diff --git a/ec2-automate-backup/Beta/ec2-automate-backup.sh b/ec2-automate-backup/Beta/ec2-automate-backup.sh
index fa46302..9f823d3 100755
--- a/ec2-automate-backup/Beta/ec2-automate-backup.sh
+++ b/ec2-automate-backup/Beta/ec2-automate-backup.sh
@@ -27,27 +27,38 @@ get_EBS_List()
 			fi
 			ebs_selection_string="$volumeid"
 			;;
-		tag) 
+		tag)
 			if [[ -z $tag ]]
 				then echo "The selected selection_method \"tag\" (-s tag) requires a valid tag (-t key=value) for operation. Correct usage is as follows: \"-s tag -t backup=true\" or \"-s tag -t Name=my_tag.\"" 1>&2 ; exit 64
 			fi
 			ebs_selection_string="--filter tag:$tag"
 			;;
+		regioncopy)
+			if [[ -z $region_copy_destinations ]]
+				then echo "The selected selection_method \"regioncopy\" (-s regioncopy) requires valid region names (-d '[region name(s)]') or 'all' for operation. Correct usage is as follows: \"-s regioncopy -d 'us-west-1'\" or \"-s regioncopy -d 'us-west-1 us-west-2'.\"" 1>&2 ; exit 64
+			fi
+			;;
 		*) echo "If you specify a selection_method (-s selection_method) for selecting EBS volumes you must select either \"volumeid\" (-s volumeid) or \"tag\" (-s tag)." 1>&2 ; exit 64 ;;
 	esac
-	#creates a list of all ebs volumes that match the selection string from above
-	ebs_backup_list_complete=`ec2-describe-volumes --show-empty-fields --region $region $ebs_selection_string 2>&1`
-	#takes the output of the previous command 
-	ebs_backup_list_result=`echo $?`
-	if [[ $ebs_backup_list_result -gt 0 ]]
-		then echo -e "An error occured when running ec2-describe-volumes. The error returned is below:\n$ebs_backup_list_complete" 1>&2 ; exit 70
+
+	if [[ -n $ebs_selection_string ]]
+		then
+		#creates a list of all ebs volumes that match the selection string from above
+		ebs_backup_list_complete=`ec2-describe-volumes --show-empty-fields --region $region $ebs_selection_string 2>&1`
+		#takes the output of the previous command
+		ebs_backup_list_result=`echo $?`
+		if [[ $ebs_backup_list_result -gt 0 ]]
+			then echo -e "An error occured when running ec2-describe-volumes. The error returned is below:\n$ebs_backup_list_complete" 1>&2 ; exit 70
+		fi
+		ebs_backup_list=`echo "$ebs_backup_list_complete" | grep ^VOLUME | cut -f 2`
+		#code to right will output list of EBS volumes to be backed up: echo -e "Now outputting ebs_backup_list:\n$ebs_backup_list"
 	fi
-	ebs_backup_list=`echo "$ebs_backup_list_complete" | grep ^VOLUME | cut -f 2`
-	#code to right will output list of EBS volumes to be backed up: echo -e "Now outputting ebs_backup_list:\n$ebs_backup_list"
 }
 
 create_EBS_Snapshot_Tags()
 {
+	echo "create_EBS_Snapshot_Tags region_copy_scheduled_destinations=$region_copy_scheduled_destinations"
+
 	#snapshot tags holds all tags that need to be applied to a given snapshot - by aggregating tags we ensure that ec2-create-tags is called only onece
 	snapshot_tags=""
 	#if $name_tag_create is true then append ec2ab_${ebs_selected}_$current_date to the variable $snapshot_tags
@@ -68,6 +79,15 @@ create_EBS_Snapshot_Tags()
 		snapshot_tags="$snapshot_tags --tag Volume=${ebs_selected} --tag Created=$current_date"
 	fi
 
+	#if $name_tag_create is true then append RegionCopy=[region]:scheduled,[region]:scheduled to the variable $snapshot_tags
+	if [[ -n $region_copy_scheduled_destinations ]]
+		then
+		ec2_snapshot_resource_id=`echo "$ec2_create_snapshot_result" | cut -f 2`
+		regions=$(echo $region_copy_scheduled_destinations | sed 's/  */:scheduled,/g')
+		snapshot_tags="$snapshot_tags --tag RegionCopy=${regions}:scheduled"
+		echo "tagging $ec2_snapshot_resource_id with $snapshot_tags"
+	fi
+
 	#if $snapshot_tags is not zero length then set the tag on the snapshot using ec2-create-tags
 	if [[ -n $snapshot_tags ]]
 		then echo "Tagging Snapshot $ec2_snapshot_resource_id with the following Tags:"
@@ -113,7 +133,7 @@ purge_EBS_Snapshots()
 	snapshot_tag_list=`ec2-describe-tags --show-empty-fields --region $region --filter resource-type=snapshot --filter key=PurgeAllow,PurgeAfterFE`
 	#snapshot_purge_allowed is a list of all snapshot_ids with PurgeAllow=true
 	snapshot_purge_allowed=`echo "$snapshot_tag_list" | grep .*PurgeAllow'\s'true | cut -f 3`
-	
+
 	for snapshot_id_evaluated in $snapshot_purge_allowed
 	do
 		#gets the "PurgeAfterFE" date which is in UTC with UNIX Time format (or xxxxxxxxxx / %s)
@@ -133,6 +153,50 @@ purge_EBS_Snapshots()
 	done
 }
 
