out ! program "u ?is section4 ,su*
 plan %all conta9 anticipat$ co/s &     
metrics to assess ! effectiv5ess ( su*  
tra9+1 te/+1 & ex]cises4  7d7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !      
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress a 

report on ! field tra9+1 end-to-end     
te/+1 community-bas$ ex]cises1 & public 
education support$ "u ?is section & su* 
report %all conta9-- 7#a7 = ea* ,al]t+  
,au?ority "u ! ,integrat$ ,public ,al]t 
& ,w>n+ ,sy/em & = ea* ,/ate1 local1 or 
,tribal au?ority receiv+ assi/ance "u   
?is section t is n an e/abli%$ ,al]t+   
,au?ority--  7,a7 :e!r ! au?ority has   
conduct$ field tra9+1 end-to-end te/+1  
community-bas$ ex]cises1 & public       
education relat+ to ! em]g5cy al]t &    
w>n+ sy/ems ( su* au?ority2  7,b7 !     
frequ5cy & scope ( ! activities describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7,c7 :e!r !       
au?ority has e/abli%$ suffici5t /&>d    
op]at+ proc$ures reg>d+ ! use ( its     
em]g5cy al]t & w>n+ sy/ems2  7,d7 a     
description ( ! p]c5tage ( individuals  
or regions cov]$ by its em]g5cy al]t &  
w>n+ sy/ems2  7,e7 a description ( !    
me?ods us$ to obta9 public p>ticipation 
& fe$back1 & _! results1 dur+ & aft] su*
 activities2 &  7,f7 a description (    
opt-out rates = em]g5cy al]t & w>n+     

sy/ems dur+ & aft] su* activities2  7#b7
 an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( su*    
field tra9+1 end-to-end te/+1 &         
community-bas$ ex]cises z measur$ by !  
metrics conta9$ 9 ! plan requir$ "u     
subsection 7c72 &  7#c7 any             
recomm5dations = updat+ su* plan4  7e7  
,sunset ,! au?ority provid$ "u ?is      
section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #aj 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is section    
#cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjce4  7g7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ to   
require ,/ate1 local & ,tribal          
au?orities to be m&at$ to use any       
p>ticul> em]g5cy al]t & w>n+ sy/em4  7h7
 ,em]g5cy al]t & w>n+ sy/em def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m em]g5cy al]t & w>n+     
sy/em means any sy/em us$ by a ,/ate1   
local1 or ,tribal au?ority to w>n !     
public ab\t em]g5cies or natural haz>ds1
 includ+ su* sy/ems t op]ate ?r\gh !    

,integrat$ ,public ,al]t & ,w>n+ ,sy/em4