HR 615 · 114th Congress · Emergency Management

DHS Interoperable Communications Act

Introduced 2015-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-29.(2015-07-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act or the DHS Interoperable Communications Act Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for policies and directives to achieve and maintain interoperable communications among DHS components. Requires the Under Secretary to submit to the House and Senate homeland security committees a strategy for achieving and maintaining such communications, including for daily operations, planned events, and emergencies, that includes: an assessment of interoperability gaps in radio communications among the DHS components; information on DHS efforts and activities, since November 1, 2012, and planned, to achieve and maintain interoperable communications; an assessment of obstacles and challenges to achieving and maintaining interoperable communications; information on, and an assessment of, the adequacy of mechanisms available to the Under Secretary to enforce and compel compliance with interoperable communications policies and directives of DHS; guidance provided to DHS components to implement such policies and directives; the total amo…

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H.R. 615, DHS Interoperable Communications Act

Mar 17, 2015

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 4, 2015

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Cosponsors (4)

1 Democrat3 Republicans