[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2206 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2206


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  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 
                shall be responsible for--
                            ``(I) coordinating 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) coordinating 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, modifications, 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.