; or (ii) it is not in the national security interest of the United States for the Federal Government to alert the public of a missile threat against a State. (C) Activation of system Upon verification of a missile threat, the President, utilizing established authorities, protocols and procedures, may activate the public alert and warning system. (D) Rule of construction Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to change the command and control relationship between entities of the Federal Government with respect to the identification, dissemination, notification, or alerting of information of missile threats against the United States that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Required processes The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a process to promptly notify a State warning point, and any State entities that the Administrator determines appropriate, following the issuance of an alert described in paragraph (1)(A) so the State may take appropriate action to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the State. (3) Guidance The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall work with the Governor of a State warning point to develop and implement appropriate protective action plans to respond to an alert described in paragraph (1)(A) for that State. (4) Study and report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) examine the feasibility of establishing an alert designation under the public alert and warning system that would be used to alert and warn the public of a missile threat while concurrently alerting a State warning point so that a State may activate related protective action plans; and (B) submit a report of the findings under subparagraph (A), including of the costs and timeline for taking action to implement an alert designation described in subparagraph (A), to— (i) the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate