[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3858 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3858
To authorize States to use leftover funds under the Broadband Equity,
Access, and Deployment Program for emergency warning infrastructure,
connectivity, and related systems projects.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2026
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To authorize States to use leftover funds under the Broadband Equity,
Access, and Deployment Program for emergency warning infrastructure,
connectivity, and related systems projects.
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 ``Strengthening Infrastructure,
Readiness, and Emergency Notifications Act of 2026'' or the ``SIREN Act
of 2026''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(5)(C)(ii), in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ``by the applicable deadline'' and
inserting ``after being provided the opportunity to submit a
proposal under subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii) and use any remaining
amounts in accordance with that proposal, if approved by the
Assistant Secretary''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii),
respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and
adjusting the margins accordingly;
(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so
redesignated, by striking ``An eligible entity may''
and inserting the following:
``(1) Permitted uses.--An eligible entity may''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Use of remaining amounts for emergency warning
infrastructure, connectivity, and related systems projects.--
``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Eligible project.--The term `eligible
project' means a project for the procurement,
installation, or modernization of--
``(I) audible warning sirens or
similar rapid notification technologies
and infrastructure;
``(II) wind, flood, fire,
earthquake, or other sensor
technologies necessary for the
detection and monitoring of, and rapid
response to, major disasters; or
``(III) information technology
equipment, software, and any other
related item necessary for the function
of projects described in subclauses (I)
and (II).
``(ii) Remaining amounts.--The term
`remaining amounts', with respect to the
allocations to an eligible entity under
subsection (c), means any amounts remaining
from those allocations upon approval of the
eligible entity's final proposal under
subsection (e)(4).
``(B) Use of remaining funds.--An eligible entity
that wishes to use remaining amounts for 1 or more
eligible projects--
``(i) shall submit to the Assistant
Secretary a proposal for utilizing the
remaining amounts in accordance with clause
(ii); and
``(ii) may, if the proposal submitted under
clause (i) is approved by the Assistant
Secretary, use the remaining amounts to
establish a competitive subgrant program to
support 1 or more eligible projects.
``(C) Prioritization.--In awarding subgrants under
subparagraph (B), an eligible entity shall prioritize
eligible projects in which the eligible entity or a
political subdivision of the eligible entity has
provided not less than 25 percent of the cost of the
eligible project.
``(D) Prohibited use of funds.--A subgrant awarded
under subparagraph (B) may not be used for the
operating or maintenance costs of an eligible project.
``(E) Interstate projects.--Two or more eligible
entities may execute a memorandum of agreement between
or among one another to facilitate a subgrant award
under subparagraph (B) for an eligible project that
spans an area within the jurisdiction of 2 or more of
the eligible entities.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 60102(e)(4)(A)(i) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702(e)(4)(A)(i)) is
amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking
``approvals'' and inserting ``approves''.
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