McCaul Bill Addresses FirstNet, DHS' Office of Emergency Communications
House legislation introduced before Thanksgiving includes sections on emergency communications and FirstNet, a newly released text shows. The Department of Homeland Security’s undersecretary-national protection and programs directorate must submit to Capitol Hill “information on the Department of Homeland Security’s responsibilities…
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related to the development” of FirstNet, said the text of HR-6381, introduced by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas. It has no co-sponsors and is referred to several committees, including McCaul’s. “The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change the location or reporting structure of the Office of Emergency Communications of [DHS] unless the Secretary receives prior authorization from the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate permitting such change,” the bill said. The large text includes one subtitle on communications, also addressing responsibilities of the Office of Emergency Communications director, that office’s annual reporting duties and tweaking language on statewide interoperability coordinators.