H.R. 6201

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6201 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6201

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program and 
disburse obligated funds under such program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 20, 2025

Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Barragan, and 
Mrs. McClain Delaney) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

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A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program and 
disburse obligated funds under such program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF NEXT GENERATION WARNING SYSTEM GRANT 
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall take such actions as may be necessary to--
(1) assume responsibility for administering the Next 
Generation Warning System grant program;
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, disburse all funds made available for fiscal year 
2022 to carry out such program under the heading ``Protection, 
Preparedness, Response, and Recovery--Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Federal Assistance'' of title III of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) that 
are obligated as of the date of enactment of this Act; and
(3) begin the process of awarding grants under the Next 
Generation Warning System grant program with funds made 
available to carry out such program--
(A) for fiscal year 2023 under the heading 
``Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery--
Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal 
Assistance'' of title III of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328); and
(B) for fiscal year 2024 under the heading 
``Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery--
Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal 
Assistance'' of title III of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47).
(b) Communications Research and Development.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal agencies and departments, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial governments, and relevant owners and 
operators of critical infrastructure, as appropriate, shall, to 
the extent practicable, carry out research and development to 
support and improve the--
(A) accessibility of emergency warning systems;
(B) resiliency and security of emergency warning 
systems; and
(C) other matters as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.
(2) Research and development report.--Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
research and development activities carried out pursuant to 
paragraph (1).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Next generation warning system grant program defined.--
The term ``Next Generation Warning System grant program'' means 
the grant program authorized pursuant to title III of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) 
under the heading ``Protection, Preparedness, Response, and 
Recovery--Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal 
Assistance''.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology.
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