,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjbe,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hirono7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve ! em]g5cy managem5t capabilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ ,,va's        
,em]g5cy ,response to 7,,av]t7 ,crises  
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,report on em]g5cy   
managem5t roles = ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report outl9+ ! roles 
& responsibilities ( all (fices ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs involv$ ) 
em]g5cy managem5t4  7b7 ,consultation ,9
 prep>+ ! report requir$ by subsection  

7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs    
%all consult ) ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 & su* o!r
 ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs consid]s relevant1 to obta9   
insights f _! exp]i5ce & tr5ds t !y h   
f\nd1 & su* recomm5dations z !y may h ) 
respect to ! managem5t by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ( em]g5cy managem5t   
functions4  7c7 ,cont5ts ,! report      
submitt$ pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all
 include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description (
 ! organizational /ructure ( ea* (fice1 
bo? dur+ normal op]ations & dur+ em]g5cy
 or disa/] op]ations4  7#b7 ,! roles &  
responsibilities ( ea* (fice4  7#c7 ,a  
detail$ description ( roles &           
responsibilities t are %>$ by bo? !     
,(fice ( ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ( !        
,dep>tm5t & ! ,(fice ( ,op]ations1      
,security1 & ,prep>$ness ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 
includ+ an analysis ( h[ ea* (fice plays
 a "p 9 em]g5cy managem5t functions4    

7#d7 ,recomm5dations = improv+ !        
/ructure & alignm5t ( relevant (fices to
 bett] prep>e ! ,dep>tm5t = em]g5cies1  
remove r$undancies1 & improve           
acc\ntability4  7#e7 ,an analysis ( !   
feasibility & advisability ( consolidat+
 relevant (fices into "o c5traliz$      
em]g5cy managem5t (fice to improve      
communication & /reaml9e em]g5cy        
prep>$ness & response ef=ts ( !         
,dep>tm5t4  #c4 ,report on ,regional    
,read9ess ,c5t]s ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! ,regional 
,read9ess ,c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,!     
report submitt$ pursuant to subsection  
7a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! numb]
 ( reque/s made by facilities ( !       
,dep>tm5t to obta9 supplies f a         

,regional ,read9ess ,c5t] s9ce !        
inception ( ! ,regional ,read9ess ,c5t] 
program1 disaggregat$ by ,regional      
,read9ess ,c5t]4  7#b7 ,in=mation on    
types & am\nts ( mat]ial di/ribut$ s9ce 
! inception ( ! ,regional ,read9ess     
,c5t] program1 disaggregat$ by ,regional
 ,read9ess ,c5t]4  7#c7 ,curr5t         
inv5tory1 disaggregat$ by ,regional     
,read9ess ,c5t]4  7#d7 ,an ov]view ( !  
*ange 9 inv5tory 9 ea* ,regional        
,read9ess ,c5t] dur+ ! two-ye> p]iod    
end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7#e7 ,! p]c5tage ( inv5tory t is expir$ 
or t w expire 9 ! next mon?1            
disaggregat$ by ,regional ,read9ess     
,c5t]4  7#f7 ,op]ational co/s s9ce !    
inception ( ! ,regional ,read9ess ,c5t] 
program1 disaggregat$ by ,regional      
,read9ess ,c5t]4  7#g7 ,an analysis ( ! 
types & sizes ( em]g5cies1 includ+      
natural disa/]s1 public heal? em]g5cies1
 or ,f\r? ,mission activations ( !      
,dep>tm5t1 ) respect to :i* ea*         
,regional ,read9ess ,c5t] w\ld be able  

to provide suffici5t res\rces to respond
 to1 bas$ on ! curr5t capacity ( !      
,regional ,read9ess ,c5t]4  7#h7 ,any   
plans ( ! ,secret>y to realign or *ange 
! numb] ( ,regional ,read9ess ,c5t]s4   
#d4 ,plan to all[ fuel %>+ & increas$   
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy    
,managem5t ,ag5cy & ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all1 aft]
 consult+ ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al   
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 submit to ! 
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! 
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5t ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate1 & !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report        
reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! curr5t limitations      
prev5t+ ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t    
,ag5cy f provid+ fuel or o!r res\rces to
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs dur+   
em]g5cies2  7#b7 :e!r ! ,dep>tm5t       

requires action by ,congress to all[ su*
 res\rce provision to occur2  7#c7 :e!r 
! ,secret>y has be5 unable to coord9ate 
) ! ,adm9i/rator dur+ prior em]g5cies or
 ,f\r? ,mission activations due to a    
lack ( au?ority = su* coord9ation2 &    
7#d7 :e!r ! ,secret>y requires action by
 ,congress to address any ( ! issues    
m5tion$ "u p>agraph 7#c74