[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5279-S5280]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5807. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS TRAINING.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (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

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       (B) includes a chemical, radiological, biological, and 
     nuclear hazard.
       (b) Assistance and Training for Communities With 
     Technological Hazards and Related Emerging Threats.--
       (1) 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.
       (2) Authorities.--The Administrator shall carry out 
     paragraph (1) in accordance with--
       (A) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
       (B) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 
     2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and
       (C) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394).
       (3) Assessment and notification.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), the Administrator shall--
       (A) 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
       (B) ensure each State and Indian Tribal government is aware 
     of--
       (i) the communities identified under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) the availability of programming under this section 
     for--

       (I) technological hazards and related emerging threats 
     preparedness; and
       (II) building community capability.

       (4) 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--
       (A) actions taken to implement this section; and
       (B) 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.
       (5) 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.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section 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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