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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3721 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 582
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3721

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United 
     States Emergency Management Authority, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2006

 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Salazar) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
             on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                             August 3, 2006

  Reported by Ms. Collins, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United 
     States Emergency Management Authority, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Post Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents
<DELETED>Sec. 3. Definitions
          <DELETED>TITLE I--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

<DELETED>Sec. 101. United States Emergency Management Authority
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Conforming amendments relating to intelligence 
                            reform
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Communication system grants
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Technical and conforming amendments
               <DELETED>TITLE II--STAFFORD ACT AMENDMENTS

<DELETED>Sec. 201. General Federal assistance
<DELETED>Sec. 202. National Disaster Recovery Strategy
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Environmental mitigation
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Disaster housing strategy
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Essential services
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Hazard mitigation grant program formula
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Housing assistance
<DELETED>Sec. 208. Maximum amount under individual assistance programs
<DELETED>Sec. 209. Coordinating officers
<DELETED>Sec. 210. Definitions
<DELETED>Sec. 211. Catastrophic damage assistance
<DELETED>Sec. 212. Individuals with disabilities
<DELETED>Sec. 213. Disability coordinator
<DELETED>Sec. 214. Temporary housing
<DELETED>Sec. 215. GAO Study on accessibility of emergency shelters
<DELETED>Sec. 216. Reunification
<DELETED>Sec. 217. National Emergency Family Registry and Locator 
                            System
<DELETED>Sec. 218. Federal assistance to individuals and households
<DELETED>Sec. 219. Mental health services
<DELETED>Sec. 220. Language services
<DELETED>Sec. 221. Standards for state and local emergency preparedness 
                            operational plans
<DELETED>Sec. 222. Transportation assistance and case management 
                            services to individuals and households
<DELETED>Sec. 223. Non-federal assistance
<DELETED>Sec. 224. Disaster coordination
               <DELETED>TITLE III--STAFFING IMPROVEMENTS

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Strategic human capital plan
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Career paths
<DELETED>Sec. 303. National Homeland Security Academy
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Surge capacity force
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Establishment of Homeland Security rotation program 
                            at the Department of Homeland Security
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Quarterly report on vacancy rate in employee 
                            positions
        <DELETED>TITLE IV--PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND TRAINING

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Definition
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Emergency response framework
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Review of the National Response Plan
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Planning and preparedness
<DELETED>Sec. 405. Training and exercises
<DELETED>Sec. 406. Emergency support function assurance programs
    <DELETED>TITLE V--PREVENTION OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE DURING 
                              EMERGENCIES

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Prohibition on excessive pass-through charges
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Fraud prevention programs
<DELETED>Sec. 503. Contingency Contracting Corps
<DELETED>Sec. 504. Verification measures for Individuals and Households 
                            Program
<DELETED>Sec. 505. Information Technology Systems
<DELETED>Sec. 506. Registry of Debris Contractors
<DELETED>Sec. 507. Use of certain supply schedules
<DELETED>Sec. 508. Use of local firms and individuals
<DELETED>Sec. 509. Advance contracting
              <DELETED>TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Effective date

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``Authority'' means the United States 
        Emergency Management Authority established under section 512 of 
        the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
        Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Authority;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the term ``catastrophic incident'' means any 
        natural or manmade incident, including an act of terrorism, 
        that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage, 
        mass evacuations, or disruption severely affecting the 
        population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national 
        morale, or government functions in an area and may include an 
        incident with a sustained national impact over a prolonged 
        period of time, that may rapidly exceed resources available to 
        State and local government and private-sector authorities in 
        the impacted area, or may significantly interrupt governmental 
        operations and emergency services to such an extent that 
        national security could be threatened;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department 
        of Homeland Security;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the term ``emergency response provider'' has 
        the same meaning given under section 2(6) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the term ``Federal coordinating officer'' 
        means a Federal coordinating officer as described in section 
        302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the term ``individual with a disability'' 
        means an individual with a disability as defined in section 
        3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        12102(2));</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) the term ``National Advisory Council'' means 
        the National Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response 
        established under section 518 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002, as amended by this Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) the term ``National Incident Management 
        System'' means the National Incident Management System as 
        described in the National Response Plan;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) the term ``National Response Plan'' means the 
        National Response Plan prepared under Homeland Security 
        Presidential Directive 5 or any presidential directive meant to 
        replace or augment that directive;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) the term ``Regional Office'' means a Regional 
        Office established under section 517 of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002, as amended by this Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) the term ``Regional Office strike team'' 
        means a Regional Office strike team established under section 
        517 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
        Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) the term ``surge capacity'' means the ability 
        to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search 
        and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and 
        housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing, including 
        disaster assistance employees, and other resources necessary to 
        save lives and protect property during a catastrophic 
        incident.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>TITLE I--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
              AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 
et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking the title heading and inserting 
        the following:</DELETED>

  <DELETED>``TITLE V--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE'';</DELETED>

        <DELETED>    (2) by striking sections 501 through 
        503;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking sections 506 and 507;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by redesignating sections 504, 505, 508, and 
        509 as sections 536, 537, 538, and 539, respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by redesignating section 510 (relating to 
        procurement of security countermeasures for the strategic 
        national stockpile) as section 540;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by redesignating section 510 (relating to 
        urban and other high risk area communications capabilities) as 
        section 541;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) by inserting before section 536, as so 
        redesignated by this section, the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `all-hazards-plus' means an 
        approach to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation 
        that emphasizes the development of capabilities that are common 
        to natural and man-made disasters, while also including the 
        development of capabilities that are uniquely relevant to 
        specific types of disasters;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `Authority' means the United States 
        Emergency Management Authority established under section 
        512;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Authority;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) the term `catastrophic incident' means any 
        natural or manmade incident, including an act of terrorism, 
        that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage, 
        mass evacuations, or disruption severely affecting the 
        population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national 
        morale, or government functions in an area and may include an 
        incident with a sustained national impact over a prolonged 
        period of time, that may rapidly exceed resources available to 
        State and local government and private-sector authorities in 
        the impacted area, or may significantly interrupt governmental 
        operations and emergency services to such an extent that 
        national security could be threatened;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) the term `emergency communications 
        capabilities' means the ability to provide and maintain, 
        throughout an emergency response operation, a continuous flow 
        of information among emergency responders, agencies, and 
        government officials from multiple disciplines and 
        jurisdictions and at all levels of government, in the event of 
        a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other large-scale or 
        catastrophic emergency, including where there has been 
        significant damage to, or destruction of, critical 
        infrastructure, including substantial loss of ordinary 
        telecommunications infrastructure and sustained loss of 
        electricity;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) the term `Federal coordinating officer' 
        means a Federal coordinating officer as described in section 
        302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) the terms `interoperable emergency 
        communications system' and `communications interoperability' 
        mean the ability of emergency response providers and relevant 
        Federal, State, and local government agencies to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) communicate with each other as 
                necessary, using information technology systems and 
                radio communications systems; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) exchange voice, data, or video with 
                each other on demand, in real time, as 
                necessary;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) the term `National Advisory Council' means 
        the National Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response 
        established under section 518;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) the term `National Incident Management 
        System' means the National Incident Management System as 
        described in the National Response Plan;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) the term `National Response Plan' means the 
        National Response Plan prepared under Homeland Security 
        Presidential Directive 5 or any presidential directive meant to 
        replace or augment that directive; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) the term `surge capacity' means the ability 
        to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search 
        and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and 
        housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing, including 
        disaster assistance employees, and other resources necessary to 
        save lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident, 
        or other natural or man-made disaster.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>``Subtitle A--Preparedness and Response</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this subtitle--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `Nuclear Incident Response Team' 
        means a resource that includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) those entities of the Department of 
                Energy that perform nuclear or radiological emergency 
                support functions (including accident response, search 
                response, advisory, and technical operations 
                functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical 
                assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency 
                Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological 
                assistance functions, and related functions; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) those entities of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency that perform such support functions 
                (including radiological emergency response functions) 
                and related functions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `Regional Advisory Council' means a 
        Regional Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response 
        established under section 513;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `Regional Administrator' means a 
        Regional Administrator for Preparedness and Response appointed 
        under section 517; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) the term `Regional Office' means a Regional 
        Office established under section 517.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 512. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
              AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Department 
the United States Emergency Management Authority, headed by an 
Administrator.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Authority is to--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) lead the Nation's efforts to prepare for, 
        respond to, recover from, and mitigate the risks of natural and 
        man-made disasters, including catastrophic incidents;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) partner with State and local governments and 
        emergency response providers, with other Federal agencies, with 
        the private sector, and with nongovernmental organizations to 
        build a national system of emergency management that can 
        effectively and efficiently utilize the full measure of the 
        Nation's resources to respond to a catastrophic incident or 
        other natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) develop a Federal response capability that, 
        when necessary and appropriate, can act effectively, rapidly, 
        and proactively to deliver assistance essential to saving lives 
        or protecting or preserving property or public health and 
        safety in a natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) fuse the Department's emergency response, 
        preparedness, recovery, mitigation, and critical infrastructure 
        assets into a new, integrated organization that can effectively 
        confront the challenges of a natural or man-made 
        disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) develop and maintain robust Regional Offices 
        that will work with State and local governments and emergency 
        response providers to identify and address regional 
        priorities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) under the leadership of the Secretary, 
        coordinate with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Director 
        of Customs and Border Protection, the Director of Immigration 
        and Customs Enforcement, the National Operations Center, and 
        other agencies and offices in the Department to take full 
        advantage of the substantial range of resources in the 
        Department that can be brought to bear in preparing for and 
        responding to a natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) carry out the provisions of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) provide funding, training, exercises, 
        technical assistance, planning, and other assistance, to build 
        local, State, regional, and national capabilities, including 
        communications capabilities, necessary to respond to a 
        potential natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) implement an all-hazards-plus strategy for 
        preparedness that places priority on building those common 
        capabilities necessary to respond to both terrorist attacks and 
        natural disasters while also building the unique capabilities 
        necessary to respond to specific types of incidents that pose 
        the greatest risk to our Nation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) promote, plan for, and facilitate the 
        security and resiliency of critical infrastructure and key 
        resources, including cyber infrastructure, against a natural or 
        man-made disaster, and the post-disaster restoration of such 
        critical infrastructure and key resources.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Administrator.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall be 
        appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
        of the Senate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Qualifications.--The Administrator shall 
        have not less than 5 years of executive leadership and 
        management experience in the public or private sector, 
        significant experience in crisis management or another relevant 
        field, and a demonstrated ability to manage a substantial staff 
        and budget.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Reporting.--The Administrator shall report 
        to the Secretary, without being required to report through any 
        other official of the Department.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Principal advisor on emergency preparedness 
        and response.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is 
                the principal emergency preparedness and response 
                advisor to the President, the Homeland Security 
                Council, and the Secretary.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Advice and recommendations.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--In presenting 
                        advice with respect to any matter to the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary, the Administrator shall, as the 
                        Administrator considers appropriate, inform the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary, as the case may be, of the range 
                        of emergency mitigation, preparedness, 
                        response, and recovery options with respect to 
                        that matter.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Advice on request.--The 
                        Administrator, as an emergency preparedness and 
                        response advisor, shall provide advice to the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary on a particular matter when the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary requests such advice.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Recommendations to 
                        congress.--After informing the Secretary, the 
                        Administrator may make such recommendations to 
                        Congress relating to emergency preparedness and 
                        response as the Administrator considers 
                        appropriate.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Retention of authority.--Nothing in 
                this paragraph shall be construed as affecting the 
                authority of the Secretary under this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 513. AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide Federal 
leadership necessary to prepare for and respond to a natural or man-
made disaster, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) carrying out the mission to reduce the loss 
        of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by 
        leading and supporting the Nation in a comprehensive, risk-
        based emergency preparedness and response program of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) mitigation, by taking sustained 
                actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people 
                and property from hazards and their effects;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) preparedness, by planning, training, 
                and building the emergency preparedness and response 
                workforce to prepare effectively for, mitigate against, 
                respond to, and recover from any hazard;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) response, by conducting emergency 
                operations to save lives and property through 
                positioning emergency equipment, personnel, and 
                supplies, through evacuating potential victims, through 
                providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to 
                those in need, and through restoring critical public 
                services;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) recovery, by rebuilding communities 
                so individuals, businesses, and governments can 
                function on their own, return to normal life, and 
                protect against future hazards; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) critical infrastructure protection, 
                by establishing an inventory of, and protections for, 
                public and private sector critical infrastructure, 
                including cyber and communications assets;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) increasing efficiencies, by coordinating 
        efforts relating to mitigation, preparedness, response, 
        recovery, and infrastructure protection;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) helping to ensure the effectiveness of 
        emergency response providers in responding to a natural or man-
        made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) providing the Federal Government's response 
        to a natural or man-made disaster, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) managing such response;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) directing the Domestic Emergency 
                Support Team, the National Disaster Medical System, and 
                (when operating as an organizational unit of the 
                Department under this title) the Nuclear Incident 
                Response Team;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) overseeing the Metropolitan Medical 
                Response System; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) coordinating other Federal response 
                resources, including requiring deployment of the 
                Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a natural 
                or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) working with Federal, State, and local 
        government personnel, agencies, and authorities to build a 
        comprehensive national incident management system to respond to 
        a natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) with respect to the Nuclear Incident 
        Response Team (regardless of whether it is operating as an 
        organizational unit of the Department under this title)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establishing standards and 
                certifying when those standards have been 
                met;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) conducting joint and other exercises 
                and training and evaluating performance; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) providing funds to the Department of 
                Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as 
                appropriate, for homeland security planning, exercises 
                and training, and equipment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) helping to ensure that emergency response 
        providers acquire interoperable and sustainable 
        technology;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) assisting the President in carrying out the 
        functions under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) administering homeland security emergency 
        management, first responder, and other preparedness 
        grants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) administering and implementing the National 
        Response Plan, including monitoring, evaluating, and ensuring 
        the readiness of each emergency support function under the 
        National Response Plan;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) coordinating with the National Advisory 
        Council;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) ensuring the protection of critical 
        infrastructure by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) carrying out the responsibilities 
                under paragraphs (2) through (6) of section 
                201(d);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) helping ensure the protection and 
                resiliency of key resources and critical 
                infrastructure, including cyber infrastructure, against 
                a natural or man-made disaster; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) planning for, assisting with, and 
                facilitating, the restoration of key resources and 
                critical infrastructure, including cyber 
                infrastructure, in the event of a natural or man-made 
                disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) establishing in each Regional Office a 
        Regional Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response, to 
        advise the Regional Administrator of that Regional Office on 
        emergency preparedness and response issues specific to the 
        region; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) otherwise carrying out the mission of the 
        Authority as described in section 512(b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Additional Responsibilities Related to Catastrophic 
Incidents.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in 
        consultation with the Secretary and other senior Department 
        officials, shall develop a national emergency management system 
        that is capable of responding to catastrophic 
        incidents.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Identification of resources.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                develop and submit to Congress annually an estimate of 
                the resources of the Authority and other Federal 
                agencies needed for and devoted specifically to 
                developing local, State, and national capabilities 
                necessary to respond to a catastrophic 
                incident.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Contents.--Each estimate under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include the resources both 
                necessary for and devoted to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) planning;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) training and 
                        exercises;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Regional Office 
                        enhancements;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) staffing, including for 
                        surge capacity during a catastrophic 
                        event;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) additional logistics 
                        capabilities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) other responsibilities 
                        under the Catastrophic Incident Annex and the 
                        Catastrophic Incident Supplement of the 
                        National Response Plan; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) State and local 
                        catastrophic preparedness.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) All-Hazards-Plus Approach.--In carrying out the 
responsibilities of this section, the Administrator shall implement an 
all-hazards-plus strategy that places priority on building those common 
capabilities necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and 
mitigate the risks of terrorist attacks and natural disasters, while 
also building the unique capabilities necessary to prepare for, respond 
to, recover from, and mitigate the risks of specific types of incidents 
that pose the greatest risk to the Nation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 514. AUTHORITY COMPONENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``There are transferred to the Authority the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as 
        constituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its functions, 
        personnel, assets, components, and liabilities, and including 
        the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 
        Management relating thereto.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The Directorate of Preparedness, as 
        constituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its functions, 
        personnel assets, components, and liabilities, and including 
        the functions of the Under Secretary for Preparedness relating 
        thereto.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 515. PRESERVING THE UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
              AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Distinct Entity.--The Authority shall be maintained 
as a distinct entity within the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Reorganization.--Section 872 shall not apply to the 
Authority, including any function or organizational unit of the 
Authority.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Prohibition on Changes to Missions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not 
        substantially or significantly reduce the authorities, 
        responsibilities, or functions of the Authority or the 
        capability of the Authority to perform those responsibilities, 
        except as otherwise specifically provided in an Act enacted 
        after the date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency 
        Management Reform Act of 2006.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Certain transfers prohibited.--No asset, 
        function or mission of the Authority may be diverted to the 
        principal and continuing use of any other organization, unit, 
        or entity of the Department, except for details or assignments 
        that do not reduce the capability of the Authority to perform 
        its missions.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 516. DIRECTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There shall be in the Authority a 
Director for Preparedness and a Director for Response and Recovery, 
each of whom shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, and shall report to the 
Administrator.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Qualifications.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--A Director shall have--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) not less than 5 years of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) executive leadership and 
                        management experience in the public or private 
                        sector; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) significant experience in 
                        crisis management or another relevant field; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a demonstrated ability to manage a 
                substantial staff and budget.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Concurrent experience.--Service during any 
        period of time may be used in meeting the requirements under 
        both clause (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Initial Directors.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under 
        paragraph (2), the individual serving as the Under Secretary 
        for Preparedness and the individual serving as the Under 
        Secretary for the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the 
        effective date of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
        Act of 2006, may serve as the Director for Preparedness and the 
        Director of Response and Recovery, respectively, until a 
        Director for Preparedness or a Director of Response and 
        Recovery, as the case may be, is appointed under subsection 
        (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Prior confirmation.--Paragraph (1) shall 
        apply if the individual is serving as the Under Secretary for 
        Preparedness or the Under Secretary for the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency, under an appointment by the President, by 
        and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 517. REGIONAL OFFICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Regional offices.--The Administrator shall 
        establish 10 Regional Offices of the Authority.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Additional office.--In addition to the 
        Regional Offices established under paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator may designate the Office for National Capital 
        Region Coordination under section 882 as a Regional 
        Office.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Management of Regional Offices.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Regional administrator.--Each Regional 
        Office shall be headed by a Regional Administrator for 
        Preparedness and Response, who shall be appointed by the 
        Administrator. Each Regional Administrator for Emergency 
        Preparedness and Response shall report directly to the 
        Administrator.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Qualifications.--Each Regional Office shall 
        be headed by an individual in the Senior Executive Service 
        qualified to act as a senior Federal coordinating officer to 
        provide strategic oversight of incident management when 
        needed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Responsibilities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Regional Administrator 
        shall work in partnership with State and local governments, 
        emergency managers, emergency response providers, medical 
        providers, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, 
        multijurisdictional councils of governments, and regional 
        planning commissions and organizations in the geographical area 
        served by the Regional Office to carry out the responsibilities 
        of a Regional Administrator under this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of a 
        Regional Administrator include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and 
                integrated regional preparedness, mitigation, response, 
                and recovery activities and programs for natural and 
                man-made disasters (including planning, training, 
                exercises, and professional development);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) coordinating and integrating 
                regional preparedness, mitigation, response, and 
                recovery activities and programs for natural and man-
                made disasters (including planning, training, 
                exercises, and professional development), which shall 
                include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) providing regional and 
                        interstate planning assistance;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) organizing, in consultation 
                        with the Administrator, regional training and 
                        exercise programs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) providing support and 
                        coordination officers for State and local 
                        government training and exercises;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) participating in emergency 
                        preparedness and planning activities by State, 
                        regional, and local governments;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) assisting in the development 
                        of regional capabilities needed for a national 
                        catastrophic response system;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) helping to coordinate and 
                        develop interstate agreements; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) coordinating the 
                        establishment of effective regional interagency 
                        emergency communications capabilities and 
                        communications interoperability, and reporting 
                        annually to the Administrator, who shall 
                        provide the information to the Director for 
                        Emergency Communications, on regional efforts 
                        to achieve these goals and on regional progress 
                        in meeting the goals of the National Emergency 
                        Communications Strategy developed under section 
                        535;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) establishing and overseeing 1 or 
                more strike teams within the region under subsection 
                (e), which shall serve as the focal point of the 
                Federal Government's initial response efforts for a 
                natural or man-made disaster within that region, and 
                otherwise building Federal response capabilities to 
                respond to a natural or man-made disaster within that 
                region;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) working with the private sector to 
                assess weaknesses in critical infrastructure protection 
                in the region and to design and implement programs to 
                address those weaknesses;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) designating an individual 
                responsible for, in conjunction with other relevant 
                Federal, State, and local officials, the development of 
                strategic and operational regional plans to respond 
                effectively to natural or manmade disasters in the 
                region in support of the National Response 
                Plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) coordinating all activities 
                conducted under this section with other Federal 
                departments and agencies; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) performing such other duties 
                relating to such responsibilities as the Administrator 
                may require.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Area Offices.--The Administrator shall establish an 
Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for the Caribbean, as 
components in the appropriate Regional Offices.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Regional Office Strike Teams.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--In coordination with other 
        relevant Federal agencies, each Regional Administrator shall 
        establish multi-agency strike teams that shall consist of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a designated Federal coordinating 
                officer;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) personnel trained in incident 
                management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) public affairs, response and 
                recovery, and communications support 
                personnel;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) a defense coordinating 
                officer;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) liaisons to other Federal 
                agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) such other personnel as the 
                Administrator or Regional Administrator determines 
                appropriate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) individuals from the agencies with 
                primary responsibility for each of the emergency 
                support functions in the National Response Plan, 
                including the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Transportation.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Communications.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Public works and 
                        engineering.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Emergency 
                        management.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) Mass care.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) Housing and human 
                        services.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) Public health and medical 
                        services.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) Urban search and 
                        rescue.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) Public safety and 
                        security.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(x) External affairs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Location of members.--The members of each 
        Regional Office strike team, including representatives from 
        agencies other than the Department, shall be based primarily at 
        the Regional Office that corresponds to that strike 
        team.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Coordination.--Each Regional Office strike 
        team shall coordinate the training and exercises of that strike 
        team with the State and local governments and private sector 
        and nongovernmental entities which the strike team shall 
        support when a natural or man-made disaster occurs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Preparedness.--Each Regional Office strike 
        team shall be trained, equipped, and staffed to be well 
        prepared to respond to natural and man-made disasters, 
        including catastrophic incidents.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 518. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PREPAREDNESS AND 
              RESPONSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
of 2006, the Secretary shall establish an advisory body under section 
871(a), to be known as the National Advisory Council on Preparedness 
and Response.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The National Advisory Council 
shall advise the Administrator on all aspects of emergency preparedness 
and response.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Membership.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The members of the National 
        Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Administrator, and 
        shall, to the extent practicable, represent a geographic 
        (including urban and rural) and substantive cross section of 
        State and local government officials and emergency managers, 
        and emergency response providers, from State and local 
        governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental 
        organizations, including as appropriate--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) members selected from the emergency 
                preparedness and response fields, including fire 
                service, law enforcement, hazardous materials response, 
                emergency medical services, and emergency preparedness 
                and response personnel, or organizations representing 
                such members;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) health scientists, emergency and 
                inpatient medical providers, and public health 
                professionals;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) experts representing standards 
                setting organizations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) State and local government officials 
                with expertise in terrorism preparedness and emergency 
                preparedness and response;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) elected State and local government 
                executives;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) experts in public and private sector 
                infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and 
                communications;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) representatives of the disabled and 
                other special needs populations; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) such other individuals as the 
                Administrator determines to be appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 871(a) 
        and subject to paragraph (2), the Federal Advisory Committee 
        Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including subsections (a), (b), and (d) of 
        section 10 of such Act, and section 552b(c) of title 5, United 
        States Code, shall apply to the Advisory Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Termination.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
        to the Advisory Council.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 519. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTEGRATION 
              CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Authority a National 
Incident Management System Integration Center.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Responsibilities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, through the 
        National Incident Management System Integration Center, and in 
        consultation with other Federal departments and agencies and 
        the National Advisory Council, shall ensure ongoing management 
        and maintenance of the National Incident Management System, the 
        National Response Plan, any other document or tool in support 
        of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, or any other 
        Homeland Security Presidential Directive relating to incident 
        management and response.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Specific responsibilities.--The National 
        Incident Management System Integration Center shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) periodically review, and revise, as 
                appropriate, the National Incident Management System 
                and the National Response Plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) review other matters relating to the 
                National Incident Management System and the National 
                Response Plan, as the Administrator may 
                require;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) develop and implement a national 
                program for National Incident Management System and 
                National Response Plan education and 
                awareness;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) oversee all aspects of the National 
                Incident Management System, including the development 
                of compliance criteria and implementation activities at 
                Federal, State, and local government levels;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) provide guidance and assistance to 
                States and local governments and emergency response 
                providers, in adopting the National Incident Management 
                System; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) perform such other duties relating 
                to such responsibilities as the Administrator may 
                require.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 520. NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `situational 
awareness' means information gathered from a variety of sources that, 
when communicated to emergency preparedness and response managers and 
decision makers, can form the basis for incident management 
decisionmaking.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Establishment.--There is established in the 
Department a National Operations Center.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Purpose.--The purposes of the National Operations 
Center are to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) coordinate the national response to any 
        natural or man-made disaster, as determined by the 
        Secretary;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) provide situational awareness and a common 
        operating picture for the entire Federal Government, and for 
        State and local governments as appropriate, for an event 
        described in paragraph (1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) collect and analyze information to help 
        deter, detect, and prevent terrorist acts;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) disseminate terrorism and disaster-related 
        information to Federal, State, and local governments;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) ensure that critical terrorism and disaster-
        related information reaches government decision-makers; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) perform such other duties as the Secretary 
        may require.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Responsibilities.--The National Operations Center 
shall carry out the responsibilities of the Homeland Security 
Operations Center, the National Response Coordination Center, and the 
Interagency Incident Management Group, as constituted on September 1, 
2005.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 521. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Authority a Chief 
Medical Officer, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief Medical Officer shall 
report directly to the Administrator.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Qualifications.--The individual appointed as Chief 
Medical Officer shall possess a demonstrated ability in and knowledge 
of medicine and public health.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Chief Medical Officer shall 
have the primary responsibility within the Department for medical 
issues related to natural and man-made disasters, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) serving as the principal advisor to the 
        Secretary and the Administrator on medical and public health 
        issues;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) coordinating the biosurveillance and 
        detection activities of the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) ensuring internal and external coordination 
        of all medical preparedness and response activities of the 
        Department, including training, exercises, and equipment 
        support;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) serving as the Department's primary point of 
        contact with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
        Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
        Department of Transportation, the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs, and other Federal departments or agencies, on medical 
        and public health issues;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) serving as the Department's primary point of 
        contact for State and local government, the medical community, 
        and others within and outside the Department, with respect to 
        medical and public health matters;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) discharging, in coordination with the Under 
        Secretary for Science and Technology, the responsibilities of 
        the Department related to Project Bioshield;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
        National Disaster Medical System, consistent with the National 
        Response Plan and the National Incident Management System, 
        supervising its medical components, and exercising 
        predeployment operational control, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) determining composition of the 
                teams;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) overseeing credentialing of the 
                teams; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) training personnel of the 
                teams;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) managing the Metropolitan Medical Response 
        System, including establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
        Metropolitan Medical Response System, consistent with the 
        National Response Plan and the National Incident Management 
        System, and developing and overseeing standards, plans, 
        training, and exercises and coordinating with the Office of 
        Grants and Training on the use and distribution of Metropolitan 
        Medical Response grants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) assessing and monitoring long-term health 
        issues of emergency managers and emergency response 
        providers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) developing and updating, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, guidelines for 
        State and local governments for medical response plans for 
        chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive 
        weapon attacks;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) developing, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services, appropriate patient 
        tracking capabilities to execute domestic patient movement and 
        evacuations, including a system that has the capacity of 
        electronically maintaining and transmitting the health 
        information of hospital patients;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) establishing and providing oversight for 
        the Department's occupational health and safety program, 
        including workforce health; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) performing such other duties relating to 
        such responsibilities as the Secretary or the Administrator may 
        require.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Long-Term Health Assessment Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Chief Medical Officer, in 
        consultation with the Director of the National Institute for 
        Occupational Safety and Health, shall establish a program to 
        assess, monitor, and study the health and safety of emergency 
        managers and emergency response providers, following Incidents 
        of National Significance declared by the Secretary under the 
        National Response Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--In carrying out the 
        program under this subsection, the Chief Medical Officer shall 
        enter into cooperative agreements, as necessary, with medical 
        institutions in the areas affected by an Incident of National 
        Significance.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 522. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The Administrator shall promote public and community 
preparedness.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 523. BASIC LIFE SUPPORTING FIRST AID EDUCATION FOR 
              CHILDREN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `age-appropriate' means 
        information, education, and skills suitable for the individual 
        to understand and perform;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `appropriate municipal entity' 
        means an agency of a unit of local government that is an 
        emergency response provider or provides other similar medical 
        services or training, including a fire department, law 
        enforcement agency, hospital, school nurse, or emergency 
        medical services provider;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `children' means individuals under 
        the age of 18 years enrolled in grades kindergarten through 
        12;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) the term `emergency medical professional' 
        means an individual certified by a State in emergency medical 
        services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) the term `life supporting first aid' 
        includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the use of an automatic 
        external defibrillator, the Heimlich maneuver, blood-borne and 
        biohazardous precautions, bleed control, and other life-
        sustaining procedures in the event of an emergency; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) the term `selected organization' means the 
        organization contracting with the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Chief Medical Officer, and in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, shall enter into an agreement with an 
organization, under which such organization shall provide funds to 
appropriate municipal entities to provide education and training in 
life supporting first aid to children, including scene safety 
procedures.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Eligibility.--In selecting an organization, the 
Secretary shall consider and give priority to an organization that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) has experience in training individuals 
        (especially children) to be active bystanders, equipped with 
        life supporting first aid skills to assist during 
        emergencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) recognizes that life supporting first aid 
        techniques are essential to maintaining life before the arrival 
        of emergency response providers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) uses emergency medical professionals as 
        instructors to teach life supporting first aid techniques to 
        children and adults;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) works with Federal, State, and local 
        government entities and the private sector to highlight the 
        importance of public emergency preparedness and effective 
        emergency response;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) has developed and implemented, before the 
        date of entering a contract under subsection (b), a testing 
        component for evaluation, accountability, and data collection; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) is an affiliate of the Citizens Corps of the 
        Department of Homeland Security.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Use of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Funds provided under this 
        section by the selected organization to an appropriate 
        municipal entity shall be used--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to create age-appropriate 
                educational materials regarding life supporting first 
                aid to be distributed to children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to conduct training and clinical 
                instruction of children in life supporting first aid; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) for data collection and statistical 
                analysis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Priority.--In providing funds to appropriate 
        municipal entities under this section, the selected 
        organization shall give priority to emergency medical services, 
        fire departments, law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and 
        school nurses.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 524. SAVER PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--In the Department there is a System 
Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders Program to provide 
impartial evaluations of emergency response equipment and 
systems.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Requirements.--The program established under 
subsection (a) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) provide impartial, practitioner relevant, 
        and operationally oriented assessments and validations of 
        emergency response provider equipment and systems that have not 
        already been third-party certified to a standard adopted by the 
        Department, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) commercial, off-the-shelf emergency 
                response provider equipment and systems in all 
                equipment list categories of the Standardized Equipment 
                List published by the Interagency Board for Equipment 
                Standardization and Interoperability; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) such other equipment or systems as 
                the Secretary determines are appropriate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) provide information that enables decision-
        makers and emergency response providers to better select, 
        procure, use, and maintain emergency response provider 
        equipment or systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) assess and validate the performance of 
        products within a system and subsystems; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) provide information and feedback to 
        emergency response providers through the Responder Knowledge 
        Base of the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of 
        Terrorism, or other appropriate forum.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Assessment and Validation Process.--The assessment 
and validation of emergency response provider equipment and systems 
shall use multiple evaluation techniques, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) operational assessments of equipment 
        performance on vehicle platforms;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) technical assessments on a comparative basis 
        of system component performance across makes and models under 
        controlled conditions; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) integrative assessments on an individual 
        basis of system component interoperability and compatibility 
        with other system components.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Personal Protective Equipment.--To the extent 
practical, the assessment and validation of personal protective 
equipment under this section shall be conducted by the National 
Personal Protective Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 525. NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) National Search and Rescue Response System.--There 
is established in the Authority an emergency response system known as 
the National Search and Rescue Response System that provides a national 
network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist State and 
local governments in responding to any natural or man-made 
disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Administration of the System.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Task force participation.--The Administrator 
        shall select eligible search and rescue teams that are 
        sponsored by State and local government entities to participate 
        as task forces in the National Search and Rescue Response 
        System. The Administrator shall determine the criteria for such 
        participation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Agreements with sponsoring agencies.--The 
        Administrator shall enter into an agreement with the State or 
        local government entity that sponsors each search and rescue 
        team selected under paragraph (1) with respect the team's 
        participation as a task force in the National Search and Rescue 
        Response System.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Management and technical teams.--The 
        Administrator shall maintain such management and other 
        technical teams as are necessary to administer the National 
        Search and Rescue Response System.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 526. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Authority a 
Metropolitan Medical Response System. Under the Metropolitan Medical 
Response System, the Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning, in 
coordination with the Chief Medical Officer, shall administer grants to 
develop, maintain, and enhance medical preparedness systems that are 
capable of responding effectively to a public health crisis or mass-
casualty event caused by a natural or man-made disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Use of Funds.--The Metropolitan Medical Response 
System shall make grants to local governments to enhance any of the 
following activities:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Medical surge capacity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Mass prophylaxis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, 
        and explosive detection, response, and decontamination 
        capabilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Emergency communications 
        capabilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Information sharing and collaboration 
        capabilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Regional collaboration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Triage and pre-hospital treatment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Medical supply management and 
        distribution.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Fatality management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) Such other activities as the Secretary may 
        provide.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 527. THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIMULATION AND 
              ANALYSIS CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `National 
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center' means the National 
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center established under section 
1016(d) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(d)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Authority.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--There is in the Authority the 
        National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center which 
        shall serve as a source of national competence to address 
        critical infrastructure protection and continuity through 
        support for activities related to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) counterterrorism, threat assessment, 
                and risk mitigation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a natural or man-made 
                disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Infrastructure modeling.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Particular support.--The support 
                provided under paragraph (1) shall include modeling, 
                simulation, and analysis of the systems comprising 
                critical infrastructure, in order to enhance critical 
                infrastructure preparedness, protection, response, and 
                recovery activities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Relationship with other agencies.--
                Each Federal agency and department with critical 
                infrastructure responsibilities under Homeland Security 
                Presidential Directive 7, or any successor to such 
                directive, shall establish a formal relationship, 
                including an agreement regarding information sharing, 
                between the elements of such agency or department and 
                the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis 
                Center.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Purpose.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--The purpose of 
                        the relationship under subparagraph (B) shall 
                        be to permit each Federal agency and department 
                        described in subparagraph (B) to take full 
                        advantage of the capabilities of the National 
                        Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center 
                        (particularly vulnerability and consequence 
                        analysis), consistent with its work load 
                        capacity and priorities, for real-time response 
                        to reported and projected emergencies, natural 
                        disasters, terrorist attacks, or other 
                        catastrophic incidents.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Recipient of certain 
                        support.--Modeling, simulation, and analysis 
                        provided under this subsection shall be 
                        provided to relevant Federal agencies and 
                        departments, including Federal agencies and 
                        departments with critical infrastructure 
                        responsibilities under Homeland Security 
                        Presidential Directive 7, or any successor to 
                        such directive.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 528. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator, may make grants for the purposes of administering and 
improving the Emergency Management Assistance Compact consented to by 
the Joint Resolution entitled `Joint Resolution granting the consent of 
Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact' (Public Law 
104-321; 110 Stat. 3877).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Uses.--A grant under this section shall be used to--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) carry out recommendations identified in 
        after-action reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane season 
        issued under the Emergency Management Assistance 
        Compact;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) coordinate with the Department and other 
        Federal Government agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) coordinate with State and local government 
        entities and their respective national associations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) assist State and local governments, 
        emergency response providers, and organizations representing 
        such members with credentialing emergency response providers 
        and the typing of emergency response resources; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) administer the operations of the Emergency 
        Management Assistance Compact.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 529. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
Department an Office for the Prevention of Terrorism, which shall be 
headed by a Director.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Director.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Reporting.--The Director of the Office for 
        the Prevention of Terrorism shall report directly to the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Qualifications.--The Director of the Office 
        for the Prevention of Terrorism shall have an appropriate 
        background with experience in law enforcement, intelligence, or 
        other anti-terrorist functions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Assignment of Personnel.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall assign to 
        the Office for the Prevention of Terrorism permanent staff and 
        other appropriate personnel detailed from other components of 
        the Department to carry out the responsibilities under this 
        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Liaisons.--The Secretary shall designate 
        senior employees from each component of the Department that has 
        significant antiterrorism responsibilities to act a liaison 
        between that component and the Office for the Prevention of 
        Terrorism.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Responsibilities.--The Director of the Office for 
the Prevention of Terrorism shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) coordinate policy and operations between the 
        Department and State and local government agencies relating to 
        preventing acts of terrorism within the United 
        States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) serve as a liaison between State and local 
        law enforcement agencies and the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) in coordination with the Office of 
        Intelligence, develop better methods for the sharing of 
        intelligence with State and local law enforcement 
        agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) work with the Assistant Secretary of the 
        Office of Grants and Training to ensure that homeland security 
        grants to State and local agencies, including the Law 
        Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, Commercial Equipment 
        Direct Assistance Program, grants to support fusion centers and 
        other law enforcement-oriented programs are adequately focused 
        on terrorism prevention activities; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) coordinate with the Authority, the 
        Department of Justice, the National Institute of Justice, law 
        enforcement organizations, and other appropriate entities to 
        develop national voluntary consensus standards for training and 
        personal protective equipment to be used in a tactical 
        environment by law enforcement officers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Pilot Project.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office for 
        the Prevention of Terrorism, in coordination with the Director 
        for Response, shall establish a pilot project to determine the 
        efficacy and feasibility of establishing law enforcement 
        deployment teams.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Function.--The law enforcement deployment 
        teams participating in the pilot program under this subsection 
        shall form the basis of a national network of standardized law 
        enforcement resources to assist State and local governments in 
        responding to a natural or man-made disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect the roles or responsibilities of the Department of 
Justice.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 530. DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Cybersecurity and Telecommunications.--There is in 
the Department an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and 
Telecommunications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) United States Fire Administration.--The 
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall have a 
rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of the Department.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 531. CREDENTIALING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `credential' means to provide 
        documentation that can authenticate and verify the 
        qualifications and identity of managers of incidents, emergency 
        response providers, and other appropriate personnel, including 
        by ensuring that such personnel possess a minimum common level 
        of training, experience, physical and medical fitness, and 
        capability appropriate for their position;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `credentialing' means evaluating an 
        individual's qualifications for a specific position under 
        guidelines created in this section and assigning such 
        individual a qualification under the standards developed in 
        this section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `credentialed' means an individual 
        has been evaluated for a specific position under the guidelines 
        created under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Requirements.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall enter 
        into a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with State 
        and local governments, emergency response providers, and the 
        organizations that represent them, to establish in consultation 
        with the Authority nationwide standards for credentialing all 
        personnel who are likely to respond to an emergency or major 
        disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Contents.--The standards developed under 
        paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) include the minimum professional 
                qualifications, certifications, training, and education 
                requirements for specific emergency response functional 
                positions that are applicable to Federal, State and 
                local government;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) be compatible with the National 
                Incident Management System; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) be consistent with standards for 
                advance registration for health professions volunteers 
                under section 319I of the Public Health Services Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 247d-7b).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Timeframe.--The Administrator shall develop 
        standards under paragraph (1) not later than 6 months after the 
        date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
        Reform Act of 2006.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Credentialing of Department Personnel.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
        Reform Act of 2006, the Secretary and the Administrator shall 
        ensure that all personnel of the Department (including 
        temporary personnel and individuals in the surge capacity force 
        established under section 304 of the Post Katrina Emergency 
        Management Reform Act of 2006) who are likely to respond to an 
        emergency or major disaster are credentialed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Strategic human capital plan.--Not later 
        than 90 days after completion of the credentialing under 
        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall evaluate whether the 
        workforce of the Authority complies with the Strategic Human 
        Capital Plan of the Authority developed under section 301 of 
        the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 and is 
        sufficient to respond to a catastrophic incident.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Integration With National Response Plan.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Distribution of standards.--Not later than 6 
        months after the date of enactment of the Post Katrina 
        Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator 
        shall provide the standards developed under subsection (b) to 
        all Federal agencies that have responsibilities under the 
        National Response Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Credentialing of agencies.--Not later than 
        180 days after the date on which the standards are provided 
        under paragraph (1), each agency described in paragraph (1) 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) ensure that all employees or 
                volunteers of that agency who are likely to respond to 
                an emergency or major disaster are credentialed; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) submit to the Secretary the name of 
                each credentialed employee or volunteer of such 
                agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Leadership.--The Administrator shall provide 
        leadership, guidance, and technical assistance to an agency 
        described in paragraph (1) to facilitate the credentialing 
        process of that agency.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Documentation and Database System.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
        Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall establish and 
        maintain a documentation and database system of Federal 
        emergency response providers and all other Federal personnel 
        credentialed to respond to an emergency or major 
        disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Accessibility.--The documentation and 
        database system established under paragraph (1) shall be 
        accessible to the Federal coordinating officer and other 
        appropriate officials preparing for or responding to an 
        emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Considerations.--The Administrator shall 
        consider whether the credentialing system can be used to 
        regulate access to areas affected by a major 
        disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Guidance to State and Local Governments.--Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) in collaboration with the Emergency 
        Management Assistance Compact provide detailed written 
        guidance, assistance, and expertise to State and local 
        governments to facilitate the credentialing of State and local 
        emergency response providers commonly or likely to be used in 
        responding to an emergency or major disaster; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) in coordination with the Emergency 
        Management Assistance Compact and appropriate national 
        professional organizations, assist State and local governments 
        with credentialing the personnel of the State or local 
        government under the guidance provided under paragraph 
        (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to State and 
local governments, emergency response providers, and organizations that 
represent them.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
a report describing the implementation of this section, including the 
number and level of qualification of Federal personnel trained and 
ready to respond to an emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 532. TYPING OF RESOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `typed' means an asset or resource 
        that has been evaluated for a specific function under the 
        guidelines created under this section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `typing' means to define in detail 
        the minimum capabilities of an asset or resource.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Requirements.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, shall enter 
        into a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with the 
        State and local governments, emergency response providers, and 
        organizations that represent them, to establish in consultation 
        with the Administration, nationwide standards for typing of 
        resources commonly or likely to be used in responding to an 
        emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Contents.--The standards developed under 
        paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) be applicable to Federal, State, and 
                local government; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) be compatible with the National 
                Incident Management System.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Typing of Department Resources and Assets.--Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Post Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the Secretary shall ensure 
that all resources and assets of the Department that are commonly or 
likely to be used to respond to an emergency or major disaster are 
typed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Integration With National Response Plan.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Distribution of standards.--Not later than 6 
        months after the date of enactment of the Post Katrina 
        Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator 
        shall provide the standards developed under subsection (b) to 
        all Federal agencies that have responsibilities under the 
        National Response Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Typing of agencies, assets and resources.--
        Not later than 180 days after the date on which the standards 
        are provided under paragraph (1), each agency described in 
        paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) ensure that all resources and assets 
                (including teams, equipment, and other assets) of that 
                agency that are commonly or likely to be used to 
                respond to an emergency or major disaster are typed; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) submit to the Secretary a list of 
                all types resources and assets.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Leadership.--The Administrator shall provide 
        leadership, guidance, and technical assistance to an agency 
        described in paragraph (1) to facilitate the typing process of 
        that agency.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Documentation and Database System.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
        Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall establish and 
        maintain a documentation and database system of Federal 
        resources and assets commonly or likely to be used to respond 
        to an emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Accessibility.--The documentation and 
        database system established under paragraph (1) shall be 
        accessible to the Federal coordinating officer and other 
        appropriate officials preparing for or responding to an 
        emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Guidance to State and Local Governments.--Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator in collaboration with 
State and local governments, emergency response providers, and the 
organizations that represent them, shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) provide detailed written guidance, 
        assistance, and expertise to State and local governments to 
        facilitate the typing of the resources and assets of State and 
        local governments likely to be used in responding to an 
        emergency or major disaster; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) assist State and local governments with 
        typing resources and assets of State or local governments under 
        the guidance provided under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to State and 
local governments, emergency response providers, and the organizations 
that represent them, to develop and maintain a database of typed 
resources of State and local governments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
a report describing the implementation of this section, including the 
number and type of Federal resources and assets ready to respond to an 
emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 533. PROVIDING SECURE ACCESS TO CRITICAL 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, and in 
coordination with appropriate national professional organizations, 
Federal, State, and local government agencies, and private-sector and 
nongovernmental entities, the Administrator shall create model 
standards or guidelines that States may adopt in conjunction with 
critical infrastructure owners and operators and their employees to 
permit access to restricted areas in the event of an emergency or major 
disaster.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 534. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
              SYSTEMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Measures to Improve Information Technology 
Systems.--The Administrator shall take appropriate measures to update 
and improve the information technology systems of the Authority, 
including measures to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) ensure that the multiple information 
        technology systems of the Authority (including the National 
        Emergency Management Information System, the Logistics 
        Information Management System III, and the Automated Deployment 
        Database) are fully compatible and can share and access 
        information from each other;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) ensure technology enhancements reach the 
        headquarters and regional offices of the Authority in a timely 
        fashion, to allow seamless integration;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) develop and maintain a testing environment 
        that ensures that all system components are properly and 
        thoroughly tested before their release;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) ensure that the information technology 
        systems of the Authority have the capacity to track disaster 
        response personnel, mission assignments task orders, 
        commodities, and supplies used in response to an emergency or 
        major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) make appropriate improvements to the 
        National Emergency Management Information System to address 
        current shortcomings; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) provide training, manuals, and guidance on 
        information technology systems to personnel, including disaster 
        response personnel, to help ensure employees can properly use 
        information technology systems.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, 
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report describing the 
implementation of this section, including any actions taken, 
improvements made, any remaining problems and describing any additional 
funding needed to make necessary and appropriate improvements to the 
information technology systems of the Authority.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 535. HURRICANE AND TSUNAMI EVACUATION TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide 
technical assistance to States and local governments that experience 
hurricanes, tsunamis or other severe weather events, including the 
preparation of hurricane evacuation studies and evacuation plans 
assessing current storm surge estimates, evacuation zones, evacuation 
clearance times, transportation capacity, and shelter 
capacity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Plan and Schedule.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
        Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establish a plan and schedule for 
                completing, maintaining, and periodically updating 
                evacuation studies carried out by the Administrator to 
                ensure that States and local governments that 
                experience hurricanes, tsunamis, or other severe 
                weather events have current and complete information 
                available to them for the preparation of their own 
                evacuation plans; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) include in the plan and schedule 
                annual maintenance and updates of existing hurricane 
                evacuation studies following each hurricane season for 
                those basins impacted by a hurricane.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Previously initiated studies.--Any 
        evacuation study initiated prior to the promulgation of a plan 
        and schedule established under subsection (a) shall be 
        completed not later than January 1, 2008.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Assistance and Guidelines.--The Administrator shall 
develop guidelines for the preparation of, and assist each State that 
is eligible for assistance under this section in producing a State pre-
storm evacuation and shelter plan which shall address the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Information, guidance, and data contained in 
        current hurricane evacuation studies and other models or 
        projections of current storm surge estimates, evacuation zones, 
        evacuation clearance times, transportation capacity, and 
        shelter capacity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Guidance regarding storm surge and 
        evacuation-related estimates projections provided by the 
        National Weather Service or the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) State planning assumptions, procedures and 
        guidelines for pre-storm evacuation-decision making and 
        sheltering based on current hurricane evacuation studies and 
        published guidance by the Authority.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Transportation and shelter capabilities or 
        resources that will be available and used by the State and by 
        each county, parish or municipality to implement the State pre-
        storm evacuation and shelter plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Estimated costs for the State and for each 
        county or parish to provide pre-storm evacuation and sheltering 
        based on historical data, current cost estimates developed by 
        the State Comptroller that are updated after each hurricane 
        season.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Document limitations on State, county, 
        parish, or city resources or capability to provide for pre-
        storm evacuation and shelter and the planning assumptions of 
        the State regarding the need for Federal assistance to 
        compensate for such limitations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
of 2006, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives on the actions taken by the Administrator to carry out 
the provisions of this section, including the status of evacuation 
studies, State evacuation and shelter plans, and the incorporation of 
lessons learned from post-storm assessments.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) by inserting after section 541 (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the 
        following:</DELETED>

