Sponsor
John Neely Kennedy
Senator · R-LA
Senator · R-LA
The bill strengthens preparedness by expanding training access and expertise and by providing multiyear funding stability for Consortium members, but it raises federal spending and risks constrained or redistributed funding if Congress underfunds authorizations or shifts Consortium membership.
State, local, tribal, and territorial public safety agencies — including rural communities — will gain expanded access to training and a broader pool of subject-matter expertise through new and specialized Consortium members, improving preparedness and response capabilities.
Consortium member organizations will receive multiyear, increasing appropriations (FY2027–FY2031), giving them more predictable funding and stability for preparedness programs and planning.
State and local recipients could see program growth limited if Congress appropriates less than the authorized amounts, because available funding would be constrained and allocated proportionally based on FY2023 shares.
Taxpayers will face higher federal spending to cover the expanded authorizations through FY2031.
Entities previously in the Consortium and the communities they serve may lose resources or training priority as new members are added or replaced, shifting where support is concentrated.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Renames and updates Consortium membership, expands beneficiary language and delivery modalities, and authorizes $111M–$125M for Consortium entities for FY2027–FY2031 with FY2023-based allocation rules.
Official title: Reauthorize the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 3, 2026 by John Neely Kennedy · Last progress March 3, 2026
Updates and reauthorizes the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium by changing member names and adding new member organizations, expanding who may receive training and how it may be delivered, and setting multi-year authorized funding levels for consortium entities for FY2027–FY2031. It also changes the minimum funding guarantee rule so each consortium member’s guaranteed share is tied to its FY2023 funding and specifies how to allocate funds if total appropriations are less than authorized. The bill is mainly technical and programmatic: it renames and replaces several consortium members, creates a Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium entry, broadens beneficiary language to include territorial public safety providers, and specifies annual authorization amounts and allocation rules for consortium members over five fiscal years.