S.Amdt. 1403

1. Adds SEC. 330. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN HAWAII at the end of subtitle C of title III

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   In S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate

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   Inserted: SEC. 330. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN HAWAII.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a demonstration project in the State of Hawaii to assess the feasability and advisability of utilizing an emergency communications network (ECN) to link civil defense sites in the State of Hawaii with Federal, State, and local emergency responder organizations in that State.

   Inserted: (b) Emergency Communications Network.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--In carrying out the demonstration project, the Secretary shall establish in the State of Hawaii an emergency communications network to be known as the Emergency Communications Network-Hawaii (in this section referred to as the "Network" or "ECN-H").

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--The Network shall, to the extent practicable, consist of the elements as follows:

   Inserted: (A) Wireless satellite interactive ground terminals and mobile terminals.

   Inserted: (B) A remote teleport service enabling the high-speed Internet transmission of voice, video, data, and fax information, teleconferencing, and related applications.

   Inserted: (C) Commercially available technologies, including technologies that integrate digital broadcast with return channel over satellite (DVB-RCS) with voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) conversion.

   Inserted: (D) Radio interoperability units to assemble each ground terminal [it's not clear what this means].

   Inserted: (3) Capabilities.--The Network shall, to the extent practicable, have the capabilities as follows:

   Inserted: (A) To provide a link between civil defense sites in the State of Hawaii and Federal, State, and local emergency responder organizations in that State.

   Inserted: (B) To further enhance interoperability among emergency responder organizations in the State of Hawaii.

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   Inserted: (C) To facilitate the evaluation of the Network by appropriate Federal agencies for purposes of determining the feasability and advisability of adding additional functions to the Network.

   Inserted: (4) Location of certain components.--(A) In order to facilitate uninterrupted communications for emergency responder organizations in the State of Hawaii, the return channel over satellite (RCS) hub for the Network shall be located at an appropriate location in the continental United States selected by the Secretary for purposes of the demonstration project.

   Inserted: (B) Not less than 13 grounds terminals, and not less than 6 mobile terminals, of the Network shall be provided to appropriate elements of State civil defense agencies and county law enforcement offices in the State of Hawaii selected by the Secretary for purposes of the demonstration project upon recommendations made by State civil defense authorities in that State.

   Inserted: (5) Assignment of additional components to federal units.--The Secretary shall assign a terminal for the Network, and provide for the full integration of each terminal so assigned with the Network, to each unit as follows:

   Inserted: (A) The 93rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) of the Army National Guard of the State of Hawaii.

   Inserted: (B) The Joint Rear Area Coordinator for Hawaii.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than _________

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   At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:

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