       <DELETED>``Subtitle B--Emergency Communications</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 551. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this subtitle--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `eligible region' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) 2 or more contiguous incorporated 
                municipalities, counties, parishes, Indian tribes or 
                other general purpose jurisdictions that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) have joined together to 
                        enhance emergency communications capabilities 
                        or communications interoperability between 
                        emergency response providers in those 
                        jurisdictions and with State and Federal 
                        officials; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) includes the largest city 
                        in any metropolitan statistical area, as 
                        defined by the Office of Management and Budget; 
                        or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any other area the Secretary 
                determines to be consistent with the definition of a 
                region in the national preparedness guidance issued 
                under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 
                8;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `National Emergency Communications 
        Strategy' means the strategy established under section 553; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `Office of Emergency 
        Communications' means the office established under section 
        552.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 552. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Authority 
an Office of Emergency Communications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Director.--The head of the Office of Emergency 
Communications shall be the Director for Emergency Communications. The 
Director shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and 
Telecommunications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Director for Emergency 
Communications shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) assist the Secretary in developing and 
        implementing the program described in section 7303(a)(1) of the 
        Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 
        U.S.C. 194(a)(1));</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) carry out the responsibilities and 
        authorities of the Department relating to the development and 
        implementation of a strategy to achieve communications 
        interoperability and emergency communications capabilities and 
        promulgating grant guidance for that purpose;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) carry out the responsibilities under section 
        541;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) conduct extensive, nationwide outreach and 
        foster the development of emergency communications capabilities 
        and interoperable communications systems by State and local 
        governments and public safety agencies, and by regional 
        consortia thereof, by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) developing, updating, and 
                implementing a national strategy to achieve emergency 
                communications capabilities, with goals and 
                timetables;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) developing, updating, and 
                implementing a national strategy to achieve 
                communications interoperability, with goals and 
                timetables;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) developing a national architecture, 
                which defines the components of an interoperable system 
                and how the components are constructed;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) establishing and maintaining a task 
                force that represents the broad customer base of public 
                safety agencies of State and local governments, and 
                Federal agencies, involved in public safety disciplines 
                such as law enforcement, firefighting, emergency 
                medical services, public health, and disaster recovery, 
                in order to receive input and coordinate efforts to 
                achieve emergency communications capabilities and 
                communications interoperability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) working with the Office of Grants 
                and Training Interoperable Communications Technical 
                Assistance Program to provide technical assistance to 
                State and local government officials and the Regional 
                Advisory Councils established under section 
                513;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) promoting a greater understanding of 
                the importance of emergency communications 
                capabilities, communications interoperability, and the 
                benefits of sharing resources among all levels of 
                Federal, State, and local government;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) promoting development of standard 
                operating procedures for incident response and 
                facilitating the sharing of information on best 
                practices (including from governments abroad) for 
                achieving emergency communications capabilities and 
                communications interoperability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) making recommendations to Congress 
                about any changes in Federal law necessary to remove 
                barriers to achieving emergency communications 
                capabilities and communications 
                interoperability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) funding and conducting pilot 
                programs, as necessary, in order to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) evaluate and validate 
                        technology concepts in real-world environments 
                        to achieve emergency communications 
                        capabilities and communications 
                        interoperability;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) encourage more efficient 
                        use of resources, including equipment and 
                        spectrum; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) test and deploy public 
                        safety communications systems that are less 
                        prone to failure, support nonvoice services, 
                        consume less spectrum, and cost less;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) liaisoning with the private sector 
                to develop solutions to improve emergency 
                communications capabilities and achieve communications 
                interoperability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) using modeling and simulation for 
                training exercises and command and control functions at 
                the operational level; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(L) performing other functions necessary 
                to improve emergency communications capabilities and 
                achieve communications interoperability;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) administer the responsibilities and 
        authorities of the Department relating to the Integrated 
        Wireless Network Program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) administer the National Communications 
        System of the Department under the Preparedness 
        Directorate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) administer responsibilities and authorities 
        of the Department related to the Emergency Alert System and the 
        Integrated Public Alert and Warning System of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) administer the responsibilities and 
        authorities of the Office of Interoperability and 
        Compatibility;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) coordinate the establishment of a national 
        response capability with initial and ongoing planning, 
        implementation, and training for the deployment of backup 
        communications services in the event of a catastrophic loss of 
        local and regional emergency communications services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) assist the President, the National Security 
        Council, the Homeland Security Council, the Director of the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget in ensuring the operability 
        of the telecommunications functions and responsibilities of the 
        Federal Government;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) review, in consultation with the Assistant 
        Secretary for Grants and Training, all interoperable emergency 
        communications plans of Federal, State, and local governments, 
        including Statewide and tactical interoperability plans; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) through the National Communications System, 
        create an interactive database that contains an inventory of 
        emergency communications assets maintained by the Federal 
        Government and where appropriate, State and local governments 
        and the private sector, that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) can be deployed rapidly following a 
                natural or man-made disaster to assist emergency 
                response providers and State and local governments; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) includes land mobile radio systems, 
                satellite phones, portable infrastructure equipment, 
                backup power system equipment, and other appropriate 
                equipment and systems.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 553. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 
              STRATEGY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the 
completion of the baseline assessment under section 554, and in 
cooperation with State and local governments, Federal departments and 
agencies, emergency response providers, and the private sector, the 
Secretary, acting through the Director for Emergency Communications, 
shall develop a National Emergency Communications Strategy to achieve 
emergency communications capabilities and interoperable emergency 
communications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Contents.--The National Emergency Communication 
Strategy shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) include, in consultation with the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, a process for expediting 
        national voluntary consensus-based emergency communications 
        equipment standards for the purchase and use by public safety 
        agencies of interoperable emergency communications equipment 
        and technologies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) identify the appropriate emergency 
        communications capabilities and communications interoperability 
        necessary for Federal, State, and local governments to operate 
        during natural and man-made disasters.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) address both short-term and long-term 
        solutions to achieving Federal, State, and local emergency 
        communications capabilities and interoperable emergency 
        communications systems, including provision of commercially 
        available equipment that facilitates operability, 
        interoperability, coordination, and integration among emergency 
        communications systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) identify how Federal Government departments 
        and agencies that respond to natural or man-made disasters can 
        work effectively with State and local governments, in all 
        States, and with such other entities as are necessary to 
        implement the strategy;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) include measures to identify and overcome 
        all obstacles to achieving interoperable emergency 
        communications;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) set goals and establish timetables for the 
        development of an emergency, command-level communication system 
        based on equipment available across the United States and a 
        nationwide interoperable emergency communications 
        system;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) identify appropriate and reasonable measures 
        public safety agencies should employ to ensure that their 
        network infrastructure maintains operability during a natural 
        or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) include education of State and local 
        emergency response personnel about the availability of backup 
        emergency communications assets and their importance in 
        planning for natural and man-made disasters; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) identify, in consultation with the Federal 
        Communications Commission, measures States and localities 
        should employ to ensure operability of 911, E911 and public 
        safety answering points during natural and man-made 
        disasters.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 554. ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Baseline Operability and Interoperability 
Assessment.--Not later than June 1, 2000, and periodically thereafter, 
but not less frequently than every 5 years, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director for Emergency Communications, shall conduct an 
assessment of Federal, State, and local governments to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) define the range of emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability needed for 
        specific events;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) assess the capabilities to meet such 
        communications needs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) determine the degree to which necessary 
        emergency communications capabilities and communications 
        interoperability have been achieved;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) ascertain the needs that remain for 
        communications interoperability to be achieved;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) assess the ability of communities to provide 
        and maintain emergency communications capabilities and 
        communications interoperability among emergency response 
        providers, and government officials in the event of a natural 
        or man-made disaster, including when there is substantial 
        damage to ordinary communications infrastructure or a sustained 
        loss of electricity;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) include a national interoperable emergency 
        communication inventory that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) identifies for each Federal 
                department and agency--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the channels and frequencies 
                        used;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the nomenclature used to 
                        refer to each channel or frequency used; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the types of 
                        communications system and equipment 
                        used;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) identifies the interoperable 
                emergency communication systems in use for public 
                safety systems in the United States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) provides a listing of public safety 
                mutual aid channels in operation and their ability to 
                connect to an interoperable emergency communications 
                system;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) compile a list of best practices among 
        communities for providing and maintaining emergency 
        communications capabilities and communications interoperability 
        in the event of a natural or man-made disaster; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) evaluate the feasibility and desirability of 
        the Department developing, on its own or in conjunction with 
        the Department of Defense, a mobile communications capability, 
        modeled on the Army Signal Corps, that could be deployed to 
        support emergency communications at the site of acts of 
        terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006, and annually thereafter until the date that is 10 years after 
such date, the Secretary, acting through the Director for Emergency 
Communications, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of 
the Department in implementing and achieving the goals of this 
subtitle, including a description of the findings of the most recent 
nationwide assessment conducted under subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 555. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 
              GRANT PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Assessment of Grants and Standards Programs.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Director for Emergency Communications, in 
coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, shall review 
Federal emergency communications grants and standards programs across 
the Federal government to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) integrate and coordinate Federal grant 
        guidelines for the use of Federal assistance relating to 
        interoperable emergency communications and emergency 
        communications capabilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) assess and make recommendations to ensure 
        that such guidelines are consistent across the Federal 
        Government; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) assess and make recommendations to ensure 
        conformity with the goals and objectives identified in the 
        National Emergency Communications Strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Denial of Eligibility for Grants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may prohibit any 
        State or local government from using Federal homeland security 
        assistance administered by the Department to achieve, maintain, 
        or enhance interoperable emergency communications capabilities 
        if--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) such government has not complied 
                with the requirement to submit a Statewide 
                Interoperable Communications Plan under section 7303(f) 
                of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
                of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(f));</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the State or local government has 
                not taken adequate steps to maintain operability of 
                network infrastructure during a natural or man-made 
                disaster; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) a grant request does not comply with 
                interoperable communications equipment standards after 
                those standards have been developed through a voluntary 
                consensus-based process or are promulgated pursuant to 
                the authority under paragraph (2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Standards.--If the Secretary determines that 
        inadequate progress is being made on the completion of 
        voluntary consensus-based interoperable communications 
        equipment standards, the Secretary may promulgate such 
        standards and include them in interoperable communications 
        grant guidance.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 556. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY RESEARCH 
              AND DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a 
comprehensive research and development program to promote emergency 
communications capabilities and communications interoperability among 
emergency response providers, including by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) promoting research on a competitive basis 
        through the Directorate of Science and Technology Homeland 
        Security Advanced Research Projects Agency; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) establishing a Center of Excellence under 
        the Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence 
        Program, using a competitive process, focused on enhancing 
        information and communications systems for emergency response 
        providers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established 
under subsection (a) include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) understanding the strengths and weaknesses 
        of the diverse public safety communications systems currently 
        in use;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) examining how current and emerging 
        technology can make public safety organizations more effective, 
        and how Federal, State, and local government agencies can use 
        this technology in a coherent and cost-effective 
        manner;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) exploring Federal, State, and local 
        government policies that shall move systematically towards 
        long-term solutions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) evaluating and validating technology 
        concepts, and promoting the deployment of advanced public 
        safety information technologies for emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) advancing the creation of a national 
        strategy to enhance emergency communications capabilities, 
        promote interoperability and efficient use of spectrum in 
        communications systems, improve information sharing across 
        organizations, and use advanced information technology to 
        increase the effectiveness of first responders in valuable new 
        ways.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 557. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PILOT PROJECTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
        Reform Act of 2006, the Secretary shall establish not fewer 
        than 2 pilot projects to develop and evaluate strategies and 
        technologies for providing and maintaining emergency 
        communications capabilities communications interoperability 
        among emergency response providers and government officials in 
        the event of a natural or man-made disaster in which there is 
        significant damage to, or destruction of, critical 
        infrastructure, including substantial loss of ordinary 
        telecommunications infrastructure and sustained loss of 
        electricity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Interoperable data communications.--At least 
        1 pilot project under this section shall involve the 
        development of interoperable data communications, including 
        medical and victim information, so that this information can be 
        shared among responders, as needed, at all levels of 
        government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Selection Criteria.--In selecting areas for the 
location of the pilot projects under this section, the Secretary shall 
consider--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the risk to the area from a large-scale 
        terrorist attack or natural disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the number of potential victims from a 
        large-scale terrorist attack or natural disaster in the 
        area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the capabilities of the emergency 
        communications systems of the area and capabilities for the 
        development of modeling and simulation training and command and 
        control functions; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) such other criteria as the Secretary may 
        determine appropriate.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 558. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND INTEROPERABILITY 
              GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
the Grants and Training, shall make grants to States and eligible 
regions for initiatives necessary to improve emergency communications 
capabilities and to achieve short-term or long-term solutions to 
statewide, regional, national, and, where appropriate, international 
interoperability.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection 
(a) may be used for initiatives to achieve short-term or long-term 
solutions for emergency communications capabilities and communications 
interoperability within the State or region and to assist with any 
aspect of the communication life cycle, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) statewide or regional communications 
        planning;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) system design and engineering;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) procurement and installation of 
        equipment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) exercises;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) modeling and simulation exercises for 
        operational command and control functions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) other activities determined by the Secretary 
        to be integral to the achievement of emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) technical assistance and training.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
Office of Grants and Training coordinates its activities with the 
Office of Emergency Communications, the Directorate of Science and 
Technology and other Federal entities so that grants awarded under this 
section, and other grant programs related to homeland security, fulfill 
the purposes of this section and facilitate the achievement of 
emergency communications capabilities and communications 
interoperability consistent with the national strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Application.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--A State or eligible region 
        desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application 
        at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Minimum contents.--At a minimum, each 
        application submitted under paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) identify the critical aspects of the 
                communications life cycle, including planning, system 
                design and engineering, procurement and installation, 
                and training for which funding is requested;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) describe how--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the proposed use of funds 
                        would be consistent with and address the goals 
                        in any applicable State homeland security plan, 
                        and, unless the Secretary determines otherwise, 
                        are consistent with the national strategy and 
                        architecture; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the applicant intends to 
                        spend funds under the grant, to administer such 
                        funds, and to allocate such funds among any 
                        participating local governments; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) be consistent with the Interoperable 
                Communications Plan required by section 7303(f) of the 
                Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
                2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(f)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) State Review and Submission.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--To ensure consistency with 
        State homeland security plans, an eligible region applying for 
        a grant under this section shall submit its application to each 
        State within which any part of the eligible region is located 
        for review before submission of such application to the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Deadline.--Not later than 30 days after 
        receiving an application from an eligible region under 
        paragraph (1), each such State shall transmit the application 
        to the Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) State disagreement.--If the Governor of any 
        such State determines that a regional application is 
        inconsistent with the State homeland security plan of that 
        State, or otherwise does not support the application, the 
        Governor shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) notify the Secretary in writing of 
                that fact; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide an explanation of the 
                reasons for not supporting the application at the time 
                of transmission of the application.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Award of Grants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Considerations.--In approving applications 
        and awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall 
        consider--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the nature of the threat to the 
                State or eligible region from natural or man-made 
                disasters;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the location, risk, or vulnerability 
                of critical infrastructure and key national assets, 
                including the consequences from damage to critical 
                infrastructure in nearby jurisdictions as a result of a 
                natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the size of the population, and the 
                population density of the area, that will be served by 
                the interoperable emergency communications systems, 
                except that the Secretary shall not establish a minimum 
                population requirement that would disqualify from 
                consideration an area that otherwise faces significant 
                threats, vulnerabilities, or consequences from a 
                natural or man-made disaster;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the extent to which grants will be 
                used to implement emergency communications and 
                interoperability solutions--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) consistent with the national 
                        strategy and compatible with national 
                        infrastructure and equipment standards; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) more efficient and cost 
                        effective than current approaches;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) the number of jurisdictions within 
                regions participating in the development of emergency 
                communications capabilities and interoperable emergency 
                communications systems, including the extent to which 
                the application includes all incorporated 
                municipalities, counties, parishes, and tribal 
                governments within the State or eligible region, and 
                their coordination with Federal and State 
                agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) the extent to which a grant would 
                expedite the achievement of emergency communications 
                capabilities and communications interoperability in the 
                State or eligible region with Federal, State, and local 
                government agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) the extent to which a State or 
                eligible region, given its financial capability, 
                demonstrates its commitment to expeditiously achieving 
                emergency communications capabilities and 
                communications interoperability by supplementing 
                Federal funds with non-Federal funds;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) whether the State or eligible region 
                is on or near an international border;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) whether the State or eligible region 
                encompasses an economically significant border 
                crossing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) whether the State or eligible region 
                has a coastline bordering an ocean or international 
                waters;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) the extent to which geographic 
                barriers pose unusual obstacles to achieving emergency 
                communications capabilities or communications 
                interoperability;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(L) the threats, vulnerabilities, and 
                consequences faced by the State or eligible region 
                related to at-risk site or activities in nearby 
                jurisdictions, including the need to respond to natural 
                or man-made disasters arising in those 
                jurisdictions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(M) the need to achieve nationwide 
                emergency communications capabilities and 
                communications interoperability, consistent with the 
                national strategies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(N) the extent to which the State has 
                formulated a State executive interoperability committee 
                or conducted similar statewide planning efforts; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(O) such other factors as are specified 
                by the Secretary in writing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Review panel.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                establish a review panel under section 871(a) to assist 
                in reviewing grant applications under this 
                section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Recommendations.--The review panel 
                established under subparagraph (A) shall make 
                recommendations to the Secretary regarding applications 
                for grants under this section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Membership.--The review panel 
                established under subparagraph (A) shall include 
                individuals with technical expertise in emergency 
                communications and communications interoperability and 
                emergency response providers and other relevant State 
                and local officials.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Availability of funds.--Any grant funds 
        awarded that may be used to support emergency communications 
        capabilities or communications interoperability shall, as the 
        Secretary may determine, remain available for up to 3 years, 
        consistent with section 7303(e) of the Intelligence Reform and 
        Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
        194(e)).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE 
              REFORM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7303(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(g)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Interoperable emergency communications 
        system and communications interoperability.--The terms 
        `interoperable emergency communications system' and 
        `communications interoperability' mean the ability of emergency 
        response providers and relevant Federal, State, and local 
        government agencies to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) communicate with each other as 
                necessary, using information technology systems and 
                radio communications systems; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) exchange voice, data, or video with 
                each other on demand, in real time, as necessary.''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Emergency communications capabilities.--The 
        term `emergency communications capabilities' means the ability 
        to provide and maintain, throughout an emergency response 
        operation, a continuous flow of information among emergency 
        responders, agencies, and government officials from multiple 
        disciplines and jurisdictions and at all levels of government 
        in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other 
        large-scale or catastrophic emergency, including where there 
        has been significant damage to, or destruction of, critical 
        infrastructure, substantial loss of ordinary telecommunications 
        infrastructure, and sustained loss of electricity.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. COMMUNICATION SYSTEM GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``demonstration project'' means a 
        demonstration project established under subsection 
        (b)(1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``emergency response provider'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 2(7) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(6)), as redesignated by this 
        Act; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the term ``interoperable emergency 
        communications system'' has the meaning given that term in 
        paragraph (10) of section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 101), as amended by this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--There is established in the 
        Department an ``International Border Community Interoperable 
        Communications Demonstration Project''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Minimum number of communities.--The Secretary 
        shall select not fewer than 6 communities to participate in a 
        demonstration project.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Location of communities.--Not fewer than 3 of 
        the communities selected under paragraph (2) shall be located 
        on the northern border of the United States and not fewer than 
        3 of the communities selected under paragraph (2) shall be 
        located on the southern border of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Project Requirements.--A demonstration project shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) address the interoperable emergency 
        communications system needs of police officers, firefighters, 
        emergency medical technicians, National Guard, and other 
        emergency response providers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) foster interoperable emergency communications 
        systems--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) among Federal, State, local, and 
                tribal government agencies in the United States 
                involved in preventing or responding to terrorist 
                attacks or other catastrophic events; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) with similar agencies in Canada or 
                Mexico;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) identify common international cross-border 
        frequencies for communications equipment, including radio or 
        computer messaging equipment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) foster the standardization of equipment for 
        interoperable emergency communications systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) identify solutions that will facilitate 
        communications interoperability across national borders 
        expeditiously;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) ensure that emergency response providers can 
        communicate with each other and the public at disaster sites or 
        in the event of a terrorist attack or other catastrophic 
        event;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) provide training and equipment to enable 
        emergency response providers to deal with threats and 
        contingencies in a variety of environments; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) identify and secure appropriate joint-use 
        equipment to ensure communications access.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Distribution of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute 
        funds under this section to each community participating in a 
        demonstration project through the State, or States, in which 
        each community is located.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Other participants.--Not later than 60 days 
        after receiving funds under paragraph (1), a State receiving 
        funds under this section shall make the funds available to the 
        local governments and emergency response providers selected by 
        the Secretary to participate in a demonstration 
        project.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Reporting.--Not later than December 31, 2007, and each 
year thereafter in which funds are appropriated for a demonstration 
project, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the 
demonstration projects.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Executive Schedule.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Administrator.--Section 5313 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``Administrator of the United States Emergency 
        Management Authority.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Directors.--Section 5314 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``Directors, United States Emergency Management 
        Authority.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) FEMA officers.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Federal insurance administrator.--
                Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
                by striking ``Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency.'' and inserting 
                ``Insurance Administrator, United States Emergency 
                Management Agency.''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inspector general.--Section 5315 of 
                title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
                ``Inspector General, Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency.'' and inserting ``Inspector General, United 
                States Emergency Management Agency.''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Chief information officer.--Section 
                5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
                striking ``Chief Information Officer, Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency.'' and inserting ``Chief Information 
                Officer, United States Emergency Management 
                Agency.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Officers of the Department.--Section 103(a) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) An Administrator of the United States 
        Emergency Management Authority.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraph (2); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) 
        (as amended by this subsection) as paragraphs (2) through (9), 
        respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) References.--Any reference to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, or the Director thereof, in any law, rule, 
regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official 
paper in force on the effective date of this title shall be considered 
to refer and apply to the United States Emergency Management Authority 
and the Administrator thereof, respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is 
amended by striking the items relating to title V and sections 501 
through 509 and inserting the following:</DELETED>

         <DELETED>``TITLE V--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

<DELETED>``Sec. 501. Definitions
            <DELETED>``Subtitle A--Preparedness and Response

<DELETED>``Sec. 511. Definitions
<DELETED>``Sec. 512. United States Emergency Management Authority
<DELETED>``Sec. 513. Authorities and responsibilities
<DELETED>``Sec. 514. Authority components
<DELETED>``Sec. 515. Preserving the United States Emergency Management 
                            Authority
<DELETED>``Sec. 516. Directors
<DELETED>``Sec. 517. Regional Offices
<DELETED>``Sec. 518. National Advisory Council on Preparedness and 
                            Response
<DELETED>``Sec. 519. National Incident Management System Integration 
                            Center
<DELETED>``Sec. 520. National Operations Center
<DELETED>``Sec. 521. Chief Medical Officer
<DELETED>``Sec. 522. Public and community preparedness
<DELETED>``Sec. 523. Basic life supporting first aid education for 
                            children
<DELETED>``Sec. 524. SAVER Program
<DELETED>``Sec. 525. National Search and Rescue Response System
<DELETED>``Sec. 526. Metropolitan Medical Response System
<DELETED>``Sec. 527. National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis 
                            Center
<DELETED>``Sec. 528. Emergency Management Assistance Compact 
                            authorization
<DELETED>``Sec. 529. Office for the Prevention of Terrorism
<DELETED>``Sec. 530. Department officials
<DELETED>``Sec. 531. Credentialing
<DELETED>``Sec. 532. Typing of resources
<DELETED>``Sec. 533. Providing secure access to critical infrastructure
<DELETED>``Sec. 534. Improvements to information technology systems
<DELETED>``Sec. 535. Hurricane and tsunami evacuation technical 
                            assistance
<DELETED>``Sec. 536. Nuclear incident response
<DELETED>``Sec. 537. Conduct of certain public health-related 
                            activities
<DELETED>``Sec. 538. Use of national private sector networks in 
                            emergency response
<DELETED>``Sec. 539. Use of commercially available technology, goods, 
                            and services
<DELETED>``Sec. 540. Procurement of security countermeasures for 
                            strategic national stockpile
<DELETED>``Sec. 541. Urban and other high risk area communications 
                            capabilities
            <DELETED>``Subtitle B--Emergency Communications

<DELETED>``Sec. 551. Definitions
<DELETED>``Sec. 552. Office of Emergency Communications
<DELETED>``Sec. 553. National Emergency Communications Strategy
<DELETED>``Sec. 554. Assessments and reports
<DELETED>``Sec. 555. Coordination of Federal emergency communications 
                            grant programs
<DELETED>``Sec. 556. Emergency communications interoperability research 
                            and development
<DELETED>``Sec. 557. Emergency communications pilot projects
<DELETED>``Sec. 558. Emergency communications and interoperability 
                            grants''.

          <DELETED>TITLE II--STAFFORD ACT AMENDMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. GENERAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 402 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170a) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``In any major disaster, the 
        President'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--In any major disaster, the 
President'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)(1), as so designated by this 
        section, by striking ``efforts'' and inserting ``response or 
        recovery efforts, including precautionary 
        evacuations'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (a)(2), as so designated by this 
        section, by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, including 
        precautionary evacuations;''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) provide accelerated Federal assistance and 
        Federal support where necessary to save lives, prevent human 
        suffering, or mitigate severe damage, which may be provided in 
        the absence of a specific request and in which case the 
        President--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall, to the extent practicable, 
                notify and coordinate with a State in which such 
                assistance or support is provided; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) shall not, in notifying and 
                coordinating with a State under subparagraph (A), delay 
                or impede the rapid deployment, use, and distribution 
                of critical resources to victims of a major 
                disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Recovery Efforts.--In any major disaster, the 
President may assist State and local governments in short-term and 
long-term recovery from the consequences of a major disaster and 
coordinate any such federal assistance provided by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) identifying federal programs and agencies to 
        support the implementation of short-term and long-term recovery 
        efforts of State, regional, local, tribal 
        governments;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) directing any Federal agency, with or 
        without reimbursement to utilize its authorities and resources 
        to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) support State, and local 
                governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the 
                private sector by conducting a postdisaster assessment 
                of social, economic, and environmental impacts; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide technical assistance, 
                guidance, and resources to State and local governments 
                to undertake long-term recovery activities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) creating a plan that clearly outlines the 
        roles, responsibilities, and shared activities of each Federal 
        department and agency involved in long-term recovery 
        activities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) coordinating long-term recovery activities 
        and mitigation provided by all Federal agencies, 
        nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and State 
        and local governments; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) providing technical assistance and other 
        advice to State and local governments affected by the major 
        disaster to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) assess social, economic, and 
                environmental impacts (including impacts to living 
                resources) of the major disaster on the affected 
                geographic region;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) support coordinated, multi-scale 
                planning that takes postdisaster assessments and hazard 
                and risk modeling into account;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) coordinate data sharing and 
                information management between Federal agencies, State 
                and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, 
                and the private sector;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) coordinate implementation of plans 
                for long-term recovery activities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) manage, control, and mitigate hazard 
                risk in a way that reduces injuries, loss of life, 
                damage to the natural environment, and damage and 
                destruction of property, including damage to living 
                resources and facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Long-Term Recovery Offices.--The President may 
establish and operate long-term recovery offices in any area in which 
the President has declared a major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Guidelines.--The President shall promulgate and 
maintain guidelines to assist Governors in making requests under this 
section by defining the types of assistance available to affected 
States and the circumstances under which such requests are likely to be 
approved.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY STRATEGY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration, and State and local government 
officials, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a National Disaster 
Recovery Strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contents.--The National Disaster Recovery Strategy 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) outline the most efficient and cost effective 
        Federal programs that will meet the short-term and long-term 
        recovery needs of States, local governments, and individuals 
        affected by a major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) clearly define the role, programs, 
        authorities, and responsibilities of each Federal department or 
        agency that may be of assistance in providing assistance in the 
        recovery from a major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) describe in detail the programs that will be 
        offered by the departments and agencies described in paragraph 
        (2), including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) discussing funding issues;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) detailing how responsibilities under 
                the National Disaster Recovery Strategy will be shared; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) addressing other matters concerning 
                the cooperative effort to provide recovery 
                assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and on May 1 of every year thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report describing in detail 
the National Disaster Recovery Strategy and any additional authorities 
necessary to implement any portions of the National Disaster Recovery 
Strategy.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 322(c)(1) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5165(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or man-made'' after 
``natural''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Hazard Mitigation.--The second sentence of section 
404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended by inserting ``or man-
made'' after ``natural''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. DISASTER HOUSING STRATEGY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and State and local 
government officials, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a 
National Disaster Housing Strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contents.--The National Disaster Housing Strategy 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) outline the most efficient and cost effective 
        Federal programs that will best meet the short-term and long-
        term housing needs of individuals and households affected by 
        major disasters;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) clearly define the role, programs, 
        authorities, and responsibilities of each entity in providing 
        housing assistance in the event of a major disaster, 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Authority;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Department of 
                Agriculture;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Department of Health and Human 
                Services;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) any other Federal agency that may 
                provide housing assistance in the event of a major 
                disaster;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) the American Red Cross; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) State and local governments;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) describe in detail the programs that will be 
        offered by the entities described in paragraph (2), including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) outlining any funding 
                issues;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) detailing how responsibilities under 
                the National Disaster Housing Strategy will be shared; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) addressing other matters concerning 
                the cooperative effort to provide housing assistance 
                during a major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) consider methods through which housing 
        assistance can be provided to individuals and households where 
        employment and other resources for living are 
        available;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) describe programs directed to meet the needs 
        of special needs and low income populations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) describe plans for the operation of clusters 
        of housing provided to individuals and households, including 
        but not limited to access to public services, site management, 
        security, and site density; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) describe any additional authorities necessary 
        to carry out any portion of the strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and on May 1 of every year thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report describing in detail the National Disaster 
Housing Strategy, including programs directed to meeting the needs of 
special needs populations.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. ESSENTIAL SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 425. ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `essential 
service provider' means an entity that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) provides--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) telecommunications 
                service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) electrical power;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) natural gas;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) water and sewer services; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) any other essential service, as 
                determined by the President;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a municipal entity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a nonprofit entity; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) a private, for-profit entity; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) is contributing to efforts to respond to an 
        emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Authorization.--In an emergency or major disaster, 
the President may use Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, 
personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist an essential 
service provider, in exchange for reasonable compensation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Compensation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The President shall, by 
        regulation, establish a mechanism to set reasonable 
        compensation to the Federal Government for the provision of 
        assistance under subsection (b).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Criteria.--The mechanism established under 
        paragraph (1)</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall reflect the cost to the 
                government (or if this is not readily obtainable, the 
                full market value under the applicable circumstances) 
                for assistance provided under subsection (b) in setting 
                compensation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) shall have, to the maximum degree 
                feasible, streamlined procedures for determining 
                compensation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) may, at the President's discretion, 
                be based on a good faith estimate of cost to the 
                government rather than an actual accounting of 
                costs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Periodic review.--The President shall 
        periodically review, and if necessary revise, the regulations 
        established under paragraphs (1) and (2) to ensure that these 
        regulations result in full compensation to the government for 
        transferred resources. Such reviews shall occur no less 
        frequently than once every 2 years, and the results of such 
        reviews shall be reported to the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM FORMULA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The third sentence of section 404(a) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170c(a)) is amended by striking ``7.5 percent'' and inserting ``15 
percent for the amount spent up to $2,000,000,000, 10 percent for 
amounts between $2,000,000,000 and $10,000,000,000, and 7.5 percent on 
amounts spent between $10,000,000,000 and $35,333,000,000''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. HOUSING ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Consent of individual or household.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                paragraph (2), the President shall seek the consent of 
                each individual or household before providing such 
                individual or household with a direct housing 
                assistance option.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Rejection of direct housing 
                assistance.--If an individual or household does not 
                provide consent under subparagraph (A), such individual 
                or household shall remain eligible for any other 
                assistance available under this section.''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)(1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Temporary'' in the 
                paragraph heading;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)(B)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in clause (i), by striking 
                        ``housing units'' and inserting ``semi-
                        permanent, or permanent housing''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 
                        ``housing units'' and inserting ``semi-
                        permanent, or permanent housing'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``or semi-
                        permanent'' after ``permanent''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``insular'' and 
                        ``remote''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 208. MAXIMUM AMOUNT UNDER INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (2)(C); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking subparagraph (B); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 209. COORDINATING OFFICERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 302(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) serve as a primary point of contact for, and 
        provide situational awareness to, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 210. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or, regardless 
        of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion'' and inserting ``any 
        fire, flood, or explosion (regardless of cause), any act of 
        domestic terrorism or international terrorism (as those terms 
        are defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code), 
        any outbreak of infectious disease, any chemical release, or 
        any other incident'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``(including 
        museums, zoos, performing arts organizations, community 
        centers, libraries, homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, 
        rehabilitation facilities, and shelter workshops)'' after 
        ``general public''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively, and inserting after 
        paragraph (5) the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Individual with a disability.--The term 
        `individual with a disability' means an individual with a 
        disability as defined in section 3(2) of the Americans with 
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 211. CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating title VII as title 
        VIII;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating sections 701 through 705 as 
        subsections 801 through 805, respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after title VI, the 
        following:</DELETED>

