S.Amdt. 4568

SA 4568. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE     --NATIONAL ALERT SYSTEM

SEC. _100. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this title is as follows:
Sec. _100. Table of contents.
Sec. _101. Short title.
Sec. _102. National Alert System.
Sec. _103. Implementation and use.
Sec. _104. National Alert Office
Sec. _105. National Alert System Working Group.
Sec. _106. Research and development.
Sec. _107. Grant program for remote community alert
systems.
Sec. _108. Public familiarization, outreach, and response
instructions.
Sec. _109. Essential services disaster assistance.
Sec. _110. Definitions.
Sec. _111. Existing interagency activities.
Sec. _112. Funding.

SEC. _101. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Warning, Alert, and
Response Network Act''

SEC. _102. NATIONAL ALERT SYSTEM.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Alert
System to provide a public communications system capable of
alerting the public on a national, regional, or local basis
to emergency situations requiring a public response.
(b) Functions.--The National Alert System--
(1) will enable any Federal, State, tribal, or local
government official with credentials issued by the National
Alert Office under section 103 to alert the public to any
imminent threat that presents a significant risk of injury or
death to the public;
(2) will be coordinated with and supplement existing
Federal, State, tribal, and local emergency warning and alert
systems;
(3) will be flexible enough in its application to permit
narrowly targeted alerts in circumstances in which only a
small geographic area is exposed or potentially exposed to
the threat; and
(4) will transmit alerts across the greatest possible
variety of communications technologies, including digital and
analog broadcasts, cable and satellite television,
satellite and terrestrial radio, wireless communications,
wireline communications, and the Internet to reach the
largest portion of the affected population.
(c) Capabilities.--The National Alert System--
(1) shall incorporate multiple communications technologies
and be designed to adapt to, and incorporate, future
technologies for communicating directly with the public;
(2) shall include mechanisms and technologies to ensure
that members of the public with disabilities and older
individuals (as defined in section 102(35) of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(35))) are able to
receive alerts and information provided through the National
Alert System;
(3) may not interfere with existing alert, warning,
priority access, or emergency communications systems employed
by Federal, State, tribal, or local emergency response
personnel and shall incorporate existing emergency alert
technologies, including the NOAA All-Hazards Radio System,
digital and analog broadcast, cable, land satellite
television and satellite and terrestrial radio;
(4) shall not be based upon any single technology or
platform, but shall be designed to provide alerts to the
largest portion of the affected population feasible and
improve the ability of remote areas to receive alerts;
(5) shall incorporate technologies to alert effectively
underserved communities (as determined by the Commission
under section _107(a) of this title);
(6) when technologically feasible shall be capable of
providing information in languages other than, and in
addition to, English where necessary or appropriate; and
(7) shall be designed to promote local and regional public
and private partnerships to enhance community preparedness
and response.
(d) Reception of Alerts.--The National Alert System shall--
(1) utilize multiple technologies for providing alerts to
the public, including technologies that do not require
members of the public to activate a particular device or use
a particular technology to receive an alert provided via the
National Alert System; and
(2) provide redundant alert mechanisms where practicable so
as to reach the greatest number of people regardless of
whether they have access to, or utilize, any specific medium
of communication or any particular device.
(e) Existing Federal Warning System Coordination.--The
director shall work with the Federal Communications
Commission and other relevant Federal agencies to ensure that
the National Alert System--
(1) complements or incorporates, rather than duplicates,
existing Federal alert systems; and
(2) obtains the maximum benefit possible from the
utilization of existing research and development,
technologies, and processes developed for or utilized by
existing Federal alert systems.
(f) Emergency Alert System.--Within 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications
Commission shall--
(1) complete its proceeding Review of the Emergency Alert
System, EB Docket No. 04-296;
(2) ensure the President, Secretary of Homeland Security,
and State Governors have access to the emergency alert
system; and
(3) ensure that the Emergency Alert System can transmit in
languages other than English.

SEC. _103. IMPLEMENTATION AND USE.

