3.0.0 2319 2019-02-20T23:27:50Z 2019-02-24T01:47:48Z Senate S S 2012-04-19 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-04-19T19:32:16Z Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 112 2904 HR 2011-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2012-04-19 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-04-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2012-04-19 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-04-19 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2012-04-19 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2012-04-19 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-04-25 False Emergency Management Advisory bodies Disaster relief and insurance Emergency communications systems Government information and archives Natural disasters Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2012-04-19 Introduced in Senate 2012-07-31T15:45:46Z Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize and implement the integrated U.S. public alert and warning system to ensure that under all conditions the President, federal agencies, and state, tribal, and local governments can alert and warn the civilian population in areas endangered by a natural disaster, war, act of terrorism, other man-made disaster, or other hazard to public safety.

Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures for the system; (2) include in such system the capability to adapt the distribution and content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, and multiple communication systems and technologies and to alert, warn, and provide equivalent information to individuals with disabilities or limited English proficiency; (3) ensure that specified training, tests, and exercises for such system are conducted; (4) conduct public education efforts and a general market awareness campaign about the system; and (5) ensure system coordination with the National Terrorism Advisory System.

Requires the system to: (1) incorporate multiple communications technologies; (2) be designed to adapt to and 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; and (3) provide redundant alert mechanisms.

Authorizes the Administrator to conduct pilot programs for the purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of using a variety of methods for achieving system requirements.

Directs the Administrator to establish a subcommittee to the National Advisory Council to be known as the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Subcommittee to develop and submit recommendations for the continuation and improvement of the system.

]]> Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 Display Title Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-04-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2319is/xml/BILLS-112s2319is.xml 2012-04-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.