March 3, 2026
Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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).