47 U.S.C. § 1204 — Grant program for remote community alert systems

(a) Grant program. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, after consulting the Secretary of Homeland Security, must establish a program under which grants may be made for outdoor alert technologies in remote communities effectively unserved by commercial mobile service. The Federal Communications Commission must determine which communities are effectively unserved within 180 days after October 13, 2006. The grants are meant to enable residents of those communities to receive emergency alerts. (b) Applications and conditions. In carrying out the program, the Under Secretary: (1) must establish a notification and application procedure; and (2) may establish conditions and require assurances that are appropriate to ensure the grant program’s efficiency and integrity. (c) Sunset. The Under Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) more than 5 years after October 13, 2006. (d) Limitation. The total amount awarded as grants under this section for all fiscal years may not exceed $10,000,000.