Sec. 207. Department of Homeland Security social media improvement
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Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary shall establish within the Department a social media working group (in this section referred to as the Group ). In order to enhance the dissemination of information through social media technologies between the Department and appropriate stakeholders and to improve use of social media technologies in support of preparedness, response, and recovery, the Group shall identify, and provide guidance and best practices to the emergency preparedness and response community on the use of social media technologies before, during, and after acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Membership of the Group shall be composed of a cross section of subject matter experts from Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and nongovernmental organization practitioners, including representatives from the following entities: The Office of Public Affairs of the Department. The Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department. The Privacy Office of the Department. The Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Office of Disability Integration and Coordination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The American Red Cross. The United States Forest Service. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The United States Geological Survey. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Secretary shall serve as the chairperson of the Group. The chairperson shall designate, on a rotating basis, a representative from a State or local government who is a member of the Group to serve as the co-chairperson of the Group. The chairperson shall appoint, on a rotating basis, qualified individuals to the Group.
The total number of such additional members shall— be equal to or greater than the total number of regular members under paragraph (1); and include— not fewer than three representatives from the private sector; and representatives from— State, local, tribal, and territorial entities, including from— law enforcement; fire services; emergency medical services; emergency management; and public health entities; universities and academia; and nonprofit disaster relief organizations.
The chairperson shall establish term limits for individuals appointed to the Group under paragraph (3). To the extent practicable, the Group shall work with entities in the public and private sectors to carry out subsection (b). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Group shall hold its initial meeting. After the initial meeting under paragraph (1), the Group shall meet— at the call of the chairperson; and not less frequently than twice each year.
Each meeting of the Group may be held virtually. During each year in which the Group meets, the Group shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes the following: A review and analysis of current and emerging social media technologies being used to support preparedness, response, and recovery activities related to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
A review of best practices and lessons learned on the use of social media technologies during the response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies that occurred during the period covered by the report at issue. Recommendations to improve the Department’s use of social media technologies for emergency management purposes. Recommendations to improve public awareness of the type of information disseminated through social media technologies, and how to access such information, during acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
A review of available training for Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial officials on the use of social media technologies in response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. A review of coordination efforts with the private sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, technical, privacy, and security concerns. The Group shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this section unless the chairperson renews the Group for a successive five-year period before the date on which the Group would otherwise terminate by submitting to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a certification that the continued existence of the Group is necessary to fulfill the purpose described in subsection (b).
The chairperson may continue to renew the Group for successive five-year periods by submitting a certification in accordance with paragraph
(1)before the date on which the Group would otherwise terminate. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 317 the following new item: Sec. 318. Social media working group. .
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