+region_copy_EBS_Snapshots()
+{
+	#snapshots_to_region_copy is a list of all snapshot_ids with RegionCopy=.*:scheduled.*
+	# --output-delimiter and $'n' substitution used so $IFS doesn't have to be
+	#   manipulated with for loops and the cut command
+	snapshot_tag_list=$(ec2-describe-tags --show-empty-fields --region $region --filter resource-type=snapshot --filter key=RegionCopy | grep ':scheduled' | cut -f3,5- --output-delimiter='~')
+
+	for snapshot_data in $(echo ${snapshot_tag_list//$'\n'/ } | cut -f1-)
+	do
+		snapshot_id=$(echo $snapshot_data | cut -d'~' -f1)
+		regions=$(echo $snapshot_data | cut -d'~' -f2-)
+		original_regions=$regions
+		region_copy_tag=''
+		for region_data in ${regions//,/ }
+		do
+			destination_region=$(echo $region_data | cut -d: -f1)
+            status=$(echo $region_data | cut -d: -f2-)
+            region_copy_tag_append="$destination_region:$status"
+			if [[ "$region_copy_destinations" = "all" || -n $(echo "$region_copy_destinations"| grep $destination_region) ]]
+			then
+                current_datetime=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S)
+                if [ "$status" = "scheduled" ]
+                    then
+                    ec2_copy_snapshot_complete=$(ec2-copy-snapshot -r $region -s $snapshot_id --region $destination_region)
+                    ec2_copy_snapshot_result=`echo $?`
+                    if [[ $ec2_copy_snapshot_result -gt 0 ]]
+                        then
+                        echo -e "An error occured when running ec2-copy-snapshot. The error returned is below:\n$ec2_copy_snapshot_complete" 1>&2 ; exit 70
+                    else
+                        region_copy_tag_append="$destination_region:$current_datetime"
+                        echo "The snapshot \"$snapshot_id\" is being copied to $destination_region."
+                    fi
+                fi
+			fi
+			region_copy_tag="${region_copy_tag},$region_copy_tag_append"
+		done
+
+		if [[ "${region_copy_tag#,}" != "$original_regions" ]]
+		then
+		    ec2-create-tags $snapshot_id --region $region --tag RegionCopy=${region_copy_tag#,}
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
 app_name=`basename $0`
 
 #sets defaults
@@ -148,7 +212,7 @@ user_tags=false
 #sets the Purge Snapshot feature to false - this feature will eventually allow the removal of snapshots that have a "PurgeAfterFE" tag that is earlier than current date
 purge_snapshots=false
 #handles options processing
-while getopts :s:c:r:v:t:k:pnu opt
+while getopts :s:c:r:v:t:k:g:d:l:pnu opt
 	do
 		case $opt in
 			s) selection_method="$OPTARG";;
@@ -157,6 +221,8 @@ while getopts :s:c:r:v:t:k:pnu opt
 			v) volumeid="$OPTARG";;
 			t) tag="$OPTARG";;
 			k) purge_after_input="$OPTARG";;
+			g) region_copy_scheduled_destinations="$OPTARG";;
+			d) region_copy_destinations="$OPTARG";;
 			n) name_tag_create=true;;
 			p) purge_snapshots=true;;
 			u) user_tags=true;;
@@ -166,7 +232,7 @@ while getopts :s:c:r:v:t:k:pnu opt
 
 #sources "cron_primer" file for running under cron or other restricted environments - this file should contain the variables and environment configuration required for ec2-automate-backup to run correctly
 if [[ -n $cron_primer ]]
-	then if [[ -f $cron_primer ]] 
+	then if [[ -f $cron_primer ]]
 		then source $cron_primer
 	else
 		echo "Cron Primer File \"$cron_primer\" Could Not Be Found." 1>&2 ; exit 70
@@ -177,7 +243,7 @@ fi
 if [[ -z $region ]]
 	#if the environment variable $EC2_REGION is not set set to us-east-1
 	then if [[ -z $EC2_REGION ]]
-		#if both 
+		#if both
 		then region="us-east-1"
 	else
 		region=$EC2_REGION
@@ -213,7 +279,7 @@ do
 		then echo -e "An error occured when running ec2-create-snapshot. The error returned is below:\n$ec2_create_snapshot_result" 1>&2 ; exit 70
 	else
 		ec2_snapshot_resource_id=`echo "$ec2_create_snapshot_result" | cut -f 2`
-	fi	
+	fi
 	create_EBS_Snapshot_Tags
 done
 
@@ -221,4 +287,11 @@ done
 if $purge_snapshots
 	then echo "Snapshot Purging is Starting Now."
 	purge_EBS_Snapshots
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+
+#if region_copy_destinations is true, then run region_copy_EBS_Snapshots function
+if [[ -n $region_copy_destinations ]]
+	then echo "Snapshot Copying to regions $region_copy_destinations is Starting Now."
+	region_copy_EBS_Snapshots
+fi
+