     <DELETED>``TITLE VII--CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE ASSISTANCE</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 701. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--Following a declaration of a major 
disaster, if a damage assessment indicates that damages qualify as 
catastrophic, the President may provide, in addition to other relief 
available under section 408, the assistance provided for in this title 
or alter the assistance available under section 408 as described in 
this title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Regulations.--The President shall promulgate 
regulations establishing a threshold for a catastrophic damages 
determination which consider the following factors:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The dollar amount per capita of damage to 
        the State, its political subdivisions, or a region.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The impact on the ability of the State, its 
        political subdivisions, or regions to perform response and 
        recovery activities, as well as capacity to provide basic 
        services to citizenry.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The estimated impact of revenue loss to the 
        State, its political subdivisions, or a region.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) The number of individuals and households 
        displaced from their predisaster residences by the 
        event.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The severity of loss of housing stock, 
        utility services, and alternative living 
        accommodations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) The severity of the impact on employment 
        rates in the State, its political subdivisions, or a 
        region.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) The anticipated length and difficulty of the 
        recovery process.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Other factors that the President deems 
        relevant.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 702. CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Types of assistance.--In the event of a 
        catastrophic damages determination under section 701 the 
        President may provide to an individual or household any type of 
        assistance authorized under section 408 in the event of a major 
        disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Terms.--Except as provided in subsection 
        (b), assistance under paragraph (1) shall be provided on the 
        same terms and conditions as under section 408.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Maximum Amount; Federal Share.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Maximum amount.--The President may increase 
        the maximum amount of assistance under subsection (a)(1), which 
        may not exceed twice the maximum amount authorized under 
        section 408(h).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Federal share.--The President may increase 
        the Federal share of the costs eligible to be paid using 
        assistance provided under subsection (a)(1) to not more than--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) 100 percent for assistance provided 
                under section 408(g)(2) during the 3-month period 
                beginning on the date on which the President declared 
                the major disaster; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) 90 percent for assistance provided 
                under section 408(g)(2) during the period beginning on 
                the day after the date described in subparagraph (A) 
                and ending on the date that is 9 months after the date 
                on which the President declared the major 
                disaster.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 703. MORTGAGE AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Eligible Person.--In this section, the term 
`eligible person' means an individual or household who--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) resides in his or her predisaster primary 
        residence;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) has experienced a loss of at least 20 
        percent of his or her predisaster income as a result of a major 
        disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) has a rent or mortgage payment that 
        constitutes at least 25 percent of his or her post-disaster 
        income; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) as a result of financial hardship caused by 
        the incident determined to have caused catastrophic damage, is 
        subject to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) dispossession or eviction from the 
                residence of the individual or household; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) foreclosure of a mortgage or lien or 
                termination of a lease entered into before the date on 
                which the catastrophic incident was declared.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Assistance.--The President may provide assistance to 
eligible persons to make mortgage or rental payments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Limitations.--Assistance under subsection (b) shall 
be included against the assistance limitation under section 702(b)(1). 
Such assistance shall be provided as an alternative to other housing 
assistance described in sections 408(b) and 702(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Promulgation of Rules and Verification 
Requirements.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the President 
shall promulgate rules and issue verification requirements, documents, 
and procedures to administer the program authorized under this 
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Period of Assistance.--The President may not provide 
assistance to an individual or household under subsection (b) for more 
than 12 months during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the 
declaration of a major disaster by the President.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 704. DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The President may provide to an 
individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster causing 
catastrophic damage as determined under section 701(a) any assistance 
authorized under section 410 in the event of a major disaster for the 
period authorized under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Duration of Assistance.--The President may provide 
assistance to an individual under subsection (a) for not more than 52 
weeks after the date on which the President declared the major disaster 
that resulted in the unemployment of that individual.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 705. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the President may provide to a local government located in an area for 
which the President has determined has suffered catastrophic damage 
from a major disaster any assistance authorized under section 417 in 
the event of a major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Maximum Amount and Use of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Maximum amount.--In providing assistance 
        under subsection (a), the President may waive the limitations 
        under section 417(b) on the maximum amount of a loan under 
        section 417. The President may establish additional criteria 
        for eligibility for assistance provided in excess of the 
        limitation under Sec. 417(b) in order to ensure that the 
        additional assistance is awarded to those jurisdictions most 
        impacted by the major disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Use of funds.--The President may authorize a 
        local government receiving assistance under subsection (a) to 
        use that assistance for salaries, including overtime, of 
        employees of that local government.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 706. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PURCHASES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Disaster period.--The term `disaster period' 
        means, with respect to any State that includes an area for 
        which a major disaster has been declared in accordance with 
        section 401, the period beginning on the earliest date on which 
        any area of the State was so declared and ending on the latest 
        date for which any such declaration of an area of the State 
        terminates.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Survivor.--The term `survivor' means an 
        individual who--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) resides in an area for which a major 
                disaster has been declared in accordance with section 
                401; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) resided in an area described in 
                subparagraph (A) during the 7 days immediately 
                preceding the date of declaration of a major disaster 
                described in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Reimbursement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the President may reimburse a community for 
        each purchase of supplies (such as food, personal hygiene 
        products, linens, and clothing) distributed to survivors. The 
        Federal share of such assistance shall be 90 percent.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Eligible purchases.--Reimbursement under 
        paragraph (1) shall be available only with respect to supplies 
        that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) are purchased with taxpayer dollars; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) would otherwise be eligible for 
                reimbursement if purchased by a survivor.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Period of Applicability.--This section and the 
authority provided by this section apply only to a community assisting 
survivors from a State during the disaster period of the 
State.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 212. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Standards.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop standards to 
accommodate individuals with disabilities, which shall include 
standards for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the accessibility of, and communications and 
        programs in, shelters, recovery centers, and other facilities; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) devices used in connection with disaster 
        operations, including first aid stations, mass feeding areas, 
        portable payphone stations, portable toilets, and temporary 
        housing.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Nondiscrimination in Disaster Assistance.--Section 
308(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5151(a)) is amended by inserting 
``disability,'' after ``age,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Essential Assistance.--Section 403(a) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170b(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``durable 
        medical equipment,'' after ``medicine''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``durable 
        medical equipment,'' after ``medicine''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Repair, Restoration, and Replacement of Damaged 
Facilities.--Section 406(e)(1)(A)(ii) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5172(e)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``disability accessibility 
requirements,'' after ``specifications'' .</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households.--
Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, or with 
        respect to individuals with disabilities, rendered inaccessible 
        or uninhabitable,'' after ``uninhabitable''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' 
                after the semicolon;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
                (iii); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by inserting after clause (i) the 
                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) meets the physical 
                        accessibility requirements for individuals with 
                        disabilities; and''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Emergency Public Transportation.--Section 419 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5186) is amended by inserting ``The President shall ensure to 
the maximum extent practicable that temporary public transportation 
services under this section are planned, designed, and carried out to 
meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with special 
needs.'' at the end.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Exercises.--The Administrator shall include 
individuals with disabilities in preparedness and planning 
activities.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 213. DISABILITY COORDINATOR.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act is amended by inserting after section 302 the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 302A. DISABILITY COORDINATOR.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--After consultation with organizations 
representing individuals with disabilities and the Interagency 
Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities 
established under Executive Order 13347 (6 U.S.C. 312 note), the 
Administrator of the United States Emergency Management Agency shall 
appoint a Disability Coordinator. The Disability Coordinator shall 
report directly to the Administrator, in order to ensure that the needs 
of individuals with disabilities are being properly addressed in 
emergency preparedness and disaster relief.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Disability Coordinator shall 
be responsible for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) providing guidance and coordination on 
        matters related to individuals with disabilities in emergency 
        planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a 
        major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) interacting directly with Administration 
        staff, the Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and 
        Individuals with Disabilities established under Executive Order 
        No. 13347 (6 U.S.C. 312 note), other agencies of the Federal 
        Government, and State and local government authorities 
        regarding the needs of individuals with disabilities in 
        emergency planning requirements and relief efforts in the event 
        of a major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) consulting with organizations that represent 
        the interests and rights of individuals with disabilities about 
        the needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency 
        planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a 
        major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) coordinating and disseminating best 
        practices and model evacuation plans for individuals with 
        disabilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) developing a curriculum for first responder 
        training on the needs of individuals with disabilities, 
        including the needs of individuals with physical disabilities 
        and the needs of individuals with psychiatric 
        disabilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) developing training materials for State and 
        local governmental officials, first responders, and others 
        about the importance of allowing individuals with disabilities 
        to retain their durable medical equipment, wheelchairs, service 
        animals, and other assistive devices, to the maximum extent 
        possible, in the aftermath of a major disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) working with the Director of the Centers for 
        Medicare and Medicaid Services, durable medical equipment 
        regional carriers, manufacturers and suppliers of durable 
        medical equipment, and medical professionals to draft an 
        emergency response plan for the temporary loan or replacement 
        of durable medical equipment in the event of a major 
        disaster;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) ensuring the accessibility of telephone 
        hotlines and websites regarding emergency preparedness, 
        evacuations, and disaster relief;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) working with the Chairman of the Federal 
        Communications Commission to ensure that video programming 
        distributors, including broadcasters, cable operators, and 
        satellite television services, make emergency information 
        accessible to individuals with hearing and vision 
        disabilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) coordinating the availability of accessible 
        transportation options for individuals with disabilities in the 
        event of an evacuation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) providing guidance and implementing 
        policies to ensure that the rights and wishes of individuals 
        with disabilities regarding post-evacuation residency and 
        relocation are respected;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) ensuring that meeting the needs of 
        individuals with disabilities are included in any Federal 
        emergency response plans; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) any other duties relevant to emergency 
        preparedness an response for individuals with 
        disabilities.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 214. TEMPORARY HOUSING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Accessibility.--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) In general.--Not 
                                less than 5 percent of the total 
                                housing units provided under this 
                                subparagraph for a major disaster shall 
                                be made accessible for persons with 
                                mobility impairments. Not less than an 
                                additional 2 percent of such units 
                                shall be made accessible for persons 
                                with hearing or vision 
                                impairments.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) Increases.--The 
                                President may increase a percentage 
                                under subclause (I) for any area upon 
                                request by any State or local 
                                government or agency, based upon 
                                demonstration to the reasonable 
                                satisfaction of the President of a need 
                                for a higher percentage, based on 
                                census data or other available data on 
                                the location of people with 
                                disabilities, or in response to 
                                evidence of a need for higher 
                                percentage or number received in any 
                                other manner. In reviewing a request 
                                under this subclause, or otherwise 
                                assessing the existence of such needs, 
                                the President shall take into account 
                                the expected needs of eligible persons 
                                with an without 
                                disabilities''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 215. GAO STUDY ON ACCESSIBILITY OF EMERGENCY 
              SHELTERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a national study regarding whether, and, if so, to 
what extent, emergency shelters for use in response to a major 
disaster, as that term is defined in section 102(2) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5122(2)) are accessible to, and usable by, individuals with 
disabilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report summarizing the results of this study to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 216. REUNIFICATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Child locator center.--The term ``Child 
        Locator Center'' means the National Emergency Child Locator 
        Center established under subsection (c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Declared event.--The term ``declared event'' 
        means major disaster or emergency declared under the short 
        title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Displaced adult.--The term ``displaced adult'' 
        means an individual 21 years of age or older who is displaced 
        from the habitual residence of that individual as a result of a 
        declared event.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Displaced child.--The term ``displaced child'' 
        means an individual under 21 years of age who is displaced from 
        the habitual residence of that individual as a result of a 
        declared event.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) National Emergency Child Locator Center.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the 
        United States, in coordination with the Authority, shall 
        establish within the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
        Children the National Emergency Child Locator Center.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Child Locator 
        Center are to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) enable individuals to provide to the 
                Child Locator Center the name of and other identifying 
                information about a displaced child or a displaced 
                adult who may have information about the location of a 
                displaced child;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) enable individuals to receive 
                information about other sources of information about 
                displaced children and displaced adults; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) assist law enforcement in locating 
                displaced children.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Responsibilities and duties.--The 
        responsibilities and duties of the Child Locator Center are 
        to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) establish a toll-free telephone number 
                to receive reports of displaced children and 
                information about displaced adults that may assist in 
                locating displaced children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) create a website to provide 
                information about displaced children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) deploy its staff to the location of a 
                declared event to gather information about displaced 
                children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) assist in the reunification of 
                displaced children with their families;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) provide information to the public 
                about additional resources for disaster 
                assistance;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) work in partnership with Federal, 
                State, and local law enforcement agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) provide technical assistance in 
                locating displaced children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) share information on displaced 
                children and displaced adults with governmental 
                agencies and nongovernmental organizations providing 
                disaster assistance;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) use its resources to gather 
                information about displaced children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) refer reports of displaced adults to 
                an entity designated by the Attorney General to provide 
                technical assistance in locating displaced 
                adults;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) enter into cooperative agreements with 
                Federal and State agencies as necessary to implement 
                the mission of the Child Locator Center; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) develop an emergency response plan to 
                prepare for the activation of the Child Locator 
                Center.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 403(1) of the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772(1)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``or'' after 
        the semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the individual is an individual 
                under 21 years of age who is displaced from the 
                habitual residence of that individual as a result of an 
                emergency or major disaster (as those terms are defined 
                in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5122)).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 217. NATIONAL EMERGENCY FAMILY REGISTRY AND LOCATOR 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``displaced individual'' means an 
        individual displaced by an emergency or major disaster; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``National Emergency Family Registry 
        and Locator System'' means the National Emergency Family 
        Registry and Locator System established under subsection 
        (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a National 
Emergency Family Registry and Locator System to help reunify families 
separated after an emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Operation of System.--The National Emergency Family 
Registry and Locator System shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) allow a displaced individual to voluntarily 
        register, by submitting personal information to be entered into 
        a database (such as the name, current location of residence, 
        and any other relevant information that could be used by others 
        seeking to locate that individual);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) include a means of providing information 
        submitted under paragraph (1) to a family member of a displaced 
        individual and to law enforcement officials; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) be accessible through the Internet and through 
        a toll-free number, to receive reports of displaced 
        individuals.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Publication of Information.--Not later than 210 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish a mechanism to inform the public about the National Emergency 
Family Registry and Locator System and its potential usefulness for 
assisting to reunite displaced individuals with their 
families.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Coordination.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter a memorandum of 
understanding with the Department of Justice, the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Health and Human 
Services, and the American Red Cross and other relevant private 
organizations that will enhance the sharing of information to 
facilitate reuniting displaced individuals with their 
families.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 218. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
              HOUSEHOLDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Shared Households.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 408(b)(1) of the Robert 
        T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5174(b)(1)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``The President may'' and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The President may''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Shared households.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Definition.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term `member of the 
                        predisaster household' means an individual who 
                        was a member of the predisaster household of 
                        the individual or a member of the predisaster 
                        household seeking assistance, as the case may 
                        be.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Eligibility for shared 
                        households.--The President may not deny 
                        assistance to an individual or household under 
                        this section because a member of the 
                        predisaster household has already received 
                        assistance under this section, if the 
                        individual or household seeking assistance--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) has evacuated the 
                                predisaster residence of that 
                                individual or household and who for 
                                good cause, as determined by the 
                                President, resides in a different 
                                location than a member of the 
                                predisaster household who has already 
                                received assistance under this 
                                section;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) is a victim of 
                                domestic violence, dating violence, 
                                sexual assault or stalking and, in 
                                order to protect his or her safety or 
                                because of family or household break-up 
                                or divorce, resides in a different 
                                residence than the member of the 
                                predisaster household who has already 
                                received assistance under this section; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) has other good 
                                cause, as determined by the President, 
                                for maintaining a separate household 
                                from the member of the predisaster 
                                household who has already received 
                                assistance under this 
                                section.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall issue 
        regulations to carry out the amendments made by this 
        subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Utility Costs and Fair Market Rent.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 408(c)(1)(A) of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(A)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in clause (ii) by inserting ``(as 
                determined by the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development)'' after ``rent'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in clause (ii) by inserting ``security 
                deposits'' after ``hookups'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in clause (ii) by adding ``The 
                assistance provided under clause (i) may be used for 
                tenant-paid utilities, except telephones.'' at the end; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Adjustments to amount.--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) In general.--The 
                                President shall provide assistance 
                                under clause (i) in an amount up to 120 
                                percent of fair market rent plus the 
                                costs described in clause (ii) if the 
                                President determines that, as a result 
                                of rental market changes caused by the 
                                major disaster and its consequences, 
                                the fair market rent does not 
                                accurately reflect the reasonable cost 
                                of rental units available to 
                                individuals and households receiving 
                                assistance under clause (i). The 
                                President may provide assistance over 
                                120 percent of fair market rent if the 
                                President determines that due to 
                                extraordinary circumstances a higher 
                                percentage is necessary. The President 
                                shall publicly announce any adjustment 
                                to the fair market rent in accordance 
                                with this subsection.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) Persons with 
                                disabilities.--The President shall 
                                adjust the amount of assistance under 
                                clause (i) if the President deems such 
                                adjustment necessary to accommodate the 
                                special housing needs of an individual 
                                with disabilities as defined in section 
                                3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities 
                                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                                12102(2)).''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Emergency.--Section 408(c) of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5174(c)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In paragraph 6, by striking ``and'' 
                after the semicolon;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph 7, by striking the period 
                and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) provide excellerated Federal assistance in 
        Federal support where necessary to save lives, prevent human 
        suffering, or mitigate severe damage, which may be provided in 
        the absence of a specific request in which the President--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall, to the extent practicable, 
                notify and coordinate with a State in which such 
                assistance or support is provided; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) shall not, in notifying and 
                coordinating with a State under subparagraph (A), delay 
                or impede the rapid deployment, use, and distribution 
                of critical resources to victims of an 
                emergency.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Guidance on Housing Assistance.--Section 408(c) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Public guidance on housing assistance.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The President shall 
                issue public guidance in simple terms explaining--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) all types of housing 
                        assistance available under this Act to 
                        individuals and households affected by a major 
                        disaster;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the specific requirements 
                        that individuals and households shall meet to 
                        be eligible for different types of housing 
                        assistance under this Act, including 
                        requirements for continuation of housing 
                        assistance provided;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) procedures for applying 
                        for such assistance;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) any relevant local 
                        condition; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) any modifications of 
                        previously announced policies or 
                        procedures.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Form of issuing guidance.--The 
                President shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) post the guidance described 
                        in subparagraph (A) on the website of the 
                        Authority;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) provide a copy of the 
                        guidance described in subparagraph (A) to any 
                        individual or household who requests housing 
                        assistance; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) take other reasonable 
                        steps to ensure that the guidance described in 
                        subparagraph (A) is freely accessible to the 
                        public.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Accessibility.--The guidance under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be issued in formats that may be 
                understood by individuals with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) vison impairments;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) limited English 
                        proficiency; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) other special 
                        needs.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Revisions.--Any revisions to the 
                guidance described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                publicized as described in subparagraph (B).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Deadline.--Not later than 5 days 
                after declaring a major disaster, the President shall 
                publicize the guidance described in this section and 
                any local modifications. The President shall also 
                publicize any subsequent modifications to the policy 
                guidance described in this section within not later 
                than 2 days of the date of any such 
                modification.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 219. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by 
striking section 416 and inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 416. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide 
mental health and substance abuse services to individuals affected by a 
major disaster (including children and other vulnerable populations, 
and emergency response providers responding to a major disaster) to 
relieve or prevent mental health or substance abuse problems caused or 
aggravated by such major disaster or its aftermath.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Types of Assistance.--The assistance provided under 
subsection (a) may include providing financial assistance to Federal, 
State, or local government agencies or private mental health or 
substance abuse organizations to provide mental health or substance 
abuse services or train individuals to provide such services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Duration of Assistance.--The President may provide 
an award of financial assistance described in this section for a period 
of no more than 9 months after the date of notice of the grant award. 
The President may extend the period of such an award for 90 days 
because of documented extraordinary circumstances. In limited 
circumstances, such as disasters of a catastrophic nature, the 
President may extend the period of such an award beyond 90 days if the 
President determines it is in the public interest.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Response Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration and other Federal agencies providing mental 
health or substance abuse services, in coordination with the 
Administrator and State and local government officials with 
responsibilities for providing mental health or substance abuse 
prevention and services, shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) conduct a survey of mental health or substance 
        abuse services and any applicable support services available to 
        individuals affected by major disasters and to emergency 
        response providers responding to major disasters; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) develop a strategy for the adequate provision 
        of mental health and substance abuse services to individuals 
        affected by major disasters and to emergency response providers 
        responding to major disasters.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 220. LANGUAGE SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``documents'' includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) emergency notifications, public 
                broadcasts, flyers, brochures, applications, and 
                letters containing important information regarding 
                assistance authorized to be provided by the President 
                under this Act;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) notices pertaining to the reduction, 
                denial, or termination of services or benefits under 
                this Act, including the right to appeal such actions; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) notices of the availability of free 
                language services and other outreach materials; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``appropriate population segments'' 
        includes groups comprising a substantial portion of limited 
        English proficient individuals in the area for which the 
        President declares a major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist 
providers of disaster relief related services</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to improve, through effective communication, 
        the quality of disaster relief related information and services 
        for individuals with limited English proficiency or individuals 
        with disabilities or individuals with other special needs; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to meet their obligation and responsibility to 
        ensure equal access to such services for such 
        individuals.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reasonable Steps To Ensure Effective Communication 
With People With Limited English Proficiency or Individuals With 
Disabilities.--In carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, the President shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ensure that all Federal entities that provide 
        assistance under this Act maintain, on a continuing and updated 
        basis, the capability to administer competent interpretation 
        and translation services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) consult available census data and communicate 
        with State and local governments and relevant non-governmental 
        organizations for the purposes of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) identifying individuals with limited 
                English proficiency; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) including such individuals in disaster 
                preparedness planning;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) direct all Federal agencies to implement 
        disaster relief assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by providing to 
        appropriate population segments, in a timely manner, competent 
        interpretation services and translated documents;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) provide documents to individuals with 
        disabilities or other special needs in formats they can 
        understand;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) ensure that translated documents are provided 
        to organizations that could assist with their distribution to 
        affected population segments;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) have available for activation disaster 
        assistance employees sufficient to comply with (1), (2), (3), 
        and (4); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) develop and maintain an informational 
        clearinghouse of model language assistance programs and best 
        practices for State and local governments in providing disaster 
        and emergency related services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Technical Assistance for Development of Plans and 
Programs.--Section 201(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131(b)) is amended by inserting 
``with and without English proficiency, disabilities, or other special 
needs,'' after ``to individuals''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 221. STANDARDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
              OPERATIONAL PLANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Standards.--Section 613 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b) is 
amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and inserting 
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Standards for State and Local Emergency Preparedness 
Plans.--In approving standards for State and local emergency 
preparedness plans under subsection (b)(3), the Administrator shall 
ensure that such plans take into account the needs of individuals with 
special needs and requirements as described in Section 611(f) and 
individuals with pets as described in Section 611(g).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Planning for Special Needs.--Section 611 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5196) is amended by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) as 
subsections (h) through (m) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) The Administrator of the United States Emergency 
Management Authority, shall take appropriate actions to ensure that 
each State, in its Homeland Security Strategy or other homeland 
security plan, provides detailed and comprehensive pre-disaster and 
post-disaster plans for individuals with special needs and their care 
givers, including but not limited to individuals with disabilities and 
individuals with chronic diseases, including those with service 
animals, individuals with limited English proficiency, children, and 
the elderly in emergencies, including but not limited to plans for 
medical care, evacuations and sheltering. Further, in the case of 
evacuation planning, the Administrator shall also ensure that such 
plans address the needs of those unable to evacuate themselves, 
including those individuals with low-income or without access to 
private transportation and those requiring specialized transportation 
because of medical conditions.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Planning for Individuals With Pets.--Section 611 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5196) is amended by inserting after subsection (f), as added by 
subparagraph (b), the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) The Administrator of the United States Emergency 
Management Authority shall take appropriate actions to ensure that 
State and local emergency preparedness, evacuation, and sheltering 
plans take into account the needs of individuals with household pets 
prior to, during, and following a major disaster.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Assistance to States and Local Authorities.--Section 
611(l)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section is 
amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and 
adding the following: ``in addition, the Administrator may provide 
financial and technical support including the services of subject 
matter experts, such as pediatricians and geriatricians, on the basis 
of programs or projects approved by the Administrator, to States and 
local authorities for the purpose of developing and implementing plans 
for individuals with special needs and requirements as identified in 
subsection 611(f), including procurement of facilities and medical 
equipment and supplies for the care of such individuals, and 
individuals with pets as identified in subsection 611 (g), including 
the procurement, construction, leasing, or renovating of emergency 
shelter facilities and materials that will accommodate individuals with 
disabilities, individuals with special needs, and individuals with pets 
or service animals.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
        adequacy of the plans of the States to evacuate individuals 
        with special needs and requirements, as defined in subsection 
        (b) of this section in emergencies or major disasters that 
        would warrant their evacuation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) include in the report a discussion of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) whether or not the States have the 
                resources necessary to implement fully their evacuation 
                and sheltering plans; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the manner in which the plans of the 
                States are integrated with the response plans of the 
                Federal Government for emergencies that would require 
                the evacuation and sheltering of individuals with 
                special needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Training Programs.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 611(h)(1) of the Robert 
        T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as 
        redesignated by subsection (b) of this section is amended by 
        striking subparagraph (A) and insert the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) conduct or arrange by contract or 
                otherwise, the training programs for the instruction of 
                emergency preparedness and response officials and other 
                persons in the organization, operation and techniques 
                of emergency preparedness and response, including but 
                not limited to planning for and responding to 
                individuals with special needs''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Emergency assistance.--Section 502 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5192) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the 
                semicolon and inserting ``, including precautionary 
                evacuations;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (b), by striking the 
                period and inserting ``, including precautionary 
                evacuations.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Guidelines.--The President shall promulgate and 
maintain guidelines to assist Governors in making requests under this 
section by defining the types of assistance available to affected 
States and the circumstances under which such requests are likely to be 
approved.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 222. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT 
              SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 425. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
              HOUSEHOLDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The President may provide transportation assistance to 
relocate individuals displaced from their predisaster primary 
residences as a result of an incident declared under this Act or 
otherwise transported from their predisaster primary residences under 
section 403(a)(3) or 502, to and from alternative locations for short 
or long-term accommodation or to return an individual or household to 
their predisaster primary residence or alternative location as deemed 
necessary by the President.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 426. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The President may provide case management services, 
including financial assistance to state or local agencies or qualified 
private organizations to provide such services, to victims of major 
disasters to identify and address unmet needs.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 223. NON-FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 801 (b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201), as redesignated by this 
Act, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by striking the period at 
        the end of the first sentence and adding the following: 
        ``including from foreign organizations and governments.''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Receipt and Coordination of Gifts From Foreign 
Sources.--Notwithstanding the provisions of section 612, the President 
or his delegate shall coordinate receipt of gifts or assistance from 
foreign sources with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State with regard to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the identification of emergency requirements 
        for which such gifts or assistance is required and appropriate, 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) procedures for receipt, distribution, and 
        monitoring of the use of such gifts or assistance.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 224. DISASTER COORDINATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of State, develop policies and procedures 
relating to the effective coordination of disaster assistance from non-
Federal entities, including private and foreign entities and 
governments, as provided under section 801 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as redesignated by this 
Act, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) coordination with other disaster assistance 
        from the Federal Government, and State and local governments 
        and other sources;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) identification of requirements for utilization 
        that are necessary and appropriate for such 
        assistance;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) receipt and distribution; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) monitoring to ensure of its appropriate final 
        use.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>TITLE III--STAFFING IMPROVEMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``appropriate committees of 
        Congress'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
                Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``strategic human capital plan'' 
        means the plan developed under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Plan Development.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategic plan to 
shape and improve the workforce of the Authority.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Contents.--The strategic human capital plan shall 
include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a workforce gap analysis, including an 
        assessment of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the critical skills and competencies 
                that will be needed in the workforce of the Authority 
                to support the mission and responsibilities of, and 
                effectively manage, the Authority during the 10-year 
                period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
                Act;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the skills and competencies of the 
                workforce of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 
                the day before the date of enactment of this Act and 
                projected trends in that workforce, based on expected 
                losses due to retirement and other attrition; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the staffing levels of each category 
                of employee, including gaps in the workforce of the 
                Federal Emergency Management Agency on the day before 
                the date of enactment of this Act and the projected 
                workforce of the Authority that should be addressed to 
                ensure that the Authority has continued access to the 
                critical skills and competencies described in 
                subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a plan of action for developing and reshaping 
        the workforce of the Authority to address the gaps in critical 
        skills and competencies identified under paragraph (1)(C), 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) specific recruiting and retention 
                goals, including the use of bonus authority under 
                sections 5753 and 5754 of title 5, United States Code, 
                (including the program objectives of the Authority to 
                be achieved through such goals);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) specific strategies for developing, 
                training, deploying, compensating, and motivating and 
                retaining the Authority workforce and its ability to 
                fulfill the Authority's mission and responsibilities 
                (including the program objectives of the Department and 
                the Authority to be achieved through such 
                strategies);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) specific strategies for recruiting 
                individuals who have served in multiple State agencies 
                with emergency management responsibilities; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) specific strategies for the 
                development, training, and coordinated and rapid 
                deployment of the Surge Capacity Force established by 
                section 304; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a discussion that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) details the number of employees of the 
                Department not employed by the Authority serving in the 
                Surge Capacity Force and the qualifications or 
                credentials of such individuals;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) details the number of individuals not 
                employed by the Department serving in the Surge 
                Capacity Force and the qualifications or credentials of 
                such individuals;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) describes the training given to the 
                Surge Capacity Force during the last year;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) states whether the Surge Capacity 
                Force is able to adequately prepare for, respond to, 
                and recover from a natural or man-made disaster, 
                including catastrophic incident; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) describes any additional authorities 
                or resources necessary to address any deficiencies in 
                the Surge Capacity Force.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Annual Updates.--Not later than May 1, 2007, and May 1 
of each year thereafter until 2012, the Administrator shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress an update of the strategic human 
capital plan, including an assessment by the Administrator, using 
results-oriented performance measures, of the progress of the 
Department and the Authority in implementing the strategic human 
capital plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Comptroller General Review.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        Administrator submits the strategic human capital plan under 
        subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
        evaluating the plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        Administrator submits an update of the strategic human capital 
        plan under subsection (d), the Comptroller General shall submit 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating 
        the updated plan.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. CAREER PATHS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ensure that appropriate career paths for 
        personnel are identified, including the education, training, 
        experience, and assignments necessary for career progression 
        within the Authority; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) publish information on the career paths 
        described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Education, Training, and Experience.--The 
Administrator shall ensure that all personnel of the Authority are 
provided the opportunity to acquire the education, training, and 
experience necessary to qualify for promotion within the Authority, 
including the opportunity to participate in the Rotation Program 
established under section 305.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Policy.--The Administrator shall establish a policy 
for assigning Authority personnel to positions that provide for a 
balance between--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the need for such personnel to serve in career 
        enhancing positions; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the need to require service in a position for 
        sufficient period of time to provide the stability necessary--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to carry out the duties of that 
                position; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) for responsibility and accountability 
                for actions taken in that position.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY ACADEMY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment of National Homeland Security Academy.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Title VIII of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by 
        adding after section 801 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 802. NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY ACADEMY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall establish the National 
                Homeland Security Academy (referred to in this section 
                as the `Academy') within the Authority; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) may enter into cooperative 
                agreements with other agencies or entities to utilize 
                space and provide for the lease of real property for 
                the Academy or any component of the Academy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Composition.--The Academy shall consist of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the National Homeland Security 
                Education and Strategy Center (referred to in this 
                section as the `Strategy Center') to provide 
                fundamental instruction and develop a homeland security 
                curriculum focusing primarily on the Federal 
                Government's overall strategy, goals, methods, and 
                techniques;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a communications network capable of 
                delivering distance learning opportunities, at the 
                direction of the Strategy Center;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the programs of the Center for 
                Homeland Defense and Security located at the Naval 
                Postgraduate School, and such programs shall be 
                incorporated into the Academy in a manner to be 
                determined by the Secretary; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the National Homeland Security 
                Education Network, which--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shall be composed of 
                        representatives from all of the academies and 
                        training centers within the jurisdiction of the 
                        Department;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) shall work with the Academy 
                        to develop a standardized homeland security 
                        curriculum to be incorporated, as appropriate, 
                        at each academy and training center to ensure 
                        that the focus of the individual centers is 
                        coordinated with the centralized educational 
                        strategies and goals of the Academy; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) shall not affect the 
                        respective missions and goals of the 
                        participating academies and training 
                        centers.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Mission.--The mission of the Academy shall 
        be to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establish an educational system to--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) cultivate leaders in 
                        homeland security; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) ensure that Federal, State, 
                        local, tribal, and private sector officials get 
                        the full range of skills needed to provide 
                        robust homeland security;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide strategic education and 
                training to carry out the missions of the Department of 
                Homeland Security;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) provide cross-disciplinary and joint 
                education and training to Federal, State, and local 
                government officials responsible for the direct 
                application and execution of vital homeland security 
                missions; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) focus primarily on shorter-term 
                classes and exercises to maximize participation by the 
                homeland security community.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Enrollment target.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Strategy Center 
                shall have an initial annual enrollment target of 1,000 
                resident students, as described in subsection 
                (b)(3)(A).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Non-resident students.--The 
                enrollment target under subparagraph (A) does not 
                include non-resident students, including students who 
                participate in electronic learning systems.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Responsibilities.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In addition to 
                providing traditional course work and hands-on training 
                exercises, the Academy shall encourage the development 
                and use of modern technology to ensure that the 
                training offered at the Academy, and to organizations 
                and individuals receiving instruction over electronic 
                learning systems--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is tailored to the unique 
                        needs of the individuals and groups that need 
                        training;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) efficiently uses such 
                        technology; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) translates directly into 
                        practical skills.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Instructional materials.--The 
                Academy shall develop instructional requirements for 
                courses related to its mission that are supported with 
                materials that are adequately reviewed and continuously 
                updated.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Certification.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--The Academy may 
                        establish certification criteria for students 
                        in areas related to its mission, in 
                        consultation with the Network established under 
                        subsection (e).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Recertification.--The 
                        criteria established under clause (i) shall 
                        include requirements for recertification and 
                        ensure the availability of needed assessment 
                        tools.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Information repository.--The Academy 
                shall provide a repository of approved instructional 
                materials, instructional software, and other materials 
                that are easily accessible by participants.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Communication networks.--The Academy 
                shall certify, and operate, if necessary, a secure, 
                reliable communication system capable of delivering 
                instructional materials to participants at any time and 
                place.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Instruction and expertise.--The 
                Academy shall certify instructors, experts, counselors, 
                and other individuals who can provide answers and 
                advice to students over communication 
                systems.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Strategy center.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Responsibilities.--The Strategy 
                Center shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) provide curriculum 
                        development and classroom instruction for 
                        resident students that focus on the strategic 
                        goals, methods, and techniques for homeland 
                        security;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) provide instruction--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) primarily to Federal 
                                employees described under subsection 
                                (b)(3)(A) with homeland security 
                                responsibilities; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) to small numbers of 
                                State and local government officials 
                                and private individuals; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) direct the operation of 
                        the Academy's electronic learning 
                        systems.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Curriculum.--The curriculum taught 
                at the Strategy Center shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) include basic education 
                        about homeland security, the Department, and 
                        the relationship of the directorates within the 
                        Department;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) include the relationship 
                        between the Department and other Federal, 
                        State, and local agencies with homeland 
                        security responsibilities; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) be developed with 
                        assistance from the National Homeland Security 
                        Education Network.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Executive director.--The Secretary shall 
        appoint an Executive Director for the Academy, who shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) administer the operations of the 
                Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) establish an Academic Board, to be 
                headed by the Dean of the Academic Board, appointed 
                under paragraph (2);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) hire initial staff and faculty, as 
                appropriate and necessary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) contract with practitioners and 
                experts, as appropriate, to supplement academic 
                instruction; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) make recommendations to the 
                Secretary regarding long-term staffing and funding 
                levels for the Academy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Dean of the academic board.--The Executive 
        Director shall appoint, with the approval of the Secretary, a 
        permanent professor to serve as Dean of the Academic Board and 
        perform such duties as the Executive Director may 
        prescribe.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Director of admissions.--The Executive 
        Director shall appoint, with the approval of the Secretary, a 
        Director of Admissions, who shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) grant admission to the Strategy 
                Center to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) new employees of the 
                        Department, who have clear homeland security 
                        responsibilities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) mid-level executive 
                        employees of the Department, including 
                        employees that receive academy or other 
                        training, who demonstrate a need for cross-
                        disciplinary or advanced education and training 
                        and have been endorsed by the appropriate Under 
                        Secretary;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) other Federal employees 
                        with homeland security responsibilities who 
                        have been endorsed by the head of their 
                        agency;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) State and local employees 
                        who--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) demonstrate a clear 
                                responsibility for providing homeland 
                                security; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) possess the 
                                nomination of the Governor of their 
                                State, or Head of applicable 
                                jurisdiction; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) private sector applicants 
                        who demonstrate a clear responsibility for 
                        providing homeland security;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) ensure that students from each level 
                of government and the private sector are included in 
                all programs and classes, whenever appropriate; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) perform such duties as the Executive 
                Director may prescribe.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Board of Visitors.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--Before the Academy admits 
        any students, the Secretary shall establish a Board of Visitors 
        (in this section referred to as the `Board') to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) assist in the development of 
                curriculum and programs at the Academy; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) recommend the site for the location 
                of the Strategy Center.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Membership.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Composition.--The Board will be 
                composed of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the Secretary, or designee, 
                        who shall serve as chair;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Executive Director of 
                        the Academy, or designee, who shall be a 
                        nonvoting member;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the Chairman of the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                        Affairs of the Senate, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) the Ranking Member of the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                        Affairs of the Senate, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) the Chairman of the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
                        Representatives, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) the Ranking Member of the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
                        Representatives, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) the Secretary of Health 
                        and Human Services, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) the Secretary of Defense, 
                        or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) the Secretary of Education, 
                        or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(x) the Secretary of 
                        Transportation, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(xi) the Director of the Federal 
                        Bureau of Investigation, or designee;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(xii) 4 persons, who shall be 
                        appointed by the Secretary for 2-year terms to 
                        represent State and local governments; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(xiii) 4 persons, who shall be 
                        appointed by the Secretary for 2-year terms to 
                        represent first responders.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Prohibition.--Any person described 
                under subparagraph (A), whose membership on the Board 
                would create a conflict of interest, shall not serve as 
                a member of the Board.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Vacancies.--If a member of the Board 
                dies or resigns from office, the official who 
                designated the member shall designate a successor for 
                the unexpired portion of the term.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Duties.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Academy visits.--The Board shall 
                visit the Academy not less than annually, and may, with 
                the approval of the Secretary, make other visits to the 
                Academy in connection with the duties of the Board or 
                to consult with the Executive Director of the 
                Academy.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Inquiries.--The Board shall inquire 
                into the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, 
                fiscal affairs, academic methods, student body 
                composition, and other matters relating to the Academy 
                that the Board decides to consider.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Reports.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Annual report.--Not later 
                        than 60 days after each annual visit, the Board 
                        shall submit a written report to the Secretary, 
                        which describes its action, and of its views 
                        and recommendations pertaining to the 
                        Academy.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Additional reports.--Any 
                        report of a visit, other than the annual visit, 
                        shall, if approved by a majority of the members 
                        of the Board, be submitted to the Secretary not 
                        later than 60 days after the 
                        approval.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Travel expenses.--The members of the Board 
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
        in the performance of services for the Board.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Reports to Congress.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Curriculum and attendance.--The Secretary 
        shall submit an annual report that describes the curriculum of, 
        and enrollment at, the Academy to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
                of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Feasibility report.--Not later than 1 year 
        after the establishment of the Academy, the Secretary shall 
        submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) recommends an appropriate 
                combination of students from Federal, State, and local 
                government and the private sector, and the percentage 
                of costs related to the education of each of these 
                student groups that should be reimbursable;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) describes the feasibility of 
                expanding the Academy in regional offices of the 
                Authority or other government or university programs to 
                provide ongoing education and training for Federal 
                employees with homeland security responsibilities; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) describes the feasibility of 
                providing education for the general public through 
                electronic learning systems.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) National Homeland Security Education Network.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--The Executive Director of 
        the Academy shall establish a National Homeland Security 
        Education Network (referred to in this section as the 
        `Network'), as described under subsection (a)(2)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Membership.--The Network shall be comprised 
        of representatives from Federal training and certification 
        organizations, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the National Homeland Security 
                Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Office of Domestic 
                Preparedness;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the National Domestic Preparedness 
                Consortium;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the Center for Homeland Defense and 
                Security at the Naval Postgraduate School;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
                Center, including all schools or training and education 
                programs managed or co-located with the 
                Center;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) the Customs and Border Protection 
                Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) the Border Patrol Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) the Bureau of Immigration and 
                Customs Enforcement Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) the Secret Service 
                Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) the United States Coast Guard 
                Academy, including all schools within the jurisdiction 
                of the Coast Guard Academy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) the Emergency Management 
                Institute;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(L) the Animal and Plant Health 
                Inspection Service Training Program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(M) the Federal Air Marshal Training 
                Center;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(N) the National Fire Academy; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(O) other relevant training facilities 
                within the Department.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Curriculum requirements.--The curriculum and 
        course work developed as part of the Network shall be 
        incorporated into the curriculum of the institutions listed 
        under paragraph (2), as appropriate, to ensure that students at 
        these institutions understand how their homeland security 
        responsibilities relate to other homeland security 
        responsibilities in the Department and other Federal, State, 
        and local agencies. The training centers and academies listed 
        under paragraph (2) shall retain their respective missions and 
        goals.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Semi-annual meetings.--The Executive 
        Director and the Dean of the Academic Board shall meet with the 
        Network not less than once every 6 months to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) discuss curriculum requirements; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) coordinate training activities 
                within the Network.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date of enactment of this section, and every 2 years 
        thereafter, the Network shall submit a report to the Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives, which describes the Network's--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) strategy for using advanced 
                instructional technologies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) plans for future improvement; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) success in working with other 
                organizations in achieving the goals described under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Technical amendment.--Section 1(b) of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended 
        by inserting after the item relating to section 801 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 802. National Homeland Security Academy''.
<DELETED>    (b) State and Local Education and Training Coordinator.--
The Secretary, through the Administrator, shall appoint a State and 
Local Education and Training Coordinator, who shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) serve as the primary point of contact between 
        Federal, State, and local training facilities, the National 
        Homeland Security Academy, and the Authority, in order to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) maximize the ability of the Academy to 
                identify non-Academy programs that meet specific 
                training goals and are crucial to the Nation's homeland 
                security mission; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) assist the Academy and the Authority 
                in determining where to direct Federal training funds; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) at least semiannually, conduct meetings with a 
        coalition of State and local education and training facilities 
        to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) allow State and local fire, rescue, 
                and law enforcement training facilities to provide 
                input on decisions made concerning the training of 
                first responders; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) increase curriculum coordination 
                between the Academy and Federal, State, and local 
                facilities.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. SURGE CAPACITY FORCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Surge 
Capacity Force'' means the Surge Capacity Force established under 
subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish 
        a Surge Capacity Force for deployment of individuals for 
        natural or man-made disasters, including catastrophic 
        incidents, as determined by the Administrator.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Employees designated to serve.--The Secretary 
        shall designate employees of the Department who are not 
        employees of the Authority to serve on the Surge Capacity 
        Force.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Capabilities.--The Administrator shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) include a sufficient number of individuals 
        credentialed in accordance with section 205 that are capable of 
        deploying rapidly and efficiently after activation to prepare 
        for, respond to, and recover from a natural or man-made 
        disaster, including a catastrophic incident; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) include a sufficient number of full-time, 
        highly-trained individuals credentialed in accordance with 
        section 205 to lead and manage the Surge Capacity 
        Force.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Training.--The Administrator shall provide appropriate 
and continuous training to individuals serving in the Surge Capacity 
Force to ensure such personnel are adequately trained on the 
Authority's programs and policies relevant to assistance provided by 
the Authority as a result of an emergency or major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Database.--The Administrator shall establish and 
maintain a database regarding the members of the Surge Capacity Force 
that includes the skills, qualifications, and disaster management 
experience of such members.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Annuitants.--If an individual receiving an annuity 
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes 
temporarily reemployed under this section, such annuity shall not be 
discontinued on that basis. An individual so reemployed as a Surge 
Capacity Force employee shall not be considered an employee for the 
purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) No Impact on Authority Personnel Ceiling.--Surge 
Capacity Force members under this section shall not be counted against 
any personnel ceiling applicable to the Authority.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Expenses.--The Administrator may provide members of 
the Surge Capacity Force with travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, for 
the purpose of participating in any training that relates to service as 
a member of the Surge Capacity Force.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATION PROGRAM 
              AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Title VIII of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by 
        inserting after section 843 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 844. HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATION PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
        establish the Homeland Security Rotation Program (in this 
        section referred to as the `Rotation Program') for employees of 
        the Department. The Rotation Program shall use applicable best 
        practices, including those from the Chief Human Capital 
        Officers Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Goals.--The Rotation Program established by 
        the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) be established in accordance with 
                the Human Capital Strategic Plan of the 
                Department;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide middle and senior level 
                employees in the Department the opportunity to broaden 
                their knowledge through exposure to other components of 
                the Department;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) expand the knowledge base of the 
                Department by providing for rotational assignments of 
                employees to other components;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) build professional relationships and 
                contacts among the employees in the 
                Department;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) invigorate the workforce with 
                exciting and professionally rewarding 
                opportunities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) incorporate Department human capital 
                strategic plans and activities, and address critical 
                human capital deficiencies, recruitment and retention 
                efforts, and succession planning within the Federal 
                workforce of the Department; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) complement and incorporate (but not 
                replace) rotational programs within the Department in 
                effect on the date of enactment of this 
                section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Administration.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Chief Human Capital 
                Officer shall administer the Rotation 
                Program.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Responsibilities.--The Chief Human 
                Capital Officer shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) provide oversight of the 
                        establishment and implementation of the 
                        Rotation Program;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) establish a framework that 
                        supports the goals of the Rotation Program and 
                        promotes cross-disciplinary rotational 
                        opportunities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) establish eligibility for 
                        employees to participate in the Rotation 
                        Program and select participants from employees 
                        who apply;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) establish incentives for 
                        employees to participate in the Rotation 
                        Program, including promotions and employment 
                        preferences;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) ensure that the Rotation 
                        Program provides professional education and 
                        training;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) ensure that the Rotation 
                        Program develops qualified employees and future 
                        leaders with broad-based experience throughout 
                        the Department;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) provide for greater 
                        interaction among employees in components of 
                        the Department; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) coordinate with 
                        rotational programs within the Department in 
                        effect on the date of enactment of this 
                        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Allowances, privileges, and benefits.--All 
        allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits 
        of employees participating in the Rotation Program shall be 
        preserved.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the establishment of the Rotation Program, the 
        Secretary shall submit a report on the status of the Rotation 
        Program, including a description of the Rotation Program, the 
        number of employees participating, and how the Rotation Program 
        is used in succession planning and leadership development to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
                of the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the Committee on Government Reform 
                of the House of Representatives.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 
        1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 843 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 844. Homeland Security Rotation Program''.

