[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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