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HR 5744 113th Congress House Emergency Management Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations

SWIC Enhancement Act

Introduced: November 19, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Nov 19, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Nov 19, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Wide Interoperable Communications Enhancement Act or the SWIC Enhancement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a state to include in its application for State Homeland Security Grant Program funding a certification: (1) that the governor of the state has designated a Statewide Interoperability Coordinator, or (2) indicating that the state is performing the functions of such a Coordinator in another manner and identifying the primary point of contact for performance of such functions.

Sets forth as such Coordinator's functions:

  • overseeing the daily operations of the state's interoperability efforts;
  • coordinating state interoperability and communications projects and grant applications for such projects;
  • establishing and maintaining working groups to develop and implement key interoperability initiatives; and
  • implementing and updating a Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan that specifies the current status of state efforts to enhance communications interoperability within the state, including future goals for communications interoperability among emergency response agencies in the state.
What's happening now December 1, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5744: SWIC Enhancement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5744/
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"H.R. 5744: SWIC Enhancement Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5744/.
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H.R. 5744, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5744/.
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