<DELETED>SEC. 306. QUARTERLY REPORT ON VACANCY RATE IN EMPLOYEE 
              POSITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition.--In this section the term ``appropriate 
committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
        Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Initial Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop 
        and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
        on the vacancies in employee positions of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency on the day before the date of enactment of 
        this Act and the vacancies in employee positions the Authority 
        established under this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--The report under this subsection 
        shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) vacancies of each category of employee 
                position;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the number of applicants for each 
                vacancy for which public notice has been 
                given;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the length of time that each vacancy 
                has been pending;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) hiring-cycle time for each vacancy 
                that has been filled; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) a plan for reducing the hiring-cycle 
                time and reducing the current and anticipated vacancies 
                with highly-qualified personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Quarterly Updates.--Not later than 3 months after 
submission of the initial report, and every 3 months thereafter until 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an update of the 
report under subsection (b), including an assessment by the 
Administrator of the progress of the Authority in filling vacant 
employee positions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the 
day before the date of enactment to this Act, and vacant employee 
positions of the Authority established under this Act.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>TITLE IV--PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND TRAINING</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. DEFINITION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title, the term ``Emergency Support Function 
Annex'' means an Emergency Support Function Annex to the National 
Response Plan.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. EMERGENCY RESPONSE FRAMEWORK.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator, shall employ the National Incident Management System and 
the National Response Plan as the framework for emergency response and 
domestic incident management.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Use by Federal Agencies.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) National response plan.--The National Response 
        Plan shall be the governing plan for any Federal involvement or 
        assistance in a natural or man-made disaster or other incident 
        of national significance.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) National incident management system.--The 
        National Incident Management System shall be the incident 
        management system for any Federal involvement or assistance in 
        a natural or manmade disaster or other incident of national 
        significance.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Review and Revision of Plan.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2007, the 
        Secretary, acting through the Administrator, and in conjunction 
        with the Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations 
        that are signatories to the National Response Plan and with the 
        National Advisory Council, shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) conduct a comprehensive review of the 
                adequacy of the National Response Plan, including 
                incorporating lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina of 
                2005; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) revise and update the National 
                Response Plan, as appropriate, to incorporate the 
                findings of the review under subparagraph (A) and the 
                changes to the National Response Plan required under 
                paragraph (2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Changes required.--The comprehensive review 
        and update required under paragraph (1) shall ensure the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Principal federal official.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--That the position 
                        of Principal Federal Official under the 
                        National Response Plan is eliminated.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Chain of command.--That the 
                        National Response Plan provides for a clear 
                        chain of command to lead and coordinate the 
                        Federal response to any natural or man-made 
                        disaster. The chain of the command specified in 
                        the National Response Plan shall provide for a 
                        role for the Administrator consistent with the 
                        Administrator's role as the principal emergency 
                        preparedness and response advisor to the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, and 
                        the Secretary under section 512(c)(4) of the 
                        Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the 
                        Administrator's responsibility to manage the 
                        response of the Federal Government to a natural 
                        or man-made disaster under section 513(a)(4) of 
                        that Act and shall provide for a role for the 
                        Federal Coordinating Officer consistent with 
                        the responsibilities under section 302(b) of 
                        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
                        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        5143(b).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) Incidents of national 
                        significance that are not stafford act 
                        declarations.--The President or the Secretary 
                        may designate a Federal coordinating officer 
                        for Incidents of National Significance or other 
                        domestic incidents not considered an emergency 
                        or major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford 
                        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
                        In such cases, the Federal coordinating officer 
                        shall have all the authorities and 
                        responsibilities the Federal coordinating 
                        officer would have under section 302 (b) of the 
                        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
                        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143(b)), 
                        in addition to any others the President, the 
                        Secretary, or the Administrator may 
                        assign.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Mass care, housing, and human services 
                emergency support function.--That, in consultation with 
                the Department of Justice and the Department of Health 
                and Human Services, the National Response Plan includes 
                measures to reunify families separated after a major 
                disaster or catastrophic event, including the location 
                of missing children, and that the appropriate agency or 
                quasi-governmental organization is assigned timely 
                responsibility for that task.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Public health and medical emergency 
                support function.--That, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services and other 
                relevant Federal agencies, the National Response Plan, 
                including any Emergency Support Function Annex relating 
                to public health and medical services--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) addresses the public health 
                        and medical needs of evacuees, special-needs 
                        populations, and the general population that is 
                        affected by a natural or man-made disaster; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) assigns and clarifies the 
                        responsibility for mortuary 
                        activities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Search and rescue.--That, in 
                consultation with the member agencies or departments of 
                the National Search and Rescue Committee, the National 
                Response Plan, including Emergency Support Function 
                Annex 9 (relating to urban search and rescue)--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) addresses the full range of 
                        search and rescue requirements and environments 
                        for natural and man-made disasters; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) designates coordinating, 
                        primary, and supporting agencies appropriate to 
                        a range of environments of natural or man-made 
                        disasters.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Senior federal law enforcement 
                officer.--That, in consultation with the Attorney 
                General, the National Response Plan clearly describes--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the roles and responsibilities 
                        of the Senior Federal Law Enforcement 
                        Officer;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) how the roles and 
                        responsibilities of the Senior Federal Law 
                        Enforcement Officer relate to the roles and 
                        responsibilities of other law enforcement 
                        entities; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) how the roles and 
                        responsibilities of the Senior Federal Law 
                        Enforcement Officer relate to the roles and 
                        responsibilities of Federal agencies provided 
                        for under Emergency Support Function Annex 13 
                        of the National Response Plan (relating to 
                        public safety and security).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Infrastructure protection emergency 
                support function.--That, in consultation with other 
                Federal departments and agencies responsible for 
                infrastructure restoration, the need for an additional 
                emergency support function annex within the National 
                Response Plan focused on the identification, 
                protection, resiliency, and restoration of critical 
                infrastructure and key resources is 
                considered.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) Maritime salvage.--That, in 
                consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
                the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief Engineer of 
                the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the National 
                Response Plan--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) assigns a single Federal 
                        agency to coordinate maritime-salvage needs 
                        during a natural or man-made 
                        disaster;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) clarifies the 
                        responsibilities of the coordinating agency 
                        assigned under clause (i) and other Federal 
                        agencies relating to maritime salvage; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) considers the need for an 
                        additional Emergency Support Function Annex 
                        within the National Response Plan focused on 
                        maritime salvage and wreck removal.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) Catastrophic incidents.--The timely 
                completion of the Catastrophic Incident Supplement to 
                the National Response Plan, and that the Catastrophic 
                Incident Supplement effectively addresses response 
                requirements in the event of a catastrophic 
                incident.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Consultation with state and local 
        governments.--In reviewing and revising the National Response 
        Plan under paragraph (1), and in making any subsequent 
        significant revision of the National Response Plan, the 
        Secretary and the Administrator shall, to the fullest extent 
        possible, consult with State and local government officials, 
        including through the National Advisory Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Accessibility.--In revising or updating the 
        National Response Plan under paragraph (1)(B), and in any 
        subsequent revision of the National Response Plan, the 
        Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall ensure that 
        the National Response Plan is written in a manner that provides 
        clear, unambiguous, and accessible guidance and information, 
        and whenever possible, uses plain English.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Reporting.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) not later than May 1, 2007, a report 
                on the results of its review under subsection (a), 
                including a detailed discussion of how the changes to 
                the National Response Plan described in subsection 
                (a)(2) have been implemented; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) after May 1, 2007, a copy of any 
                proposed change, not later than 30 days before the date 
                of implementing that proposed change to the National 
                Response Plan.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator, in conjunction with other Federal departments and 
agencies with coordinating, primary, and supporting roles under the 
National Response Plan and its annexes, and in consultation with State 
and local government officials, including through the National Advisory 
Council, shall develop a unified system of strategic and operational 
plans to respond effectively to natural or man-made disasters, in 
support of the National Response Plan. These plans shall include plans 
for specific geographic regions and for specific types of high-risk 
events, and shall include, at a minimum, the following 
elements:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Concepts of operation for appropriate disaster 
        and catastrophic incidents.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Critical tasks and Department and Agency 
        responsibilities, consistent with the National Response Plan 
        and all Emergency Support Functions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Detailed resource and personnel requirements 
        and sourcing for the accomplishment of critical tasks and 
        capabilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Creation and maintenance of asset inventories 
        by departments and agencies with Emergency Support Function 
        responsibilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Incorporation of deployable interagency 
        headquarters units, including crisis planning teams, to manage 
        the response and to ensure unity of effort by all response 
        organizations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Provision for special needs populations in all 
        planning.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Catastrophic Planning.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In carrying out the requirements 
        of subsection (a), the Administrator shall develop 
        comprehensive operational plans to respond to catastrophic 
        incidents.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--The plans developed under paragraph 
        (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) shall include the elements under 
                subsection (a); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) be based on specific 
                        identified national and regional 
                        risks;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) be developed in conjunction 
                        with State and local government officials and 
                        other relevant Federal departments and 
                        agencies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) provide for the surge 
                        capacity necessary to respond proportionately 
                        to the scale of the event;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) provide, where necessary and 
                        appropriate for the proactive, rapid, and self-
                        sustaining deployment and integration of 
                        Federal resources and personnel essential to 
                        save lives, prevent suffering, and preserve 
                        property or public health and safety;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) address the implementation of 
                        the appropriate means of ensuring continuity of 
                        government and command structures in the 
                        affected area;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) include planning for the 
                        emergency sheltering, accommodation (including 
                        details on feeding, protecting, and managing), 
                        relocation, transportation, placement, and 
                        long-term housing of large populations of 
                        displaced victims in the event of a 
                        catastrophic incident, that includes 
                        identifying housing options in different 
                        regions of the country, site options for 
                        temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent 
                        housing, and available land and property that 
                        could serve to shelter mass populations during 
                        catastrophic events; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) address the recovery of 
                        areas affected by the catastrophe.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Standards and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator, shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) provide clear standardization, guidance, and 
        assistance with planning at the Federal, State, and local 
        levels; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ensure--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a common terminology, approach and 
                framework for all strategic and operational planning; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) that planning considers current 
                threats, both natural and man-made.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Planning.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Planning under subsections (a) 
        and (b) shall, at a minimum, address the following 
        matters:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Health and medical.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--Preparedness and 
                        deployment of health and medical resources, 
                        including clearly defining the responsibility 
                        for logistics, security, and other support 
                        assets, and the ability to track these 
                        resources.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) National disaster medical 
                        system.--With respect to the National Disaster 
                        Medical System, the provision of resources to 
                        equip, staff and train National Disaster 
                        Medical System teams, transportation, logistics 
                        and communications capabilities, and training 
                        and outreach programs and patient triage and 
                        tracking capabilities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Human services.--Operational plans for 
                the expeditious location of missing children and the 
                reunification of families, to include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) clarification of the role of 
                        the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
                        Children;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) appropriate coordination and 
                        information-sharing between the Authority, the 
                        Department of Justice, the National Center for 
                        Missing and Exploited Children, the Department 
                        of Health and Human Services, the Red Cross, 
                        other relevant nongovernmental organizations, 
                        and Federal, State, and local emergency 
                        management and law enforcement agencies, 
                        including the development of advance 
                        cooperative agreements as necessary to 
                        facilitate implementation during response; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) appropriate public 
                        information gathering and dissemination 
                        mechanisms.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Search and rescue.--In consultation 
                with the National Search and Rescue Committee, 
                development of a National Search and Rescue Plan that 
                includes the search and rescue requirements of a multi-
                environment (air, water, or land) disaster including, 
                providing for a unified coordination structure, asset 
                deployment, a communications network, and sharing of 
                information with state and local search and rescue 
                units.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Evacuation.--In coordination with 
                State and local governments, plans to support mass 
                evacuations in advance of, or following, a natural or 
                manmade disaster, that address--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) keeping families together 
                        throughout evacuation and sheltering;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) populations lacking the means 
                        to evacuate themselves and individuals with 
                        special needs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) policies and provisions for 
                        evacuating pets;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the deployment and employment 
                        of various transportation modes necessary to 
                        expedite mass evacuations, together with 
                        appropriate security escorts;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) information and guidance to 
                        the public; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) short-term and long-term 
                        sheltering following evacuation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Coordination with department of 
                defense.--In conjunction with the Department of 
                Defense, including the United States Northern Command, 
                the United States Pacific Command, the National Guard 
                Bureau, and the National Advisory Council, develop 
                plans for military support of civilian authorities 
                under the National Response Plan, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the coordinated deployment, 
                        and the reception, staging, onward movement, 
                        and integration of appropriate units and 
                        personnel of the regular components and reserve 
                        components of the Armed Forces in response to 
                        natural and man-made disasters under the 
                        National Response Plan;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the coordination, command, 
                        and control of units and personnel in order to 
                        facilitate and ensure integrated military 
                        support for the response to natural and man-
                        made disasters under the National Response 
                        Plan;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the identification of 
                        response assets (including helicopters, boats, 
                        medical supplies and personnel, food and water, 
                        communications equipment, and other assets) 
                        required for military support for the response 
                        to natural and man-made disasters under the 
                        National Response Plan, and the development of 
                        procedures and guidelines for the pre-
                        positioning or pre-assembly of such 
                        assets;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) procedures for expedited 
                        requests and approvals of Federal payment for, 
                        or Federal reimbursement of, the costs of the 
                        States in deploying members of the National 
                        Guard in State status under the National 
                        Response Plan;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) procedures for coordination 
                        between the Department of Defense and the State 
                        governments to ensure that the military support 
                        provided under the National Response Plan meets 
                        applicable State requirements;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) procedures for identifying 
                        units and personnel of the regular components 
                        of the Armed Forces that have capabilities 
                        suitable for purposes of providing military 
                        support to natural and man-made disasters under 
                        the National Response Plan;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) military support for the 
                        distribution by the Department and the 
                        Authority of basic commodities in response to a 
                        catastrophic event; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) plans for the timely and 
                        appropriate employment of reconnaissance assets 
                        to ensure situational awareness throughout the 
                        Federal Government in the wake of a natural or 
                        man-made disaster or catastrophic 
                        incident.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Private sector and nongovernmental 
                organizations.--To the extent possible, and 
                appropriate, incorporate coordination with and 
                integration of support from the private sector and 
                nongovernmental organizations whether in accordance 
                with, or in the absence of, prior agreements. Planning 
                shall also incorporate the means to communicate and 
                coordinate with such entities during response 
                efforts.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) Maritime salvage.--In coordination 
                with Federal, State, or local government agencies that 
                have or may have maritime salvage responsibilities, 
                including the United States Coast Guard, the United 
                States Navy, the Authority, and the United States Army 
                Corps of Engineers, plans to allow salvage to proceed 
                in a timely manner during a natural or man-made 
                disaster and, where appropriate, provide for a national 
                emergency salvage contract to one or more qualified 
                national salvors that would allow immediate access to 
                commercial salvage assets.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) National and Inter-Agency Preparedness.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall ensure the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Asset inventory.--In conjunction with the 
        appropriate Federal agencies and departments with coordinating, 
        primary, and supporting responsibilities under the National 
        Response Plan, the development of an inventory of Federal 
        resources, including assets and personnel with particular 
        skills that are available for deployment and employment in 
        response to natural and man-made disasters.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Prescripted mission assignments.--To the 
        extent practicable and where appropriate, the development of 
        prescripted mission assignments in conjunction with the 
        appropriate Federal agencies and departments with coordinating, 
        primary and supporting responsibilities under the National 
        Response Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Representation at military commands.--In 
        consultation with the Department of Defense--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the determination of appropriate 
                representatives of the Department to the United States 
                Northern Command and, as appropriate, the United States 
                Pacific Command; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the integration of such 
                representatives into national planning, training, 
                exercising, and responses to a natural or man-made 
                disaster to promote better coordination.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Coordination with department of health and 
        human services.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) establish a memorandum of 
                understanding defining the respective roles and 
                responsibilities of their respective departments in 
                providing for public health and medical care under the 
                National Response Plan or in the event that the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services declares a 
                public health emergency under section 319 of the Public 
                Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh et. seq.) and for 
                coordinating their respective activities in such an 
                event, including but not limited to deployment, 
                operational control and re-supply of National Disaster 
                Medical System and Metropolitan Medical Response System 
                assets; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) create a pilot project for 
                establishing ``special needs registries'' in which 
                individuals could voluntarily enroll. The registries 
                would include an individual's location, medical needs, 
                transportation needs, mobility, emergency contact 
                information, etc., and which emergency and evacuation 
                personnel and transportation providers would be used in 
                the event of an emergency to best meet the needs of 
                special needs individuals and seniors in the 
                community.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Reports.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2007, and 
        annually thereafter until May 1, 2017, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator, shall 
        submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives describing 
        all Federal planning and preparedness efforts relating to the 
        National Response Plan, including an evaluation of the status 
        of national disaster planning, particularly for catastrophic 
        incidents.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Initial report.--The initial report submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall include findings on the status and 
        progress in completing the national operational plans described 
        in subsections (a) through (d) and the preparedness efforts 
        described in subsection (e).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 405. TRAINING AND EXERCISES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in conjunction with 
other Federal departments and agencies with coordinating, primary, or 
support functions under the National Response Plan and in consultation 
with the National Advisory Committee, shall develop and implement a 
national training and exercise program to prepare for a fully 
coordinated and effective national response to natural and man-made 
disasters.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Requirements.--The training and exercise program under 
subsection (a) shall at a minimum include the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) State and emergency management 
        organizations.--With respect to State and emergency 
        organizations--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) incorporate input from States and 
                emergency management organizations in developing the 
                national exercise and training programs under 
                subsection (a); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) develop exercise and training programs 
                for States and emergency management organizations 
                relating to conducting disaster and catastrophic 
                response training and exercises on the National 
                Response Plan, State disaster plans, the Catastrophic 
                Incident Annex to the National Response Plan, and 
                operational plans developed under section 
                404.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Incorporation of disaster response entities.--
        Incorporate all Federal departments and agencies with any 
        responsibilities under the National Response Plan, emergency 
        agencies of State and local governments, and first responder 
        groups outside of government, including exercises relating to 
        large-scale natural and man-made disasters, including 
        catastrophic incidents, that simulate the partial or complete 
        incapacitation of emergency response providers from State and 
        local government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Scope.--Programs to address the unique 
        requirements of the various special needs 
        populations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Surge capacity.--A training program on 
        disaster response and recovery for employees of the Federal 
        government designated as part of the surge capacity of the 
        Federal Government, including disaster assistance 
        employees.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Senior officials.--A training program that 
        ensures that senior level officials from Federal agencies and 
        departments with responsibilities under the National Response 
        Plan, including senior military officers and officials with 
        responsibilities related to mitigation, preparedness, response, 
        and recovery from a natural or man-made disaster on a national 
        level are trained in the National Response Plan, National 
        Incident Management System, and, as appropriate, the Defense 
        Support to Civil Authorities mission of the Department of 
        Defense.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Elected officials.--A training program for 
        Federal, State, and local government elected officials 
        regarding the National Response Plan, National Incident 
        Management System, and, as appropriate, the Defense Support to 
        Civil Authorities mission of the Department of 
        Defense.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Procedures.--Procedures for implementing 
        lessons learned from exercises into disaster response plans and 
        programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reports.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2007, and 
        annually thereafter until May 1, 2017, the Administrator shall 
        submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives a report regarding the development 
        and implementation of national exercise and training programs 
        under subsection (a) by the Administrator.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Initial report.--The initial report submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall describe the status and progress of 
        the national exercise and training programs under subsection 
        (b).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 406. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION ASSURANCE 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Entity Reports and Certification.--Not later than 
February 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, each agency or entity 
designated as a primary or support organization for any emergency 
support function under the National Response Plan and annexes thereof 
shall provide the coordinating organization for that emergency support 
function with a detailed description of its plan to fulfill its 
responsibilities under such Plan and annexes, including identification 
of key personnel and organizations or offices responsible for such 
functions, and the staffing and budget allocated for these purposes for 
the current year and staffing and budget needs for the succeeding year. 
Each such agency or entity shall include in each such report a 
certification that the agency or entity is capable and prepared to 
fulfill its responsibilities under such Plan and annexes. If such 
agency or entity concludes that the agency or entity is not capable and 
prepared, the agency or entity should submit a remedial plan to the 
Administrator and the coordinating organization for the relevant 
emergency support function.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Coordinating Organization Reports and Certification.--
Each agency or entity designated as the coordinating organizations 
under the National Response Plan and annexes thereof shall evaluate 
plans submitted by the primary and support agencies or entities in 
subsection (a). Not later than March 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, 
each coordinating organization for an emergency support function under 
the Plan and its annexes thereof shall provide the Administrator with a 
detailed description of its coordinated plan with primary and support 
entities or agencies for the relevant emergency support function to 
fulfill its responsibilities under the Plan and its annexes thereof, 
including identification of key personnel and organizations or offices 
responsible for such functions, and the staffing and budget allocated 
for these purposes for the current year and staffing and budget needs 
for the succeeding year. Each such agency or entity shall include in 
each such report a certification that the coordinating, primary, and 
support agencies or entities are capable and prepared to fulfill their 
responsibilities under such Plan and annexes. If such agency or entity 
concludes that the coordinating, primary, or support agency or entity 
is not capable and prepared, the agency or entity should submit a 
remedial plan to the Administrator and the coordinating organization 
for the relevant emergency support function.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Evaluation and Report to Congress by the 
Administrator.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Administrator shall ensure 
        that each agency or entity designated as a coordinating, 
        primary, or support organization under the National Response 
        Plan and annexes thereof is capable and prepared to carry out 
        its responsibilities including appropriate operational plans, 
        staffing, resources, and training.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Reports.--Not later than June 1, 2007, and 
        annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report to 
        the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
        the Senate and the Homeland Security Committee of the House of 
        Representatives that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) evaluates and verifies the readiness 
                of such agencies or entities for the purposes under 
                paragraph (1);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) includes an appendix that identifies 
                the level of funding and staffing each agency or entity 
                has designated to meet its responsibilities under the 
                National Response Plan; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in those cases where the Administrator 
                determines that an agency or entity is not capable or 
                prepared to fulfill its responsibilities, identifies 
                the deficiencies and develops an alternative mechanism 
                to ensure that the necessary capabilities are in place 
                to meet the requirements of the plan.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>TITLE V--PREVENTION OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE DURING 
                         EMERGENCIES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON EXCESSIVE PASS-THROUGH 
              CHARGES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy shall prescribe regulations prohibiting excessive 
pass-through charges on contracts or subcontracts (or task or delivery 
orders) that are entered into for or on behalf of an executive agency 
that are in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as 
specified in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Scope of Regulations.--The regulations prescribed 
under this section shall not apply to any firm, fixed-price contract or 
subcontract (or task or delivery order) that is--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) awarded on the basis of adequate price 
        competition; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) for the acquisition of a commercial item, as 
        defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The term ``excessive pass-through charge'' 
        means a charge by a covered contractor or subcontractor for 
        overhead or profit on work performed by a covered lower-tier 
        contractor (other than charges for the direct costs of managing 
        lower-tier contracts and overhead and profit based on such 
        direct costs).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The term ``covered contractor'' means the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) A contractor that assigns work 
                accounting for more than 90 percent of the cost of 
                contract performance (not including overhead or profit) 
                to subcontractors.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) In the case of a contract providing 
                for the development or production of a system of 
                systems, a contractor that assigns work accounting for 
                more than 90 percent of the cost of contract 
                performance (not including overhead or profit) for any 
                particular system under such contract to 
                subcontractors.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The term ``covered lower-tier contractor'' 
        means the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) With respect to a covered contractor 
                described by paragraph (2)(A) in a contract, any lower-
                tier subcontractor under such contract.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) With respect to a covered contractor 
                described by paragraph (2)(B) in a contract, any lower-
                tier subcontractor on a system under such contract for 
                which such covered contractor has assigned work 
                accounting for more than 90 percent of the cost of 
                contract performance (not including overhead or 
                profit).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Effective Date.--The regulations prescribed under this 
section shall apply to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
Congress that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) determines the total number all contracts and 
        subcontracts described under subsection (a) entered into during 
        the 2-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act 
        to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act or relating to Hurricane 
        Katrina;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) determines the number of the contracts and 
        subcontracts described under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
        to which the prohibition under subsection (a) would have 
        applied if this section had been in effect during that 2-year 
        period; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) determines the number of the contracts and 
        subcontracts described under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
        to which the prohibition under subsection (a) would have 
        applied if--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) this section had been in effect during 
                that 2-year period; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the term ``80 percent'' is substituted 
                for the term ``90 percent'' each place it appears in 
                subsection (c).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 502. FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Analysis.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives a report containing an analysis of fraud 
        prevention programs used by the Department in connection with 
        assistance programs. The analysis should assess, among other 
        relevant issues, the effectiveness of, and adherence to, the 
        fraud prevention controls used in such programs for 
        registration and payment processes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Recommendations.--The report required under 
        this subsection shall include recommendations for additional 
        fraud prevention controls, including requiring that data 
        provided by registrants be validated against other Federal 
        Government or third-party sources to determine the accuracy of 
        identification and residence information.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Training.--The Secretary shall conduct training on 
fraud awareness for key Department personnel, including contracting 
officers and the Surge Capacity Force established under section 304(b), 
for the purpose of preventing fraud in the assistance programs of the 
Department.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 503. CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING CORPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment and Purpose.--The Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant executive agencies, is authorized to establish and maintain a 
Contingency Contracting Corps (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the ``Corps''). The Corps shall be composed of contracting officers of 
executive agencies who are trained and available to perform on a 
temporary and volunteer basis services necessary to assist agencies 
with contracting activities during emergencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Service.--An employee of an executive agency shall 
receive the approval of such agency prior to performing services for 
the Corps under subsection (a) that reduce substantially the amount of 
time such employee is able to perform his or her normal job functions, 
and may perform such services for not more than one year. An employee 
performing services for the Corps in accordance with this subsection 
shall not be removed from his or her job as a result of performing such 
services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Training.--Members of the Corps shall receive training 
on contingency contracting from the Defense Acquisition University or 
the Federal Acquisition Institute. The training shall be provided using 
available funds in the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund established 
under section 37(h)(3)(A) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 433(h)(3)(A)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Contingency Contracting Regulations.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall revise the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation to compile the relevant sections relating to 
contingency contracting into a single chapter or annex.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 504. VERIFICATION MEASURES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall prescribe regulations--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) establishing an identity verification process 
        for Individuals and Households Program (IHP) registrants 
        applying via the Internet or by telephone to provide reasonable 
        assurance that disaster assistance payments are made only to 
        qualified individuals;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) developing procedures to improve the existing 
        review process of duplicate registrations containing the exact 
        same social security numbers and to identify the reasons why 
        registrations flagged as invalid or as potential duplicates 
        have been overridden and approved for payment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) establishing an address verification process 
        for IHP registrants applying via the Internet or by telephone 
        to provide reasonable assurance that disaster assistance 
        payments are made only to qualified individuals;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) establishing procedures for entering into 
        agreements with other agencies, such as the Social Security 
        Administration, to periodically authenticate information 
        contained in the IHP registrations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) establishing procedures to collect duplicate 
        expedited assistance payments or to offset these amounts 
        against future payments;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) ensuring that future distributions of IHP 
        debit cards include instructions on the proper use of IHP 
        funds, similar to those instructions provided to recipients of 
        IHP checks and electronic fund transfers, to prevent improper 
        usage;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) ensuring that any systems or processes 
        established pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (6) are fully 
        tested before implementation for quality assurance; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) providing an expedited and simplified review 
        and appeal process for IHP registrants whose disaster 
        assistance applications are denied.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 505. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary shall ensure that information technology 
systems have functions to help ensure the validity of claims for 
assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), to deter waste, fraud, and 
abuse.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 506. REGISTRY OF DEBRIS CONTRACTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``registry'' means the registry 
        created under subsection (b); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the terms ``small business concern'', ``small 
        business concern owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals'', ``small business 
        concern owned and controlled by women'', and ``small business 
        concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans'' 
        have the meanings given those terms under the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Registry.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Administrator shall create a 
        registry of contractors who are capable of performing debris 
        removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other 
        disaster or emergency relief activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--The registry shall include, for 
        each business concern--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the name of the business 
                concern;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the location of the business 
                concern;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the area served by the business 
                concern;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the type of good or service provided 
                by the business concern; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) whether the business concern is--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a small business 
                        concern;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a small business concern 
                        owned and controlled by socially and 
                        economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) a small business concern 
                        owned and controlled by women; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) a small business concern 
                        owned and controlled by service-disabled 
                        veterans.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Source of information.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Submission.--Information maintained in 
                the registry shall be submitted on a voluntary basis by 
                business concerns.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Attestation.--Each business concern 
                submitting information to the registry shall submit--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) an attestation that the 
                        information is true; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) documentation supporting such 
                        attestation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Verification.--The Administrator of 
                the United States Emergency Management Authority shall 
                verify that the documentation submitted by each 
                business concern supports the information submitted by 
                that business concern.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Enforcement penalties for 
                misrepresentation.--Any business concern that 
                misrepresents the status of that business concern as a 
                small business concern, a small business concern owned 
                and controlled by socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals, a small business concern 
                owned and controlled by women, or a small business 
                concern owned and controlled by service-disabled 
                veterans shall be subject to the criminal and civil 
                provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States 
                Code, and sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, 
                United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Availability of registry.--The registry shall 
        be made generally available on the Internet site of the United 
        States Emergency Management Authority .</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Consultation of registry.--As part of the 
        acquisition planning for contracting for debris removal, 
        distribution of supplies in a disaster, reconstruction, and 
        other disaster or emergency relief activities, a Federal agency 
        shall consult the registry.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 507. USE OF CERTAIN SUPPLY SCHEDULES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 502(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may provide 
        for the use by State or local governments of Federal supply 
        schedules of the General Services Administration for--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) automated data processing equipment 
                (including firmware), software, supplies, support 
                equipment, and services (as contained in Federal supply 
                classification code group 70); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) procurement of supplies or services 
                to be used to prepare for or respond to a emergency or 
                major disaster declared by the President under the 
                Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 508. USE OF LOCAL FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
307 and inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 307. USE OF LOCAL FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Contracts or Agreements With Private Entities.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In the expenditure of Federal 
        funds for debris clearance, distribution of supplies, 
        reconstruction, and other major disaster or emergency 
        assistance activities which may be carried out by contract or 
        agreement with private organizations, firms, or individuals, 
        preference shall be given, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        to those organizations, firms, and individuals residing or 
        doing business primarily in the area affected by such major 
        disaster or emergency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Construction.--This subsection shall not be 
        considered to restrict the use of Department of Defense 
        resources under this Act in the provision of assistance in a 
        major disaster.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Implementation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Contracts not to entities in area.--Any 
        expenditure of Federal funds for debris clearance, distribution 
        of supplies, reconstruction, and other major disaster or 
        emergency assistance activities which may be carried out by 
        contract or agreement with private organizations, firms, or 
        individuals, not awarded to an organization, firm, or 
        individual residing or doing business primarily in the area 
        affected by such major disaster shall be justified in writing 
        in the contract file.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Transition.--To the maximum extent feasible 
        and practicable, following the declaration of an emergency or 
        major disaster, an agency performing response, relief, and 
        reconstruction activities shall transition work performed under 
        contracts in effect on the date on which the President declares 
        the emergency or major disaster to organizations, firms, and 
        individuals residing or doing business primarily in any area 
        affected by the major disaster or emergency.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 509. ADVANCE CONTRACTING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Initial Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a 
        report under paragraph (2) identifying--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) recurring disaster response 
                requirements, including specific goods and services, 
                for which the Authority is capable of contracting for 
                in advance of natural or man-made disasters in a cost 
                effective manner;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) recurring disaster response 
                requirements, including specific goods and services, 
                for which the Authority can not contract in advance of 
                a natural or manmade disaster in a cost-effective 
                manner; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a contracting strategy that maximizes 
                the use of advance contracts to the extent practical 
                and cost effective.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Submission.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Entering Into Contracts.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into 1 
or more contracts through the use of competitive procedures for each 
type of goods or services identified under subsection (a)(1)(A), and in 
accordance with the contracting strategy identified in subsection 
(a)(1)(C). Any contract for goods or services identified in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) previously awarded under competitive procedures may be 
maintained in fulfilling this requirement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Maintenance of Contracts.--After the date described 
under subsection (b), the Administrator shall have the responsibility 
to maintain contracts for appropriate levels of goods and services in 
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(C).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report on Contracts Not Using Competitive 
Procedures.--At the end of each fiscal quarter, beginning with the 
first fiscal quarter occurring at least 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report on each 
disaster assistance contract entered into by the Authority by other 
than competitive procedures to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs the Senate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
        House of Representatives.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) for fiscal year 2007--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $249,000,000 for ``Administrative and 
                Regional Operations''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $240,000,000 for ``Readiness, 
                Mitigation, Response, and Recovery'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) for fiscal year 2008--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $273,900,000 for ``Administrative and 
                Regional Operations''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $264,000,000 for ``Readiness, 
                Mitigation, Response, and Recovery''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) for fiscal year 2009--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $301,290,000 for ``Administrative and 
                Regional Operations''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $290,400,000 for ``Readiness, 
                Mitigation, Response, and Recovery''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Communications.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to carry out section 528 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (as amended by this Act), $4,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and such amounts 
        appropriated under this section shall remain available for 3 
        fiscal years after the date on which such funds are 
        appropriated; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to carry out section 558 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (as added by this Act)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2007;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2008;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2009;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2010;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) such sums as are necessary for each 
                fiscal year thereafter; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) for the operations of the Office for Emergency 
        Communications and to carry out subtitle B of title V of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 except for section 558 (as added 
        by this Act)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $127,232,000 for fiscal year 
                2007;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $126,549,000 for fiscal year 
                2008;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $125,845,000 for fiscal year 
                2009;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $125,121,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) such sums as are necessary for each 
                fiscal year thereafter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Other Authorizations.--Except as provided in 
subsections (b) and (c), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, and the amendments made by 
this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
affect on January 1, 2007.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

              TITLE I--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

Sec. 101. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Sec. 102. Conforming amendments relating to intelligence reform.
Sec. 103. Border interoperability demonstration projects.
Sec. 104. Technical and conforming amendments.

                   TITLE II--STAFFORD ACT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 201. General Federal assistance.
Sec. 202. National Disaster Recovery Strategy.
Sec. 203. Mitigation.
Sec. 204. Disaster housing strategy.
Sec. 205. Essential services.
Sec. 206. Hazard mitigation grant program formula.
Sec. 207. Housing assistance.
Sec. 208. Maximum amount under individual assistance programs.
Sec. 209. Coordinating officers.
Sec. 210. Definitions.
Sec. 211. Catastrophic damage assistance.
Sec. 212. Individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 213. Disability coordinator.
Sec. 214. Accessible housing.
Sec. 215. GAO study on accessibility of emergency shelters.
Sec. 216. Reunification.
Sec. 217. National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System.
Sec. 218. Federal assistance to individuals and households.
Sec. 219. Mental health services.
Sec. 220. Disaster related information services.
Sec. 221. Guidelines for State and local emergency preparedness 
                            operational plans.
Sec. 222. Transportation assistance and case management services to 
                            individuals and households.
Sec. 223. Non-Federal assistance.
Sec. 224. Disaster coordination.
Sec. 225. Public facilities.
Sec. 226. Volunteer housing.
Sec. 227. Housing rehabilitation.
Sec. 228. Debris removal contracting.
Sec. 229. Emergency housing for victims.

                    TITLE III--STAFFING IMPROVEMENTS

Sec. 301. Strategic human capital plan.
Sec. 302. Career paths.
Sec. 303. National Homeland Security Academy.
Sec. 304. Surge Capacity Force.
Sec. 305. Establishment of Homeland Security Rotation Program at the 
                            Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 306. Quarterly report on vacancy rate in employee positions.
Sec. 307. Report by the Inspector General.

             TITLE IV--PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND TRAINING

Sec. 401. Definition.
Sec. 402. Emergency response framework.
Sec. 403. Review of the National Response Plan.
Sec. 404. Planning and preparedness.
Sec. 405. Training and exercises.
Sec. 406. Emergency support function assurance programs.

             TITLE V--PREVENTION OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE

Sec. 501. Prohibition on excessive pass-through charges.
Sec. 502. Fraud prevention programs.
Sec. 503. Contingency Contracting Corps and regulations.
Sec. 504. Verification measures for Individuals and Households Program.
Sec. 505. Information technology systems.
Sec. 506. Registry of disaster response contractors.
Sec. 507. Use of certain supply schedules.
Sec. 508. Use of local firms and individuals.
Sec. 509. Advance contracting.
Sec. 510. Purchase card waste elimination.
Sec. 511. Management of purchase cards.
Sec. 512. GAO report on compliance with the Single Audit Act of 1984.
Sec. 513. GAO report on improper payments.
Sec. 514. GAO report on contracts with certain small business concerns.
Sec. 515. Chief Financial Officer for Catastrophic Incidents and Long-
                            term Recovery Offices.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 602. Effective date.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the Agency;
            (2) the term ``Agency'' means the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency;
            (3) the term ``catastrophic incident''--
                    (A) means any natural or man-made disaster that 
                results in extraordinary levels of casualties or 
                damage, mass evacuations, or disruption severely 
                affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, 
                economy, national morale, or government functions in an 
                area; and
                    (B) may include an incident--
                            (i) with a sustained national impact over a 
                        prolonged period of time;
                            (ii) that may rapidly exceed resources 
                        available to State and local government and 
                        private-sector authorities in the impacted 
                        area; or
                            (iii) that may significantly interrupt 
                        governmental operations and emergency services 
                        to such an extent that national security could 
                        be threatened;
            (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
        Homeland Security;
            (5) the terms ``emergency'' and ``major disaster'' have the 
        meanings given the terms in section 102 of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5122);
            (6) the term ``emergency management'' means the 
        governmental function that coordinates and integrates all 
        activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the 
        capability to prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, or 
        recover from a threatened or actual act of terrorism, natural 
        disaster, or other emergency;
            (7) the term ``emergency manager'' means an individual 
        whose primary responsibility it is to perform the functions of 
        emergency management;
            (8) the term ``emergency response provider'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 2 of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101);
            (9) the term ``Federal coordinating officer'' means a 
        Federal coordinating officer as described in section 302 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5143);
            (10) the term ``individual with a disability'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 3 of the Americans with 
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102);
            (11) the term ``National Advisory Council'' means the 
        National Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response 
        established under section 518 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002, as amended by this Act;
            (12) the term ``National Incident Management System'' means 
        the National Incident Management System as described in the 
        National Response Plan;
            (13) the term ``National Response Plan'' means the National 
        Response Plan prepared under Homeland Security Presidential 
        Directive 5 or any presidential directive meant to replace or 
        augment that directive;
            (14) the term ``Regional Office'' means a Regional Office 
        established under section 517 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002, as amended by this Act;
            (15) the term ``Regional Office strike team'' means a 
        Regional Office strike team established under section 517 of 
        the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act;
            (16) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security; and
            (17) the term ``surge capacity'' means the ability to 
        rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and 
        rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and 
        housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including 
        disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary 
        to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic 
        incident.

              TITLE I--NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

SEC. 101. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

    Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking the title heading and inserting the 
        following:

              ``TITLE V--NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT'';

            (2) by striking sections 501 through 503;
            (3) by striking sections 506 and 507;
            (4) by redesignating sections 504, 505, 508, and 509 as 
        sections 540, 541, 542, and 543, respectively;
            (5) by redesignating section 510 (relating to procurement 
        of security countermeasures for the strategic national 
        stockpile) as section 544;
            (6) by redesignating section 510 (relating to urban and 
        other high risk area communications capabilities) as section 
        545;
            (7) by inserting before section 540, as so redesignated by 
        this section, the following:

``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title--
            ``(1) the term `all-hazards-plus' means an approach to 
        preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation that 
        emphasizes the development of capabilities that are common to 
        natural and man-made disasters, while also including the 
        development of capabilities that are uniquely relevant to 
        specific types of disasters;
            ``(2) the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of 
        the Agency;
            ``(3) the term `Agency' means the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency;
            ``(4) the term `catastrophic incident'--
                    ``(A) means any natural or man-made disaster that 
                results in extraordinary levels of casualties or 
                damage, mass evacuations, or disruption severely 
                affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, 
                economy, national morale, or government functions in an 
                area; and
                    ``(B) may include an incident--
                            ``(i) with a sustained national impact over 
                        a prolonged period of time;
                            ``(ii) that may rapidly exceed resources 
                        available to State and local government and 
                        private-sector authorities in the impacted 
                        area; or
                            ``(iii) that may significantly interrupt 
                        governmental operations and emergency services 
                        to such an extent that national security could 
                        be threatened;
            ``(5) the term `emergency communications capabilities' 
        means the ability to provide and maintain, throughout an 
        emergency response operation, a continuous flow of information 
        among emergency response providers, emergency response 
        agencies, and government officials from multiple disciplines 
        and jurisdictions and at all levels of government, in the event 
        of a natural or man-made disaster (including where there has 
        been significant damage to, or destruction of, critical 
        infrastructure (including substantial loss of ordinary 
        telecommunications infrastructure and sustained loss of 
        electricity));
            ``(6) the term `Federal coordinating officer' means a 
        Federal coordinating officer as described in section 302 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5143);
            ``(7) the terms `interoperable emergency communications 
        system' and `communications interoperability' mean the ability 
        of emergency response providers and relevant Federal, State, 
        and local government officials to--
                    ``(A) communicate with each other as necessary, 
                using information technology systems and radio 
                communications systems; and
                    ``(B) exchange voice, data, or video with each 
                other on demand, in real time, as necessary;
            ``(8) the term `National Advisory Council' means the 
        National Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response 
        established under section 518;
            ``(9) the term `National Incident Management System' means 
        the National Incident Management System as described in the 
        National Response Plan;
            ``(10) the term `National Response Plan' means the National 
        Response Plan prepared under Homeland Security Presidential 
        Directive 5 or any presidential directive meant to replace or 
        augment that directive; and
            ``(11) the term `surge capacity' means the ability to 
        rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and 
        rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and 
        housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including 
        disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary 
        to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic 
        incident.

                ``Subtitle A--Preparedness and Response

``SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subtitle--
            ``(1) the term `Nuclear Incident Response Team' means a 
        resource that includes--
                    ``(A) those entities of the Department of Energy 
                that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support 
                functions (including accident response, search 
                response, advisory, and technical operations 
                functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical 
                assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency 
                Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological 
                assistance functions, and related functions; and
                    ``(B) those entities of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency that perform such support functions 
                (including radiological emergency response functions) 
                and related functions;
            ``(2) the term `Regional Advisory Council' means a Regional 
        Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response established under 
        section 517;
            ``(3) the term `Regional Administrator' means a Regional 
        Administrator for Preparedness and Response appointed under 
        section 517; and
            ``(4) the term `Regional Office' means a Regional Office 
        established under section 517.

``SEC. 512. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Department the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, headed by an Administrator.
    ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Agency is to--
            ``(1) lead the Nation's efforts to prepare for, respond to, 
        recover from, and mitigate the risks of natural and man-made 
        disasters, including catastrophic incidents;
            ``(2) partner with State and local governments and 
        emergency response providers, with other Federal agencies, with 
        the private sector, and with nongovernmental organizations to 
        build a national system of emergency management that can 
        effectively and efficiently utilize the full measure of the 
        Nation's resources to respond to a catastrophic incident or 
        other natural or man-made disaster;
            ``(3) develop a Federal response capability that, when 
        necessary and appropriate, can act effectively and rapidly to 
        deliver assistance essential to saving lives or protecting or 
        preserving property or public health and safety in a natural or 
        man-made disaster;
            ``(4) fuse the Department's emergency response, 
        preparedness, recovery, mitigation, and critical infrastructure 
        assets into an integrated organization that can effectively 
        confront the challenges of a natural or man-made disaster;
            ``(5) develop and maintain robust Regional Offices that 
        will work with State and local governments and emergency 
        response providers to identify and address regional priorities;
            ``(6) under the leadership of the Secretary, coordinate 
        with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Director of Customs 
        and Border Protection, the Director of Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement, the National Operations Center, and other agencies 
        and offices in the Department to take full advantage of the 
        substantial range of resources in the Department that can be 
        brought to bear in preparing for and responding to a natural or 
        man-made disaster;
            ``(7) carry out the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
        seq.);
            ``(8) provide funding, training, exercises, technical 
        assistance, planning, and other assistance to build local, 
        State, regional, and national capabilities (including 
        communications capabilities), necessary to respond to a 
        potential natural or man-made disaster;
            ``(9) implement a risk-based, all-hazards-plus strategy for 
        preparedness that builds those common capabilities necessary to 
        respond to both terrorist attacks and natural disasters while 
        also building the unique capabilities necessary to respond to 
        specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to our 
        Nation; and
            ``(10) promote and plan for the protection, security, 
        resiliency, and postdisaster restoration of critical 
        infrastructure and key resources of the United States, 
        including cyber and communications assets, against or in the 
        event of a natural or man-made disaster, in coordination with 
        other agencies of the Federal Government and in cooperation 
        with State and local government agencies and authorities, the 
        private sector, and other entities.
    ``(c) Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall be appointed by 
        the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
        Senate.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Administrator shall have not 
        less than 5 years of executive leadership and management 
        experience in the public or private sector, significant 
        experience in crisis management or another relevant field, and 
        a demonstrated ability to manage a substantial staff and 
        budget.
            ``(3) Reporting.--The Administrator shall report to the 
        Secretary, without being required to report through any other 
        official of the Department.
            ``(4) Principal advisor on emergency preparedness and 
        response.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is the 
                principal emergency preparedness and response advisor 
                to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and 
                the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Advice and recommendations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In presenting advice 
                        with respect to any matter to the President, 
                        the Homeland Security Council, or the 
                        Secretary, the Administrator shall, as the 
                        Administrator considers appropriate, inform the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary, as the case may be, of the range 
                        of emergency mitigation, preparedness, 
                        response, and recovery options with respect to 
                        that matter.
                            ``(ii) Advice on request.--The 
                        Administrator, as an emergency preparedness and 
                        response advisor, shall provide advice to the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary on a particular matter when the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, or 
                        the Secretary requests such advice.
                            ``(iii) Recommendations to congress.--After 
                        informing the Secretary, the Administrator may 
                        make such recommendations to Congress relating 
                        to emergency preparedness and response as the 
                        Administrator considers appropriate.
                    ``(C) Retention of authority.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph shall be construed as affecting the authority 
                of the Secretary under this Act.

``SEC. 513. AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide Federal 
leadership necessary to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover 
from a natural or man-made disaster, including--
            ``(1) carrying out the mission to reduce the loss of life 
        and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by leading 
        and supporting the Nation in a comprehensive, risk-based 
        emergency preparedness and response program of--
                    ``(A) mitigation, by taking sustained actions to 
                reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and 
                property from hazards and their effects;
                    ``(B) preparedness, by planning, training, and 
                building the emergency preparedness and response 
                workforce to prepare effectively for, mitigate against, 
                respond to, and recover from any hazard;
                    ``(C) response, by conducting emergency operations 
                to save lives and property through positioning 
                emergency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through 
                evacuating potential victims, through providing food, 
                water, shelter, and medical care to those in need, and 
                through restoring critical public services;
                    ``(D) recovery, by rebuilding communities so 
                individuals, businesses, and governments can function 
                on their own, return to normal life, and protect 
                against future hazards; and
                    ``(E) critical infrastructure protection, including 
                by--
                            ``(i) identifying and prioritizing the 
                        critical infrastructure and key resources of 
                        the United States;
                            ``(ii) carrying out comprehensive 
                        assessments of the vulnerability of the 
                        critical infrastructure and key resources, 
                        including cyber and communications assets;
                            ``(iii) developing a comprehensive plan for 
                        securing such critical infrastructure and key 
                        resources;
                            ``(iv) coordinating with other agencies of 
                        the Federal Government; and
                            ``(v) in cooperation with State and local 
                        government agencies and authorities, the 
                        private sector, and other entities, 
                        recommending protective measures and 
                        identifying priorities for the restoration of 
                        such critical infrastructure and key resources;
            ``(2) increasing efficiencies, by coordinating efforts 
        relating to mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and 
        infrastructure protection;
            ``(3) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency 
        response providers in responding to a natural or man-made 
        disaster;
            ``(4) providing the Federal Government's response to a 
        natural or man-made disaster, including--
                    ``(A) managing such response;
                    ``(B) directing the Domestic Emergency Support 
                Team, the National Disaster Medical System, and (when 
                operating as an organizational unit of the Department 
                under this title) the Nuclear Incident Response Team;
                    ``(C) overseeing the Metropolitan Medical Response 
                System; and
                    ``(D) coordinating other Federal response 
                resources, including requiring deployment of the 
                Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a natural 
                or man-made disaster;
            ``(5) working with Federal, State, and local government 
        personnel, agencies, and authorities to build a comprehensive 
        national incident management system to respond to a natural or 
        man-made disaster;
            ``(6) with respect to the Nuclear Incident Response Team 
        (regardless of whether it is operating as an organizational 
        unit of the Department under this title)--
                    ``(A) establishing standards and certifying when 
                those standards have been met;
                    ``(B) conducting joint and other exercises and 
                training and evaluating performance; and
                    ``(C) providing funds to the Department of Energy 
                and the Environmental Protection Agency, as 
                appropriate, for homeland security planning, exercises 
                and training, and equipment;
            ``(7) helping to ensure that emergency response providers 
        acquire interoperable and sustainable technology;
            ``(8) assisting the President in carrying out the functions 
        under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
            ``(9) administering homeland security emergency management, 
        first responder, and other preparedness grants;
            ``(10) administering and implementing the National Response 
        Plan, including monitoring, evaluating, and ensuring the 
        readiness of each emergency support function under the National 
        Response Plan;
            ``(11) coordinating with the National Advisory Council;
            ``(12) ensuring the protection of critical infrastructure 
        by--
                    ``(A) carrying out the responsibilities under 
                paragraphs (2) through (6) of section 201(d);
                    ``(B) promoting, prioritizing, coordinating, and 
                planning for the--
                            ``(i) protection, security, and resiliency 
                        of key resources and critical infrastructure of 
                        the United States, including cyber and 
                        communications assets, against a natural or 
                        man-made disaster; and
                            ``(ii) postdisaster restoration of key 
                        resources and critical infrastructure of the 
                        United States, including cyber and 
                        communications assets, in the event of a 
                        natural or man-made disaster; and
            ``(13) otherwise carrying out the mission of the Agency as 
        described in section 512(b).
    ``(b) Additional Responsibilities Related to Catastrophic 
Incidents.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Secretary and other senior Department officials, shall 
        develop a national emergency management system that is capable 
        of responding to catastrophic incidents.
            ``(2) Identification of resources.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall develop 
                and submit to Congress annually an estimate of the 
                resources of the Agency and other Federal agencies 
                needed for and devoted specifically to developing the 
                capabilities of Federal, State, and local governments 
                necessary to respond to a catastrophic incident.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each estimate under subparagraph 
                (A) shall include the resources both necessary for and 
                devoted to--
                            ``(i) planning;
                            ``(ii) training and exercises;
                            ``(iii) Regional Office enhancements;
                            ``(iv) staffing, including for surge 
                        capacity during a catastrophic incident;
                            ``(v) additional logistics capabilities;
                            ``(vi) other responsibilities under the 
                        Catastrophic Incident Annex and the 
                        Catastrophic Incident Supplement of the 
                        National Response Plan;
                            ``(vii) State and local government 
                        catastrophic incident preparedness; and
                            ``(viii) covering increases in the fixed 
                        costs or expenses of the Agency, including rent 
                        or property acquisition costs or expenses, 
                        taxes, contributions to the working capital 
                        fund of the Department, and security costs for 
                        the year after the year in which such estimate 
                        is submitted.
    ``(c) All-Hazards-Plus Approach.--In carrying out the 
responsibilities under this section, the Administrator shall implement 
a risk-based, all-hazards-plus strategy that builds those common 
capabilities necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and 
mitigate the risks of terrorist attacks and natural disasters, while 
also building the unique capabilities necessary to prepare for, respond 
to, recover from, and mitigate the risks of specific types of incidents 
that pose the greatest risk to the Nation.
    ``(d) GAO Report on Fixed Costs or Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
        Congress on the amount of increase in the fixed costs or 
        expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the 
        period of January 1, 2000, through such date of enactment.
            ``(2) Content.--The report under this subsection shall--
                    ``(A) evaluate the increases in all of the fixed 
                costs or expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency, including fixed costs or expenses such as rent 
                or property acquisition expenses, taxes, contributions 
                to the working capital fund of the Department or other 
                contributions to accounts of the Department, and 
                security costs (including increases in the costs of 
                security and the increased amounts of security 
                obtained); and
                    ``(B) include an analysis of any additional 
                resources needed to accommodate for any increases in 
                fixed costs or expenses that have not been addressed in 
                previous increases in the budget of the Department.

``SEC. 514. AGENCY COMPONENTS.

    ``There are transferred to the Agency the following:
            ``(1) All functions of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency, as constituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its 
        personnel, assets, components, and liabilities, and including 
        the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 
        Management relating thereto.
            ``(2) The Directorate of Preparedness, as constituted on 
        June 1, 2006, including all of its functions, personnel assets, 
        components, and liabilities, and including the functions of the 
        Under Secretary for Preparedness relating thereto.

