3.0.0 6392 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z House H HR 2008-06-26 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-29T15:47:57Z Referred to 2008-06-26T14:06:45Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-27T19:50:09Z Referred to 2008-06-26T14:06:50Z Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2008 110 6038 HR 2008-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2008-09-29 hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. Committee 2008-06-27 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2008-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 N D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2008-06-26 True G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2008-07-17 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-07-29 False Emergency Management Administrative procedure Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Emergency communication systems Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Law Science, Technology, Communications Standards Wireless communication Emergency Management 00 2008-06-26 Introduced in House 2008-07-10T20:16:09Z Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 or ALERTS Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a national integrated public alert and warning system; (2) develop within such system a commercial mobile alert system to provide rapid dissemination of information over commercial mobile devices; and (3) designate an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to receive, aggregate, validate, and authenticate homeland security and other information originated by authorized federal, state, local, and tribal governments to facilitate the transmission of such mobile alert system.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish common alerting and warning protocols, standards of performance, and terminology; (2) include the capability to adapt the dissemination of information and the content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or user preferences and to alert special needs populations; (3) ensure that the national warning system is incorporated into DHS training and exercise programs; and (4) coordinate with other federal agencies, state, local, and tribal governments, and key stakeholders.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilot program to increase the national warning system's reach.

Amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to authorize the use of grant funds to permit state, local, and tribal governments to improve public alert and warning capabilities.

Prohibits tampering or interfering with components of the national warning system that are used or designed to deliver alerts and warnings and that were purchased with public funds.

]]> Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced ALERTS Act of 2008 Display Title Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate an agency within the Department of Homeland Security to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to disseminate homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6392ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6392ih.xml 2008-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.