[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5162-S5163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS AND TRAINING ACT OF 2022

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 440, S. 4166.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 4166) to authorize preparedness programs to 
     support communities containing technological hazards and 
     emerging threats.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets, and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown 
in italics.)

                                S. 4166

       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 ``Technological Hazards 
     Preparedness and Training Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       (2) Indian tribal government.--The term ``Indian Tribal 
     government'' has the meaning given the term ``Indian tribal 
     government'' in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5122).
       (3) Local government; state.--The terms ``local 
     government'' and ``State'' have the [meaning] meanings given 
     those terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
       (4) Technological hazard and related emerging threat.--The 
     term ``technological hazard and related emerging threat''--
       (A) means a hazard that involves materials created by 
     humans that pose a unique hazard to the general public and 
     environment and which may result from--
       (i) an accident;
       (ii) an emergency caused by another hazard; or
       (iii) intentional use of the hazardous materials; and
       (B) includes a chemical, radiological, biological, and 
     nuclear hazard.

     SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES WITH 
                   TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RELATED EMERGING 
                   THREATS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall maintain the 
     capacity to provide States and local governments with 
     technological hazards and related emerging threats technical 
     assistance, training, and other preparedness programming to 
     build community resilience to technological hazards and 
     related emerging threats.
       (b) Authorities.--The Administrator shall carry out 
     subsection (a) in accordance with--
       (1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
       (2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 
     2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and
       (3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394).
       (c) Assessment and Notification.--In carrying out 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
       (1) use any available and appropriate multi-hazard risk 
     assessment and mapping tools and capabilities to identify the 
     communities that have the highest risk of and vulnerability 
     to a technological hazard in each State; and
       (2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal government is aware 
     of--
       (A) the communities identified under paragraph (1); and
       (B) the availability of programming under this section 
     for--
       (i) technological hazards and related emerging threats 
     preparedness; and
       (ii) building community capability.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives a report relating to--
       (1) actions taken to implement this section; and
       (2) technological hazards and related emerging threats 
     preparedness programming provided under this section during 
     the 1-year period preceding the date of submission of the 
     report.
       (e) Consultation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     seek continuing input relating to technological hazards and 
     related emerging threats preparedness needs by consulting 
     State, Tribal, [Territorial] territorial, and local emergency 
     services organizations and private sector stakeholders.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.

     SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       Nothing in this Act shall diminish or divert resources 
     from--
       (1) the full completion of federally-led chemical surety 
     material storage missions or chemical demilitarization 
     missions that are underway as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act; or
       (2) any transitional activities or other community 
     assistance incidental to the completion of the missions 
     described in paragraph (1).

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported amendments be agreed

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to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, 
and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 4166), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 4166

       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 ``Technological Hazards 
     Preparedness and Training Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       (2) Indian tribal government.--The term ``Indian Tribal 
     government'' has the meaning given the term ``Indian tribal 
     government'' in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5122).
       (3) Local government; state.--The terms ``local 
     government'' and ``State'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
       (4) Technological hazard and related emerging threat.--The 
     term ``technological hazard and related emerging threat''--
       (A) means a hazard that involves materials created by 
     humans that pose a unique hazard to the general public and 
     environment and which may result from--
       (i) an accident;
       (ii) an emergency caused by another hazard; or
       (iii) intentional use of the hazardous materials; and
       (B) includes a chemical, radiological, biological, and 
     nuclear hazard.

     SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES WITH 
                   TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RELATED EMERGING 
                   THREATS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall maintain the 
     capacity to provide States and local governments with 
     technological hazards and related emerging threats technical 
     assistance, training, and other preparedness programming to 
     build community resilience to technological hazards and 
     related emerging threats.
       (b) Authorities.--The Administrator shall carry out 
     subsection (a) in accordance with--
       (1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
       (2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 
     2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and
       (3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394).
       (c) Assessment and Notification.--In carrying out 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
       (1) use any available and appropriate multi-hazard risk 
     assessment and mapping tools and capabilities to identify the 
     communities that have the highest risk of and vulnerability 
     to a technological hazard in each State; and
       (2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal government is aware 
     of--
       (A) the communities identified under paragraph (1); and
       (B) the availability of programming under this section 
     for--
       (i) technological hazards and related emerging threats 
     preparedness; and
       (ii) building community capability.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives a report relating to--
       (1) actions taken to implement this section; and
       (2) technological hazards and related emerging threats 
     preparedness programming provided under this section during 
     the 1-year period preceding the date of submission of the 
     report.
       (e) Consultation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     seek continuing input relating to technological hazards and 
     related emerging threats preparedness needs by consulting 
     State, Tribal, territorial, and local emergency services 
     organizations and private sector stakeholders.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.

     SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       Nothing in this Act shall diminish or divert resources 
     from--
       (1) the full completion of federally-led chemical surety 
     material storage missions or chemical demilitarization 
     missions that are underway as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act; or
       (2) any transitional activities or other community 
     assistance incidental to the completion of the missions 
     described in paragraph (1).

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