``SEC. 515. PRESERVING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

    ``(a) Distinct Entity.--The Agency shall be maintained as a 
distinct entity within the Department.
    ``(b) Reorganization.--Section 872 shall not apply to the Agency, 
including any function or organizational unit of the Agency.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Changes to Missions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not substantially or 
        significantly reduce the authorities, responsibilities, or 
        functions of the Agency or the capability of the Agency to 
        perform those responsibilities, except as otherwise 
        specifically provided in an Act enacted after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006.
            ``(2) Certain transfers prohibited.--No asset, function, or 
        mission of the Agency may be diverted to the principal and 
        continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of 
        the Department, except for details or assignments that do not 
        reduce the capability of the Agency to perform its missions.

``SEC. 516. DIRECTORS.

    ``(a) In General.--There shall be in the Agency a Director for 
Preparedness and a Director for Response and Recovery, each of whom 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, and shall report to the Administrator.
    ``(b) Qualifications.--
            ``(1) In general.--A Director shall have--
                    ``(A) not less than 5 years of--
                            ``(i) executive leadership and management 
                        experience in the public or private sector; and
                            ``(ii) significant experience in crisis 
                        management or another relevant field; and
                    ``(B) a demonstrated ability to manage a 
                substantial staff and budget.
            ``(2) Concurrent experience.--Service during any period of 
        time may be used in meeting the requirements under both clause 
        (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A).
    ``(c) Initial Directors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        the individual serving as the Under Secretary for Preparedness 
        and the individual serving as the Under Secretary for Federal 
        Emergency Management on the effective date of the Post-Katrina 
        Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, may serve as the 
        Director for Preparedness and the Director of Response and 
        Recovery, respectively, until a Director for Preparedness or a 
        Director of Response and Recovery, as the case may be, is 
        appointed under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Prior confirmation.--Paragraph (1) shall apply if the 
        individual is serving as the Under Secretary for Preparedness 
        or the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management, under 
        an appointment by the President, by and with the advice and 
        consent of the Senate.

``SEC. 517. REGIONAL OFFICES.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Regional offices.--The Administrator shall establish 
        10 Regional Offices of the Agency.
            ``(2) Additional office.--In addition to the Regional 
        Offices established under paragraph (1), the Administrator may 
        designate the Office of National Capital Region Coordination 
        under section 882 as a Regional Office.
    ``(b) Management of Regional Offices.--
            ``(1) Regional administrator.--Each Regional Office shall 
        be headed by a Regional Administrator for Preparedness and 
        Response, who shall be appointed by the Administrator. Each 
        Regional Administrator for Preparedness and Response shall 
        report directly to the Administrator.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--Each Regional Office shall be headed 
        by an individual in the Senior Executive Service qualified to 
        act as a senior Federal coordinating officer to provide 
        strategic oversight of incident management when needed.
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Regional Administrator shall work in 
        partnership with State and local governments, emergency 
        managers, emergency response providers, medical providers, the 
        private sector, nongovernmental organizations, 
        multijurisdictional councils of governments, and regional 
        planning commissions and organizations in the geographical area 
        served by the Regional Office to carry out the responsibilities 
        of a Regional Administrator under this section.
            ``(2) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of a Regional 
        Administrator include--
                    ``(A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and 
                integrated regional preparedness, mitigation, response, 
                and recovery activities and programs for natural and 
                man-made disasters (including planning, training, 
                exercises, and professional development);
                    ``(B) coordinating and integrating regional 
                preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery 
                activities and programs for natural and man-made 
                disasters (including planning, training, exercises, and 
                professional development), which shall include--
                            ``(i) providing regional and interstate 
                        planning assistance;
                            ``(ii) organizing, in consultation with the 
                        Administrator, regional training and exercise 
                        programs;
                            ``(iii) providing support and coordination 
                        officers for State and local government 
                        training and exercises;
                            ``(iv) participating in emergency 
                        preparedness and planning activities by State, 
                        regional, and local governments;
                            ``(v) assisting in the development of 
                        regional capabilities needed for a national 
                        catastrophic response system;
                            ``(vi) helping to coordinate and develop 
                        interstate agreements;
                            ``(vii) coordinating the establishment of 
                        effective regional interagency emergency 
                        communications capabilities and communications 
                        interoperability, and reporting annually to the 
                        Administrator, who shall provide the 
                        information to the Director for Emergency 
                        Communications, on regional efforts to achieve 
                        these goals and on regional progress in meeting 
                        the goals of the National Emergency 
                        Communications Strategy developed under section 
                        553; and
                            ``(viii) providing planning and technical 
                        assistance to State and local governments 
                        relating to hazard mitigation and prevention 
                        measures, including encouraging hazard-
                        resistant building design and sustainable land 
                        development policies to reduce vulnerability to 
                        natural disasters;
                    ``(C) establishing and overseeing 1 or more strike 
                teams within the region under subsection (e), which 
                shall serve as the focal point of the Federal 
                Government's initial response efforts for a natural or 
                man-made disaster within that region, and otherwise 
                building Federal response capabilities to respond to a 
                natural or man-made disaster within that region;
                    ``(D) carrying out comprehensive assessments of the 
                vulnerabilities of the key resources and critical 
                infrastructure in the region, including carrying out 
                risk assessments, and working with Federal departments 
                and agencies, State and local government agencies, and 
                the private sector to accomplish this objective and to 
                design programs to address the identified 
                vulnerabilities;
                    ``(E) designating an individual responsible for, in 
                conjunction with other relevant Federal, State, and 
                local government officials, the development of 
                strategic and operational regional plans to respond 
                effectively to natural or man-made disasters in the 
                region in support of the National Response Plan;
                    ``(F) establishing in the Regional Office of such 
                Regional Administrator a Regional Advisory Council on 
                Preparedness and Response, to advise the Regional 
                Administrator on emergency preparedness and response 
                issues specific to the region;
                    ``(G) coordinating all activities conducted under 
                this section with other Federal departments and 
                agencies; and
                    ``(H) performing such other duties relating to such 
                responsibilities as the Administrator may require.
    ``(d) Area Offices.--The Administrator shall establish--
            ``(1) an Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for 
        the Caribbean, as components in the appropriate Regional 
        Offices; and
            ``(2) an Area Office in Alaska.
    ``(e) Regional Office Strike Teams.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--In coordination with other relevant 
        Federal agencies, each Regional Administrator shall establish 
        multi-agency strike teams that shall consist of--
                    ``(A) a designated Federal coordinating officer;
                    ``(B) personnel trained in incident management;
                    ``(C) public affairs, response and recovery, and 
                communications support personnel;
                    ``(D) a defense coordinating officer;
                    ``(E) liaisons to other Federal agencies;
                    ``(F) such other personnel as the Administrator or 
                Regional Administrator determines appropriate; and
                    ``(G) individuals from the agencies with primary 
                responsibility for each of the emergency support 
                functions in the National Response Plan, including the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Transportation.
                            ``(ii) Communications.
                            ``(iii) Public works and engineering.
                            ``(iv) Emergency management.
                            ``(v) Mass care.
                            ``(vi) Housing and human services.
                            ``(vii) Public health and medical services.
                            ``(viii) Urban search and rescue.
                            ``(ix) Public safety and security.
                            ``(x) External affairs.
            ``(2) Location of members.--The members of each Regional 
        Office strike team, including representatives from agencies 
        other than the Department, shall be based primarily at the 
        Regional Office that corresponds to that strike team.
            ``(3) Coordination.--Each Regional Office strike team shall 
        coordinate the training and exercises of that strike team with 
        the State and local governments and private sector and 
        nongovernmental entities which the strike team shall support 
        when a natural or man-made disaster occurs.
            ``(4) Preparedness.--Each Regional Office strike team shall 
        be trained, equipped, and staffed to be well prepared to 
        respond to natural and man-made disasters, including 
        catastrophic incidents.

``SEC. 518. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, 
the Secretary shall establish an advisory body under section 871(a), to 
be known as the National Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The National Advisory Council shall advise 
the Administrator on all aspects of emergency preparedness and 
response.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The members of the National Advisory 
        Council shall be appointed by the Administrator, and shall, to 
        the extent practicable, represent a geographic (including urban 
        and rural) and substantive cross section of officials, 
        emergency managers, and emergency response providers from State 
        and local governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental 
        organizations, including as appropriate--
                    ``(A) members selected from the emergency 
                preparedness and response fields, including fire 
                service, law enforcement, hazardous materials response, 
                emergency medical services, and emergency preparedness 
                and response personnel, or organizations representing 
                such individuals;
                    ``(B) health scientists, emergency and inpatient 
                medical providers, and public health professionals;
                    ``(C) experts representing standards setting 
                organizations;
                    ``(D) State and local government officials with 
                expertise in terrorism preparedness and emergency 
                preparedness and response;
                    ``(E) elected State and local government 
                executives;
                    ``(F) experts in public and private sector 
                infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and 
                communications;
                    ``(G) representatives of the disabled and other 
                special needs populations; and
                    ``(H) such other individuals as the Administrator 
                determines to be appropriate.
    ``(d) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 871(a) and 
        subject to paragraph (2), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
        U.S.C. App.), including subsections (a), (b), and (d) of 
        section 10 of such Act, and section 552b(c) of title 5, United 
        States Code, shall apply to the Advisory Council.
            ``(2) Termination.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal 
        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
        Advisory Council.

``SEC. 519. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTEGRATION CENTER.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Agency a National Incident 
Management System Integration Center.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, through the National 
        Incident Management System Integration Center, and in 
        consultation with other Federal departments and agencies and 
        the National Advisory Council, shall ensure ongoing management 
        and maintenance of the National Incident Management System, the 
        National Response Plan, any other document or tool in support 
        of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, or any other 
        Homeland Security Presidential Directive relating to incident 
        management and response.
            ``(2) Specific responsibilities.--The National Incident 
        Management System Integration Center shall--
                    ``(A) periodically review, and revise as 
                appropriate, the National Incident Management System 
                and the National Response Plan;
                    ``(B) review other matters relating to the National 
                Incident Management System and the National Response 
                Plan, as the Administrator may require;
                    ``(C) develop and implement a national program for 
                National Incident Management System and National 
                Response Plan education and awareness;
                    ``(D) oversee all aspects of the National Incident 
                Management System, including the development of 
                compliance criteria and implementation activities at 
                Federal, State, and local government levels;
                    ``(E) provide guidance and assistance to States and 
                local governments and emergency response providers, in 
                adopting the National Incident Management System; and
                    ``(F) perform such other duties relating to such 
                responsibilities as the Administrator may require.

``SEC. 520. NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `situational 
awareness' means information gathered from a variety of sources that, 
when communicated to emergency preparedness and response managers and 
decision makers, can form the basis for incident management 
decisionmaking.
    ``(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
National Operations Center.
    ``(c) Purpose.--The purposes of the National Operations Center are 
to--
            ``(1) coordinate the national response to any natural or 
        man-made disaster, as determined by the Secretary;
            ``(2) provide situational awareness and a common operating 
        picture for the entire Federal Government, and for State and 
        local governments as appropriate, for an event described in 
        paragraph (1);
            ``(3) collect and analyze information to help deter, 
        detect, and prevent terrorist acts;
            ``(4) disseminate terrorism and disaster-related 
        information to Federal, State, and local governments;
            ``(5) ensure that critical terrorism and disaster-related 
        information reaches government decision-makers; and
            ``(6) perform such other duties as the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(d) Responsibilities.--The National Operations Center shall carry 
out the responsibilities of the Homeland Security Operations Center, 
the National Response Coordination Center, and the Interagency Incident 
Management Group, as constituted on September 1, 2005.

``SEC. 521. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Agency a Chief Medical Officer, 
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. The Chief Medical Officer shall report directly 
to the Administrator.
    ``(b) Qualifications.--The individual appointed as Chief Medical 
Officer shall possess a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of 
medicine and public health.
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Chief Medical Officer shall have the 
primary responsibility within the Department for medical issues related 
to natural and man-made disasters, including--
            ``(1) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary and 
        the Administrator on medical and public health issues;
            ``(2) coordinating the biosurveillance and detection 
        activities of the Department;
            ``(3) ensuring internal and external coordination of all 
        medical preparedness and response activities of the Department, 
        including training, exercises, and equipment support;
            ``(4) serving as the Department's primary point of contact 
        with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, 
        the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
        Transportation, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other 
        Federal departments or agencies, on medical and public health 
        issues;
            ``(5) serving as the Department's primary point of contact 
        for State and local governments, the medical community, and 
        others within and outside the Department, with respect to 
        medical and public health matters;
            ``(6) discharging, in coordination with the Under Secretary 
        for Science and Technology, the responsibilities of the 
        Department related to Project Bioshield;
            ``(7) establishing doctrine and priorities for the National 
        Disaster Medical System, consistent with the National Response 
        Plan and the National Incident Management System, supervising 
        its medical components, and exercising predeployment 
        operational control, including--
                    ``(A) determining composition of the teams;
                    ``(B) overseeing credentialing of the teams; and
                    ``(C) training personnel of the teams;
            ``(8) managing the Metropolitan Medical Response System 
        (including establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
        Metropolitan Medical Response System, consistent with the 
        National Response Plan and the National Incident Management 
        System) and developing and overseeing standards, plans, 
        training, and exercises and coordinating with the Office of 
        Grants and Training on the use and distribution of Metropolitan 
        Medical Response grants;
            ``(9) assessing and monitoring long-term health issues of 
        emergency managers and emergency response providers;
            ``(10) developing and updating, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services, guidelines for State 
        and local governments for medical response plans for chemical, 
        biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weapon attacks;
            ``(11) developing, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services, appropriate patient tracking 
        capabilities to execute domestic patient movement and 
        evacuations, including a system that has the capacity of 
        electronically maintaining and transmitting the health 
        information of hospital patients;
            ``(12) establishing and providing oversight for the 
        Department's occupational health and safety program, including 
        workforce health; and
            ``(13) performing such other duties relating to such 
        responsibilities as the Secretary or the Administrator may 
        require.
    ``(d) Long-Term Health Assessment Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Chief Medical Officer, in 
        consultation with the Director of the National Institute for 
        Occupational Safety and Health, shall establish a program to 
        assess, monitor, and study the health and safety of emergency 
        managers and emergency response providers, following Incidents 
        of National Significance declared by the Secretary under the 
        National Response Plan.
            ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--In carrying out the program 
        under this subsection, the Chief Medical Officer shall enter 
        into cooperative agreements, as necessary, with medical 
        institutions in the areas affected by an Incident of National 
        Significance.

``SEC. 522. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS.

    ``The Administrator shall promote public and community 
preparedness.

``SEC. 523. BASIC LIFE SUPPORTING FIRST AID EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `age-appropriate' means information, 
        education, and skills suitable for the individual to understand 
        and perform;
            ``(2) the term `appropriate municipal entity' means an 
        agency of a unit of local government that is an emergency 
        response provider or provides other similar medical services or 
        training, including a fire department, law enforcement agency, 
        hospital, school nurse, or emergency medical services provider;
            ``(3) the term `children' means individuals under the age 
        of 18 years enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12;
            ``(4) the term `emergency medical professional' means an 
        individual certified by a State in emergency medical services;
            ``(5) the term `life supporting first aid' includes 
        cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the use of an automatic external 
        defibrillator, the Heimlich maneuver, blood-borne and 
        biohazardous precautions, bleed control, and other life-
        sustaining procedures in the event of an emergency; and
            ``(6) the term `selected organization' means the 
        organization contracting with the Secretary under subsection 
        (b).
    ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief Medical 
Officer, and in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall 
enter into an agreement with an organization, under which such 
organization shall provide funds to appropriate municipal entities to 
provide education and training in life supporting first aid to 
children, including scene safety procedures.
    ``(c) Eligibility.--In selecting an organization, the Secretary 
shall consider and give priority to an organization that--
            ``(1) has experience in training individuals (especially 
        children) to be active bystanders, equipped with life 
        supporting first aid skills to assist during emergencies;
            ``(2) recognizes that life supporting first aid techniques 
        are essential to maintaining life before the arrival of 
        emergency response providers;
            ``(3) uses emergency medical professionals as instructors 
        to teach life supporting first aid techniques to children and 
        adults;
            ``(4) works with Federal, State, and local government 
        entities and the private sector to highlight the importance of 
        public emergency preparedness and effective emergency response;
            ``(5) has developed and implemented, before the date of 
        entering a contract under subsection (b), a testing component 
        for evaluation, accountability, and data collection; and
            ``(6) is an affiliate of the Citizens Corps of the 
        Department.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds provided under this section by the 
        selected organization to an appropriate municipal entity shall 
        be used--
                    ``(A) to create age-appropriate educational 
                materials regarding life supporting first aid to be 
                distributed to children;
                    ``(B) to conduct training and clinical instruction 
                of children in life supporting first aid; and
                    ``(C) for data collection and statistical analysis.
            ``(2) Priority.--In providing funds to appropriate 
        municipal entities under this section, the selected 
        organization shall give priority to emergency medical services, 
        fire departments, law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and 
        school nurses.

``SEC. 524. SAVER PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--In the Department there is a System Assessment 
and Validation for Emergency Responders Program to provide impartial 
evaluations of emergency response equipment and systems.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) provide impartial, practitioner relevant, and 
        operationally oriented assessments and validations of emergency 
        response provider equipment and systems that have not already 
        been third-party certified to a standard adopted by the 
        Department, including--
                    ``(A) commercial, off-the-shelf emergency response 
                provider equipment and systems in all equipment list 
                categories of the Standardized Equipment List published 
                by the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization 
                and Interoperability; and
                    ``(B) such other equipment or systems as the 
                Secretary determines are appropriate;
            ``(2) provide information that enables decision-makers and 
        emergency response providers to better select, procure, use, 
        and maintain emergency response provider equipment or systems;
            ``(3) assess and validate the performance of products 
        within a system and subsystems; and
            ``(4) provide information and feedback to emergency 
        response providers through the Responder Knowledge Base of the 
        National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, or 
        other appropriate forum.
    ``(c) Assessment and Validation Process.--The assessment and 
validation of emergency response provider equipment and systems shall 
use multiple evaluation techniques, including--
            ``(1) operational assessments of equipment performance on 
        vehicle platforms;
            ``(2) technical assessments on a comparative basis of 
        system component performance across makes and models under 
        controlled conditions; and
            ``(3) integrative assessments on an individual basis of 
        system component interoperability and compatibility with other 
        system components.
    ``(d) Personal Protective Equipment.--To the extent practical, the 
assessment and validation of personal protective equipment under this 
section shall be conducted by the National Personal Protective 
Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health.

``SEC. 525. NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM.

    ``(a) National Search and Rescue Response System.--There is 
established in the Agency an emergency response system known as the 
National Search and Rescue Response System that provides a national 
network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist State and 
local governments in responding to any natural or man-made disaster.
    ``(b) Administration of the System.--
            ``(1) Task force participation.--The Administrator shall 
        select eligible search and rescue teams that are sponsored by 
        State and local government entities to participate as task 
        forces in the National Search and Rescue Response System. The 
        Administrator shall determine the criteria for such 
        participation.
            ``(2) Agreements with sponsoring agencies.--The 
        Administrator shall enter into an agreement with the State or 
        local government entity that sponsors each search and rescue 
        team selected under paragraph (1) with respect the team's 
        participation as a task force in the National Search and Rescue 
        Response System.
            ``(3) Management and technical teams.--The Administrator 
        shall maintain such management and other technical teams as are 
        necessary to administer the National Search and Rescue Response 
        System.

``SEC. 526. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Agency a Metropolitan Medical 
Response System. Under the Metropolitan Medical Response System, the 
Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning, in coordination with the 
Chief Medical Officer, shall administer grants to develop, maintain, 
and enhance medical preparedness systems that are capable of responding 
effectively to a public health crisis or mass-casualty event caused by 
a natural or man-made disaster.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--The Metropolitan Medical Response System shall 
make grants to local governments to enhance any of the following 
activities:
            ``(1) Medical surge capacity.
            ``(2) Mass prophylaxis.
            ``(3) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and 
        explosive detection, response, and decontamination 
        capabilities.
            ``(4) Emergency communications capabilities.
            ``(5) Information sharing and collaboration capabilities.
            ``(6) Regional collaboration.
            ``(7) Triage and pre-hospital treatment.
            ``(8) Medical supply management and distribution.
            ``(9) Fatality management.
            ``(10) Such other activities as the Secretary may provide.

``SEC. 527. THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS CENTER.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `National 
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center' means the National 
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center established under section 
1016(d) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(d)).
    ``(b) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is in the Agency the National 
        Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center which shall serve 
        as a source of national expertise to address critical 
        infrastructure protection and continuity through support for 
        activities related to--
                    ``(A) counterterrorism, threat assessment, and risk 
                mitigation; and
                    ``(B) a natural or man-made disaster.
            ``(2) Infrastructure modeling.--
                    ``(A) Particular support.--The support provided 
                under paragraph (1) shall include modeling, simulation, 
                and analysis of the systems and assets comprising 
                critical infrastructure, in order to enhance critical 
                infrastructure preparedness, protection, response, and 
                recovery activities.
                    ``(B) Relationship with other agencies.--Each 
                Federal agency and department with critical 
                infrastructure responsibilities under Homeland Security 
                Presidential Directive 7, or any successor to such 
                directive, shall establish a formal relationship, 
                including an agreement regarding information sharing, 
                between the elements of such agency or department and 
                the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis 
                Center, through the Department.
                    ``(C) Purpose.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The purpose of the 
                        relationship under subparagraph (B) shall be to 
                        permit each Federal agency and department 
                        described in subparagraph (B) to take full 
                        advantage of the capabilities of the National 
                        Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center 
                        (particularly vulnerability and consequence 
                        analysis), consistent with its work load 
                        capacity and priorities, for real-time response 
                        to reported and projected natural and man-made 
                        disasters.
                            ``(ii) Recipient of certain support.--
                        Modeling, simulation, and analysis provided 
                        under this subsection shall be provided to 
                        relevant Federal agencies and departments, 
                        including Federal agencies and departments with 
                        critical infrastructure responsibilities under 
                        Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, or 
                        any successor to such directive.

``SEC. 528. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
may make grants for the purposes of administering and improving the 
Emergency Management Assistance Compact consented to by the Joint 
Resolution entitled `Joint Resolution granting the consent of Congress 
to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact' (Public Law 104-321; 
110 Stat. 3877).
    ``(b) Uses.--A grant under this section shall be used to--
            ``(1) carry out recommendations identified in after-action 
        reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane season issued under the 
        Emergency Management Assistance Compact;
            ``(2) coordinate with the Department and other Federal 
        Government agencies;
            ``(3) coordinate with State and local government entities 
        and their respective national associations;
            ``(4) assist State and local governments, emergency 
        response providers, and organizations representing such 
        providers with credentialing emergency response providers and 
        the typing of emergency response resources; or
            ``(5) administer the operations of the Emergency Management 
        Assistance Compact.

``SEC. 529. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department an 
Office for the Prevention of Terrorism, which shall be headed by a 
Director.
    ``(b) Director.--
            ``(1) Reporting.--The Director of the Office for the 
        Prevention of Terrorism shall report directly to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Director of the Office for the 
        Prevention of Terrorism shall have an appropriate background 
        with experience in law enforcement, intelligence, or other 
        anti-terrorist functions.
    ``(c) Assignment of Personnel.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall assign to the Office 
        for the Prevention of Terrorism permanent staff and other 
        appropriate personnel detailed from other components of the 
        Department to carry out the responsibilities under this 
        section.
            ``(2) Liaisons.--The Secretary shall designate senior 
        employees from each component of the Department that has 
        significant antiterrorism responsibilities to act a liaison 
        between that component and the Office for the Prevention of 
        Terrorism.
    ``(d) Responsibilities.--The Director of the Office for the 
Prevention of Terrorism shall--
            ``(1) coordinate policy and operations between the 
        Department and State and local government agencies relating to 
        preventing acts of terrorism within the United States;
            ``(2) serve as a liaison between State and local law 
        enforcement agencies and the Department;
            ``(3) in coordination with the Office of Intelligence, 
        develop better methods for the sharing of intelligence with 
        State and local law enforcement agencies;
            ``(4) work with the Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
        Grants and Training to ensure that homeland security grants to 
        State and local government agencies, including the Law 
        Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, Commercial Equipment 
        Direct Assistance Program, and grants to support fusion centers 
        and other law enforcement-oriented programs are adequately 
        focused on terrorism prevention activities; and
            ``(5) coordinate with the Agency, the Department of 
        Justice, the National Institute of Justice, law enforcement 
        organizations, and other appropriate entities to develop 
        national voluntary consensus standards for training and 
        personal protective equipment to be used in a tactical 
        environment by law enforcement officers.
    ``(e) Pilot Project.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office for the 
        Prevention of Terrorism, in coordination with the Director for 
        Response and Recovery, shall establish a pilot project to 
        determine the efficacy and feasibility of establishing law 
        enforcement deployment teams.
            ``(2) Function.--The law enforcement deployment teams 
        participating in the pilot program under this subsection shall 
        form the basis of a national network of standardized law 
        enforcement resources to assist State and local governments in 
        responding to a natural or man-made disaster.
    ``(f) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
affect the roles or responsibilities of the Department of Justice.

``SEC. 530. DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS.

    ``(a) Cybersecurity and Telecommunications.--There is in the 
Department an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and 
Telecommunications.
    ``(b) United States Fire Administration.--The Administrator of the 
United States Fire Administration shall have a rank equivalent to an 
assistant secretary of the Department.

``SEC. 531. CREDENTIALING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `credential' means to provide documentation 
        that can authenticate and verify the qualifications and 
        identity of managers of incidents, emergency response 
        providers, and other appropriate personnel, including by 
        ensuring that such personnel possess a minimum common level of 
        training, experience, physical and medical fitness, and 
        capability appropriate for their position;
            ``(2) the term `credentialing' means evaluating an 
        individual's qualifications for a specific position under 
        guidelines created under this section and assigning such 
        individual a qualification under the standards developed under 
        this section; and
            ``(3) the term `credentialed' means an individual has been 
        evaluated for a specific position under the guidelines created 
        under this section.
    ``(b) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding with the administrators of the 
        Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State and local 
        governments, emergency response providers, and the 
        organizations that represent such providers, to collaborate on 
        establishing nationwide standards for credentialing all 
        personnel who are likely to respond to a natural or man-made 
        disaster.
            ``(2) Contents.--The standards developed under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) include the minimum professional 
                qualifications, certifications, training, and education 
                requirements for specific emergency response functional 
                positions that are applicable to Federal, State, and 
                local government;
                    ``(B) be compatible with the National Incident 
                Management System; and
                    ``(C) be consistent with standards for advance 
                registration for health professions volunteers under 
                section 319I of the Public Health Services Act (42 
                U.S.C. 247d-7b).
            ``(3) Timeframe.--The Administrator shall develop standards 
        under paragraph (1) not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006.
    ``(c) Credentialing of Department Personnel.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006, the Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that 
        all personnel of the Department (including temporary personnel 
        and individuals in the Surge Capacity Force established under 
        section 304 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006) who are likely to respond to a natural or man-made 
        disaster are credentialed.
            ``(2) Strategic human capital plan.--Not later than 90 days 
        after completion of the credentialing under paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator shall evaluate whether the workforce of the 
        Agency complies with the strategic human capital plan of the 
        Agency developed under section 301 of the Post-Katrina 
        Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 and is sufficient to 
        respond to a catastrophic incident.
    ``(d) Integration With National Response Plan.--
            ``(1) Distribution of standards.--Not later than 6 months 
        after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
        Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall provide 
        the standards developed under subsection (b) to all Federal 
        agencies that have responsibilities under the National Response 
        Plan.
            ``(2) Credentialing of agencies.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date on which the standards are provided under 
        paragraph (1), each agency described in paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that all employees or volunteers of 
                that agency who are likely to respond to a natural or 
                man-made disaster are credentialed; and
                    ``(B) submit to the Secretary the name of each 
                credentialed employee or volunteer of such agency.
            ``(3) Leadership.--The Administrator shall provide 
        leadership, guidance, and technical assistance to an agency 
        described in paragraph (1) to facilitate the credentialing 
        process of that agency.
    ``(e) Documentation and Database System.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006, the Administrator shall establish and maintain a 
        documentation and database system of Federal emergency response 
        providers and all other Federal personnel credentialed to 
        respond to a natural or man-made disaster.
            ``(2) Accessibility.--The documentation and database system 
        established under paragraph (1) shall be accessible to the 
        Federal coordinating officer and other appropriate officials 
        preparing for or responding to a natural or man-made disaster.
            ``(3) Considerations.--The Administrator shall consider 
        whether the credentialing system can be used to regulate access 
        to areas affected by a natural or man-made disaster.
    ``(f) Guidance to State and Local Governments.--Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) in collaboration with the administrators of the 
        Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State and local 
        governments, emergency response providers, and the 
        organizations that represent such providers, provide detailed 
        written guidance, assistance, and expertise to State and local 
        governments to facilitate the credentialing of State and local 
        emergency response providers commonly or likely to be used in 
        responding to a natural or man-made disaster; and
            ``(2) in coordination with the administrators of the 
        Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State and local 
        governments, emergency response providers (and the 
        organizations that represent such providers), and appropriate 
        national professional organizations, assist State and local 
        governments with credentialing the personnel of the State or 
        local government under the guidance provided under paragraph 
        (1).
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, and 
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the implementation of this section, including the number and 
level of qualification of Federal personnel trained and ready to 
respond to a natural or man-made disaster.

``SEC. 532. TYPING OF RESOURCES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `typed' means an asset or resource that has 
        been evaluated for a specific function under the guidelines 
        created under this section; and
            ``(2) the term `typing' means to define in detail the 
        minimum capabilities of an asset or resource.
    ``(b) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding with the administrators of the 
        Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State and local 
        governments, emergency response providers, and organizations 
        that represent such providers, to collaborate on establishing 
        nationwide standards for typing of resources commonly or likely 
        to be used in responding to a natural or man-made disaster.
            ``(2) Contents.--The standards developed under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) be applicable to Federal, State, and local 
                government; and
                    ``(B) be compatible with the National Incident 
                Management System.
    ``(c) Typing of Department Resources and Assets.--Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, the Secretary shall ensure that all 
resources and assets of the Department that are commonly or likely to 
be used to respond to a natural or man-made disaster are typed.
    ``(d) Integration With National Response Plan.--
            ``(1) Distribution of standards.--Not later than 6 months 
        after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
        Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator shall provide 
        the standards developed under subsection (b) to all Federal 
        agencies that have responsibilities under the National Response 
        Plan.
            ``(2) Typing of agencies, assets and resources.--Not later 
        than 180 days after the date on which the standards are 
        provided under paragraph (1), each agency described in 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that all resources and assets 
                (including teams, equipment, and other assets) of that 
                agency that are commonly or likely to be used to 
                respond to a natural or man-made disaster are typed; 
                and
                    ``(B) submit to the Secretary a list of all types 
                resources and assets.
            ``(3) Leadership.--The Administrator shall provide 
        leadership, guidance, and technical assistance to an agency 
        described in paragraph (1) to facilitate the typing process of 
        that agency.
    ``(e) Documentation and Database System.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006, the Administrator shall establish and maintain a 
        documentation and database system of Federal resources and 
        assets commonly or likely to be used to respond to a natural or 
        man-made disaster.
            ``(2) Accessibility.--The documentation and database system 
        established under paragraph (1) shall be accessible to the 
        Federal coordinating officer and other appropriate officials 
        preparing for or responding to a natural or man-made disaster.
    ``(f) Guidance to State and Local Governments.--Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, the Administrator, in collaboration with 
the administrators of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, 
State and local governments, emergency response providers, and the 
organizations that represent such providers, shall--
            ``(1) provide detailed written guidance, assistance, and 
        expertise to State and local governments to facilitate the 
        typing of the resources and assets of State and local 
        governments likely to be used in responding to a natural or 
        man-made disaster; and
            ``(2) assist State and local governments with typing 
        resources and assets of State or local governments under the 
        guidance provided under paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, and 
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the implementation of this section, including the number and 
type of Federal resources and assets ready to respond to a natural or 
man-made disaster.

``SEC. 533. PROVIDING SECURE ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

    ``Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, and in coordination 
with appropriate national professional organizations, Federal, State, 
and local government agencies, and private-sector and nongovernmental 
entities, the Administrator shall create model standards or guidelines 
that States may adopt in conjunction with critical infrastructure 
owners and operators and their employees to permit access to restricted 
areas in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

``SEC. 534. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.

    ``(a) Measures to Improve Information Technology Systems.--The 
Administrator shall take appropriate measures to update and improve the 
information technology systems of the Agency, including measures to--
            ``(1) ensure that the multiple information technology 
        systems of the Agency (including the National Emergency 
        Management Information System, the Logistics Information 
        Management System III, and the Automated Deployment Database) 
        are fully compatible and can share and access information from 
        each other;
            ``(2) ensure technology enhancements reach the headquarters 
        and regional offices of the Agency in a timely fashion, to 
        allow seamless integration;
            ``(3) develop and maintain a testing environment that 
        ensures that all system components are properly and thoroughly 
        tested before their release;
            ``(4) ensure that the information technology systems of the 
        Agency have the capacity to track disaster response personnel, 
        mission assignments task orders, commodities, and supplies used 
        in response to a natural or man-made disaster;
            ``(5) make appropriate improvements to the National 
        Emergency Management Information System to address shortcomings 
        in such system on the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina 
        Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006; and
            ``(6) provide training, manuals, and guidance on 
        information technology systems to personnel, including disaster 
        response personnel, to help ensure employees can properly use 
        information technology systems.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the 
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report describing the 
implementation of this section, including any actions taken, 
improvements made, any remaining problems and describing any additional 
funding needed to make necessary and appropriate improvements to the 
information technology systems of the Agency.

``SEC. 535. EVACUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide technical 
assistance to States and local governments that experience hurricanes, 
tsunamis, or other severe weather events, including the preparation of 
hurricane evacuation studies and evacuation plans assessing storm surge 
estimates, evacuation zones, evacuation clearance times, transportation 
capacity, and shelter capacity.
    ``(b) Plan and Schedule.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
        Act of 2006, the Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) establish a plan and schedule for completing, 
                maintaining, and periodically updating evacuation 
                studies carried out by the Administrator to ensure that 
                States and local governments that experience 
                hurricanes, tsunamis, or other severe weather events 
                have current and complete information available to them 
                for the preparation of their own evacuation plans; and
                    ``(B) include in the plan and schedule established 
                under subparagraph (A) annual maintenance and updates 
                of existing hurricane evacuation studies following each 
                hurricane season for those basins impacted by a 
                hurricane.
            ``(2) Previously initiated studies.--Any evacuation study 
        initiated prior to the promulgation of a plan and schedule 
        established under paragraph (1) shall be completed not later 
        than January 1, 2008.
    ``(c) Assistance and Guidelines.--The Administrator shall develop 
guidelines for the preparation of, and assist each State that is 
eligible for assistance under this section in producing, a State pre-
storm evacuation and shelter plan which shall address the following:
            ``(1) Information, guidance, and data contained in 
        hurricane evacuation studies and other models or projections of 
        storm surge estimates, evacuation zones, evacuation clearance 
        times, transportation capacity, and shelter capacity.
            ``(2) Guidance regarding storm surge and evacuation-related 
        estimates projections provided by the National Weather Service 
        or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
            ``(3) State planning assumptions, procedures, and 
        guidelines for pre-storm evacuation-decision making and 
        sheltering based on hurricane evacuation studies and published 
        guidance by the Agency.
            ``(4) Transportation and shelter capabilities or resources 
        that will be available and used by the State and by each 
        county, parish or municipality to implement the State pre-storm 
        evacuation and shelter plan.
            ``(5) Estimated costs for the State and for each county or 
        parish to provide pre-storm evacuation and sheltering based on 
        historical data, cost estimates developed by the State 
        Comptroller that are updated after each hurricane season.
            ``(6) Any documented limitations on State, county, parish, 
        or city resources or capability to provide for pre-storm 
        evacuation and shelter and the planning assumptions of the 
        State regarding the need for Federal assistance to compensate 
        for such limitations.
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, 
and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives on the actions taken by the Administrator to carry out 
the provisions of this section, including the status of evacuation 
studies, State evacuation and shelter plans, and the incorporation of 
lessons learned from post-storm assessments.

``SEC. 536. EVACUATION PLANS AND EXERCISES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
grants made to States or local governments by the Department through 
the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security 
Initiative may be used to--
            ``(1) establish programs for the development and 
        maintenance of mass evacuation plans under subsection (b) in 
        the event of a natural or man-made disaster;
            ``(2) prepare for the execution of such plans, including 
        the development of evacuation routes and the purchase and 
        stockpiling of necessary supplies and shelters; and
            ``(3) conduct exercises of such plans.
    ``(b) Plan Development.--In developing the mass evacuation plans 
authorized under subsection (a), each State or local government shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable--
            ``(1) establish incident command and decision making 
        processes;
            ``(2) ensure that State and local government plans, 
        including evacuation routes, are coordinated and integrated;
            ``(3) identify primary and alternative evacuation routes 
        and methods to increase evacuation capabilities along such 
        routes such as conversion of two-way traffic to one-way 
        evacuation routes;
            ``(4) identify evacuation transportation modes and 
        capabilities, including the use of mass and public transit 
        capabilities, and coordinating and integrating evacuation plans 
        for all populations including for those individuals located in 
        hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutional living 
        facilities for individuals with special needs;
            ``(5) develop procedures for informing the public of 
        evacuation plans before and during an evacuation, including 
        individuals who--
                    ``(A) have special needs;
                    ``(B) do not speak English; or
                    ``(C) might otherwise have difficulty in obtaining 
                such information; and
            ``(6) identify shelter locations and capabilities.
    ``(c) Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may establish any 
        guidelines, standards, or requirements determined appropriate 
        to administer this section and to ensure effective mass 
        evacuation planning for State and local areas.
            ``(2) Requested assistance.--The Administrator shall make 
        assistance available upon request of a State or local 
        government to assist hospitals, nursing homes, and other 
        institutions that house individuals with special needs to 
        establish, maintain, and exercise mass evacuation plans that 
        are coordinated and integrated into the plans developed by that 
        State or local government under this section.

``SEC. 537. MINIMUM PERFORMANCE MEASURE REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall ensure State, regional, 
and local emergency preparedness by establishing minimum performance 
requirements for public and community preparedness.
    ``(b) Activities.--The Administrator shall--
            ``(1) establish minimum performance requirements for 
        entities that receive homeland security preparedness grants;
            ``(2) conduct, in coordination with Regional Offices, 
        simulations and exercises to test minimum performance 
        requirements for--
                    ``(A) emergencies and major disasters not less than 
                2 times each year; and
                    ``(B) catastrophic incidents not less than once 
                each year; and
            ``(3) ensure that entities that the Administrator 
        determines are failing to demonstrate minimum performance 
        requirements under paragraph (1) shall remedy the areas of 
        failure not later than the end of the second full fiscal year 
        after the date of such determination by--
                    ``(A) establishing a plan for the achievement of 
                the minimum performance requirements under paragraph 
                (1), including--
                            ``(i) developing intermediate indicators 
                        for the 2 fiscal years following the date of 
                        such determination; and
                            ``(ii) conducting additional simulations 
                        and exercises; and
                    ``(B) revising the State homeland security plan.
    ``(c) Waiver.--At the discretion of the Administrator, the 
occurrence of an emergency, major disaster, or catastrophic incident in 
an area may be deemed as a simulation under subsection (b)(2).
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than the end of the first full 
fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report describing--
            ``(1) the performance of grantees under subsection (b)(1);
            ``(2) lessons learned through the simulations and exercises 
        under subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(3) efforts being made to remedy failed performance under 
        subsection (b)(3).

``SEC. 538. COORDINATION BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY 
              CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall coordinate with the 
Commander and Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers on those issues pertaining to natural and man-made disaster 
response, recovery, and mitigation concerning the missions of the 
Agency and the Corps to lessen the impact of natural and man-made 
disasters.
    ``(b) Consultation.--Consultation under this section shall include 
consideration of ways to establish better interdepartmental 
communication and strategic planning regarding levees, levy repair, 
flood plain management, critical infrastructure, and other relevant 
matters pertaining to vulnerable communities.

``SEC. 539. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              AGENCIES.

    ``In the event of circumstances requiring an evacuation, 
sheltering, or mass relocation, the Secretary may disclose information 
in any individual assistance database of the Department in accordance 
with section 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred 
to as the `Privacy Act') to any law enforcement agency of the Federal 
Government or a State or local government in order to identify illegal 
conduct or address public safety or security issues, including 
compliance with sex offender notification laws.''; and
            (8) by inserting after section 545 (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following:

                 ``Subtitle B--Emergency Communications

``SEC. 551. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subtitle--
            ``(1) the term `eligible region' means--
                    ``(A) 2 or more contiguous incorporated 
                municipalities, counties, parishes, Indian tribes, or 
                other general purpose jurisdictions that--
                            ``(i) have joined together to enhance 
                        emergency communications capabilities or 
                        communications interoperability between 
                        emergency response providers in those 
                        jurisdictions and with State and Federal 
                        officials; and
                            ``(ii) includes the largest city in any 
                        metropolitan statistical area or metropolitan 
                        division, as defined by the Office of 
                        Management and Budget; or
                    ``(B) any other area the Secretary determines to be 
                consistent with the definition of a region in the 
                national preparedness guidance issued under Homeland 
                Security Presidential Directive 8;
            ``(2) the term `National Emergency Communications Strategy' 
        means the strategy established under section 553; and
            ``(3) the term `Office of Emergency Communications' means 
        the office established under section 552.

``SEC. 552. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Agency an Office of 
Emergency Communications.
    ``(b) Director.--The head of the Office of Emergency Communications 
shall be the Director for Emergency Communications. The Director shall 
report to the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and 
Telecommunications.
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Director for Emergency Communications 
shall--
            ``(1) assist the Secretary and the Administrator in 
        developing and implementing the program described in section 
        7303(a)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
        Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(a)(1));
            ``(2) carry out the responsibilities and authorities of the 
        Department relating to the development and implementation of a 
        strategy to achieve national communications interoperability 
        and emergency communications capabilities and promulgating 
        grant guidance for that purpose;
            ``(3) carry out the responsibilities under section 543;
            ``(4) conduct extensive, nationwide outreach and foster the 
        development of emergency communications capabilities and 
        interoperable communications systems by Federal, State, and 
        local governments and public safety agencies, and by regional 
        consortia thereof, by--
                    ``(A) developing, updating, and implementing a 
                national strategy to achieve emergency communications 
                capabilities, with goals and timetables;
                    ``(B) developing, updating, and implementing a 
                national strategy to achieve communications 
                interoperability, with goals and timetables;
                    ``(C) developing a national architecture, which 
                defines the components of an interoperable system and 
                how the components are constructed;
                    ``(D) in conjunction with the National Advisory 
                Council, establishing and maintaining a task force that 
                represents the broad customer base of public safety 
                agencies of State and local governments, and Federal 
                agencies, involved in public safety disciplines such as 
                law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical 
                services, public health, and disaster recovery, in 
                order to receive input and coordinate efforts to 
                achieve emergency communications capabilities and 
                communications interoperability;
                    ``(E) working with the Interoperable Communications 
                Technical Assistance Program to provide technical 
                assistance to State and local government officials and 
                the Regional Advisory Councils established under 
                section 517;
                    ``(F) promoting a greater understanding of the 
                importance of emergency communications capabilities, 
                communications interoperability, and the benefits of 
                sharing resources among all levels of Federal, State, 
                and local government;
                    ``(G) promoting development of standard operating 
                procedures for incident response and facilitating the 
                sharing of information on best practices (including 
                from governments abroad) for achieving emergency 
                communications capabilities and communications 
                interoperability;
                    ``(H) making recommendations to Congress about any 
                changes in Federal law necessary to remove barriers to 
                achieving emergency communications capabilities and 
                communications interoperability;
                    ``(I) funding and conducting pilot programs, as 
                necessary, in order to--
                            ``(i) evaluate and validate technology 
                        concepts in real-world environments to achieve 
                        emergency communications capabilities and 
                        communications interoperability;
                            ``(ii) encourage more efficient use of 
                        resources, including equipment and spectrum; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) test and deploy public safety 
                        communications systems that are less prone to 
                        failure, support nonvoice services, consume 
                        less spectrum, and cost less;
                    ``(J) liaisoning with the private sector to develop 
                solutions to improve emergency communications 
                capabilities and achieve communications 
                interoperability;
                    ``(K) using modeling and simulation for training 
                exercises and command and control functions at the 
                operational level; and
                    ``(L) performing other functions necessary to 
                improve emergency communications capabilities and 
                achieve communications interoperability;
            ``(5) administer the responsibilities and authorities of 
        the Department relating to the Integrated Wireless Network 
        Program;
            ``(6) administer the responsibilities and authorities of 
        the Department relating to the National Communications System;
            ``(7) administer the responsibilities and authorities of 
        the Department related to the Emergency Alert System and the 
        Integrated Public Alert and Warning System;
            ``(8) establish an effective, reliable, integrated, 
        flexible, and comprehensive system to alert and warn the people 
        of the United States in the event of a natural or man-made 
        disaster;
            ``(9) administer the responsibilities and authorities of 
        the Department relating to Office of Interoperability and 
        Compatibility;
            ``(10) coordinate the establishment of a national response 
        capability with initial and ongoing planning, implementation, 
        and training for the deployment of backup communications 
        services in the event of a catastrophic loss of local and 
        regional emergency communications services;
            ``(11) assist the President, the National Security Council, 
        the Homeland Security Council, the Director of the Office of 
        Science and Technology Policy, and the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget in ensuring emergency communications 
        capabilities;
            ``(12) review, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
        for Grants and Training, all interoperable emergency 
        communications plans of Federal, State, and local governments, 
        including Statewide and tactical interoperability plans; and
            ``(13) create an interactive database that contains an 
        inventory of emergency communications assets maintained by the 
        Federal Government and, where appropriate, State and local 
        governments and the private sector, that--
                    ``(A) can be deployed rapidly following a natural 
                or man-made disaster to assist emergency response 
                providers and State and local governments; and
                    ``(B) includes land mobile radio systems, satellite 
                phones, portable infrastructure equipment, backup power 
                system equipment, and other appropriate equipment and 
                systems.

