[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 623 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
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In the Senate of the United States,
October 7, 2015.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
623) entitled ``An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
authorize the Department of Homeland Security to establish a social
media working group, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the
following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Social Media Improvement Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROUP.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 318. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROUP.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within the
Department a social media working group (in this section referred to as
the `Group').
``(b) Purpose.--In order to enhance the dissemination of
information through social media technologies between the Department
and appropriate stakeholders and to improve use of social media
technologies in support of preparedness, response, and recovery, the
Group shall identify, and provide guidance and best practices to the
emergency preparedness and response community on, the use of social
media technologies before, during, and after a natural disaster or an
act of terrorism or other man-made disaster.
``(c) Membership.--
``(1) In general.--Membership of the Group shall be
composed of a cross section of subject matter experts from
Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and nongovernmental
organization practitioners, including representatives from the
following entities:
``(A) The Office of Public Affairs of the
Department.
``(B) The Office of the Chief Information Officer
of the Department.
``(C) The Privacy Office of the Department.
``(D) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
``(E) The Office of Disability Integration and
Coordination of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
``(F) The American Red Cross.
``(G) The Forest Service.
``(H) The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
``(I) The United States Geological Survey.
``(J) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
``(2) Chairperson; co-chairperson.--
``(A) Chairperson.--The Secretary, or a designee of
the Secretary, shall serve as the chairperson of the
Group.
``(B) Co-chairperson.--The chairperson shall
designate, on a rotating basis, a representative from a
State or local government who is a member of the Group
to serve as the co-chairperson of the Group.
``(3) Additional members.--The chairperson shall appoint,
on a rotating basis, qualified individuals to the Group. The
total number of such additional members shall--
``(A) be equal to or greater than the total number
of regular members under paragraph (1); and
``(B) include--
``(i) not fewer than 3 representatives from
the private sector; and
``(ii) representatives from--
``(I) State, local, tribal, and
territorial entities, including from--
``(aa) law enforcement;
``(bb) fire services;
``(cc) emergency
management; and
``(dd) public health
entities;
``(II) universities and academia;
and
``(III) nonprofit disaster relief
organizations.
``(4) Term limits.--The chairperson shall establish term
limits for individuals appointed to the Group under paragraph
(3).
``(d) Consultation With Non-members.--To the extent practicable,
the Group shall work with entities in the public and private sectors to
carry out subsection (b).
``(e) Meetings.--
``(1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Group shall hold its
initial meeting.
``(2) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting under
paragraph (1), the Group shall meet--
``(A) at the call of the chairperson; and
``(B) not less frequently than twice each year.
``(3) Virtual meetings.--Each meeting of the Group may be
held virtually.
``(f) Reports.--During each year in which the Group meets, the
Group shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that includes the following:
``(1) A review and analysis of current and emerging social
media technologies being used to support preparedness and
response activities related to natural disasters and acts of
terrorism and other man-made disasters.
``(2) A review of best practices and lessons learned on the
use of social media technologies during the response to natural
disasters and acts of terrorism and other man-made disasters
that occurred during the period covered by the report at issue.
``(3) Recommendations to improve the Department's use of
social media technologies for emergency management purposes.
``(4) Recommendations to improve public awareness of the
type of information disseminated through social media
technologies, and how to access such information, during a
natural disaster or an act of terrorism or other man-made
disaster.
``(5) A review of available training for Federal, State,
local, tribal, and territorial officials on the use of social
media technologies in response to a natural disaster or an act
of terrorism or other man-made disaster.
``(6) A review of coordination efforts with the private
sector to discuss and resolve legal, operational, technical,
privacy, and security concerns.
``(g) Duration of Group.--
``(1) In general.--The Group shall terminate on the date
that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this section
unless the chairperson renews the Group for a successive 5-year
period, prior to the date on which the Group would otherwise
terminate, by submitting to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a
certification that the continued existence of the Group is
necessary to fulfill the purpose described in subsection (b).
``(2) Continued renewal.--The chairperson may continue to
renew the Group for successive 5-year periods by submitting a
certification in accordance with paragraph (1) prior to the
date on which the Group would otherwise terminate.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 317 the following:
``Sec. 318. Social media working group.''.
Attest:
Secretary.
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 623
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