[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5744 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5744

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of 
     State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and 
strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2014

Mr. Payne (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of 
     State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and 
strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Wide Interoperable 
Communications Enhancement Act'' or the ``SWIC Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY 
              GRANT FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 2004(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605(b)) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B)(i) certification that the Governor of the 
                State has designated a Statewide Interoperability 
                Coordinator, including identification in such 
                certification of the individual so designated, who is 
                shall be responsible for--
                            ``(I) overseeing the daily operations of 
                        the State's interoperability efforts;
                            ``(II) coordinating State interoperability 
                        and communications projects and grant 
                        applications for such projects;
                            ``(III) establishing and maintaining 
                        working groups to develop and implement key 
                        interoperability initiatives; and
                            ``(IV) implementing and updating, as 
                        necessary, a Statewide Communications 
                        Interoperability Plan that specifies the 
                        current status of State efforts to enhance 
                        communications interoperability within the 
                        State, including progress or setbacks, and 
                        future goals for communications 
                        interoperability among emergency response 
                        agencies in the State; or
                    ``(ii) if a Statewide Interoperability Coordinator 
                has not been designated in accordance with clause (i)--
                            ``(I) certification that the State is 
                        performing in another manner the functions 
                        described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of 
                        such clause; and
                            ``(II) identification in such certification 
                        of an individual who has been designated by the 
                        State as the primary point of contact for 
                        performance of such functions;''.
    (b) Limitation on Application.--The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall not apply with respect to any grant for which an application 
was submitted under the State Homeland Security Grant Program before 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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