S. 3973

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3973 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3973

To reauthorize the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 3, 2026

Mr. Kennedy 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 reauthorize the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, 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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``National Domestic Preparedness 
Consortium Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
CONSORTIUM.

Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``/Academy of 
Counter-Terrorist Education'' after ``Training'';
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``Rescue'' and inserting 
``Recovery''; and
(ii) by striking ``University'' and 
inserting ``Engineering Extension Service'';
(C) by amending paragraphs (5) and (6) to read as 
follows:
``(5) Counterterrorism Operations Support/Nevada Nuclear 
Security Sites under the National Nuclear Security 
Administration;
``(6) MxV Learning Institute in Pueblo, Colorado;'';
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium of the 
Center for Rural Development, Somerset, Kentucky.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``and tribal'' and inserting 
``tribal, and territorial public safety and'';
(B) by striking ``at the performance and'' and 
inserting ``through various modalities at the 
performance,''; and
(C) by inserting ``and education'' after ``of 
training'';
(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows:
``(2) for the entities described in paragraphs (2) through 
(8) of subsection (b)--
``(A) $111,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
``(B) $114,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;
``(C) $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;
``(D) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and
``(E) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2031.''; and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Savings Provision.--
``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this section, the Secretary shall ensure that amounts 
provided to each of the entities described in paragraphs (2) 
through (7) of subsection (b) are not less than the amounts 
provided to each such entity for participation in the 
Consortium in fiscal year 2023.
``(2) Proportional allocation.--
``(A) In general.--In the event the total amount 
appropriated, in the aggregate, for all entities 
described in paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection 
(b) in a fiscal year under subsection (d)(2) is less 
than the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated in that fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
allocate funds proportionally to those entities in the 
same manner as such funds were allocated in fiscal year 
2023.
``(B) Equal distribution.--Unless otherwise 
directed, appropriation increases under subparagraph 
(A) shall be equally distributed to the entities 
described in paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection 
(b).''.
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