What This Bill Does · Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · AI extraction
This bill reauthorizes the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), a group of training centers that provide emergency response and counterterrorism training to state, local, tribal, and territorial public safety personnel. It updates the list of member entities, modifies their names and descriptions, and authorizes specific funding amounts for them for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. It also includes provisions to protect baseline funding levels for existing members and outlines a method for proportional allocation of funds if appropriations fall short of the authorized amounts.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items · $587M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$587M
Sec. 2 (amending Sec. 1204(d)(2))
"(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."
→ the entities described in paragraphs (2) through (8) of subsection (b)
Action Timeline
2026-03-03
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-03
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.3973 pass?
S.3973 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.3973 do?
This bill reauthorizes the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), a group of training centers that provide emergency response and counterterrorism training to state, local, tribal, and territorial public safety personnel. It updates the list of member entities, modifies their names and descriptions, and authorizes specific funding amounts for them for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. It also includes provisions to protect baseline funding levels for existing members and outlines a method for proportional allocation of funds if appropriations fall short of the authorized amounts.
Who sponsored S.3973?
S.3973 was sponsored by John Kennedy (R-Louisiana).
How much money does S.3973 spend?
S.3973 contains $587M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 1 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 S3973 IS: National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Reauthorization Act U.S. Senate 2026-03-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3973 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2026 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Reauthorization Act . 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). .
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