(a) Authority To Access System.--
(1) In general.--Within 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Alert Office shall
establish a process for issuing credentials to Federal,
State, tribal, or local government officials with
responsibility for issuing safety warnings to the public that
will enable them to access the National Alert System. The
Office shall approve or disapprove a request for credentials
within 60 days of request by the Federal department or
agency, the governor of the State or the elected leader of a
federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2) Requests for credentials.--Requests for credentials
from Federal, State, tribal, and local government agencies
shall be submitted to the Office by the head of the Federal
department or agency, or the governor of the State or the
elected leader of a Federally recognized Indian tribe,
concerned, for review and approval.
(3) Scope and limitations of credentials.--The Office
shall--
(A) establish eligibility criteria for issuing, renewing,
and revoking access credentials;
(B) limit credentials to appropriate geographic areas or
political jurisdictions; and
(C) ensure that the credentials permit use of the National
Alert System only for alerts that are consistent with the
jurisdiction, authority, and basis for eligibility of the
individual to whom the credentials are issued to use the
National Alert System.
(4) Periodic training.--The Office shall--
(A) establish a periodic training program for Federal,
State, tribal, or local government officials with credentials
to use the National Alert System; and
(B) require such officials to undergo periodic training
under the program as a prerequisite for retaining their
credentials to use the system.
(b) Allowable Alerts.--
(1) In general.--Any alert transmitted via the National
Alert System, other than an

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alert described in paragraph (3), shall meet 1 or more of the
following requirements:
(A) An alert shall notify the public of a hazardous
situation that poses an imminent threat to the public health
or safety.
(B) An alert shall provide appropriate instructions for
actions to be taken by individuals affected or potentially
affected by such a situation.
(C) An alert shall advise individuals of public addresses
by Federal, State, tribal, or local officials when related to
a significant threat to public safety and transmit such
addresses when practicable and technically feasible.
(D) An alert shall notify the public of when the hazardous
situation has ended or has been brought under control.
(2) Event Eligibility Regulations.--The director of the
National Alert Office, in consultation with the Working
Group, shall by regulation specify--
(A) the classes of events or situations for which the
National Alert System may be used to alert the public; and
(B) the content of the types of alerts that may be
transmitted by or through use of the National Alert System,
which may include--
(i) notifications to the public of a hazardous situation
that poses an imminent threat to the public health or safety
accompanied by appropriate instructions for actions to be
taken by individuals affected or potentially affected by
such a situation; and
(ii) when technologically feasible public addresses by
Federal, State, tribal, or local officials related to a
significant threat to public safety.
(3) Opt-in procedures for optional alerts.--The director of
the Office may establish a procedure under which licensees
who elect to participate in the National Alert System as
described in paragraph (d), may transmit localized traffic,
weather, community, or other non-emergency alerts via the
National Alert System in a manner that enables them to be
received only by individuals who take appropriate action to
receive such alerts.
(c) Access Points.--The National Alert System shall
provide--
(1) secure, widely dispersed multiple access points to
Federal, State, or local government officials with
credentials that will enable them to initiate alerts for
transmission to the public via the National Alert System; and
(2) system redundancies to ensure functionality in the
event of partial system failures, power failures, or other
interruptive events.
(d) Election To Carry Service.--
(1) Amendment of license.--Within 60 days after the date on
which the National Alert Office adopts relevant technical
standards based on recommendations of the Working Group, the
Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a proceeding
and subsequently issue an order--
(A) to allow any licensee providing commercial mobile
service (as defined in section 332(d)(1) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)(1))) to transmit
National Alert System alerts to all subscribers to, or users
of, such service; and
(B) to require any such licensee who elects under paragraph
(2) not to participate in the transmission of National Alert
System alerts, to provide clear and conspicuous notice at the
point of sale of any devices with which its service is
included, that it will not transmit National Alert System
alerts via its service.
(2) Election to carry service.--
(A) In general.--Within 30 days after the Commission issues
its order under paragraph (1), each such licensee shall file
an election with the Commission with respect to whether or
not it intends to participate in the transmission of National
Alert System alerts.
(B) Participation.--If a licensee elects to participate in
the transmission of National Alert System alerts, the
licensee shall certify to the Commission that it will
participate in a manner consistent with the standards and
protocols implemented by the National Alert Office.
(C) Advertising.--Nothing in this title shall be construed
to prevent a licensee from advertising that it participates
in the transmission of National Alert System alerts.
(D) Withdrawal from or later entry into system.--The
Commission shall establish a procedure--
(i) for a participating licensee to withdraw from the
National Alert System upon notification of its withdrawal to
its existing subscribers;
(ii) for a licensee to enter the National Alert System at a
date later than provided in subparagraph (A); and
(iii) under which a subscriber may terminate a subscription
to service provided by a licensee that withdraws from the
National Alert System without penalty or early termination
fee.
(E) Consumer choice technology.--Any licensee electing to
participate in the transmission of National Alert System
alerts may offer subscribers the capability of preventing the
subscriber's device from receiving alerts broadcast by the
system other than an alert issued by the President.
(3) Expansion of class of licensees participating.--The
Commission, in consultation with the National Alert Office,
may expand the class of the licensees allowed to participate
in the transmission of National Alert System alerts subject
to such requirements as the Commission, in consultation with
the National Alert Office, determines to be necessary or
appropriate--
(A) to ensure the broadest feasible propagation of alerts
transmitted by the National Alert System to the public; and
(B) to ensure that the functionality, integrity, and
security of the National Alert System is not compromised.
(e) Digital Television Transmission Towers.--
(1) Retransmission capability.--Within 30 days after the
date on which the National Alert Office adopts relevant
technical standards based on recommendations of the Working
Group, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a
proceeding to require public broadcast television licensees
and permittee to install necessary equipment and technologies
on, or as part of, any broadcast television digital signal
transmitter to enable the transmitter to serve as a backbone
for the reception, relay, and retransmission of National
Alert System alerts.
(2) Compensation.--The National Alert Office established by
section--104 shall compensate any such licensee or permittee
for costs incurred in complying with the requirements imposed
pursuant to paragraph (1).
(f) FCC Regulation of Compliance.--Except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e), the Federal Communications
Commission shall have no regulatory authority under this Act
except to regulate compliance with this Act by licensees and
permittees regulated by the Commission under the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
(g) Limitation of Liability.--Any person that participates
in the transmission of National Alert System alerts and that
meets its obligations under this title shall not be liable to
any subscriber to, or user of, such person's service or
equipment for--
(1) any act or omission related to or any harm resulting
from the transmission of, or failure to transmit, a National
Alert System alert to such subscriber or user;
(2) for the release to a government agency or entity,
public safety, fire service, law enforcement official, or
emergency facility of subscriber information used in
connection with delivering an alert; or
(3) the licensee's or provider's withdrawal from or
election not to participate in the National Alert System.
(h) Testing.--The director shall establish testing criteria
and guidelines for licensees that elect to participate in the
transmission of National Alert System alerts.

