Sec. 6096D. Integrated public alert and warning system guidance
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and issue guidance on how State, Tribal, and local governments can participate in the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States described in section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 321o ) (referred to in this section as the public alert and warning system ) while maintaining the integrity of the public alert and warning system, including— guidance on the categories of public emergencies and appropriate circumstances that warrant an alert and warning from State, Tribal, and local governments using the public alert and warning system; the procedures for State, Tribal, and local government officials to authenticate civil emergencies and initiate, modify, and cancel alerts transmitted through the public alert and warning system, including protocols and technology capabilities for— the initiation, or prohibition on the initiation, of alerts by a single authorized or unauthorized individual; testing a State, Tribal, or local government incident management and warning tool without accidentally initiating an alert through the public alert and warning system; and steps a State, Tribal, or local government official should take to mitigate the possibility of the issuance of a false alert through the public alert and warning system; the standardization, functionality, and interoperability of incident management and warning tools used by State, Tribal, and local governments to notify the public of an emergency through the public alert and warning system; the annual training and recertification of emergency management personnel on requirements for originating and transmitting an alert through the public alert and warning system; the procedures, protocols, and guidance concerning the protective action plans that State, Tribal, and local governments should issue to the public following an alert issued under the public alert and warning system; the procedures, protocols, and guidance concerning the communications that State, Tribal, and local governments should issue to the public following a false alert issued under the public alert and warning system; a plan by which State, Tribal, and local government officials may, during an emergency, contact each other as well as Federal officials and participants in the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts System, when appropriate and necessary, by telephone, text message, or other means of communication regarding an alert that has been distributed to the public; and any other procedure the Administrator considers appropriate for maintaining the integrity of and providing for public confidence in the public alert and warning system.
The Administrator shall ensure that the guidance developed under subsection
(a)does not conflict with recommendations made for improving the public alert and warning system provided in the report submitted by the National Advisory Council under section 2(b)(7)(B) of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–143 ; 130 Stat. 332). In developing the guidance under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure appropriate public consultation and, to the extent practicable, coordinate the development of the guidance with stakeholders of the public alert and warning system, including— appropriate personnel from Federal agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Commission; representatives of State and local governments and emergency services personnel, who shall be selected from among individuals nominated by national organizations representing those governments and personnel; representatives of federally recognized Indian Tribes and national Indian organizations; communications service providers; vendors, developers, and manufacturers of systems, facilities, equipment, and capabilities for the provision of communications services; third-party service bureaus; the national organization representing the licensees and permittees of noncommercial broadcast television stations; technical experts from the broadcasting industry, including representatives of both the non-commercial and commercial radio broadcast industries and non-commercial and commercial television broadcast industries; educators from the Emergency Management Institute; and other individuals with technical expertise as the Administrator determines appropriate. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the public consultation with stakeholders under subsection (c). Nothing in subsection
(a)shall be construed to amend, supplement, or abridge the authority of the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or in any other manner give the Administrator authority over communications service providers participating in the Emergency Alert System or the Wireless Emergency Alerts System.
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Sec. 6096D
Integrated public alert and warning system guidance
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