``SEC. 553. NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of 
the baseline assessment under section 554, and in cooperation with 
State and local governments, Federal departments and agencies, 
emergency response providers, and the private sector, the 
Administrator, acting through the Director for Emergency 
Communications, shall develop a National Emergency Communications 
Strategy to achieve national emergency communications capabilities and 
interoperable emergency communications.
    ``(b) Contents.--The National Emergency Communication Strategy 
shall--
            ``(1) include, in consultation with the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology, a process for expediting national 
        voluntary consensus-based emergency communications equipment 
        standards for the purchase and use by public safety agencies of 
        interoperable emergency communications equipment and 
        technologies;
            ``(2) identify the appropriate emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability necessary for 
        Federal, State, and local governments to operate during natural 
        and man-made disasters;
            ``(3) address both short-term and long-term solutions to 
        achieving Federal, State, and local government emergency 
        communications capabilities and interoperable emergency 
        communications systems, including provision of commercially 
        available equipment that facilitates operability, 
        interoperability, coordination, and integration among emergency 
        communications systems;
            ``(4) identify how Federal departments and agencies that 
        respond to natural or man-made disasters can work effectively 
        with State and local governments, in all States, and with such 
        other entities as are necessary to implement the strategy;
            ``(5) include measures to identify and overcome all 
        obstacles to achieving interoperable emergency communications;
            ``(6) set goals and establish timetables for the 
        development of an emergency, command-level communication system 
        based on equipment available across the United States and a 
        nationwide interoperable emergency communications system;
            ``(7) identify appropriate and reasonable measures public 
        safety agencies should employ to ensure that their network 
        infrastructure remains operable during a natural or man-made 
        disaster;
            ``(8) include education of State and local government 
        emergency response providers about the availability of backup 
        emergency communications assets and their importance in 
        planning for natural and man-made disasters;
            ``(9) identify, in consultation with the Federal 
        Communications Commission, measures State and local governments 
        should employ to ensure operability of 911, E911 and public 
        safety answering points during natural and man-made disasters; 
        and
            ``(10) include building the capability to adapt the 
        distribution and content of emergency alerts on the basis of 
        geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences, as 
        appropriate.

``SEC. 554. ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS.

    ``(a) Baseline Operability and Interoperability Assessment.--Not 
later than June 1, 2007, and periodically thereafter, but not less 
frequently than every 5 years, the Administrator, acting through the 
Director for Emergency Communications, shall conduct an assessment of 
Federal, State, and local governments to--
            ``(1) define the range of emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability needed for 
        specific events;
            ``(2) assess the capabilities to meet such communications 
        needs;
            ``(3) determine the degree to which necessary emergency 
        communications capabilities and communications interoperability 
        have been achieved;
            ``(4) ascertain the needs that remain for communications 
        interoperability to be achieved;
            ``(5) assess the ability of communities to provide and 
        maintain emergency communications capabilities and 
        communications interoperability among emergency response 
        providers, and government officials in the event of a natural 
        or man-made disaster, including when there is substantial 
        damage to ordinary communications infrastructure or a sustained 
        loss of electricity;
            ``(6) include a national interoperable emergency 
        communication inventory that--
                    ``(A) identifies for each Federal department and 
                agency--
                            ``(i) the channels and frequencies used;
                            ``(ii) the nomenclature used to refer to 
                        each channel or frequency used; and
                            ``(iii) the types of communications system 
                        and equipment used;
                    ``(B) identifies the interoperable emergency 
                communication systems in use for public safety systems 
                in the United States; and
                    ``(C) provides a listing of public safety mutual 
                aid channels in operation and their ability to connect 
                to an interoperable emergency communications system; 
                and
            ``(7) compile a list of best practices among communities 
        for providing and maintaining emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability in the event 
        of a natural or man-made disaster.
    ``(b) Mobile Communications.--The Administrator, acting through the 
Director of Emergency Communications, shall evaluate the feasibility 
and desirability of the Department developing, on its own or in 
conjunction with the Department of Defense, a mobile communications 
capability, modeled on the Army Signal Corps, that could be deployed to 
support emergency communications at the site of a natural or man-made 
disaster.
    ``(c) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, 
and annually thereafter until the date that is 10 years after such 
date, the Administrator, acting through the Director for Emergency 
Communications, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of 
the Department in implementing and achieving the goals of this 
subtitle, including a description of the findings of the most recent 
nationwide assessment conducted under subsection (a).

``SEC. 555. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT 
              PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Assessment of Grants and Standards Programs.--The Secretary, 
acting through the Director for Emergency Communications, in 
coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, and in 
consultation with the National Advisory Committee, shall review Federal 
emergency communications grants and standards programs across the 
Federal government to--
            ``(1) integrate and coordinate Federal grant guidelines for 
        the use of Federal assistance relating to interoperable 
        emergency communications and emergency communications 
        capabilities;
            ``(2) assess and make recommendations to ensure that such 
        guidelines are consistent across the Federal Government; and
            ``(3) assess and make recommendations to ensure conformity 
        with the goals and objectives identified in the National 
        Emergency Communications Strategy.
    ``(b) Denial of Eligibility for Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may prohibit any State or 
        local government from using Federal homeland security 
        assistance administered by the Department to achieve, maintain, 
        or enhance interoperable emergency communications capabilities 
        if--
                    ``(A) such government has not complied with the 
                requirement to submit a Statewide Interoperable 
                Communications Plan under section 7303(f) of the 
                Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
                2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(f));
                    ``(B) the State or local government has not taken 
                adequate steps to maintain operability of network 
                infrastructure in order to prepare for a natural or 
                man-made disaster; or
                    ``(C) a grant request does not comply with 
                interoperable communications equipment standards, after 
                those standards have been developed through a voluntary 
                consensus-based process or are promulgated pursuant to 
                the authority under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Standards.--If the Secretary determines that 
        inadequate progress is being made on the completion of 
        voluntary consensus-based interoperable communications 
        equipment standards, the Secretary may promulgate such 
        standards and include them in interoperable communications 
        grant guidance.

``SEC. 556. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive 
research and development program to promote emergency communications 
capabilities and communications interoperability among emergency 
response providers, including by--
            ``(1) promoting research on a competitive basis through the 
        Directorate of Science and Technology Homeland Security 
        Advanced Research Projects Agency; and
            ``(2) establishing a Center of Excellence under the 
        Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence Program, 
        using a competitive process, focused on enhancing information 
        and communications systems for emergency response providers.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established under 
subsection (a) include--
            ``(1) understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the 
        public safety communications systems in use;
            ``(2) examining how current and emerging technology can 
        make public safety organizations more effective, and how 
        Federal, State, and local government agencies can use this 
        technology in a coherent and cost-effective manner;
            ``(3) exploring Federal, State, and local government 
        policies that shall move systematically towards long-term 
        solutions;
            ``(4) evaluating and validating technology concepts, and 
        promoting the deployment of advanced public safety information 
        technologies for emergency communications capabilities and 
        communications interoperability; and
            ``(5) advancing the creation of a national strategy to 
        enhance emergency communications capabilities, promote 
        communications interoperability and efficient use of spectrum 
        in communications systems, improve information sharing across 
        organizations, and use advanced information technology to 
        increase the effectiveness of emergency response providers in 
        valuable new ways.

``SEC. 557. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PILOT PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
        of 2006, the Administrator shall establish not fewer than 2 
        pilot projects to develop and evaluate strategies and 
        technologies for providing and maintaining emergency 
        communications capabilities and communications interoperability 
        among emergency response providers and government officials in 
        the event of a natural or man-made disaster in which there is 
        significant damage to, or destruction of, critical 
        infrastructure, including substantial loss of ordinary 
        telecommunications infrastructure and sustained loss of 
        electricity.
            ``(2) Interoperable data communications.--Not less than 1 
        pilot project under this section shall involve the development 
        of interoperable data communications, including medical and 
        victim information, so that this information can be shared 
        among emergency response providers, as needed, at all levels of 
        government, and in accordance with the regulations promulgated 
        under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
        of 1996 (Public Law 104-91; 110 Stat. 1936).
    ``(b) Selection Criteria.--In selecting areas for the location of 
the pilot projects under this section, the Administrator shall 
consider--
            ``(1) the risk to the area from a large-scale terrorist 
        attack or natural disaster;
            ``(2) the number of potential victims from a large-scale 
        terrorist attack or natural disaster in the area;
            ``(3) the capabilities of the emergency communications 
        systems of the area and capabilities for the development of 
        modeling and simulation training and command and control 
        functions; and
            ``(4) such other criteria as the Administrator may 
        determine appropriate.

``SEC. 558. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND INTEROPERABILITY GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator, through the Office of the 
Grants and Training, shall make grants to States and eligible regions 
for initiatives necessary to improve emergency communications 
capabilities and to achieve short-term or long-term solutions to 
statewide, regional, national, and, where appropriate, international 
interoperability.
    ``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection (a) may 
be used for initiatives to achieve short-term or long-term solutions 
for emergency communications capabilities and communications 
interoperability within the State or region and to assist with any 
aspect of the communication life cycle, including--
            ``(1) statewide or regional communications planning;
            ``(2) system design and engineering;
            ``(3) procurement and installation of equipment;
            ``(4) exercises;
            ``(5) modeling and simulation exercises for operational 
        command and control functions;
            ``(6) other activities determined by the Administrator to 
        be integral to the achievement of emergency communications 
        capabilities and communications interoperability; and
            ``(7) technical assistance and training.
    ``(c) Coordination.--The Administrator shall ensure that the Office 
of Grants and Training coordinates its activities with the Office of 
Emergency Communications, the Directorate of Science and Technology and 
other Federal entities so that grants awarded under this section, and 
other grant programs related to homeland security, fulfill the purposes 
of this section and facilitate the achievement of emergency 
communications capabilities and communications interoperability 
consistent with the national strategy.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State or eligible region desiring a 
        grant under this section shall submit an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
        the Administrator may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Minimum contents.--At a minimum, each application 
        submitted under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) identify the critical aspects of the 
                communications life cycle, including planning, system 
                design and engineering, procurement and installation, 
                and training for which funding is requested;
                    ``(B) describe how--
                            ``(i) the proposed use of funds would be 
                        consistent with and address the goals in any 
                        applicable State homeland security plan, and, 
                        unless the Secretary determines otherwise, is 
                        consistent with the national strategy and 
                        architecture; and
                            ``(ii) the applicant intends to spend funds 
                        under the grant, to administer such funds, and 
                        to allocate such funds among any participating 
                        local governments; and
                    ``(C) be consistent with the Interoperable 
                Communications Plan required by section 7303(f) of the 
                Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
                2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(f)).
    ``(e) State Review and Submission.--
            ``(1) In general.--To ensure consistency with State 
        homeland security plans, an eligible region applying for a 
        grant under this section shall submit its application to each 
        State within which any part of the eligible region is located 
        for review before submission of such application to the 
        Administrator.
            ``(2) Deadline.--Not later than 30 days after receiving an 
        application from an eligible region under paragraph (1), each 
        such State shall transmit the application to the Administrator.
            ``(3) State disagreement.--If the Governor of any such 
        State determines that a regional application is inconsistent 
        with the State homeland security plan of that State, or 
        otherwise does not support the application, the Governor 
        shall--
                    ``(A) notify the Administrator in writing of that 
                fact; and
                    ``(B) provide an explanation of the reasons for not 
                supporting the application at the time of transmission 
                of the application.
    ``(f) Award of Grants.--
            ``(1) Considerations.--In approving applications and 
        awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) the nature of the threat to the State or 
                eligible region from natural or man-made disasters;
                    ``(B) the location, risk, or vulnerability of 
                critical infrastructure and key national assets, 
                including the consequences from damage to critical 
                infrastructure in nearby jurisdictions as a result of a 
                natural or man-made disaster;
                    ``(C) the size of the population, and the 
                population density of the area, that will be served by 
                the interoperable emergency communications systems, 
                except that the Secretary shall not establish a minimum 
                population requirement that would disqualify from 
                consideration an area that otherwise faces significant 
                threats, vulnerabilities, or consequences from a 
                natural or man-made disaster;
                    ``(D) the extent to which grants will be used to 
                implement emergency communications and interoperability 
                solutions--
                            ``(i) consistent with the national strategy 
                        and compatible with national infrastructure and 
                        equipment standards; and
                            ``(ii) more efficient and cost effective 
                        than current approaches;
                    ``(E) the number of jurisdictions within regions 
                participating in the development of emergency 
                communications capabilities and interoperable emergency 
                communications systems, including the extent to which 
                the application includes all incorporated 
                municipalities, counties, parishes, and tribal 
                governments within the State or eligible region, and 
                their coordination with Federal and State agencies;
                    ``(F) the extent to which a grant would expedite 
                the achievement of emergency communications 
                capabilities and communications interoperability in the 
                State or eligible region with Federal, State, and local 
                government agencies;
                    ``(G) the extent to which a State or eligible 
                region, given its financial capability, demonstrates 
                its commitment to expeditiously achieving emergency 
                communications capabilities and communications 
                interoperability by supplementing Federal funds with 
                non-Federal funds;
                    ``(H) whether the State or eligible region is on or 
                near an international border;
                    ``(I) whether the State or eligible region 
                encompasses an economically significant border 
                crossing;
                    ``(J) whether the State or eligible region has a 
                coastline bordering an ocean or international waters 
                including the Great Lakes;
                    ``(K) the extent to which geographic barriers pose 
                unusual obstacles to achieving emergency communications 
                capabilities or communications interoperability;
                    ``(L) the threats, vulnerabilities, and 
                consequences faced by the State or eligible region 
                related to at-risk sites or activities in nearby 
                jurisdictions, including the need to respond to natural 
                or man-made disasters arising in those jurisdictions;
                    ``(M) the need to achieve nationwide emergency 
                communications capabilities and communications 
                interoperability, consistent with the national 
                strategies;
                    ``(N) the extent to which the State has formulated 
                a State executive interoperability committee or 
                conducted similar statewide planning efforts;
                    ``(O) whether the activity for which a grant is 
                requested is being funded under another homeland 
                security grant program; and
                    ``(P) such other factors as are specified by the 
                Secretary in writing.
            ``(2) Review panel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
                review panel under section 871(a) to assist in 
                reviewing grant applications under this section.
                    ``(B) Recommendations.--The review panel 
                established under subparagraph (A) shall make 
                recommendations to the Administrator regarding 
                applications for grants under this section.
                    ``(C) Membership.--The review panel established 
                under subparagraph (A) shall include individuals with 
                technical expertise in emergency communications and 
                communications interoperability and emergency response 
                providers and other relevant State and local government 
                officials.
            ``(3) Availability of funds.--Any grant funds awarded that 
        may be used to support emergency communications capabilities or 
        communications interoperability shall, as the Administrator may 
        determine, remain available for up to 3 years, consistent with 
        section 7303(e) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
        Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(e)).''.

SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE REFORM.

    Section 7303(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(g)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Interoperable emergency communications system and 
        communications interoperability.--The terms `interoperable 
        emergency communications system' and `communications 
        interoperability' mean the ability of emergency response 
        providers and relevant Federal, State, and local government 
        agencies to--
                    ``(A) communicate with each other as necessary, 
                using information technology systems and radio 
                communications systems; and
                    ``(B) exchange voice, data, or video with each 
                other on demand, in real time, as necessary.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Emergency communications capabilities.--The term 
        `emergency communications capabilities' means the ability to 
        provide and maintain, throughout an emergency response 
        operation, a continuous flow of information among emergency 
        responders, agencies, and government officials from multiple 
        disciplines and jurisdictions and at all levels of government 
        in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other 
        large-scale or catastrophic emergency, including where there 
        has been significant damage to, or destruction of, critical 
        infrastructure, substantial loss of ordinary telecommunications 
        infrastructure, and sustained loss of electricity.''.

SEC. 103. BORDER INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``demonstration project'' means a 
        demonstration project established under subsection (b)(1); and
            (2) the term ``interoperable emergency communications 
        system'' has the meaning given that term in section 501 of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act.
    (b) In General.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Department 
        an ``International Border Community Interoperable 
        Communications Demonstration Project''.
            (2) Minimum number of communities.--The Secretary shall 
        select not fewer than 6 communities to participate in a 
        demonstration project.
            (3) Location of communities.--Not fewer than 3 of the 
        communities selected under paragraph (2) shall be located on 
        the northern border of the United States and not fewer than 3 
        of the communities selected under paragraph (2) shall be 
        located on the southern border of the United States.
    (c) Project Requirements.--A demonstration project shall--
            (1) address the interoperable emergency communications 
        system needs of police officers, firefighters, emergency 
        medical technicians, National Guard, and other emergency 
        response providers;
            (2) foster interoperable emergency communications systems--
                    (A) among Federal, State, local, and tribal 
                government agencies in the United States involved in 
                preventing or responding to terrorist attacks or other 
                catastrophic events; and
                    (B) with similar agencies in Canada or Mexico;
            (3) identify common international cross-border frequencies 
        for communications equipment, including radio or computer 
        messaging equipment;
            (4) foster the standardization of equipment for 
        interoperable emergency communications systems;
            (5) identify solutions that will facilitate communications 
        interoperability across national borders expeditiously;
            (6) ensure that emergency response providers can 
        communicate with each other and the public at disaster sites;
            (7) provide training and equipment to enable emergency 
        response providers to deal with threats and contingencies in a 
        variety of environments; and
            (8) identify and secure appropriate joint-use equipment to 
        ensure communications access.
    (d) Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute funds under 
        this section to each community participating in a demonstration 
        project through the State, or States, in which each community 
        is located.
            (2) Other participants.--Not later than 60 days after 
        receiving funds under paragraph (1), a State receiving funds 
        under this section shall make the funds available to the local 
        governments and emergency response providers selected by the 
        Secretary to participate in a demonstration project.
    (e) Reporting.--Not later than December 31, 2007, and each year 
thereafter in which funds are appropriated for a demonstration project, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report on the demonstration 
projects.

SEC. 104. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Executive Schedule.--
            (1) Administrator.--Section 5313 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.''.
            (2) Directors.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Directors, Federal Emergency Management Agency.''.
    (b) Officers of the Department.--Section 103(a) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) An Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) (as 
        amended by this subsection) as paragraphs (2) through (9), 
        respectively.
    (c) References.--Any reference to the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, 
directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the 
effective date of this title shall be considered to refer and apply to 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by 
striking the items relating to title V and sections 501 through 509 and 
inserting the following:

                ``TITLE V--NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

``Sec. 501. Definitions.

                ``Subtitle A--Preparedness and Response

``Sec. 511. Definitions.
``Sec. 512. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
``Sec. 513. Authorities and responsibilities.
``Sec. 514. Agency components.
``Sec. 515. Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
``Sec. 516. Directors.
``Sec. 517. Regional Offices.
``Sec. 518. National Advisory Council on Preparedness and Response.
``Sec. 519. National Incident Management System Integration Center.
``Sec. 520. National Operations Center.
``Sec. 521. Chief Medical Officer.
``Sec. 522. Public and community preparedness.
``Sec. 523. Basic life supporting first aid education for children.
``Sec. 524. SAVER Program.
``Sec. 525. National Search and Rescue Response System.
``Sec. 526. Metropolitan Medical Response System.
``Sec. 527. The National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center.
``Sec. 528. Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
``Sec. 529. Office for the Prevention of Terrorism.
``Sec. 530. Department officials.
``Sec. 531. Credentialing.
``Sec. 532. Typing of resources.
``Sec. 533. Providing secure access to critical infrastructure.
``Sec. 534. Improvements to information technology systems.
``Sec. 535. Evacuation technical assistance.
``Sec. 536. Evacuation Plans and Exercises.
``Sec. 537. Minimum performance measure requirements.
``Sec. 538. Coordination between the Agency and the United States Army 
                            Corps of Engineers.
``Sec. 539. Disclosure of certain information to law enforcement 
                            agencies.
``Sec. 540. Nuclear incident response.
``Sec. 541. Conduct of certain public health-related activities.
``Sec. 542. Use of national private sector networks in emergency 
                            response.
``Sec. 543. Use of commercially available technology, goods, and 
                            services.
``Sec. 544. Procurement of security countermeasures for strategic 
                            national stockpile.
``Sec. 545. Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities.

                 ``Subtitle B--Emergency Communications

``Sec. 551. Definitions.
``Sec. 552. Office of Emergency Communications.
``Sec. 553. National Emergency Communications Strategy.
``Sec. 554. Assessments and reports.
``Sec. 555. Coordination of Federal emergency communications grant 
                            programs.
``Sec. 556. Emergency communications interoperability research and 
                            development.
``Sec. 557. Emergency communications pilot projects.
``Sec. 558. Emergency communications and interoperability grants.''.

                   TITLE II--STAFFORD ACT AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. GENERAL FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Major Disasters.--Section 402 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170a) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``In any major disaster, the President'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--In any major disaster, the President'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1), as so designated by this section, 
        by striking ``efforts'' and inserting ``response or recovery 
        efforts, including precautionary evacuations'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(2), as so designated by this section, 
        by striking the semicolon and inserting ``, including 
        precautionary evacuations;'';
            (4) in subsection (a)(3), as so designated by this section, 
        by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in subsection (a)(4), as so designated by this section, 
        by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) provide accelerated Federal assistance and Federal 
        support where necessary to save lives, prevent human suffering, 
        or mitigate severe damage, which may be provided in the absence 
        of a specific request and in which case the President--
                    ``(A) shall, to the fullest extent practicable, 
                promptly notify and coordinate with officials in a 
                State in which such assistance or support is provided; 
                and
                    ``(B) shall not, in notifying and coordinating with 
                a State under subparagraph (A), delay or impede the 
                rapid deployment, use, and distribution of critical 
                resources to victims of a major disaster.
    ``(b) Recovery Efforts.--In any major disaster, the President may 
assist State and local governments in short-term and long-term recovery 
from the consequences of a major disaster and coordinate any such 
Federal assistance provided by--
            ``(1) identifying Federal programs and agencies to support 
        the implementation of short-term and long-term recovery efforts 
        of State, regional, local, and tribal governments;
            ``(2) directing any Federal agency, with or without 
        reimbursement, to utilize its authorities and resources to--
                    ``(A) support State and local governments, 
                nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector 
                by conducting a postdisaster assessment of social, 
                economic, and environmental impacts; and
                    ``(B) provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
                resources to State and local governments to undertake 
                long-term recovery activities;
            ``(3) creating a plan that clearly outlines the roles, 
        responsibilities, and shared activities of each Federal 
        department and agency involved in long-term recovery 
        activities;
            ``(4) coordinating long-term recovery activities and 
        mitigation provided by all Federal agencies, nongovernmental 
        organizations, the private sector, and State and local 
        governments; and
            ``(5) providing technical assistance and other advice to 
        State and local governments affected by the major disaster to--
                    ``(A) assess social, economic, and environmental 
                impacts (including impacts to living resources) of the 
                major disaster on the affected geographic region;
                    ``(B) support coordinated, multi-scale planning 
                that takes postdisaster assessments and hazard and risk 
                modeling into account;
                    ``(C) coordinate data sharing and information 
                management between Federal agencies, State and local 
                governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the 
                private sector;
                    ``(D) coordinate implementation of plans for long-
                term recovery activities; and
                    ``(E) manage, control, and mitigate hazards and 
                risk in a way that reduces injuries, loss of life, 
                damage to the natural environment, and damage and 
                destruction of property, including damage to living 
                resources and facilities.
    ``(c) Guidelines.--The President shall promulgate and maintain 
guidelines to assist Governors in requesting the declaration of a major 
disaster in advance of a natural or man-made disaster (including for 
the purpose of seeking assistance with special needs and other 
evacuation efforts) under this section by defining the types of 
assistance available to affected States and the circumstances under 
which such requests are likely to be approved.''.
    (b) Emergencies.--Section 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting ``, including precautionary evacuations;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) provide accelerated Federal assistance and Federal 
        support where necessary to save lives, prevent human suffering, 
        or mitigate severe damage, which may be provided in the absence 
        of a specific request and in which case the President--
                    ``(A) shall, to the fullest extent practicable, 
                promptly notify and coordinate with a State in which 
                such assistance or support is provided; and
                    ``(B) shall not, in notifying and coordinating with 
                a State under subparagraph (A), delay or impede the 
                rapid deployment, use, and distribution of critical 
                resources to victims of an emergency.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``, including precautionary evacuations.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Guidelines.--The President shall promulgate and maintain 
guidelines to assist Governors in requesting the declaration of an 
emergency in advance of a natural or man-made emergency (including for 
the purpose of seeking assistance with special needs and other 
evacuation efforts) under this section by defining the types of 
assistance available to affected States and the circumstances under 
which such requests are likely to be approved.''.

SEC. 202. NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration, and State and local government 
officials (including through the National Advisory Council) shall 
develop, coordinate, and maintain a National Disaster Recovery 
Strategy.
    (b) Contents.--The National Disaster Recovery Strategy shall--
            (1) outline the most efficient and cost effective Federal 
        programs that will meet the short-term and long-term recovery 
        needs of States, local governments, and individuals affected by 
        a major disaster;
            (2) clearly define the role, programs, authorities, and 
        responsibilities of each Federal department or agency that may 
        be of assistance in providing assistance in the recovery from a 
        major disaster;
            (3) promote the use of the most appropriate and cost-
        effective building materials (based on the hazards present in 
        an area) in any area affected by a major disaster, with the 
        goal of encouraging the construction of disaster-resistant 
        buildings; and
            (4) describe in detail the programs that will be offered by 
        the departments and agencies described in paragraph (2), 
        including--
                    (A) discussing funding issues;
                    (B) detailing how responsibilities under the 
                National Disaster Recovery Strategy will be shared; and
                    (C) addressing other matters concerning the 
                cooperative effort to provide recovery assistance.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and on May 1 of every year thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives a report describing in detail the National 
Disaster Recovery Strategy and any additional authorities necessary to 
implement any portion of the National Disaster Recovery Strategy.

SEC. 203. MITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or man-made'' after 
        ``natural''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) identify the natural and man-made hazards, risks, and 
        vulnerabilities of areas in the State which substantially 
        increase the risk of damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in 
        the event of an emergency or major disaster;''.
    (b) Hazard Mitigation.--The second sentence of section 404(a) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended by inserting ``or man-made'' after 
``natural''.

SEC. 204. DISASTER HOUSING STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and State and local 
government officials (including through the National Advisory Council) 
shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a National Disaster Housing 
Strategy.
    (b) Contents.--The National Disaster Housing Strategy shall--
            (1) outline the most efficient and cost effective Federal 
        programs that will best meet the short-term and long-term 
        housing needs of individuals and households affected by a major 
        disaster;
            (2) clearly define the role, programs, authorities, and 
        responsibilities of each entity in providing housing assistance 
        in the event of a major disaster, including--
                    (A) the Agency;
                    (B) the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development;
                    (C) the Department of Agriculture;
                    (D) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (E) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (F) any other Federal agency that may provide 
                housing assistance in the event of a major disaster;
                    (G) the American Red Cross; and
                    (H) State and local governments;
            (3) describe in detail the programs that will be offered by 
        the entities described in paragraph (2), including--
                    (A) outlining any funding issues;
                    (B) detailing how responsibilities under the 
                National Disaster Housing Strategy will be shared; and
                    (C) addressing other matters concerning the 
                cooperative effort to provide housing assistance during 
                a major disaster;
            (4) consider methods through which housing assistance can 
        be provided to individuals and households where employment and 
        other resources for living are available;
            (5) describe programs directed to meet the needs of special 
        needs and low income populations;
            (6) describe plans for the operation of clusters of housing 
        provided to individuals and households, including access to 
        public services, site management, security, and site density; 
        and
            (7) describe any additional authorities necessary to carry 
        out any portion of the strategy.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and on May 1 of every year thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report describing in detail the National Disaster Housing Strategy, 
including programs directed to meeting the needs of special needs 
populations.

SEC. 205. ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

    Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 425. ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `essential service 
provider' means an entity that--
            ``(1) provides--
                    ``(A) telecommunications service;
                    ``(B) electrical power;
                    ``(C) natural gas;
                    ``(D) water and sewer services; or
                    ``(E) any other essential service, as determined by 
                the President;
            ``(2) is--
                    ``(A) a municipal entity;
                    ``(B) a nonprofit entity; or
                    ``(C) a private, for-profit entity; and
            ``(3) is contributing to efforts to respond to an emergency 
        or major disaster.
    ``(b) Authorization.--In an emergency or major disaster, the 
President may use Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, 
and other non-monetary resources to assist an essential service 
provider, in exchange for reasonable compensation.
    ``(c) Compensation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President shall, by regulation, 
        establish a mechanism to set reasonable compensation to the 
        Federal Government for the provision of assistance under 
        subsection (b).
            ``(2) Criteria.--The mechanism established under paragraph 
        (1)-
                    ``(A) shall reflect the cost to the Government (or 
                if this is not readily obtainable, the full market 
                value under the applicable circumstances) for 
                assistance provided under subsection (b) in setting 
                compensation;
                    ``(B) shall have, to the maximum degree feasible, 
                streamlined procedures for determining compensation; 
                and
                    ``(C) may, at the President's discretion, be based 
                on a good faith estimate of cost to the Government 
                rather than an actual accounting of costs.
            ``(3) Periodic review.--The President shall periodically 
        review, and if necessary revise, the regulations established 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) to ensure that these regulations 
        result in full compensation to the Government for transferred 
        resources. Such reviews shall occur not less frequently than 
        once every 2 years, and the results of such reviews shall be 
        reported to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.''.

SEC. 206. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM FORMULA.

    The third sentence of section 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is 
amended by striking ``7.5 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent for 
amounts not more than $2,000,000,000, 10 percent for amounts of more 
than $2,000,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000,000, and 7.5 percent 
on amounts of more than $10,000,000,000 and not more than 
$35,333,000,000''.

SEC. 207. HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

    Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Consent of individual or household.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), 
                the President shall seek the consent of each individual 
                or household before providing such individual or 
                household with a direct housing assistance option.
                    ``(B) Rejection of direct housing assistance.--If 
                an individual or household does not provide consent 
                under subparagraph (A), such individual or household 
                shall remain eligible for any other assistance 
                available under this section.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Temporary housing'' and inserting 
                        ``Housing''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``housing units'' and inserting ``semi-
                                permanent, or permanent housing 
                                units''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``housing unit'' and inserting ``semi-
                                permanent, or permanent housing unit''; 
                                and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or semi-permanent'' 
                        after ``permanent'';
                            (ii) by striking ``insular''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``remote''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``sole''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or for other purposes that 
                further the public good'' after ``major disasters and 
                emergencies''.

SEC. 208. MAXIMUM AMOUNT UNDER INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2)(C); and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B).

SEC. 209. COORDINATING OFFICERS.

    Section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143(b)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) serve as a primary point of contact for, and provide 
        situational awareness to, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security.''; and
            (2) by adding after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Where the area affected by a major disaster or emergency 
includes parts of more than 1 State, the President, at the discretion 
of the President, may appoint a single Federal coordinating officer for 
the entire affected area, and may appoint such deputy Federal 
coordinating officers to assist the Federal coordinating officer as the 
President determines appropriate.''.

SEC. 210. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``catastrophe'' and inserting 
                ``disaster''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or, regardless of cause, any 
                fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United 
                States, which in the determination of the President 
                causes damage'' and inserting ``any fire, flood, or 
                explosion (regardless of cause), any act of domestic 
                terrorism or international terrorism (as those terms 
                are defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States 
                Code), any outbreak of infectious disease, or any 
                chemical release, in any part of the United States, 
                which in the determination of the President causes 
                damage (including from erosion)'';
            (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``(including museums, 
        zoos, performing arts facilities, community centers, libraries, 
        homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, rehabilitation 
        facilities, shelter workshops, and facilities that provide 
        health and safety services of a governmental nature)'' after 
        ``general public'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Individual with a disability.--The term `individual 
        with a disability' means an individual with a disability as 
        defined in section 3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)).''.

SEC. 211. CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE ASSISTANCE.

    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating title VII as title VIII;
            (2) by redesignating sections 701 through 705 as 
        subsections 801 through 805, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after title VI, the following:

              ``TITLE VII--CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE ASSISTANCE

``SEC. 701. PROCEDURES FOR CATASTROPHIC DAMAGES DETERMINATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Following a declaration of a major disaster, if 
a damage assessment indicates that damages qualify as catastrophic, the 
President may provide, in addition to other relief available under this 
Act, the assistance provided for in this title or alter the assistance 
available under this Act as described in this title.
    ``(b) Regulations.--The President shall promulgate regulations 
establishing a threshold for a catastrophic damages determination that 
greatly exceeds the threshold for the declaration of a major disaster 
and which include consideration of--
            ``(1) the dollar amount per capita of damage to the State, 
        its political subdivisions, or a region;
            ``(2) the impact on the ability of the State, its political 
        subdivisions, or regions to perform response and recovery 
        activities and to provide basic services to citizenry;
            ``(3) the estimated impact of revenue loss to the State, 
        its political subdivisions, or a region;
            ``(4) the number of individuals and households displaced 
        from their predisaster residences by the event;
            ``(5) the severity of loss of housing stock, utility 
        services, and alternative living accommodations;
            ``(6) the severity of the impact on employment rates in the 
        State, its political subdivisions, or a region;
            ``(7) the anticipated length and difficulty of the recovery 
        process; and
            ``(8) other factors that the President determines relevant.

``SEC. 702. CATASTROPHIC DAMAGES.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Types of assistance.--In the event of a catastrophic 
        damages determination under section 701, the President may 
        provide to an individual or household any type of assistance 
        authorized under section 408 in the event of a major disaster.
            ``(2) Terms.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        assistance under paragraph (1) shall be provided on the same 
        terms and conditions as under section 408.
    ``(b) Maximum Amount; Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Maximum amount.--The President may increase the 
        maximum amount of assistance under subsection (a)(1), up to an 
        amount equal to not more than twice the maximum amount 
        authorized under section 408(h).
            ``(2) Federal share.--The President may increase the 
        Federal share of the costs eligible to be paid for using 
        assistance provided under subsection (a)(1) to not more than--
                    ``(A) 100 percent for assistance provided under 
                section 408(g)(2) during the 3-month period beginning 
                on the date on which the President declared the major 
                disaster; and
                    ``(B) 90 percent for assistance provided under 
                section 408(g)(2) during the period beginning on the 
                day after the date described in subparagraph (A) and 
                ending on the date that is 9 months after the date on 
                which the President declared the major disaster.

``SEC. 703. MORTGAGE AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Eligible Person.--In this section, the term `eligible person' 
means an individual or household that--
            ``(1) resides in the predisaster primary residence of such 
        individual or household;
            ``(2) has experienced a loss of at least 20 percent of the 
        predisaster income of such individual or household as a result 
        of a major disaster;
            ``(3) has a rent or mortgage payment that constitutes at 
        least 25 percent of the postdisaster income of such individual 
        or household; and
            ``(4) as a result of financial hardship caused by the 
        incident determined to have caused catastrophic damage, is 
        subject to--
                    ``(A) dispossession or eviction from the residence 
                of the individual or household; or
                    ``(B) foreclosure of a mortgage or lien or 
                termination of a lease entered into before the date on 
                which the incident determined to have caused 
                catastrophic damage was declared.
    ``(b) Assistance.--The President may provide assistance to eligible 
persons to make mortgage or rental payments.
    ``(c) Limitations.--Assistance under subsection (b) shall be 
included against the assistance limitation under section 702(b)(1). 
Such assistance shall be provided as an alternative to other housing 
assistance described in sections 408(b) and 702(a).
    ``(d) Promulgation of Rules and Verification Requirements.--Not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the President shall promulgate 
rules and issue verification requirements, documents, and procedures to 
administer the program authorized under this section.
    ``(e) Period of Assistance.--The President may not provide 
assistance to an individual or household under subsection (b) for more 
than 12 months during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the 
declaration of the incident determined to have caused catastrophic 
damages by the President.

``SEC. 704. DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The President may provide to an individual 
unemployed as a result of a major disaster causing catastrophic damages 
as determined under section 701(a), any assistance authorized under 
section 410 in the event of a major disaster for the period authorized 
under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Duration of Assistance.--The President may provide assistance 
to an individual under subsection (a) for not more than 39 weeks after 
the date on which the President declared the major disaster that 
resulted in the unemployment of that individual.

``SEC. 705. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
President may provide to a local government located in an area that the 
President has determined has suffered catastrophic damages from a major 
disaster any assistance authorized under section 417 in the event of a 
major disaster.
    ``(b) Maximum Amount and Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Maximum amount.--In providing assistance under 
        subsection (a), the President may waive the limitations under 
        section 417(b) on the maximum amount of a loan under section 
        417, except that a loan under this section may not exceed 50 
        percent of the annual operating budget of that local government 
        for the fiscal year of that local government in which the major 
        disaster determined to have caused catastrophic damages occurs. 
        The President may establish additional criteria for eligibility 
        for assistance provided in excess of the limitation under 
        section 417(b) in order to ensure that the additional 
        assistance is awarded to those jurisdictions most impacted by 
        the major disaster determined to have caused catastrophic 
        damages.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--The President may authorize a local 
        government receiving assistance under subsection (a) to use 
        that assistance for salaries, including overtime, of employees 
        of that local government.

``SEC. 706. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PURCHASES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Disaster period.--The term `disaster period' means, 
        with respect to any State that includes an area for which a 
        major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 
        401, the period beginning on the earliest date on which any 
        area of the State was so declared and ending on the latest date 
        for which any such declaration of an area of the State 
        terminates.
            ``(2) Survivor.--The term `survivor' means an individual 
        who--
                    ``(A) resides in an area for which a major disaster 
                determined to have caused catastrophic damages has been 
                declared in accordance with section 401; or
                    ``(B) resided in an area described in subparagraph 
                (A) during the 7 days immediately preceding the date of 
                declaration of a major disaster described in 
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(b) Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the President may reimburse a community for each purchase 
        of supplies (such as food, personal hygiene products, linens, 
        and clothing) distributed to survivors. The Federal share of 
        such assistance shall be 90 percent.
            ``(2) Eligible purchases.--Reimbursement under paragraph 
        (1) shall be available only with respect to supplies that--
                    ``(A) are purchased with government funds; and
                    ``(B) would otherwise be eligible for reimbursement 
                if purchased by a survivor.
    ``(c) Period of Applicability.--This section and the authority 
provided by this section apply only to a community assisting survivors 
from a State during the disaster period of the State.

``SEC. 707. LONG-TERM RECOVERY OFFICES.

    ``The President may establish and operate long-term recovery 
offices in any area in which the President has declared a major 
disaster causing catastrophic damages, as determined under section 
701(a).''.

SEC. 212. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall develop guidelines to accommodate 
individuals with disabilities, which shall include guidelines for--
            (1) the accessibility of, and communications and programs 
        in, shelters, recovery centers, and other facilities; and
            (2) devices used in connection with disaster operations, 
        including first aid stations, mass feeding areas, portable 
        payphone stations, portable toilets, and temporary housing.
    (b) Nondiscrimination in Disaster Assistance.--Section 308(a) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5151(a)) is amended by inserting ``disability,'' after ``age,''.
    (c) Essential Assistance.--Section 403(a) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``durable medical 
        equipment,'' after ``medicine''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``durable 
                medical equipment,'' after ``medicine'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) provision of rescue, care, shelter, and 
                essential needs--
                            ``(i) to individuals with household pets 
                        and service animals; and
                            ``(ii) to such pets and animals.''.
    (d) Repair, Restoration, and Replacement of Damaged Facilities.--
Section 406(e)(1)(A)(ii) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
inserting ``disability accessibility requirements,'' after 
``specifications''.
    (e) Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households.--Section 408 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, or with respect 
        to individuals with disabilities, rendered inaccessible or 
        uninhabitable,'' after ``uninhabitable''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) meets the physical accessibility 
                        requirements for individuals with disabilities; 
                        and''.
    (f) Emergency Public Transportation.--Section 419 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5186) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The President shall 
ensure to the maximum extent practicable that temporary public 
transportation services under this section are planned, designed, and 
carried out to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and 
others with special needs.''.
    (g) Exercises.--The Administrator shall include individuals with 
disabilities in preparedness and planning activities.

SEC. 213. DISABILITY COORDINATOR.

    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
is amended by inserting after section 302 the following:

``SEC. 302A. DISABILITY COORDINATOR.

    ``(a) In General.--After consultation with organizations 
representing individuals with disabilities and the Interagency 
Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities 
established under Executive Order 13347 (6 U.S.C. 312 note), the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall appoint 
a Disability Coordinator. The Disability Coordinator shall report 
directly to the Administrator, in order to ensure that the needs of 
individuals with disabilities are being properly addressed in emergency 
preparedness and disaster relief.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Disability Coordinator shall be 
responsible for--
            ``(1) providing guidance and coordination on matters 
        related to individuals with disabilities in emergency planning 
        requirements and relief efforts in the event of a major 
        disaster;
            ``(2) interacting directly with the staff of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, the Interagency Coordinating 
        Council on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities 
        established under Executive Order No. 13347 (6 U.S.C. 312 
        note), other agencies of the Federal Government, and State and 
        local government authorities regarding the needs of individuals 
        with disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief 
        efforts in the event of a major disaster;
            ``(3) consulting with organizations that represent the 
        interests and rights of individuals with disabilities about the 
        needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning 
        requirements and relief efforts in the event of a major 
        disaster;
            ``(4) coordinating and disseminating best practices and 
        model evacuation plans for individuals with disabilities;
            ``(5) developing a curriculum for training of emergency 
        response providers (as that term is defined in section 102 of 
        the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) on the needs 
        of individuals with disabilities, including the needs of 
        individuals with physical disabilities and the needs of 
        individuals with psychiatric disabilities;
            ``(6) developing training materials for State and local 
        governmental officials, emergency response providers, and 
        others about the importance of allowing individuals with 
        disabilities to retain their durable medical equipment, 
        wheelchairs, service animals, and other assistive devices, to 
        the maximum extent possible, in the aftermath of a major 
        disaster;
            ``(7) working with the Director of the Centers for Medicare 
        and Medicaid Services, durable medical equipment regional 
        carriers, manufacturers and suppliers of durable medical 
        equipment, and medical professionals to draft an emergency 
        response plan for the temporary loan or replacement of durable 
        medical equipment in the event of a major disaster;
            ``(8) ensuring the accessibility of telephone hotlines and 
        websites regarding emergency preparedness, evacuations, and 
        disaster relief;
            ``(9) working with the Chairman of the Federal 
        Communications Commission to ensure that video programming 
        distributors, including broadcasters, cable operators, and 
        satellite television services, make emergency information 
        accessible to individuals with hearing and vision disabilities;
            ``(10) coordinating the availability of accessible 
        transportation options for individuals with disabilities in the 
        event of an evacuation;
            ``(11) providing guidance and implementing policies to 
        ensure that the rights and wishes of individuals with 
        disabilities regarding post-evacuation residency and relocation 
        are respected;
            ``(12) ensuring that meeting the needs of individuals with 
        disabilities are included in any Federal emergency response 
        plans; and
            ``(13) any other duties relevant to emergency preparedness 
        and response for individuals with disabilities.''.

SEC. 214. ACCESSIBLE HOUSING.

    Section 408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following--
                            ``(iv) Accessibility.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not less than 7 
                                percent of the total housing units 
                                provided under this subparagraph for a 
                                major disaster shall be made accessible 
                                for persons with mobility impairments. 
                                Not less than an additional 2 percent 
                                of such units shall be made accessible 
                                for persons with hearing or vision 
                                impairments. Not less than 1 percent of 
                                such units shall be made accessible for 
                                persons with mobility and hearing or 
                                vision impairments.
                                    ``(II) Increases.--Any State, local 
                                government, or Federal agency may 
                                request an increase in the percentage 
                                under subclause (I), based upon 
                                demonstration of a need for a higher 
                                percentage, based on census data or 
                                other available data on the location of 
                                people with disabilities, or in 
                                response to evidence of a need for 
                                higher percentage or number received in 
                                any other manner. In reviewing a 
                                request under this subclause, or 
                                otherwise assessing the existence of 
                                such needs, the President shall take 
                                into account the expected needs of 
                                eligible persons with and without 
                                disabilities.''.

SEC. 215. GAO STUDY ON ACCESSIBILITY OF EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a national study regarding whether, and, if so, to what extent, 
emergency shelters for use in response to a major disaster are 
accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives summarizing 
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 216. REUNIFICATION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Child locator center.--The term ``Child Locator 
        Center'' means the National Emergency Child Locator Center 
        established under subsection (c).
            (2) Declared event.--The term ``declared event'' means a 
        major disaster or emergency.
            (3) Displaced adult.--The term ``displaced adult'' means an 
        individual 21 years of age or older who is displaced from the 
        habitual residence of that individual as a result of a declared 
        event.
            (4) Displaced child.--The term ``displaced child'' means an 
        individual under 21 years of age who is displaced from the 
        habitual residence of that individual as a result of a declared 
        event.
    (b) National Emergency Child Locator Center.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with 
        the Attorney General of the United States, shall establish 
        within the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 
        the National Emergency Child Locator Center. In establishing 
        the National Emergency Child Locator Center, the Administrator 
        shall establish procedures to make all relevant information 
        available to the National Emergency Child Locator Center in a 
        timely manner to facilitate the expeditious identification and 
        reunification of children with their families.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Child Locator Center are 
        to--
                    (A) enable individuals to provide to the Child 
                Locator Center the name of and other identifying 
                information about a displaced child or a displaced 
                adult who may have information about the location of a 
                displaced child;
                    (B) enable individuals to receive information about 
                other sources of information about displaced children 
                and displaced adults; and
                    (C) assist law enforcement in locating displaced 
                children.
            (3) Responsibilities and duties.--The responsibilities and 
        duties of the Child Locator Center are to--
                    (A) establish a toll-free telephone number to 
                receive reports of displaced children and information 
                about displaced adults that may assist in locating 
                displaced children;
                    (B) create a website to provide information about 
                displaced children;
                    (C) deploy its staff to the location of a declared 
                event to gather information about displaced children;
                    (D) assist in the reunification of displaced 
                children with their families;
                    (E) provide information to the public about 
                additional resources for disaster assistance;
                    (F) work in partnership with Federal, State, and 
                local law enforcement agencies;
                    (G) provide technical assistance in locating 
                displaced children;
                    (H) share information on displaced children and 
                displaced adults with governmental agencies and 
                nongovernmental organizations providing disaster 
                assistance;
                    (I) use its resources to gather information about 
                displaced children;
                    (J) refer reports of displaced adults to--
                            (i) an entity designated by the Attorney 
                        General to provide technical assistance in 
                        locating displaced adults; and
                            (ii) the National Emergency Family Registry 
                        and Locator System as defined under section 
                        217(a); and
                    (K) enter into cooperative agreements with Federal 
                and State agencies and other organizations such as the 
                American Red Cross as necessary to implement the 
                mission of the Child Locator Center; and
                    (L) develop an emergency response plan to prepare 
                for the activation of the Child Locator Center.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 403(1) of the Missing 
Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``or'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) the individual is an individual under 21 
                years of age who is displaced from the habitual 
                residence of that individual as a result of an 
                emergency or major disaster (as those terms are defined 
                in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5122)).''.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report describing in detail the status of the 
Child Locator Center, including funding issues and any difficulties or 
issues in establishing the Center or completing the cooperative 
agreements described under section 216(b)(3)(K).