SEC. _104. NATIONAL ALERT OFFICE.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The National Alert Office is established
within the Department of Homeland Security.
(2) Director.--The office shall be headed by a director
with at least 5 years' operational experience in the
management and issuance of warnings and alerts, hazardous
event management, or disaster planning. The Director shall
serve under and report to the Secretary of Homeland Security
or his designee.
(3) Staff.--The office shall have a staff with significant
technical expertise in the communications industry and
emergency public communications. The director may request the
detailing with or without reimbursement, of staff from any
appropriate Federal department or agency in order to ensure
that the concerns of all such departments and agencies are
incorporated into the daily operation of the National Alert
System.
(b) Functions and Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--The Office shall administer, operate, and
manage the National Alert System.
(2) Implementation of working group recommendations.--The
Office shall be responsible for implementing the
recommendations of the Working Group established by section--
105 regarding--
(A) the technical transmission of alerts;
(B) the incorporation of new technologies into the National
Alert System;
(C) the technical capabilities of the National Alert
System; and
(D) any other matters that fall within the duties of the
Working Group.
(3) Transmission of alerts.--In administering the National
Alert System, the director of the National Alert Office shall
ensure that--
(A) the National Alert System is available to, and enables,
only Federal, State, tribal, or local government officials
with credentials issued by the National Alert Office under
section--103 to access and utilize the National Alert System;
(B) the National Alert System is capable of providing
geographically targeted alerts where such alerts are
appropriate;
(C) the legitimacy and authenticity of any proffered alert
is verified before it is transmitted;
(D) each proffered alert complies with formats, protocols,
and other requirements established by the Office to ensure
the efficacy and usefulness of alerts transmitted via the
National Alert System;
(E) the security and integrity of the National Alert System
alert from the point of origination to delivery is
maintained; and
(F) the security and integrity of the National Alert System
is maintained and protected.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports.--The director shall submit an annual
report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, the

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House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, the
House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce,
the House of Representatives Committee on Science, and the
House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure on the status of, and plans for, the
National Alert System. In the first annual report, the
director shall report on--
(A) the progress made toward operational activation of the
alerting capabilities of the National Alert System; and
(B) the anticipated date on which the National Alert System
will be available for utilization by Federal, State, and
local officials.
(2) 5-year plan.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the director shall
publish a 5-year plan that outlines future capabilities and
communications platforms for the National Alert System. The
plan shall serve as the long-term planning document for the
Office.
(d) GAO Audits.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall audit the
National Alert Office every 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter and
transmit the findings thereof to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the House of
Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, the House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House
of Representatives Committee on Science, the House of
Representatives Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
(2) Response report.--If, as a result of the audit, the
Comptroller General expresses concern about any matter
addressed by the audit, the director of the National Alert
Office shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the House of
Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, the House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House
of Representatives Committee on Science, and the House of
Representatives Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure describing what action, if any, the director
is taking to respond to any such concern.

