Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015

Summary

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to ensure that the President is able, under all conditions, to alert governmental authorities and the civilian population in areas endangered by disasters, including by: establishing common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures for such system; including in such system the capability to adapt the distribution and content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences and to alert individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs; ensuring that training, tests, and exercises are conducted for such system; establishing and integrating into the National Incident Management System a comprehensive and periodic training program to instruct and educate federal, state, tribal, and local government officials in the use of the Common Alerting Protocol enabled Emergency Alert System; and ensuring that the system is resilient, secure, and can withstand acts of terrorism and other external attacks. Requires the system to: incorporate multiple communications technologies, be designed to incorporate future technologies for communicating directly with the public to provide alerts to the largest portion of the affected population feasible and to improve the ability of remote areas to receive alerts, promote local and regional partnerships to enhance community preparedness and response, provide redundant alert mechanisms, and protect individual privacy. Directs FEMA to: (1) submit a detailed plan to implement the system, including a time line, a spending plan, and recommendations for any additional authority necessary; and (2) establish the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee to develop recommendations for the system.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 March 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 April 2015

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 April 2015

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 15 April 2015

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 December 2016

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 711.

   Source: Calendars

9. 30 December 2016

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-900.

   Source: Committee

10. 30 December 2016

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-900.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported in House · 30 December 2016 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 19 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 30 December 2016

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 30 December 2016

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 30 December 2016

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Lou Barletta · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
• Bill Shuster · R · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
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