Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022

Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to maintain the capacity to provide states and local governments with technical assistance, training, and other preparedness programming to build community resilience to technological hazards and related emerging threats.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4166 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4166

 To authorize preparedness programs to support communities containing 
              technological hazards and emerging threats.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 10, 2022

Mr. Portman (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize preparedness programs to support communities containing 
              technological hazards and emerging threats.

    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 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.
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