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HR 2101 109th Congress House Emergency Management Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Disasters Emergency communication systems Emergency medicine Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fire departments Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Health Medical personnel Paramedical personnel Police Science, Technology, Communications Telephone Terrorism

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement the READICall emergency alert system.

Introduced: May 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
May 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
May 4, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 4, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement an emergency telephonic alert notification system (the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call System or READICall System) to: (1) alert persons of imminent or current hazardous events caused by terrorist acts, other man-made disasters, natural disasters, or any combination of such events; and (2) provide information to individuals regarding measures to alleviate or minimize threats to their safety and welfare.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) make use of national private sector networks, technology, personnel, and infrastructure to develop and implement the System; (2) develop coordinated infrastructure for the System that will be able to provide immediate notification and warning to all telephone subscribers in the United States in a national crisis resulting from a terrorist act and to target specific locations and warn just the affected areas; and (3) collaborate with other Federal, State, and local agencies to allow interoperability between different sources of terrorist threat information, allow the immediate dissemination of information from all levels of governmental sources, and develop standards, protocols, procedures, and terminology to minimize inconsistencies and miscommunication with intelligence information.

Authorizes the Secretary to conduct research and pilot programs as may be necessary for improving the effectiveness of such System.

What's happening now May 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3