SEC. _105. NATIONAL ALERT SYSTEM WORKING GROUP.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the director of the National Alert
Office shall establish a working group, to be known as the
National Alert System Working Group.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Appointment; chair.--The director shall appoint the
members of the Working Group as soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act and shall serve as its chair.
In appointing members of the Working Group, the director
shall ensure that the number of members appointed under
paragraph (5) provides appropriate and adequate
representation for all stakeholders and interested and
affected parties.
(2) Federal agency representatives.--Appropriate personnel
from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Federal
Communications Commission, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of
Justice, the National Communications System, the Department
of Homeland Security's Preparedness Directorate, the United
States Postal Service, and other appropriate Federal agencies
shall serve as members of the Working Group.
(3) State and local government representatives.--The
director shall appoint representatives of State and local
governments and representatives of emergency services
personnel, selected from among individuals nominated by
national organizations representing such governments and
personnel, to serve as members of the Working Group.
(4) Tribal governments.--The director shall appoint
representatives from Federally recognized Indian tribes and
National Indian organizations.
(5) Subject matter experts.--The director shall appoint
individuals who have the requisite technical knowledge and
expertise to serve on the Working Group in the fulfillment of
its duties, including representatives of--
(A) communications service providers;
(B) vendors, developers, and manufacturers of systems,
facilities; equipment, and capabilities for the provision of
communications services;
(C) third-party service bureaus;
(D) technical experts from the broadcasting industry;
(E) the national organization representing the licensees
and permittees of noncommercial broadcast television
stations;
(F) national organizations representing individuals with
special needs; and
(G) other individuals with technical expertise that would
enhance the National Alert System.
(c) Duties of the Working Group.--
(1) Development of system-critical recommendations.--Within
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working
Group shall develop and transmit to the National Alert Office
recommendations for--
(A) protocols, including formats, source or originator
identification, threat severity, hazard description, and
response requirements or recommendations, for alerts to be
transmitted via the National Alert System that ensures that
alerts are capable of being utilized across the broadest
variety of communication technologies, at National, State,
and local levels;
(B) procedures for verifying, initiating, modifying, and
canceling alerts transmitted via the National Alert System;
(C) guidelines for the technical capabilities of the
National Alert System;
(D) guidelines for technical capability that provides for
the priority transmission of National Alert System alerts;
(E) guidelines for other capabilities of the National Alert
System as specified in this title;
(F) standards for equipment and technologies used by the
National Alert System;
(G) guidelines for the transmission of National System
Alerts in languages in addition to English, to the extent
practicable; and
(H) guidelines for incorporating the National Alert System
into comprehensive emergency planning standards for public
alert and notification and emergency public communications.
(2) Integration of emergency and national alert systems.---
The Working Group shall work with the operators of nuclear
power plants and other critical infrastructure facilities to
integrate emergency alert systems for those facilities with
the National Alert System.
(d) Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The initial meeting of the Working
Group shall take place not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Other meetings.--After the initial meeting, the Working
Group shall meet at the call of the chair.
(3) Notice; open meetings.--Any meetings held by the
Working Group shall be duly noticed at least 14 days in
advance and shall be open to the public.
(e) Resources.--
(1) Federal agencies.--The Working Group shall have
reasonable access to--
(A) materials, resources, data, and other information from
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
Department of Commerce and its agencies, the Department of
Homeland Security and its bureaus, and the Federal
Communications Commission; and
(B) the facilities of any such agency for purposes of
conducting meetings.
(2) Grants and grants.--The Working Group may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts or grants of services or property, both
real and personal, for purposes of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Working Group. Gifts or grants not used at the
expiration of the Working Group shall be returned to the
donor or grantor.
(f) Rules.--
(1) Quorum.--One-third of the members of the Working Group
shall constitute a quorum for conducting business of the
Working Group.
(2) Subcommittees.--To assist the Working Group in carrying
out its functions, the chair may establish appropriate
subcommittees composed of members of the Working Group and
other subject matter experts as deemed necessary.
(3) Additional rules.--The Working Group may adopt other
rules as needed.
(g) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Neither the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) nor any rule, order,
or regulation promulgated under that Act shall apply to the
Working Group.