SEC. 217. NATIONAL EMERGENCY FAMILY REGISTRY AND LOCATOR SYSTEM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``displaced individual'' means an individual 
        displaced by an emergency or major disaster; and
            (2) the term ``National Emergency Family Registry and 
        Locator System'' means the National Emergency Family Registry 
        and Locator System established under subsection (b).
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a National 
Emergency Family Registry and Locator System to help reunify families 
separated after an emergency or major disaster.
    (c) Operation of System.--The National Emergency Family Registry 
and Locator System shall--
            (1) allow a displaced adult to voluntarily register (and 
        allow an adult that is the parent or guardian of a displaced 
        child to register such child), by submitting personal 
        information to be entered into a database (such as the name, 
        current location of residence, and any other relevant 
        information that could be used by others seeking to locate that 
        individual);
            (2) include a means of providing information submitted 
        under paragraph (1) to individuals named by a displaced 
        individual and to law enforcement officials;
            (3) be accessible through the Internet and through a toll-
        free number, to receive reports of displaced individuals; and
            (4) include a means of referring displaced children to the 
        National Emergency Child Locator Center established under 
        section 216.
    (d) Publication of Information.--Not later than 210 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
mechanism to inform the public about the National Emergency Family 
Registry and Locator System and its potential usefulness for assisting 
to reunite displaced individuals with their families.
    (e) Coordination.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter a memorandum of 
understanding with the Department of Justice, the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Health and Human 
Services, and the American Red Cross and other relevant private 
organizations that will enhance the sharing of information to 
facilitate reuniting displaced individuals with their families.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report describing 
in detail the status of the National Emergency Family Registry and 
Locator System, including any difficulties or issues in establishing 
the System, including funding issues.

SEC. 218. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

    (a) Shared Households.--
            (1) In general.--Section 408(b)(1) of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5174(b)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The President may'' and inserting 
                the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The President may''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Shared households.--
                            ``(i) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term `member of the predisaster household' 
                        means an individual who was a member of the 
                        predisaster household of the individual or a 
                        member of the predisaster household seeking 
                        assistance, as the case may be.
                            ``(ii) Eligibility for shared households.--
                        The President may not deny assistance to an 
                        individual or household under this section 
                        because a member of the predisaster household 
                        has already received assistance under this 
                        section, if the individual or household seeking 
                        assistance--
                                    ``(I) has evacuated the predisaster 
                                residence of that individual or 
                                household and who for good cause, as 
                                determined by the President, resides in 
                                a different location than a member of 
                                the predisaster household who has 
                                already received assistance under this 
                                section;
                                    ``(II) is a victim of domestic 
                                violence, as defined under section 
                                40002(a)(6) of the Violence Against 
                                Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
                                13925(a)(6)) and, in order to protect 
                                the safety of such individual or 
                                because of family or household break up 
                                or divorce, resides in a different 
                                residence than the member of the 
                                predisaster household who has already 
                                received assistance under this section; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) has other good cause, as 
                                determined by the President, for 
                                maintaining a separate household from 
                                the member of the predisaster household 
                                who has already received assistance 
                                under this section.
                            ``(iii) Determination of victim of domestic 
                        violence.--In determining whether someone is a 
                        victim of domestic violence for purposes of 
                        clause (ii)(II), the President shall consider 
                        all credible evidence.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the President shall issue regulations to 
        carry out the amendments made by this subsection.
    (b) Utility Costs and Fair Market Rent.--Section 408(c)(1)(A) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Such assistance may include the payment of the cost of 
        utilities, excluding telephone service.'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``security deposits,'' 
        after ``hookups,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Adjustments to amount.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The President 
                                shall provide assistance under clause 
                                (i) in an amount up to 120 percent of 
                                fair market rent plus the costs 
                                described in clause (ii) if the 
                                President determines that, as a result 
                                of rental market changes caused by the 
                                major disaster and its consequences, 
                                the fair market rent does not 
                                accurately reflect the reasonable cost 
                                of rental units available to 
                                individuals and households receiving 
                                assistance under clause (i). The 
                                President may provide assistance over 
                                120 percent of fair market rent if the 
                                President determines that due to 
                                extraordinary circumstances a higher 
                                percentage is necessary. The President 
                                shall publicly announce any adjustment 
                                to the fair market rent in accordance 
                                with this subsection.
                                    ``(II) Persons with disabilities.--
                                The President shall adjust the amount 
                                of assistance under clause (i) if the 
                                President deems such adjustment 
                                necessary to accommodate the special 
                                housing needs of an individual with 
                                disabilities, as that term is as 
                                defined in section 3(2) of the 
                                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
                                (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)).
                            ``(iv) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term `fair market rent' means the rent 
                        (including utilities, except telephone 
                        service), as determined by the Department of 
                        Housing and Urban Development, for units of 
                        varying sizes (by number of bedrooms), that 
                        must be paid in the market area to rent 
                        privately-owned, existing, decent, safe, and 
                        sanitary rental housing of modest (non-luxury) 
                        nature with suitable amenities.''.
    (c) Guidance on Housing Assistance.--Section 408(c) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Public guidance on housing assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The President shall issue public 
                guidance in simple terms explaining--
                            ``(i) all types of housing assistance 
                        available under this Act to individuals and 
                        households affected by a major disaster;
                            ``(ii) the specific requirements that 
                        individuals and households shall meet to be 
                        eligible for different types of housing 
                        assistance under this Act, including 
                        requirements for continuation of housing 
                        assistance provided;
                            ``(iii) procedures for applying for such 
                        assistance;
                            ``(iv) any relevant local condition; and
                            ``(v) any modifications of previously 
                        announced policies or procedures.
                    ``(B) Form of issuing guidance.--The President 
                shall--
                            ``(i) post the guidance described in 
                        subparagraph (A) on the website of the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency;
                            ``(ii) provide a copy of the guidance 
                        described in subparagraph (A) to any individual 
                        or household who requests housing assistance; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) take other reasonable steps to 
                        ensure that the guidance described in 
                        subparagraph (A) is freely accessible to the 
                        public.
                    ``(C) Accessibility.--The guidance under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be issued in formats that may be 
                understood by individuals with--
                            ``(i) vison impairments;
                            ``(ii) limited English proficiency; and
                            ``(iii) other special needs.
                    ``(D) Revisions.--Any revisions to the guidance 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be publicized as 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(E) Deadline.--Not later than 5 days after 
                declaring a major disaster, the President shall 
                publicize the guidance described in this section and 
                any local modifications. The President shall also 
                publicize any subsequent modifications to the policy 
                guidance described in this section not later than 2 
                days after the date of any such modification.''.

SEC. 219. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and substance abuse'' after 
        ``counseling'';
            (2) by inserting ``or prevent'' after ``relieve'';
            (3) by inserting ``or substance abuse'' after ``mental 
        health''; and
            (4) by inserting ``or identified mental health conditions 
        or disorders'' after ``problems''.
    (b) Response Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration and other Federal agencies providing mental health or 
substance abuse services, in coordination with the Administrator and 
State and local government officials with responsibilities for 
providing mental health or substance abuse prevention and services, 
shall--
            (1) conduct a survey of mental health or substance abuse 
        services and any applicable support services available to 
        individuals affected by major disasters and to emergency 
        response providers responding to major disasters; and
            (2) develop a strategy for the adequate provision of mental 
        health and substance abuse services to individuals affected by 
        major disasters and to emergency response providers responding 
        to major disasters.

SEC. 220. DISASTER RELATED INFORMATION SERVICES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``documents'' includes--
                    (A) emergency notifications, public broadcasts, 
                flyers, brochures, applications, and letters containing 
                important information regarding assistance authorized 
                to be provided by the President under this Act, and the 
                amendments made by this Act;
                    (B) notices pertaining to the reduction, denial, or 
                termination of services or benefits under this Act, and 
                the amendments made by this Act, including the right to 
                appeal such actions; and
                    (C) notices of the availability of free language 
                services and other outreach materials;
            (2) the term ``appropriate population segments'' includes 
        groups comprising a substantial portion of limited English 
        proficient individuals in the area for which the President 
        declares a major disaster; and
            (3) the term ``individuals with limited English 
        proficiency'' means individuals who do not speak English as 
        their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, 
        write, speak, or understand English.
    (b) Reasonable Steps To Communicate With People With Limited 
English Proficiency or Individuals With Disabilities.--In carrying out 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
the President shall--
            (1) ensure that all Federal entities that provide 
        assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by this Act, maintain, on 
        a continuing and updated basis, the capability to administer 
        competent interpretation and translation services;
            (2) consult all available data and communicate with State 
        and local governments and relevant non-governmental 
        organizations for the purposes of--
                    (A) identifying individuals with limited English 
                proficiency; and
                    (B) including such individuals in disaster 
                preparedness planning;
            (3) direct all Federal agencies to implement disaster 
        relief assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
        and Emergency Assistance Act by providing to appropriate 
        population segments, in a timely manner, competent 
        interpretation services and translated documents;
            (4) provide documents to individuals with disabilities or 
        other special needs in formats they can understand;
            (5) ensure that translated documents are provided to 
        organizations that could assist with their distribution to 
        affected population segments;
            (6) have available for activation disaster assistance 
        employees sufficient to comply with paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
        and (4); and
            (7) develop and maintain an informational clearinghouse of 
        model language assistance programs and best practices for State 
        and local governments in providing disaster and emergency 
        related services.
    (c) Technical Assistance for Development of Plans and Programs.--
Section 201(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131(b)) is amended by inserting ``with and 
without English proficiency, disabilities, or other special needs'' 
after ``to individuals''.

SEC. 221. STANDARDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
              OPERATIONAL PLANS.

    (a) Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 613 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
                (h); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the 
                following:
    ``(g) Standards for State and Local Emergency Preparedness Plans.--
In approving standards for State and local emergency preparedness plans 
under subsection (b)(3), the Administrator shall ensure that such plans 
take into account the needs of individuals with special needs and 
requirements as described in section 611(f) and individuals with pets 
as described in section 611(g).''.
            (2) Plan requirements.--Section 613(b)(3) of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5196b(b)(3)) is amended by inserting before the 
        semicolon ``, in consultation with State and local government 
        officials''.
    (b) Planning for Special Needs and Individuals With Pets.--Section 
611 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5196) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) as 
        subsections (h) through (m); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
shall take appropriate actions to ensure that each State, in its 
Homeland Security Strategy or other homeland security plan, provides 
detailed and comprehensive predisaster and postdisaster plans for 
individuals with special needs and their care givers, including 
individuals with disabilities and individuals with chronic diseases, 
including those with service animals, individuals with limited English 
proficiency, children, and the elderly, including plans for medical 
care, evacuations and sheltering. The Administrator shall also ensure 
that such plans address the evacuation planning needs of those unable 
to evacuate themselves, including those individuals with low-income or 
without access to private transportation and those requiring 
specialized transportation because of medical conditions.
    ``(g) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall take appropriate actions to ensure that State and local emergency 
preparedness, evacuation, and sheltering plans take into account the 
needs of individuals with household pets prior to, during, and 
following a major disaster or emergency.''.
    (c) Assistance to States and Local Authorities.--Section 611(l)(1) 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by 
striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ``, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency may provide financial and technical support, 
including the services of subject matter experts, such as pediatricians 
and geriatricians, on the basis of programs or projects approved by the 
Administrator, to States and local governments for the purpose of 
developing and implementing plans for individuals with special needs 
and requirements, as identified in subsection (f), including 
procurement of facilities and medical equipment and supplies for the 
care of such individuals, and individuals with pets as identified in 
subsection (g), including the procurement, construction, leasing, or 
renovating of emergency shelter facilities and materials that will 
accommodate individuals with disabilities, individuals with special 
needs, and individuals with household pets or service animals.''.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
report--
            (1) evaluating the adequacy of the plans of the States to 
        evacuate individuals with special needs and requirements, as 
        described in section 611(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by subsection 
        (b) of this section, in emergencies or major disasters that 
        would warrant their evacuation; and
            (2) discussing--
                    (A) whether the States have the resources necessary 
                to implement fully their evacuation and sheltering 
                plans; and
                    (B) the manner in which the plans of the States are 
                integrated with the response plans of the Federal 
                Government for natural and man-made disasters that 
                would require the evacuation and sheltering of 
                individuals with special needs.
    (e) Training Programs.--Section 611(h)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as redesignated by 
subsection (b) of this section is amended by striking subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) conduct or arrange by contract or otherwise, 
                the training programs for the instruction of emergency 
                preparedness and response officials and other persons 
                in the organization, operation and techniques of 
                emergency preparedness and response, including planning 
                for and responding to individuals with special 
                needs;''.

SEC. 222. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 
              INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

    Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 426. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

    ``The President may provide transportation assistance to relocate 
individuals displaced from their predisaster primary residences as a 
result of an incident declared under this Act or otherwise transported 
from their predisaster primary residences under section 403(a)(3) or 
502, to and from alternative locations for short or long-term 
accommodation or to return an individual or household to their 
predisaster primary residence or alternative location, as determined 
necessary by the President.

``SEC. 427. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

    ``The President may provide case management services, including 
financial assistance, to State or local government agencies or 
qualified private organizations to provide such services, to victims of 
major disasters to identify and address unmet needs.''.

SEC. 223. NON-FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 801 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201), as redesignated by this Act, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking the period at the end of 
        the first sentence and inserting the following: ``including 
        from foreign organizations and governments.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Receipt and Coordination of Gifts From Foreign Sources.--
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 612, the President or the 
designee of the President shall coordinate receipt of gifts or 
assistance from foreign sources with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State with regard to--
            ``(1) the identification of emergency requirements for 
        which such gifts or assistance are required and appropriate; 
        and
            ``(2) procedures for receipt, distribution, and monitoring 
        of the use of such gifts or assistance.''.

SEC. 224. DISASTER COORDINATION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State, develop policies and procedures relating to 
the effective coordination of disaster assistance from non-Federal 
entities, including private and foreign entities and governments, as 
provided under section 801 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, as redesignated by this Act, including--
            (1) coordination with other disaster assistance from the 
        Federal Government, and State and local governments and other 
        sources;
            (2) identification of requirements for use that are 
        necessary and appropriate for such assistance;
            (3) receipt and distribution of such assistance; and
            (4) monitoring to ensure the appropriate use of such 
        assistance.

SEC. 225. PUBLIC FACILITIES.

    Section 406(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by amending the subparagraph heading to read as 
        follows: ``Repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement 
        infeasible.--''; and
            (2) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or another 
        condition'' after ``soil instability''.

SEC. 226. VOLUNTEER HOUSING.

    The President may make contributions to State or local governments 
for expenses associated with housing volunteers who are assisting the 
response and recovery efforts in an area affected by a major disaster.

SEC. 227. HOUSING REHABILITATION.

    Section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)), as amended by this Act, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``including 
        existing rental units repaired under paragraph (2)(A)(iii)'' 
        after ``purchase or lease,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) the repair, to a safe and sanitary 
                        condition, of existing rental housing units 
                        that will be used to provide temporary housing 
                        to individuals and households eligible under 
                        paragraph (1).'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Repair of rental housing units.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Funds may be provided to 
                        State and local governments to contract with 
                        owners of private rental housing for purposes 
                        of subparagraph (A)(iii). Such contracts shall 
                        require repaired units to be made available to 
                        individuals and households eligible for 
                        assistance under this part for a period of up 
                        to 18 months at a rent that may not exceed the 
                        rent under paragraph (1)(A)(iii).
                            ``(ii) Competitive selection process.--
                        Funding to provide assistance under 
                        subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be allocated by the 
                        President or by a State or local government 
                        through a competitive selection process that 
                        considers--
                                    ``(I) the amount of funding 
                                required per unit, with preference for 
                                the lowest per unit cost consistent 
                                with other selection priorities;
                                    ``(II) the demonstrated ability of 
                                property owners to complete the repairs 
                                and make the housing units available 
                                promptly, and not more than 120 days 
                                after the date of receiving funding;
                                    ``(III) whether the property owner 
                                requires a short-term or long-term loan 
                                to complete the repairs, with 
                                preference to owners agreeing to repay 
                                funds loaned upon receipt of insurance 
                                payments for property losses caused by 
                                the disaster; and
                                    ``(IV) whether the property owner 
                                is a for profit or nonprofit 
                                organization, with preference given to 
                                nonprofit property owners.''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by this 
                paragraph, by--
                            (i) by striking ``this paragraph'' and 
                        inserting ``clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
                        (A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``can'' and inserting 
                        ``cannot''.

SEC. 228. DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACTING.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Chief of 
Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, shall--
            (1) review all regulations and procedures related to 
        contracting for debris removal and, where appropriate and 
        practicable, provide additional incentives to recycle debris 
        cleared from an area in which the President has declared a 
        major disaster; and
            (2) identify any legal or other obstacles to increasing the 
        amount of debris recycled following a major disaster.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report regarding--
            (1) the review and any incentives provided under subsection 
        (a)(1); and
            (2) any obstacles that have been identified under 
        subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 229. EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR VICTIMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``authorized placement'' means placing a 
        covered manufactured home as authorized by subparagraph (A), 
        (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(1);
            (2) the term ``base flood'' means the flood which has a 1 
        percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year;
            (3) the term ``costal high hazard area'' means an area 
        subject to high velocity waters, including hurricane wave wash 
        or a tsunami;
            (4) the term ``covered civil action'' means a civil action 
        against the Federal Government (including a civil action 
        against the Administrator) for damages related to the flooding 
        of a covered manufactured home that is the subject of an 
        authorized placement;
            (5) the term ``covered individual'' means an individual 
        displaced by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 
        2005;
            (6) the term ``covered manufactured home'' means a 
        manufactured home purchased by the Authority during the period 
        beginning on August 1, 2005, and ending on the date of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (7) the term ``flood'' means a general and temporary 
        condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry 
        land areas from--
                    (A) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; or
                    (B) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of 
                surface waters from any source;
            (8) the term ``flood plain'' means an area which has a 1 
        percent chance of being flooded in any given year;
            (9) the term ``floodway'' means that portion of the flood 
        plain which--
                    (A) provides for the discharge of the base flood so 
                the cumulative increase in water surface elevation is 
                no more than 12 inches; and
                    (B) is effective in carrying flow, within which 
                this carrying capacity shall be preserved and where the 
                flood hazard is generally highest; and
            (10) the term ``manufactured home'' has the same meaning as 
        in section 603 of the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
        Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402).
    (b) Use of Manufactured Homes.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
        notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 
        9.13 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
        corresponding similar regulation or ruling)), upon receiving a 
        request from, or on behalf of, a covered individual, the 
        Administrator shall place a covered manufactured home--
                    (A) in a floodway or costal high hazard area;
                    (B) in a flood plain, without elevating such home 
                up to the base flood level; or
                    (C) in a flood plain, without complying with--
                            (i) the decision-making process required 
                        under section 9.6 of title 44, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (or any corresponding similar 
                        regulation or ruling); and
                            (ii) the mitigation requirements under 
                        section 9.11 of title 44, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (or any corresponding similar 
                        regulation or ruling).
            (2) Evacuation plans.--The Administrator may not make an 
        authorized placement, unless the Administrator has received an 
        evacuation plan from State or local government officials that 
        includes the area in which the covered placement will be made.
            (3) Types of use.--Any authorized placement shall be used 
        to house covered individuals.
            (4) Promotional materials.--The Administrator shall make 
        appropriate changes to any promotional materials to reflect, 
        and otherwise publicize, the authorization in this subsection.
            (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to prohibit any other lawful use of a covered 
        manufactured home.
    (c) Liability.--
            (1) In general.--If the Administrator makes an authorized 
        placement, a covered civil action relating to the covered 
        manufactured home involved in such authorized placement may not 
        be brought in any Federal or State court.
            (2) Notice.--The Administrator shall provide any person to 
        whom the Administrator provides a covered manufactured home as 
        part of an authorized placement with written notice of--
                    (A) the potential risks associated with such 
                placement; and
                    (B) the limitations on liability under paragraph 
                (1).

                    TITLE III--STAFFING IMPROVEMENTS

SEC. 301. STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN.

    (a) Plan Development.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives a strategic human 
capital plan to shape and improve the workforce of the Agency.
    (b) Contents.--The strategic human capital plan shall include--
            (1) a workforce gap analysis, including an assessment of--
                    (A) the critical skills and competencies that will 
                be needed in the workforce of the Agency to support the 
                mission and responsibilities of, and effectively 
                manage, the Agency during the 10-year period beginning 
                on the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (B) the skills and competencies of the workforce of 
                the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the day 
                before the date of enactment of this Act and projected 
                trends in that workforce, based on expected losses due 
                to retirement and other attrition; and
                    (C) the staffing levels of each category of 
                employee, including gaps in the workforce of the 
                Federal Emergency Management Agency on the day before 
                the date of enactment of this Act and in the projected 
                workforce of the Agency that should be addressed to 
                ensure that the Agency has continued access to the 
                critical skills and competencies described in 
                subparagraph (A); and
            (2) a plan of action for developing and reshaping the 
        workforce of the Agency to address the gaps in critical skills 
        and competencies identified under paragraph (1)(C), including--
                    (A) specific recruiting and retention goals, 
                including the use of bonus authority under sections 
                5753 and 5754 of title 5, United States Code, 
                (including the program objectives of the Agency to be 
                achieved through such goals);
                    (B) specific strategies for developing, training, 
                deploying, compensating, and motivating and retaining 
                the Agency workforce and its ability to fulfill the 
                Agency's mission and responsibilities (including the 
                program objectives of the Department and the Agency to 
                be achieved through such strategies);
                    (C) specific strategies for recruiting individuals 
                who have served in multiple State agencies with 
                emergency management responsibilities; and
                    (D) specific strategies for the development, 
                training, and coordinated and rapid deployment of the 
                Surge Capacity Force established by section 304; and
            (3) a discussion that--
                    (A) details the number of employees of the 
                Department not employed by the Agency serving in the 
                Surge Capacity Force and the qualifications or 
                credentials of such individuals;
                    (B) details the number of individuals not employed 
                by the Department serving in the Surge Capacity Force 
                and the qualifications or credentials of such 
                individuals;
                    (C) describes the training given to the Surge 
                Capacity Force during the last year;
                    (D) states whether the Surge Capacity Force is able 
                to adequately prepare for, respond to, and recover from 
                a natural or man-made disaster, including a 
                catastrophic incident; and
                    (E) describes any additional authorities or 
                resources necessary to address any deficiencies in the 
                Surge Capacity Force.
    (c) Annual Updates.--Not later than May 1, 2007, and May 1 of each 
year thereafter until 2012, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives an update of the strategic human 
capital plan, including an assessment by the Administrator, using 
results-oriented performance measures, of the progress of the 
Department and the Agency in implementing the strategic human capital 
plan.
    (d) Comptroller General Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        Administrator submits the strategic human capital plan under 
        subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and the Committee on Government Reform of the 
        House of Representatives a report evaluating the plan.
            (2) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        Administrator submits an update of the strategic human capital 
        plan under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall submit 
        to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
        Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
        a report evaluating the updated plan.

SEC. 302. CAREER PATHS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel are 
        identified, including the education, training, experience, and 
        assignments necessary for career progression within the Agency; 
        and
            (2) publish information on the career paths described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Education, Training, and Experience.--The Administrator shall 
ensure that all personnel of the Agency are provided the opportunity to 
acquire the education, training, and experience necessary to qualify 
for promotion within the Agency, including, as appropriate, the 
opportunity to participate in the Rotation Program established under 
section 305.
    (c) Policy.--The Administrator shall establish a policy for 
assigning Agency personnel to positions that provides for a balance 
between--
            (1) the need for such personnel to serve in career 
        enhancing positions; and
            (2) the need to require service in a position for 
        sufficient period of time to provide the stability necessary--
                    (A) to carry out the duties of that position; and
                    (B) for responsibility and accountability for 
                actions taken in that position.

SEC. 303. NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY ACADEMY.

    (a) Establishment of National Homeland Security Academy.--
            (1) In general.--Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 
        801 the following:

``SEC. 802. NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY ACADEMY.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall establish the National Homeland 
                Security Academy (referred to in this section as the 
                `Academy'); and
                    ``(B) shall coordinate with the Administrator of 
                the General Services Administration to identify and 
                utilize, to the maximum extent possible, unused Federal 
                real property for the Academy and if the Secretary 
                determines that a suitable location cannot be found, 
                the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 
                with other agencies or entities to utilize space and 
                provide for the lease of real property for the Academy 
                or any component of the Academy.
            ``(2) Composition.--The Academy shall consist of--
                    ``(A) the National Homeland Security Education and 
                Strategy Center (referred to in this section as the 
                `Strategy Center') to provide fundamental instruction 
                and develop a homeland security curriculum focusing 
                primarily on the Federal Government's overall strategy, 
                goals, methods, and techniques;
                    ``(B) a communications network capable of 
                delivering distance learning opportunities, at the 
                direction of the Strategy Center;
                    ``(C) the programs of the Center for Homeland 
                Defense and Security located at the Naval Postgraduate 
                School, and such programs shall be incorporated into 
                the Academy in a manner to be determined by the 
                Secretary; and
                    ``(D) the National Homeland Security Education 
                Network, which--
                            ``(i) shall be composed of representatives 
                        from all of the academies and training centers 
                        within the jurisdiction of the Department;
                            ``(ii) shall work with the Academy to 
                        develop a standardized homeland security 
                        curriculum to be incorporated, as appropriate, 
                        at each academy and training center to ensure 
                        that the focus of the individual centers is 
                        coordinated with the centralized educational 
                        strategies and goals of the Academy; and
                            ``(iii) shall not affect the respective 
                        missions and goals of the participating 
                        academies and training centers.
            ``(3) Mission.--The mission of the Academy shall be to--
                    ``(A) establish an educational system to--
                            ``(i) cultivate leaders in homeland 
                        security; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that Federal, State, local, 
                        tribal, and private sector officials get the 
                        full range of skills needed to provide robust 
                        homeland security;
                    ``(B) provide strategic education and training to 
                carry out the missions of the Department of Homeland 
                Security;
                    ``(C) provide cross-disciplinary and joint 
                education and training to Federal, State, and local 
                government officials responsible for the direct 
                application and execution of vital homeland security 
                missions; and
                    ``(D) focus primarily on shorter-term classes and 
                exercises to maximize participation by the homeland 
                security community.
            ``(4) Enrollment target.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Strategy Center shall have 
                an initial annual enrollment target of 1,000 resident 
                students, as described in subsection (b)(3)(A).
                    ``(B) Non-resident students.--The enrollment target 
                under subparagraph (A) does not include non-resident 
                students, including students who participate in 
                electronic learning systems.
            ``(5) Responsibilities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to providing 
                traditional course work and hands-on training 
                exercises, the Academy shall encourage the development 
                and use of modern technology to ensure that the 
                training offered at the Academy, and to organizations 
                and individuals receiving instruction over electronic 
                learning systems--
                            ``(i) is tailored to the unique needs of 
                        the individuals and groups that need training;
                            ``(ii) efficiently uses such technology; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) translates directly into practical 
                        skills.
                    ``(B) Instructional materials.--The Academy shall 
                develop instructional requirements for courses related 
                to its mission that are supported with materials that 
                are adequately reviewed and continuously updated.
                    ``(C) Certification.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Academy may 
                        establish certification criteria for students 
                        in areas related to its mission, in 
                        consultation with the Network established under 
                        subsection (e).
                            ``(ii) Recertification.--The criteria 
                        established under clause (i) shall include 
                        requirements for recertification and ensure the 
                        availability of needed assessment tools.
                    ``(D) Information repository.--The Academy shall 
                provide a repository of approved instructional 
                materials, instructional software, and other materials 
                that are easily accessible by participants.
                    ``(E) Communication networks.--The Academy shall 
                certify, and operate, if necessary, a secure, reliable 
                communication system capable of delivering 
                instructional materials to participants at any time and 
                place.
                    ``(F) Instruction and expertise.--The Academy shall 
                certify instructors, experts, counselors, and other 
                individuals who can provide answers and advice to 
                students over communication systems.
            ``(6) Strategy center.--
                    ``(A) Responsibilities.--The Strategy Center 
                shall--
                            ``(i) provide curriculum development and 
                        classroom instruction for resident students 
                        that focus on the strategic goals, methods, and 
                        techniques for homeland security;
                            ``(ii) provide instruction--
                                    ``(I) primarily to Federal 
                                employees described under subsection 
                                (b)(3)(A) with homeland security 
                                responsibilities; and
                                    ``(II) to small numbers of State 
                                and local government officials and 
                                private individuals; and
                            ``(iii) direct the operation of the 
                        Academy's electronic learning systems.
                    ``(B) Curriculum.--The curriculum taught at the 
                Strategy Center shall--
                            ``(i) include basic education about 
                        homeland security, the Department, and the 
                        relationship of the directorates within the 
                        Department;
                            ``(ii) include the relationship between the 
                        Department and other Federal, State, and local 
                        agencies with homeland security 
                        responsibilities; and
                            ``(iii) be developed with assistance from 
                        the National Homeland Security Education 
                        Network.
    ``(b) Administration.--
            ``(1) Executive director.--The Secretary shall appoint an 
        Executive Director for the Academy, who shall--
                    ``(A) administer the operations of the Academy;
                    ``(B) establish an Academic Board, to be headed by 
                the Dean of the Academic Board, appointed under 
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(C) hire initial staff and faculty, as 
                appropriate and necessary;
                    ``(D) contract with practitioners and experts, as 
                appropriate, to supplement academic instruction; and
                    ``(E) make recommendations to the Secretary 
                regarding long-term staffing and funding levels for the 
                Academy.
            ``(2) Dean of the academic board.--The Executive Director 
        shall appoint, with the approval of the Secretary, a permanent 
        professor to serve as Dean of the Academic Board and perform 
        such duties as the Executive Director may prescribe.
            ``(3) Director of admissions.--The Executive Director shall 
        appoint, with the approval of the Secretary, a Director of 
        Admissions, who shall--
                    ``(A) grant admission to the Strategy Center to--
                            ``(i) new employees of the Department, who 
                        have clear homeland security responsibilities;
                            ``(ii) mid-level executive employees of the 
                        Department, including employees that receive 
                        academy or other training, who demonstrate a 
                        need for cross-disciplinary or advanced 
                        education and training and have been endorsed 
                        by the appropriate Under Secretary;
                            ``(iii) other Federal employees with 
                        homeland security responsibilities who have 
                        been endorsed by the head of their agency;
                            ``(iv) State and local employees who--
                                    ``(I) demonstrate a clear 
                                responsibility for providing homeland 
                                security; and
                                    ``(II) possess the nomination of 
                                the Governor of their State, or head of 
                                the applicable jurisdiction; and
                            ``(v) private sector applicants who 
                        demonstrate a clear responsibility for 
                        providing homeland security, if such applicants 
                        reimburse the Academy for all expenses 
                        associated with their education at the Academy;
                    ``(B) ensure that students from each level of 
                government and the private sector are included in all 
                programs and classes, whenever appropriate; and
                    ``(C) perform such duties as the Executive Director 
                may prescribe.
    ``(c) Board of Visitors.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Before the Academy admits any 
        students, the Secretary shall establish a Board of Visitors (in 
        this section referred to as the `Board') to--
                    ``(A) assist in the development of curriculum and 
                programs at the Academy; and
                    ``(B) recommend the site for the location of the 
                Strategy Center.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Composition.--The Board will be composed of--
                            ``(i) the Secretary, or designee, who shall 
                        serve as chair;
                            ``(ii) the Executive Director of the 
                        Academy, or designee, who shall be a nonvoting 
                        member;
                            ``(iii) the Chairman of the Committee on 
                        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
                        the Senate, or designee;
                            ``(iv) the Ranking Member of the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
                        of the Senate, or designee;
                            ``(v) the Chairman of the Committee on 
                        Homeland Security of the House of 
                        Representatives, or designee;
                            ``(vi) the Ranking Member of the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security of the House of 
                        Representatives, or designee;
                            ``(vii) the Secretary of Health and Human 
                        Services, or designee;
                            ``(viii) the Secretary of Defense, or 
                        designee;
                            ``(ix) the Secretary of Education, or 
                        designee;
                            ``(x) the Secretary of Transportation, or 
                        designee;
                            ``(xi) the Director of the Federal Bureau 
                        of Investigation, or designee;
                            ``(xii) 4 persons, who shall be appointed 
                        by the Secretary for 2-year terms to represent 
                        State and local governments; and
                            ``(xiii) 4 persons, who shall be appointed 
                        by the Secretary for 2-year terms to represent 
                        emergency response providers.
                    ``(B) Prohibition.--Any person described under 
                subparagraph (A), whose membership on the Board would 
                create a conflict of interest, shall not serve as a 
                member of the Board.
                    ``(C) Vacancies.--If a member of the Board dies or 
                resigns from office, the official who designated the 
                member shall designate a successor for the unexpired 
                portion of the term.
            ``(3) Duties.--
                    ``(A) Academy visits.--The Board shall visit the 
                Academy not less than annually, and may, with the 
                approval of the Secretary, make other visits to the 
                Academy in connection with the duties of the Board or 
                to consult with the Executive Director of the Academy.
                    ``(B) Inquiries.--The Board shall inquire into the 
                curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal 
                affairs, academic methods, student body composition, 
                and other matters relating to the Academy that the 
                Board decides to consider.
                    ``(C) Reports.--
                            ``(i) Annual report.--Not later than 60 
                        days after each annual visit, the Board shall 
                        submit a written report to the Secretary, which 
                        describes its factual findings, and its views 
                        and recommendations pertaining to the Academy.
                            ``(ii) Additional reports.--Any report of a 
                        visit, other than the annual visit, shall, if 
                        approved by a majority of the members of the 
                        Board, be submitted to the Secretary not later 
                        than 60 days after the approval.
            ``(4) Travel expenses.--The members of the Board shall be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
        in the performance of services for the Board.
    ``(d) Reports to Congress.--
            ``(1) Curriculum and attendance.--The Secretary shall 
        submit an annual report that describes the curriculum of, and 
        enrollment at, the Academy to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
                House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Feasibility report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        establishment of the Academy, the Secretary shall submit a 
        report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives that--
                    ``(A) recommends an appropriate combination of 
                students from Federal, State, and local government and 
                the private sector, and the percentage of costs related 
                to the education of student groups from Federal, State, 
                and local government that should be borne by the 
                Department and borne by the student's home 
                organization, respectively;
                    ``(B) describes the feasibility of expanding the 
                Academy in regional offices of the Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency or other government or university 
                programs to provide ongoing education and training for 
                Federal employees with homeland security 
                responsibilities; and
                    ``(C) describes the feasibility of providing 
                education for the general public through electronic 
                learning systems.
    ``(e) National Homeland Security Education Network.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Executive Director of the Academy 
        shall establish a National Homeland Security Education Network 
        (referred to in this section as the `Network'), as described 
        under subsection (a)(2)(B).
            ``(2) Membership.--The Network shall be comprised of 
        representatives from Federal training and certification 
        organizations, including--
                    ``(A) the National Homeland Security Academy;
                    ``(B) the Office of Grants and Training;
                    ``(C) the National Domestic Preparedness 
                Consortium;
                    ``(D) the Center for Homeland Defense and Security 
                at the Naval Postgraduate School;
                    ``(E) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
                including all schools or training and education 
                programs managed or co-located with the Center;
                    ``(F) the Customs and Border Protection Academy;
                    ``(G) the Border Patrol Academy;
                    ``(H) the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement Academy;
                    ``(I) the Secret Service Academy;
                    ``(J) the United States Coast Guard Academy, 
                including all schools within the jurisdiction of the 
                Coast Guard Academy;
                    ``(K) the Emergency Management Institute;
                    ``(L) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
                Service Training Program;
                    ``(M) the Federal Air Marshal Training Center;
                    ``(N) the National Fire Academy; and
                    ``(O) other relevant training facilities within the 
                Department.
            ``(3) Curriculum requirements.--The curriculum and course 
        work developed as part of the Network shall be incorporated 
        into the curriculum of the institutions listed under paragraph 
        (2), as appropriate, to ensure that students at these 
        institutions understand how their homeland security 
        responsibilities relate to other homeland security 
        responsibilities in the Department and other Federal, State, 
        and local agencies. The training centers and academies listed 
        under paragraph (2) shall retain their respective missions and 
        goals.
            ``(4) Semi-annual meetings.--The Executive Director and the 
        Dean of the Academic Board shall meet with the Network not less 
        than once every 6 months to--
                    ``(A) discuss curriculum requirements; and
                    ``(B) coordinate training activities within the 
                Network.
            ``(5) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
        Network shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
        which describes the Network's--
                    ``(A) strategy for using advanced instructional 
                technologies;
                    ``(B) plans for future improvement; and
                    ``(C) success in working with other organizations 
                in achieving the goals described under subparagraphs 
                (A) and (B).''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Section 1(b) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 801 the following:

``Sec. 802. National Homeland Security Academy.''.
    (b) State and Local Education and Training Coordinator.--The 
Secretary shall appoint a State and Local Education and Training 
Coordinator, who shall--
            (1) serve as the primary point of contact between Federal, 
        State, and local training facilities, the National Homeland 
        Security Academy, and the Agency, in order to--
                    (A) maximize the ability of the Academy to identify 
                non-Academy programs that meet specific training goals 
                and are crucial to the Nation's homeland security 
                mission; and
                    (B) assist the Academy in determining where to 
                direct Federal training funds; and
            (2) at least semiannually, conduct meetings with a 
        coalition of State and local education and training facilities 
        to--
                    (A) allow State and local fire, rescue, and law 
                enforcement training facilities to provide input on 
                decisions made concerning the training of emergency 
                response providers; and
                    (B) increase curriculum coordination between the 
                Academy and Federal, State, and local facilities.

SEC. 304. SURGE CAPACITY FORCE.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Surge Capacity Force'' 
means the Surge Capacity Force established under subsection (b).
    (b) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a Surge 
        Capacity Force for deployment of individuals to natural or man-
        made disasters, including catastrophic incidents.
            (2) Employees designated to serve.--The Secretary shall 
        designate employees of the Department who are not employees of 
        the Agency and employees of other Federal departments and 
        agencies, as appropriate, to serve on the Surge Capacity Force.
    (c) Capabilities.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) include a sufficient number of individuals credentialed 
        in accordance with section 531 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002, as amended by this Act, that are capable of deploying 
        rapidly and efficiently after activation to prepare for, 
        respond to, and recover from a natural or man-made disaster, 
        including a catastrophic incident; and
            (2) include a sufficient number of full-time, highly 
        trained individuals credentialed in accordance with section 531 
        of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, 
        to lead and manage the Surge Capacity Force.
    (d) Training.--The Administrator shall provide appropriate and 
continuous training to individuals serving in the Surge Capacity Force 
to ensure such personnel are adequately trained on the Agency's 
programs and policies relevant to assistance provided by the Agency as 
a result of an emergency or major disaster.
    (e) Database.--The Administrator shall establish and maintain a 
database regarding the members of the Surge Capacity Force that 
includes the skills, qualifications, and disaster management experience 
of such members.
    (f) Annuitants.--If an individual receiving an annuity from the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes temporarily 
reemployed under this section, such annuity shall not be discontinued 
on that basis. An individual so reemployed as a Surge Capacity Force 
employee shall not be considered an employee for the purposes of 
chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) No Impact on Agency Personnel Ceiling.--Surge Capacity Force 
members under this section shall not be counted against any personnel 
ceiling applicable to the Agency.
    (h) Expenses.--The Administrator may provide members of the Surge 
Capacity Force with travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, for the 
purpose of participating in any training that relates to service as a 
member of the Surge Capacity Force.

SEC. 305. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATION PROGRAM AT THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
        section 843 the following:

``SEC. 844. HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish the 
        Homeland Security Rotation Program (in this section referred to 
        as the `Rotation Program') for employees of the Department. The 
        Rotation Program shall use applicable best practices, including 
        those from the Chief Human Capital Officers Council.
            ``(2) Goals.--The Rotation Program established by the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) be established in accordance with the Human 
                Capital Strategic Plan of the Department;
                    ``(B) provide middle and senior level employees in 
                the Department the opportunity to broaden their 
                knowledge through exposure to other components of the 
                Department;
                    ``(C) expand the knowledge base of the Department 
                by providing for rotational assignments of employees to 
                other components;
                    ``(D) build professional relationships and contacts 
                among the employees in the Department;
                    ``(E) invigorate the workforce with exciting and 
                professionally rewarding opportunities;
                    ``(F) incorporate Department human capital 
                strategic plans and activities, and address critical 
                human capital deficiencies, recruitment and retention 
                efforts, and succession planning within the Federal 
                workforce of the Department; and
                    ``(G) complement and incorporate (but not replace) 
                rotational programs within the Department in effect on 
                the date of enactment of this section.
            ``(3) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Chief Human Capital Officer 
                shall administer the Rotation Program.
                    ``(B) Responsibilities.--The Chief Human Capital 
                Officer shall--
                            ``(i) provide oversight of the 
                        establishment and implementation of the 
                        Rotation Program;
                            ``(ii) establish a framework that supports 
                        the goals of the Rotation Program and promotes 
                        cross-disciplinary rotational opportunities;
                            ``(iii) establish eligibility for employees 
                        to participate in the Rotation Program and 
                        select participants from employees who apply;
                            ``(iv) establish incentives for employees 
                        to participate in the Rotation Program, 
                        including promotions and employment 
                        preferences;
                            ``(v) ensure that the Rotation Program 
                        provides professional education and training;
                            ``(vi) ensure that the Rotation Program 
                        develops qualified employees and future leaders 
                        with broad-based experience throughout the 
                        Department;
                            ``(vii) provide for greater interaction 
                        among employees in components of the 
                        Department; and
                            ``(viii) coordinate with rotational 
                        programs within the Department in effect on the 
                        date of enactment of this section.
            ``(4) Allowances, privileges, and benefits.--All 
        allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits 
        of employees participating in the Rotation Program shall be 
        preserved.
            ``(5) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the establishment of the Rotation Program, the Secretary shall 
        submit a report on the status of the Rotation Program, 
        including a description of the Rotation Program, the number of 
        employees participating, and how the Rotation Program is used 
        in succession planning and leadership development to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    ``(C) the Committee on Government Reform of the 
                House of Representatives.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 1(b) of 
        the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 843 the 
        following:

``Sec. 844. Homeland Security Rotation Program.''.

SEC. 306. QUARTERLY REPORT ON VACANCY RATE IN EMPLOYEE POSITIONS.

    (a) Initial Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and 
        submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the vacancies in employee positions 
        of the Agency.
            (2) Contents.--The report under this subsection shall 
        include--
                    (A) vacancies of each category of employee 
                position;
                    (B) the number of applicants for each vacancy for 
                which public notice has been given;
                    (C) the length of time that each vacancy has been 
                pending;
                    (D) hiring-cycle time for each vacancy that has 
                been filled; and
                    (E) a plan for reducing the hiring-cycle time and 
                reducing the current and anticipated vacancies with 
                highly-qualified personnel.
    (b) Quarterly Updates.--Not later than 3 months after submission of 
the initial report, and every 3 months thereafter until 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives an update of the 
report under subsection (a), including an assessment by the 
Administrator of the progress of the Agency in filling vacant employee 
positions of the Agency.

SEC. 307. REPORT BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall submit a report to Congress evaluating the implications 
of the conversion of some portion of the Agency's temporary workforce 
into a permanent full-time response workforce or other permanent full-
time positions.
    (b) Considerations.--The report under this section shall consider 
the appropriateness of taking actions to implement such conversions, 
including the feasibility of making such conversions, associated costs, 
and likely improvements, if any, to the Agency's ability to respond to 
and recover from a natural or man-made disaster, including a 
catastrophic incident.

             TITLE IV--PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND TRAINING

SEC. 401. DEFINITION.

    In this title, the term ``Emergency Support Function Annex'' means 
an Emergency Support Function Annex to the National Response Plan.

SEC. 402. EMERGENCY RESPONSE FRAMEWORK.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
shall employ the National Incident Management System and the National 
Response Plan as the framework for emergency response and domestic 
incident management.
    (b) Use by Federal Agencies.--
            (1) National response plan.--The National Response Plan 
        shall be the governing plan for any Federal involvement or 
        assistance in a natural or man-made disaster or other Incident 
        of National Significance declared by the Secretary under the 
        National Response Plan.
            (2) National incident management system.--The National 
        Incident Management System shall be the incident management 
        system for any Federal involvement or assistance in a natural 
        or man-made disaster or other Incident of National Significance 
        declared by the Secretary under the National Response Plan.

