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H.R. 5460 114th Congress House

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a review process to review applications for certain grants to purchase equipment or systems that do not… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a review process to review applications for certain grants to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Congressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment studies and investigationsHomeland security
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 26, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5879)
Sep 26, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5879)
Sep 26, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5460.
Sep 26, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5879-5880)
Sep 26, 2016
Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 26, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 616.
Sep 26, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-788.
Sep 13, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 16, 2016
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 16, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Jun 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jun 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to implement a uniform process for reviewing applications that contain explanations to use grants provided under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards developed under the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

FEMA must consider:

  • current or past use of proposed equipment or systems by federal agencies or the Armed Forces;
  • the absence of a national voluntary consensus standard for such equipment or systems;
  • the existence of an international consensus standard for such equipment or systems and whether such equipment or systems meets such standard;
  • the nature of the capability gap identified by the applicant and how such equipment or systems will address such gap; and
  • the degree to which such equipment or systems will serve the needs of the applicant better than equipment or systems that meet or exceed existing consensus standards.

The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to specified congressional committees a report assessing the implementation of such review process, including information on the number of requests to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable consensus standard, the capability gaps identified by applicants and the number of such requests granted or denied, and the processing time for the review of such requests.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6381 DHS Reform and Improvement Act
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