SEC. _106. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--The Undersecretary of Homeland Security
for Science and Technology and the director jointly shall
establish an extramural research and development program
based on the recommendations of the Working Group to support
the development of technology that will enable all existing
and future providers of communications services and all
existing and future communications devices to be utilized
effectively with the National Alert System.
(b) Functions.--In carrying out subsection (a) the
Undersecretary for Science and Technology and the director
shall--
(1) fund research and development which may include
academia, the private sector, and government laboratories;
and
(2) ensure that the program addresses, at a minimum--
(A) developing innovative technologies that will transmit
geographically targeted emergency messages to the public;
(B) enhancing participation in the national alert system;
(C) understanding and improving public response to
warnings; and
(D) enhancing the ability of local communities to integrate
the National Alert System operations management.
(c) Use of Existing Programs and Resources.--In developing
the program, the Undersecretary for Science and Technology
shall utilize existing expertise of the Department of
Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards
and Technology.

SEC. _107. GRANT PROGRAM FOR REMOTE COMMUNITY ALERT SYSTEMS.

(a) Grant Program.--The Undersecretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere shall establish a program under which
grants may be made to provide for the installation of
technologies in remote communities effectively unserved by
commercial mobile radio service (as determined by the Federal
Communications Commission within 180 days

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after the date of enactment of this Act) for the purpose of
enabling residents of those communities to receive National
Alert System alerts.
(b) Applications and Conditions.--In conducting the
program, the Undersecretary--
(1) shall establish a notification and application
procedure; and
(2) may establish such conditions, and require such
assurances, as may be appropriate to ensure the efficiency
and integrity of the grant program.
(c) Sunset.--The Undersecretary may not make grants under
subsection (a) more than 5 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.

SEC. _108. PUBLIC FAMILIARIZATION, OUTREACH, AND RESPONSE
INSTRUCTIONS.

The director of the National Office, in consultation with
the Working Group, shall conduct a program of public outreach
to ensure that the public is aware of the National Alert
System and understands its capabilities and uses for
emergency preparedness and response. The program shall
incorporate multiple communications technologies and methods,
including inserts in packaging for wireless devices, Internet
websites, and the use broadcast radio and television Non-
Commercial Sustaining Announcement Programs.

SEC. _109. ESSENTIAL SERVICES DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 425. ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `essential
service provider' means an entity that--
``(1) provides--
``(A) telecommunications service;
``(B) electrical power;
``(C) natural gas;
``(D) water and sewer services; or
``(E) any other essential service, as determined by the
President;
``(2) is--
``(A) a municipal entity;
``(B) a nonprofit entity; or
``(C) a private, for-profit entity; and
``(3) is contributing to efforts to respond to an emergency
or major disaster.
``(b) Authorization.--In an emergency or major disaster,
the President may use Federal equipment, supplies,
facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to
assist an essential service provider, in exchange for
reasonable compensation.
``(c) Compensation.--
``(1) In general.--The President shall, by regulation,
establish a mechanism to set reasonable compensation to the
Federal Government for the provision of assistance under
subsection (b).
``(2) Criteria.--The mechanism established under paragraph
(1)--
``(A) shall reflect the cost to the government (or if this
is not readily obtainable, the full market value under the
applicable circumstances) for assistance provided under
subsection (b) in setting compensation;
``(B) shall have, to the maximum degree feasible,
streamlined procedures for determining compensation; and
``(C) may, at the President's discretion, be based on a
good faith estimate of cost to the government rather than an
actual accounting of costs.
``(3) Periodic Review.--The President shall periodically
review, and if necessary revise, the regulations established
pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) to ensure that those
regulations result in full compensation to the government for
transferred resources. Such reviews shall occur no less
frequently than once every 2 years, and the results of such
reviews shall be reported to the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee.''.

SEC. _110 DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Director.--The term ``director'' means the director of
the National Alert Office.
(2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the National Alert
Office established by section--104.
(3) National Alert system.--The term ``National Alert
System'' means the National Alert System established by
section--102.
(4) Non-commercial sustaining announcement program.--The
term ``Non-Commercial Sustaining Announcement Program'' means
a radio and television campaign conducted for the benefit of
a nonprofit organization or government agency using unsold
commercial air time donated by participating broadcast
stations for use in such campaigns, and for which the
campaign's sponsoring organization or agency funds the cost
of underwriting programs that serve the public convenience,
interest, and necessity, as described in section 307 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 307).
(5) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the
National Alert System Working Group on the established under
section--105.

SEC. _111. EXISTING INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES.

Nothing in this title shall be construed to require the
termination of existing interagency programs or activities,
or cooperative or consultative arrangements, related to the
provision of notice or information to the public about
emergency situations that may require a public response.

SEC. _112. FUNDING.

Funding for this title shall be provided from the Digital
Transition and Public Safety Fund in accordance with section
3010 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety
Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note).
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