[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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                               AMENDMENT