Uniform School Mapping Act

Summary

Prevents federal funds from being used to procure emergency response maps beginning in fiscal year 2026 unless those maps meet specific technical, interoperability, verification, update, storage, and free-access requirements. Requires the Director of CISA (under DHS) to deliver a procurement and distribution strategy within one year to obtain compliant maps for federally owned or leased sites designated critical, to distribute those maps to covered public safety agencies, and to brief certain congressional committees within 180 days after submitting the strategy.

• Federal funds may not be used to buy emergency response maps after FY2025 unless maps meet specified technical, interoperability, verification, update, storage, and free-access standards.
• Maps must be verifiable, updateable, interoperable across systems, stored under defined conditions, and accessible without additional cost to covered public safety agencies after procurement.
• The Director of CISA must submit a procurement and distribution strategy within one year to obtain compliant maps for federally owned or leased critical sites.
• DHS/CISA must brief designated congressional committees within 180 days after submitting the required strategy.
• The bill defines key terms to identify which maps, sites, and agencies are covered by the funding prohibition and the CISA strategy.
• The main enforcement tool is conditioning federal funding; the bill does not directly appropriate money to support compliance.
• Vendors and grantees who supply or use emergency response maps will likely need to modify products and contracts to meet the new requirements.
• Intended benefits include greater interoperability and standardized mapping for response; trade-offs include privacy/security concerns and potential costs to meet standards.
• The law focuses on federally owned/leased sites designated as critical and distribution to covered public safety agencies.