This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to plan and run a practice exercise that tests how the country would respond to a terrorist attack during extreme cold weather, like a polar vortex. The exercise must show how public and private groups can work together to protect critical systems. Within 60 days after the exercise, DHS must send Congress a report with findings and lessons learned.
A federal exercise could shape how emergency plans for extreme cold and terrorism are coordinated, which may affect how local systems like power and water are protected during future winter crises.
