Sec. 4. State Emergency Alert System Plans and Emergency Communications Committees
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In this section— the term SECC means a State Emergency Communications Committee; the term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States; and the term State EAS Plan means a State Emergency Alert System Plan. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall adopt regulations that— encourage the chief executive of each State— to establish an SECC if the State does not have an SECC; or if the State has an SECC, to review the composition and governance of the SECC; provide that— each SECC, not less frequently than annually, shall— meet to review and update its State EAS Plan; certify to the Commission that the SECC has met as required under clause (i); and submit to the Commission an updated State EAS Plan; and not later than 60 days after the date on which the Commission receives an updated State EAS Plan under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Commission shall— approve or disapprove the updated State EAS Plan; and notify the chief executive of the State of the Commission's findings; and establish a State EAS Plan content checklist for SECCs to use when reviewing and updating a State EAS Plan for submission to the Commission under paragraph (2)(A).
The Commission shall consult with the Administrator regarding the adoption of regulations under subsection (b)(3).