SEC. 403. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN.

    (a) Review and Revision of Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2007, the Secretary, 
        acting through the Administrator, and in conjunction with the 
        Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations that are 
        signatories to the National Response Plan and with the National 
        Advisory Council, shall--
                    (A) conduct a comprehensive review of the adequacy 
                of the National Response Plan, including incorporating 
                lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina of 2005; and
                    (B) revise and update the National Response Plan, 
                as appropriate, to incorporate the findings of the 
                review under subparagraph (A) and the changes to the 
                National Response Plan required under paragraph (2).
            (2) Changes required.--The comprehensive review and update 
        required under paragraph (1) shall ensure the following:
                    (A) Principal federal official.--
                            (i) In general.--That the position of 
                        Principal Federal Official under the National 
                        Response Plan is eliminated.
                            (ii) Chain of command.--That the National 
                        Response Plan provides for a clear chain of 
                        command to lead and coordinate the Federal 
                        response to any natural or man-made disaster. 
                        The chain of the command specified in the 
                        National Response Plan shall provide for a role 
                        for the Administrator consistent with the 
                        Administrator's role as the principal emergency 
                        preparedness and response advisor to the 
                        President, the Homeland Security Council, and 
                        the Secretary under section 512(c)(4) of the 
                        Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
                        this Act, and the Administrator's 
                        responsibility to manage the response of the 
                        Federal Government to a natural or man-made 
                        disaster under section 513(a)(4) of that Act, 
                        as amended by this Act, and shall provide for a 
                        role for the Federal Coordinating Officer 
                        consistent with the responsibilities under 
                        section 302(b) of the Robert T. Stafford 
                        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 5143(b).
                            (iii) Incidents of national significance 
                        that are not stafford act declarations.--The 
                        President or the Secretary may designate a 
                        Federal coordinating officer for Incidents of 
                        National Significance or other domestic 
                        incidents not considered an emergency or major 
                        disaster. In such cases, the Federal 
                        coordinating officer shall have all the 
                        authorities and responsibilities the Federal 
                        coordinating officer would have under section 
                        302 (b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        5143(b)), in addition to any others the 
                        President, the Secretary, or the Administrator 
                        may assign.
                    (B) Mass care, housing, and human services 
                emergency support function.--That, in consultation with 
                the Department of Justice and the Department of Health 
                and Human Services, the National Response Plan includes 
                measures to reunify families separated after a major 
                disaster or catastrophic event, including the location 
                of missing children, and that the appropriate agency or 
                nongovernmental organization is assigned timely 
                responsibility for that task.
                    (C) Public health and medical emergency support 
                function.--That, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services and other relevant Federal 
                agencies, the National Response Plan, including any 
                Emergency Support Function Annex relating to public 
                health and medical services--
                            (i) addresses the public health and medical 
                        needs of evacuees, special-needs populations, 
                        and the general population that is affected by 
                        a natural or man-made disaster; and
                            (ii) assigns and clarifies the 
                        responsibility for mortuary activities.
                    (D) Search and rescue.--That, in consultation with 
                the member agencies or departments of the National 
                Search and Rescue Committee, the National Response 
                Plan, including Emergency Support Function Annex 9 
                (relating to urban search and rescue)--
                            (i) addresses the full range of search and 
                        rescue requirements and environments for 
                        natural and man-made disasters; and
                            (ii) designates coordinating, primary, and 
                        supporting agencies appropriate to a range of 
                        environments of natural or man-made disasters.
                    (E) Senior federal law enforcement officer.--That, 
                in consultation with the Attorney General, the National 
                Response Plan clearly describes--
                            (i) the roles and responsibilities of the 
                        Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer;
                            (ii) how the roles and responsibilities of 
                        the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer 
                        relate to the roles and responsibilities of 
                        other law enforcement entities; and
                            (iii) how the roles and responsibilities of 
                        the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer 
                        relate to the roles and responsibilities of 
                        Federal agencies provided for under Emergency 
                        Support Function Annex 13 of the National 
                        Response Plan (relating to public safety and 
                        security).
                    (F) Infrastructure protection emergency support 
                function.--That, in consultation with other Federal 
                departments and agencies responsible for infrastructure 
                restoration, the need for an additional emergency 
                support function annex within the National Response 
                Plan focused on the identification, protection, 
                resiliency, and restoration of critical infrastructure 
                and key resources is considered.
                    (G) Maritime salvage.--That, in consultation with 
                the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Chief of Naval 
                Operations, and the Chief Engineer of the United States 
                Army Corps of Engineers, the National Response Plan--
                            (i) assigns a single Federal agency to 
                        coordinate maritime-salvage needs during a 
                        natural or man-made disaster;
                            (ii) clarifies the responsibilities of the 
                        coordinating agency assigned under clause (i) 
                        and other Federal agencies relating to maritime 
                        salvage; and
                            (iii) considers the need for an additional 
                        Emergency Support Function Annex within the 
                        National Response Plan focused on maritime 
                        salvage and wreck removal.
                    (H) Catastrophic incidents.--The timely completion 
                of the Catastrophic Incident Supplement to the National 
                Response Plan, and that the Catastrophic Incident 
                Supplement effectively addresses response requirements 
                in the event of a catastrophic incident.
            (3) Consultation with state and local governments.--In 
        reviewing and revising the National Response Plan under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), and in making any subsequent 
        significant revision of the National Response Plan, the 
        Secretary and the Administrator shall, to the fullest extent 
        possible, consult with State and local government officials, 
        including through the National Advisory Council.
            (4) Accessibility.--In revising or updating the National 
        Response Plan under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), and in any 
        subsequent revision of the National Response Plan, the 
        Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall ensure that 
        the National Response Plan is written in a manner that provides 
        clear, unambiguous, and accessible guidance and information, 
        and whenever possible uses plain English.
    (b) Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives--
                    (A) not later than May 1, 2007, a report on the 
                results of its review under subsection (a), including a 
                detailed discussion of how the changes to the National 
                Response Plan described in subsection (a) have been 
                implemented; and
                    (B) after May 1, 2007, a copy of any proposed 
                change, not later than 30 days before the date of 
                implementing that proposed change to the National 
                Response Plan.

SEC. 404. PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
in conjunction with other Federal departments and agencies with 
coordinating, primary, and supporting roles under the National Response 
Plan and its annexes, and in consultation with State and local 
government officials, including through the National Advisory Council, 
shall develop a unified system of strategic and operational plans to 
respond effectively to natural or man-made disasters, in support of the 
National Response Plan. These plans shall include plans for specific 
geographic regions and for specific types of high-risk events, and 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
            (1) Concepts of operation for appropriate natural and man-
        made disasters.
            (2) Critical tasks and department and agency 
        responsibilities, consistent with the National Response Plan 
        and all its Emergency Support Functions.
            (3) Detailed resource and personnel requirements and 
        sourcing for the accomplishment of critical tasks and 
        capabilities.
            (4) Creation and maintenance of asset inventories by 
        departments and agencies with Emergency Support Function 
        responsibilities under the National Response Plan.
            (5) Incorporation of deployable interagency headquarters 
        units, including crisis planning teams, to manage the response 
        and to ensure unity of effort by all response organizations.
            (6) Provision for special needs populations in all 
        planning.
    (b) Catastrophic Planning.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the requirements of 
        subsection (a), the Administrator shall develop comprehensive 
        operational plans to respond to catastrophic incidents.
            (2) Contents.--The plans developed under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall include the elements under subsection 
                (a); and
                    (B) shall--
                            (i) be based on specific identified 
                        national and regional risks;
                            (ii) be developed in conjunction with State 
                        and local government officials and other 
                        relevant Federal departments and agencies;
                            (iii) provide for the surge capacity 
                        necessary to respond proportionately to the 
                        scale of the event;
                            (iv) provide, where necessary and 
                        appropriate for the proactive, rapid, and self-
                        sustaining deployment and integration of 
                        Federal resources and personnel essential to 
                        save lives, prevent suffering, and preserve 
                        property or public health and safety;
                            (v) address the implementation of the 
                        appropriate means of ensuring continuity of 
                        government and command structures in the 
                        affected area;
                            (vi) include planning for the emergency 
                        sheltering, accommodation (including details on 
                        feeding, protecting, and managing), relocation, 
                        transportation, placement, and long-term 
                        housing of large populations of displaced 
                        victims in the event of a catastrophic 
                        incident, that includes identifying housing 
                        options in different regions of the country, 
                        site options for temporary, semipermanent, and 
                        permanent housing, and available land and 
                        property that could serve to shelter mass 
                        populations during catastrophic incidents; and
                            (vii) address the recovery of areas 
                        affected by a catastrophic incident.
    (c) Standards and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator, shall--
            (1) provide clear standardization, guidance, and assistance 
        with planning at the Federal, State, and local government 
        levels; and
            (2) ensure--
                    (A) a common terminology, approach, and framework 
                for all strategic and operational planning; and
                    (B) that planning considers threats, both natural 
                and man-made.
    (d) Planning.--
            (1) In general.--Planning under subsections (a) and (b) 
        shall, at a minimum, address the following matters:
                    (A) Health and medical.--
                            (i) In general.--Preparedness and 
                        deployment of health and medical resources, 
                        including clearly defining the responsibility 
                        for logistics, security, and other support 
                        assets, and the ability to track these 
                        resources.
                            (ii) National disaster medical system.--
                        With respect to the National Disaster Medical 
                        System, the provision of resources to equip, 
                        staff, and train National Disaster Medical 
                        System teams, transportation, logistics and 
                        communications capabilities, and training and 
                        outreach programs and patient triage and 
                        tracking capabilities.
                    (B) Human services.--Operational plans for the 
                expeditious location of missing children and the 
                reunification of families, to include--
                            (i) clarification of the role of the 
                        National Center for Missing and Exploited 
                        Children;
                            (ii) appropriate coordination and 
                        information-sharing between the Agency, the 
                        Department of Justice, the National Center for 
                        Missing and Exploited Children, the Department 
                        of Health and Human Services, the American Red 
                        Cross, other relevant nongovernmental 
                        organizations, and Federal, State, and local 
                        government emergency management and law 
                        enforcement agencies, including the development 
                        of advance cooperative agreements as necessary 
                        to facilitate implementation during response; 
                        and
                            (iii) appropriate public information 
                        gathering and dissemination mechanisms.
                    (C) Search and rescue.--In consultation with the 
                National Search and Rescue Committee, development of a 
                National Search and Rescue Plan that includes the 
                search and rescue requirements of a multienvironment 
                (air, water, or land) disaster, including providing for 
                a unified coordination structure, asset deployment, a 
                communications network, and sharing of information with 
                State and local search and rescue units.
                    (D) Evacuation.--In coordination with State and 
                local governments, plans to support mass evacuations in 
                advance of, or following, a natural or man-made 
                disaster, that address--
                            (i) keeping families together throughout 
                        evacuation and sheltering;
                            (ii) populations lacking the means to 
                        evacuate themselves and individuals with 
                        special needs;
                            (iii) policies and provisions for 
                        evacuating pets;
                            (iv) the deployment and employment of 
                        various transportation modes necessary to 
                        expedite mass evacuations, together with 
                        appropriate security escorts;
                            (v) information and guidance to the public; 
                        and
                            (vi) short-term and long-term sheltering 
                        following evacuation.
                    (E) Coordination with department of defense.--In 
                conjunction with the Department of Defense, including 
                the United States Northern Command, the United States 
                Pacific Command, the National Guard Bureau, and the 
                National Advisory Council, develop plans for military 
                support of civilian authorities under the National 
                Response Plan, including--
                            (i) the coordinated deployment, and the 
                        reception, staging, onward movement, and 
                        integration of appropriate units and personnel 
                        of the regular components and reserve 
                        components of the Armed Forces in response to 
                        natural and man-made disasters;
                            (ii) the coordination, command, and control 
                        of units and personnel in order to facilitate 
                        and ensure integrated military support for the 
                        response to natural and man-made disasters;
                            (iii) the identification of response assets 
                        (including helicopters, boats, medical supplies 
                        and personnel, food and water, communications 
                        equipment, and other assets) required for 
                        military support for the response to natural 
                        and man-made disasters, and the development of 
                        procedures and guidelines for the 
                        prepositioning or preassembly of such assets;
                            (iv) procedures for expedited requests and 
                        approvals of Federal payment for, or Federal 
                        reimbursement of, the costs of the States in 
                        deploying members of the National Guard in 
                        State status;
                            (v) procedures for coordination between the 
                        Department of Defense and the State governments 
                        to ensure that the military support provided 
                        meets applicable State requirements;
                            (vi) procedures for identifying units and 
                        personnel of the regular components of the 
                        Armed Forces that have capabilities suitable 
                        for purposes of providing military support to 
                        natural and man-made disasters; and
                            (vii) military support for the distribution 
                        by the Department and the Agency of basic 
                        commodities in response to a catastrophic 
                        incident.
                    (F) Use of aerial and remotely sensed imagery.--To 
                the extent practicable and appropriate, incorporate use 
                of Department of Defense, National Air and Space 
                Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration, and commercial aircraft and satellite 
                remotely sensed imagery to ensure timely situational 
                awareness throughout the Federal Government in the wake 
                of a natural or man-made disaster or catastrophic 
                incident.
                    (G) Private sector and nongovernmental 
                organizations.--To the extent possible, and 
                appropriate, incorporate coordination with and 
                integration of support from the private sector and 
                nongovernmental organizations whether in accordance 
                with, or in the absence of, prior agreements. Planning 
                shall also incorporate the means to communicate and 
                coordinate with such entities during response efforts.
                    (H) Maritime salvage.--In coordination with 
                Federal, State, or local government agencies that have 
                or may have maritime salvage responsibilities, 
                including the United States Coast Guard, the United 
                States Navy, the Agency, and the United States Army 
                Corps of Engineers, plans to allow salvage to proceed 
                in a timely manner during a natural or man-made 
                disaster and, where appropriate, provide for a national 
                emergency salvage contract to 1 or more qualified 
                national salvors that would allow immediate access to 
                commercial salvage assets.
                    (I) Disposal of debris.--In coordination with the 
                United States Army Corps of Engineers, the United 
                States Environmental Protection Agency and other 
                agencies with coordinating, primary, and supporting 
                responsibilities under the National Response Plan's 
                Public Works and Engineering Emergency Support Function 
                Annex--
                            (i) provisions for the safe handling and 
                        sorting of debris to ensure proper 
                        identification and disposal of hazardous 
                        material; and
                            (ii) provisions for the recycling of debris 
                        where appropriate and practicable.
    (e) National and Interagency Preparedness.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator, shall ensure the following:
            (1) Asset inventory.--In conjunction with the appropriate 
        Federal agencies and departments with coordinating, primary, 
        and supporting responsibilities under the National Response 
        Plan, the development of an inventory of Federal resources, 
        including assets and personnel with particular skills that are 
        available for deployment and employment in response to natural 
        and man-made disasters.
            (2) Prescripted mission assignments.--To the extent 
        practicable and where appropriate, the development of 
        prescripted mission assignments in conjunction with the 
        appropriate Federal agencies and departments with coordinating, 
        primary and supporting responsibilities under the National 
        Response Plan.
            (3) Representation at military commands.--In consultation 
        with the Department of Defense--
                    (A) the determination of appropriate 
                representatives of the Department to the United States 
                Northern Command and, as appropriate, the United States 
                Pacific Command; and
                    (B) the integration of such representatives into 
                national planning, training, exercising, and responses 
                to a natural or man-made disaster to promote better 
                coordination.
            (4) Coordination with department of health and human 
        services.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall--
                    (A) establish a memorandum of understanding 
                defining the respective roles and responsibilities of 
                their respective departments in providing for public 
                health and medical care under the National Response 
                Plan or in the event that the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services declares a public health emergency under 
                section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                247(d)) and for coordinating their respective 
                activities in such an event, including deployment, 
                operational control and resupply of National Disaster 
                Medical System and Metropolitan Medical Response System 
                assets; and
                    (B) create a pilot project for establishing 
                ``special needs registries'' (in which individuals 
                should voluntarily enroll), which shall include 
                information regarding an individual's location, medical 
                needs, transportation needs, mobility, emergency 
                contact information, and other relevant information and 
                which emergency and evacuation personnel and 
                transportation providers would be used in the event of 
                an emergency to best meet the needs of special needs 
                individuals and seniors in the community.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2007, and annually 
        thereafter until May 1, 2017, the Secretary, acting through the 
        Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives describing all Federal planning and 
        preparedness efforts relating to the National Response Plan, 
        including an evaluation of the status of national disaster 
        planning, particularly for catastrophic incidents.
            (2) Initial report.--The initial report submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall include findings on the status and progress 
        in completing the national operational plans described in 
        subsections (a) through (d) and the preparedness efforts 
        described in subsection (e) and a description of how the 
        Administrator used remotely sensed imagery from the departments 
        and agencies identified in subsection (d)(1)(F) during the 
        response to Hurricane Katrina of 2005 and how such imagery can 
        be used during response to future disasters.

SEC. 405. TRAINING AND EXERCISES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in conjunction with other 
Federal departments and agencies with coordinating, primary, or support 
functions under the National Response Plan and, where practicable and 
appropriate, with the National Homeland Security Academy and the 
National Incident Management System Integration Center, and in 
consultation with the National Advisory Council, shall ensure that the 
planning and preparedness requirements under section 404 are 
effectively trained and exercised to provide for a fully coordinated 
national response to natural and man-made disasters.
    (b) Requirements.--The training and exercises under subsection (a), 
shall at a minimum, include the following:
            (1) State and local participation.--With respect to State 
        and local governments, emergency response providers, and 
        emergency managers--
                    (A) incorporate input from State and local 
                governments, emergency response providers, and 
                emergency managers in planning and conducting the 
                national exercises and training under subsection (a); 
                and
                    (B) disaster and catastrophic response training and 
                exercises on the National Response Plan, State disaster 
                plans, the Catastrophic Incident Annex to the National 
                Response Plan, and operational plans developed under 
                section 404.
            (2) Federal departments and agencies.--Incorporate all 
        Federal departments and agencies with any responsibilities 
        under the National Response Plan, relevant agencies of State 
        and local governments, and emergency response providers, 
        including exercises relating to large-scale natural and man-
        made disasters, including catastrophic incidents, that simulate 
        the partial or complete incapacitation of emergency response 
        providers from State and local government.
            (3) Scope.--Programs to address the unique requirements of 
        various special needs populations.
            (4) Surge capacity.--Training on disaster response and 
        recovery for employees of the Federal Government designated as 
        part of the surge capacity of the Federal Government, including 
        disaster assistance employees.
            (5) Senior officials.--Training that ensures that senior 
        level officials from Federal agencies and departments with 
        responsibilities under the National Response Plan, including 
        senior military officers and officials with responsibilities 
        related to mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery 
        from a natural or man-made disaster on a national level, are 
        trained in the National Response Plan, National Incident 
        Management System, and, as appropriate, the Defense Support to 
        Civil Authorities mission of the Department of Defense.
            (6) Elected officials.--Training for Federal, State, and 
        local government elected officials regarding the National 
        Response Plan, National Incident Management System, and, as 
        appropriate, the Defense Support to Civil Authorities mission 
        of the Department of Defense.
            (7) Implementation of lessons learned.--Procedures for 
        implementing lessons learned from exercises into disaster 
        response plans and programs.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than May 1, 2007, and annually thereafter 
until May 1, 2017, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
regarding the development and implementation of national exercise and 
training programs under this section.

SEC. 406. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION ASSURANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Entity Reports and Certification.--Not later than February 1, 
2007, and annually thereafter, each agency or entity designated as a 
primary or support agency for any emergency support function under the 
National Response Plan and annexes thereof shall provide the 
coordinating organization for that emergency support function with a 
detailed description of its plan to fulfill its responsibilities under 
such Plan and annexes, including identification of key personnel and 
organizations or offices responsible for such functions, and the 
staffing and budget allocated for these purposes for the current year 
and staffing and budget needs for the succeeding year. Each such agency 
or entity shall include in each such report a certification that the 
agency or entity is capable and prepared to fulfill its 
responsibilities under such Plan and annexes. If such agency or entity 
concludes that the agency or entity is not capable and prepared, the 
agency or entity shall submit a remedial plan to the Administrator and 
the coordinating organization for the relevant emergency support 
function.
    (b) Coordinating Organization Reports and Certification.--Each 
agency or entity designated as a coordinating agency under the National 
Response Plan and annexes thereof shall evaluate plans submitted by the 
primary and support agencies or entities under subsection (a). Not 
later than March 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, each coordinating 
organization for an emergency support function under the National 
Response Plan and annexes thereof shall provide the Administrator with 
a detailed description of its coordinated plan with primary and support 
entities or agencies for the relevant emergency support function to 
fulfill its responsibilities under the National Response Plan and 
annexes thereof, including identification of key personnel and 
organizations or offices responsible for such functions, and the 
staffing and budget allocated for these purposes for the current year 
and staffing and budget needs for the succeeding year. Each such agency 
or entity shall include in each such report a certification that the 
coordinating, primary, and support agencies are capable and prepared to 
fulfill their responsibilities under such Plan and annexes. If such 
agency or entity concludes that the coordinating, primary, or support 
agency is not capable and prepared, the agency or entity shall submit a 
remedial plan to the Administrator and the coordinating agency for the 
relevant emergency support function.
    (c) Evaluation and Report to Congress by the Administrator.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall ensure that each 
        agency or entity designated as a coordinating, primary, or 
        support agency under the National Response Plan and annexes 
        thereof is capable and prepared to carry out its 
        responsibilities including appropriate operational plans, 
        staffing, resources, and training.
            (2) Reports.--Not later than June 1, 2007, and annually 
        thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives that--
                    (A) evaluates and verifies the readiness of such 
                agencies or entities for the purposes under paragraph 
                (1);
                    (B) includes an appendix that identifies the level 
                of funding and staffing each agency or entity has 
                designated to meet its responsibilities under the 
                National Response Plan; and
                    (C) in those cases where the Administrator 
                determines that an agency or entity is not capable or 
                prepared to fulfill its responsibilities, identifies 
                the deficiencies and develops an alternative mechanism 
                to ensure that the necessary capabilities are in place 
                to meet the requirements of the plan.

             TITLE V--PREVENTION OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE

SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON EXCESSIVE PASS-THROUGH CHARGES.

    (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy shall prescribe regulations prohibiting excessive pass-through 
charges on contracts, subcontracts, or task or delivery orders that are 
entered into for or on behalf of an executive agency that are in excess 
of the simplified acquisition threshold, as specified in section 4(11) 
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)).
    (b) Scope of Regulations.--The regulations prescribed under this 
section shall not apply to any firm, fixed-price contract, subcontract, 
or task or delivery order that is--
            (1) awarded on the basis of adequate price competition; or
            (2) for the acquisition of a commercial item, as defined in 
        section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
        (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Excessive pass-through charge.--The term ``excessive 
        pass-through charge'' means a charge by a covered contractor or 
        subcontractor for overhead or profit on work performed by a 
        covered lower-tier contractor (other than charges for the 
        direct costs of managing lower-tier contracts and overhead and 
        profit based on such direct costs).
            (2) Covered contractor.--The term ``covered contractor'' 
        means the following:
                    (A) A contractor that assigns work accounting for 
                more than 80 percent of the cost of contract 
                performance (not including overhead or profit) to 
                subcontractors.
                    (B) In the case of a contract providing for the 
                development or production of a system of systems, a 
                contractor that assigns work accounting for more than 
                80 percent of the cost of contract performance (not 
                including overhead or profit) for any particular system 
                under such contract to subcontractors.
            (3) Covered lower-tier contractor.--The term ``covered 
        lower-tier contractor'' means the following:
                    (A) With respect to a covered contractor described 
                by paragraph (2)(A) in a contract, any lower-tier 
                subcontractor under such contract.
                    (B) With respect to a covered contractor described 
                by paragraph (2)(B) in a contract, any lower-tier 
                subcontractor on a system under such contract for which 
                such covered contractor has assigned work accounting 
                for more than 80 percent of the cost of contract 
                performance (not including overhead or profit).
            (4) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
    (d) Effective Date.--The regulations prescribed under this section 
shall apply to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
Congress that--
            (1) determines the total number of all contracts and 
        subcontracts entered into during the 2-year period preceding 
        the date of enactment of this Act to carry out the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or 
        relating to Hurricane Katrina of 2005;
            (2) determines the number of the contracts and subcontracts 
        described in paragraph (1) of this subsection to which the 
        prohibition under subsection (a) would have applied if this 
        section had been in effect during that 2-year period; and
            (3) determines the number of the contracts and subcontracts 
        described in paragraph (1) of this subsection to which the 
        prohibition under subsection (a) would have applied if--
                    (A) this section had been in effect during that 2-
                year period; and
                    (B) the term ``90 percent'' is substituted for the 
                term ``80 percent'' each place it appears in subsection 
                (c).

SEC. 502. FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) Analysis.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives a report containing an analysis of fraud 
        prevention programs used by the Department in connection with 
        assistance programs. The analysis shall assess, among other 
        relevant issues, the effectiveness of, and adherence to, the 
        fraud prevention controls used in such programs for 
        registration and payment processes.
            (2) Recommendations.--The report required under this 
        subsection shall include recommendations for additional fraud 
        prevention controls, including requiring that data provided by 
        registrants be validated against other Federal Government or 
        third-party sources to determine the accuracy of identification 
        and residence information.
    (b) Training.--The Secretary shall conduct training on fraud 
awareness for key Department personnel, including contracting officers 
and the Surge Capacity Force established under section 304, for the 
purpose of preventing fraud in the assistance programs of the 
Department.

SEC. 503. CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING CORPS AND REGULATIONS.

    (a) Establishment and Purpose.--The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 
executive agencies, is authorized to establish and maintain a 
Contingency Contracting Corps (in this section referred to as the 
``Corps''). The Corps shall be composed of contracting officers of 
executive agencies who are trained and available to perform on a 
temporary and volunteer basis services necessary to assist agencies 
with contracting activities during unplanned events.
    (b) Service.--An employee of an executive agency shall receive the 
approval of such agency prior to performing services for the Corps 
under subsection (a) that reduce substantially the amount of time such 
employee is able to perform the normal functions of such employee, and 
may perform such services for at least 30 days, but not more than 1 
year. An employee performing services for the Corps in accordance with 
this subsection shall not be removed from employment as a result of 
performing such services.
    (c) Continuity of Knowledge.--The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall ensure that, as employees rotate through 
periods of service with the Corps, the Corps retains information 
developed during such periods of service in a useful, complete format 
to enable the Corps to effectively carry out the purposes of the Corps.
    (d) Training.--Members of the Corps shall receive training on 
contingency contracting from the Federal Acquisition Institute or other 
appropriate entity. The training shall be provided using available 
funds in the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund established under 
section 37(h)(3)(A) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 433(h)(3)(A)).
    (e) Contingency Contracting Regulations.--Each member of the Corps 
shall--
            (1) be provided all necessary forms and regulations in a 
        portable, electronic format to facilitate compliance with all 
        relevant laws, including part 18 of the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation relating to emergency acquisitions; and
            (2) be familiar with such forms and regulations.

SEC. 504. VERIFICATION MEASURES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall prescribe regulations--
            (1) establishing an identity verification process for the 
        Individuals and Households Program (in this section referred to 
        as the ``IHP'') registrants applying via the Internet or by 
        telephone to provide reasonable assurance that disaster 
        assistance payments are made only to qualified individuals;
            (2) developing procedures to improve the existing review 
        process of duplicate registrations containing the exact same 
        social security numbers and to identify the reasons why 
        registrations flagged as invalid or as potential duplicates 
        have been overridden and approved for payment;
            (3) establishing an address verification process for IHP 
        registrants applying via the Internet or by telephone to 
        provide reasonable assurance that disaster assistance payments 
        are made only to qualified individuals;
            (4) establishing procedures for entering into agreements 
        with other agencies, such as the Social Security 
        Administration, to periodically authenticate information 
        contained in the IHP registrations;
            (5) establishing procedures to collect duplicate expedited 
        assistance payments or to offset these amounts against future 
        payments;
            (6) ensuring that distributions of IHP debit cards include 
        instructions on the proper use of IHP funds, similar to those 
        instructions provided to recipients of IHP checks and 
        electronic fund transfers, to prevent improper usage;
            (7) ensuring that any systems or processes established 
        under paragraphs (1) through (6) are fully tested before 
        implementation for quality assurance; and
            (8) providing an expedited and simplified review and appeal 
        process for IHP registrants whose disaster assistance 
        applications are denied.

SEC. 505. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.

    The Secretary shall ensure that information technology systems used 
by the Department have functions to help ensure the validity of claims 
for assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), to deter waste, 
fraud, and abuse.

SEC. 506. REGISTRY OF DISASTER RESPONSE CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``registry'' means the registry created under 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) the terms ``small business concern'', ``small business 
        concern owned and controlled by socially and economically 
        disadvantaged individuals'', ``small business concern owned and 
        controlled by women'', and ``small business concern owned and 
        controlled by service-disabled veterans'' have the meanings 
        given those terms under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
        et seq.).
    (b) Registry.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall create a registry 
        of contractors who are capable of performing debris removal, 
        distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or 
        emergency relief activities.
            (2) Contents.--The registry shall include, for each 
        business concern--
                    (A) the name of the business concern;
                    (B) the location of the business concern;
                    (C) the area served by the business concern;
                    (D) the type of good or service provided by the 
                business concern;
                    (E) the bonding level of the business concern; and
                    (F) whether the business concern is--
                            (i) a small business concern;
                            (ii) a small business concern owned and 
                        controlled by socially and economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals;
                            (iii) a small business concern owned and 
                        controlled by women; or
                            (iv) a small business concern owned and 
                        controlled by service-disabled veterans.
            (3) Source of information.--
                    (A) Submission.--Information maintained in the 
                registry shall be submitted on a voluntary basis by 
                business concerns.
                    (B) Attestation.--Each business concern submitting 
                information to the registry shall submit--
                            (i) an attestation that the information is 
                        true; and
                            (ii) documentation supporting such 
                        attestation.
                    (C) Verification.--The Administrator shall verify 
                that the documentation submitted by each business 
                concern supports the information submitted by that 
                business concern.
                    (D) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation.--
                Any business concern that misrepresents the status of 
                that business concern as a small business concern, a 
                small business concern owned and controlled by socially 
                and economically disadvantaged individuals, a small 
                business concern owned and controlled by women, or a 
                small business concern owned and controlled by service-
                disabled veterans shall be subject to the criminal and 
                civil provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United 
                States Code, and sections 3729 through 3733 of title 
                31, United States Code.
            (4) Availability of registry.--The registry shall be made 
        generally available on the Internet site of the Agency.
            (5) Consultation of registry.--As part of the acquisition 
        planning for contracting for debris removal, distribution of 
        supplies in a disaster, reconstruction, and other disaster or 
        emergency relief activities, a Federal agency shall consult the 
        registry.

SEC. 507. USE OF CERTAIN SUPPLY SCHEDULES.

    Section 502(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may provide for the 
        use by State or local governments of Federal supply schedules 
        of the General Services Administration for--
                    ``(A) automated data processing equipment 
                (including firmware), software, supplies, support 
                equipment, and services (as contained in Federal supply 
                classification code group 70); and
                    ``(B) procurement of supplies or services to be 
                used to prepare for or respond to a emergency or major 
                disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).''.

SEC. 508. USE OF LOCAL FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS.

    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by striking section 307 and 
inserting the following:

``SEC. 307. USE OF LOCAL FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Contracts or Agreements With Private Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the expenditure of Federal funds for 
        debris clearance, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and 
        other major disaster or emergency assistance activities which 
        may be carried out by contract or agreement with private 
        organizations, firms, or individuals, preference shall be 
        given, to the extent feasible and practicable, to those 
        organizations, firms, and individuals residing or doing 
        business primarily in the area affected by such major disaster 
        or emergency.
            ``(2) Construction.--This subsection shall not be 
        considered to restrict the use of Department of Defense 
        resources under this Act in the provision of assistance in a 
        major disaster.
    ``(b) Implementation.--
            ``(1) Contracts not to entities in area.--Any expenditure 
        of Federal funds for debris clearance, distribution of 
        supplies, reconstruction, and other major disaster or emergency 
        assistance activities which may be carried out by contract or 
        agreement with private organizations, firms, or individuals, 
        not awarded to an organization, firm, or individual residing or 
        doing business primarily in the area affected by such major 
        disaster shall be justified in writing in the contract file.
            ``(2) Transition.--To the maximum extent feasible and 
        practicable, taking into consideration cost, schedule, and 
        performance as significant factors, following the declaration 
        of an emergency or major disaster, an agency performing 
        response, relief, and reconstruction activities shall 
        transition work performed under contracts in effect on the date 
        on which the President declares the emergency or major disaster 
        to organizations, firms, and individuals residing or doing 
        business primarily in any area affected by the major disaster 
        or emergency.
    ``(c) Prior Contracts.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to require any Federal agency to breach or renegotiate any contract in 
effect before the occurrence of a major disaster or emergency.''.

SEC. 509. ADVANCE CONTRACTING.

    (a) Initial Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report 
        under paragraph (2) identifying--
                    (A) recurring disaster response requirements, 
                including specific goods and services, for which the 
                Agency is capable of contracting for in advance of 
                natural or man-made disasters in a cost effective 
                manner;
                    (B) recurring disaster response requirements, 
                including specific goods and services, for which the 
                Agency can not contract in advance of a natural or man-
                made disaster in a cost-effective manner; and
                    (C) a contracting strategy that maximizes the use 
                of advance contracts to the extent practical and cost 
                effective.
            (2) Submission.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted to--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (b) Entering Into Contracts.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into 1 or more 
contracts through the use of competitive procedures for each type of 
goods or services identified under subsection (a)(1)(A), and in 
accordance with the contracting strategy identified in subsection 
(a)(1)(C). Any contract for goods or services identified in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) previously awarded under competitive procedures may be 
maintained in fulfilling this requirement. Before entering into any 
contract under this subsection, the Administrator shall consider 
section 307 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5150), as amended by this Act.
    (c) Maintenance of Contracts.--After the date described under 
subsection (b), the Administrator shall have the responsibility to 
maintain contracts for appropriate levels of goods and services in 
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(C).
    (d) Report on Contracts Not Using Competitive Procedures.--At the 
end of each fiscal quarter, beginning with the first fiscal quarter 
occurring at least 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall submit a report on each disaster assistance 
contract entered into by the Agency by other than competitive 
procedures to--
            (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 510. PURCHASE CARD WASTE ELIMINATION.

    (a) Requirement for Guidance.--
            (1) Office of management and budget policy guidance.--Not 
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
        issue guidelines to assist the heads of executive agencies in 
        improving the management of the use of the Governmentwide 
        commercial purchase card for making micropurchases. The 
        Director shall include guidelines on the following matters:
                    (A) Analysis of purchase card expenditures to 
                identify opportunities for achieving savings through 
                micropurchases made in economical volumes.
                    (B) Negotiation of discount agreements with major 
                vendors accepting the purchase card.
                    (C) Establishment of communication programs to 
                ensure that purchase card holders receive information 
                pertaining to the availability of discounts, including 
                programs for the training of purchase card holders on 
                the availability of discounts.
                    (D) Assessment of cardholder purchasing practices, 
                including use of discount agreements.
                    (E) Collection and dissemination of best practices 
                and successful strategies for achieving savings in 
                micropurchases.
                    (F) Analysis of purchase card expenditures to 
                identify opportunities for achieving and accurately 
                measuring fair participation of small business concerns 
                in micropurchases consistent with the national policy 
                on small business participation in Federal procurements 
                set forth in sections 2(a) and 15(g) of the Small 
                Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631(a) and 644(g)), and 
                dissemination of best practices for participation of 
                small business concerns in micropurchases.
            (2) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
        General Services shall--
                    (A) continue efforts to improve reporting by 
                financial institutions that issue the Governmentwide 
                commercial purchase card so that the General Services 
                Administration has the data needed to identify 
                opportunities for achieving savings; and
                    (B) actively pursue point-of-sale discounts with 
                major vendors accepting the purchase card so that any 
                Federal Government purchaser using the purchase card 
                can benefit from such point-of-sale discounts.
            (3) Agency reporting requirement.--The senior procurement 
        executive for each executive agency shall, as directed by the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submit to the 
        Director periodic reports on the actions taken in such 
        executive agency under the guidelines issued under paragraph 
        (1).
            (4) Congressional oversight.--Not later than December 31 of 
        the year following the year in which this Act is enacted, and 
        December 31 of each of the ensuing 3 years, the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives a report summarizing the progress made during 
        the fiscal year ending in the year in which such report is 
        due--
                    (A) in improving the management of the use of the 
                Governmentwide commercial purchase card for making 
                micropurchases; and
                    (B) in achieving savings in micropurchases made 
                with such card, expressed in terms of average savings 
                achieved by each executive agency in the use of 
                discount agreements identified in paragraph (1) and the 
                total savings achieved Governmentwide.
            (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning 
                given such term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
                    (B) The term ``micropurchase'' means a purchase in 
                an amount not in excess of the micropurchase threshold, 
                as defined in section 32 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
    (b) Payments to Federal Contractors With Federal Tax Debt.--The 
General Services Administration, in conjunction with the Internal 
Revenue Service and the Financial Management Service, shall develop 
procedures to subject purchase card payments to Federal contractors to 
the Federal Payment Levy program.
    (c) Reporting of Air Travel by Federal Government Employees.--
            (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``executive 
        agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
            (2) Annual reports required.--The Administrator of the 
        General Services shall submit annually to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives a report on all first class and business class 
        travel by employees of each executive agency undertaken at the 
        expense of the Federal Government.
            (3) Content.--The reports submitted under paragraph (2) 
        shall include, at a minimum, with respect to each travel by 
        first class or business class--
                    (A) the names of each traveler;
                    (B) the date of travel;
                    (C) the points of origination and destination;
                    (D) the cost of the first class or business class 
                travel; and
                    (E) the cost difference between such travel and 
                travel by coach class.

SEC. 511. MANAGEMENT OF PURCHASE CARDS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``executive agency'' has 
the meaning given such term in section 4(1) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
    (b) Required Safeguards and Internal Controls.--The head of each 
executive agency that issues and uses purchase cards and convenience 
checks shall establish and maintain safeguards and internal controls to 
ensure the following:
            (1) That there is a record in each executive agency of each 
        holder of a purchase card issued by the agency for official 
        use, annotated with the limitations on single transaction and 
        total credit amounts that are applicable to the use of each 
        such card by that purchase cardholder.
            (2) That each purchase card holder is assigned an approving 
        official other than the card holder with the authority to 
        approve or disapprove expenditures.
            (3) That the holder of a purchase card and each official 
        with authority to authorize expenditures charged to the 
        purchase card are responsible for--
                    (A) reconciling the charges appearing on each 
                statement of account for that purchase card with 
                receipts and other supporting documentation; and
                    (B) forwarding such reconciliation to the 
                designated official who certifies the bill for payment 
                in a timely manner.
            (4) That any disputed purchase card charge, and any 
        discrepancy between a receipt and other supporting 
        documentation and the purchase card statement of account, is 
        resolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable 
        Governmentwide purchase card contract entered into by the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (5) That payments on purchase card accounts are made 
        promptly within prescribed deadlines to avoid interest 
        penalties.
            (6) That rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on 
        purchase card accounts are monitored for accuracy and properly 
        recorded as a receipt to the agency that pays the monthly bill.
            (7) That records of each purchase card transaction 
        (including records on associated contracts, reports, accounts, 
        and invoices) are retained in accordance with standard 
        Government policies on the disposition of records.
            (8) That periodic reviews are performed to determine 
        whether each purchase cardholder has a need for the purchase 
        card.
            (9) That appropriate training is provided to each purchase 
        cardholder and each official with responsibility for overseeing 
        the use of purchase cards issued by an executive agency.
            (10) That the executive agency has specific policies 
        regarding the number of purchase cards issued by various 
        organizations and categories of organizations, the credit 
        limits authorized for various categories of cardholders, and 
        categories of employees eligible to be issued purchase cards, 
        and that those policies are designed to minimize the financial 
        risk to the Federal Government of the issuance of the purchase 
        cards and to ensure the integrity of purchase cardholders.
            (11) That the executive agency utilizes technologies to 
        prevent or identify fraudulent purchases, including controlling 
        merchant codes and utilizing statistical machine learning and 
        pattern recognition technologies that review the risk of every 
        transaction.
            (12) That the executive agency invalidates the purchase 
        card of each employee who--
                    (A) ceases to be employed by the agency immediately 
                upon termination of the employment of the employee; or
                    (B) transfers to another unit of the agency 
                immediately upon the transfer of the employee.
            (13) That the executive agency takes steps to recover the 
        cost of any improper or fraudulent purchase made by an 
        employee, including, as necessary, through salary offsets.
    (c) Management of Purchase Cards.--The head of each executive 
agency shall prescribe regulations implementing the safeguards and 
internal controls in subsection (b). The regulations shall be 
consistent with regulations that apply Governmentwide regarding the use 
of purchase cards by Government personnel for official purposes.

SEC. 512. GAO REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT OF 1984.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the compliance 
of the Department with the Single Audit Act of 1984 (31 U.S.C. 7501 
note), specifically with respect to the management decisions of the 
Department during the 2-year period preceding the date of enactment of 
this Act relating to the quality of audits of the recipients of grants.

SEC. 513. GAO REPORT ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on--
            (1) the ability of the Department to comply with the 
        Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) 
        with respect to disasters similar to Hurricane Katrina of 2005; 
        and
            (2) whether internal controls are in place within the 
        Department to ensure that the risk of making improper payments 
        (as defined under section 2(d)(2) of that Act) is not increased 
        with the need to expend funds quickly in similar disasters.

SEC. 514. GAO REPORT ON CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the number of 
all contracts and subcontracts entered into during the 2-year period 
preceding the date of enactment of this Act to carry out the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or relating to 
Hurricane Katrina of 2005 between the Department and small business 
concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned 
and controlled by women, and small business concerns owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans, as those terms are defined in 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).

SEC. 515. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR CATASTROPHIC INCIDENTS AND LONG-
              TERM RECOVERY OFFICES.

    (a) Establishment and Appointment.--In the event of a catastrophic 
incident or when the President has elected to establish and operate 
long-term recovery offices for any other emergency, the President 
shall--
            (1) establish an Office of Catastrophic Incident or Long-
        term Recovery in the Executive Office of the President (in this 
        section referred to as the ``Office''); and
            (2) appoint a Chief Financial Officer, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate, to be the head of the Office.
    (b) Superseding Provisions.--Any provision of this section that is 
inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, shall apply instead of such other provision 
to the extent of the inconsistency.
    (c) Qualifications.--The Chief Financial Officer shall--
            (1) have the qualifications required under section 
        901(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code; and
            (2) have knowledge of Federal contracting and policymaking 
        functions.
    (d) Authorities and Functions.--
            (1) In general.--The Chief Financial Officer shall--
                    (A) be responsible for the efficient and effective 
                use of Federal funds in all activities relating to the 
                recovery from the catastrophic incident or other 
                emergency;
                    (B) strive to ensure that--
                            (i) priority in the distribution of Federal 
                        relief funds is given to individuals and 
                        organizations most in need of financial 
                        assistance; and
                            (ii) priority in the distribution of 
                        Federal reconstruction funds is given to 
                        business entities that are based in the area of 
                        the catastrophic incident or other emergency or 
                        business entities that hire workers who resided 
                        in that area before the catastrophic incident 
                        or other emergency occurred;
                    (C) perform risk assessments of all programs and 
                operations related to recovery from the catastrophic 
                incident or other emergency and implement internal 
                controls and program oversight based on risk of waste, 
                fraud, or abuse;
                    (D) report directly to the President regarding 
                financial management matters and activities relating to 
                the programs and operations of the catastrophic 
                incident recovery effort or long-term recovery effort;
                    (E) oversee all financial management activities 
                relating to the programs and operations of the 
                catastrophic incident or other emergency recovery 
                effort;
                    (F) develop and maintain an integrated accounting 
                and financial management system, including financial 
                reporting and internal controls, which--
                            (i) complies with applicable accounting 
                        principles, standards, and requirements, and 
                        internal control standards;
                            (ii) complies with such policies and 
                        requirements as may be prescribed by the 
                        Director of the Office of Management and 
                        Budget;
                            (iii) complies with any other requirements 
                        applicable to such systems; and
                            (iv) provides for--
                                    (I) complete, reliable, consistent, 
                                and timely information which is 
                                prepared on a uniform basis and which 
                                is responsive to the financial 
                                information needs of the Office;
                                    (II) the development and reporting 
                                of cost information;
                                    (III) the integration of accounting 
                                and budgeting information; and
                                    (IV) the systematic measurement of 
                                performance;
                    (G) monitor the financial execution of the budget 
                of Federal agencies relating to recovery from the 
                catastrophic incident or other emergency in relation to 
                actual expenditures, and prepare and submit to the 
                President timely performance reports;
                    (H) have access to all records, reports, audits, 
                reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other 
                material which are the property of Federal agencies, or 
                which are available to the agencies, and which relate 
                to programs and operations with respect to which the 
                Chief Financial Officer has responsibilities;
                    (I) request such information or assistance as may 
                be necessary for carrying out the duties and 
                responsibilities provided by this section from any 
                Federal, State, or local governmental entity, including 
                any Chief Financial Officer under section 902 of title 
                31, United States Code, and, upon receiving such 
                request, insofar as is practicable and not in 
                contravention of any law, any such Federal Governmental 
                entity or Chief Financial Officer under section 902 
                shall cooperate and furnish such requested information 
                or assistance;
                    (J) to the extent and in such amounts as may be 
                provided in advance by appropriations Acts, be 
                authorized to--
                            (i) enter into contracts and other 
                        arrangements with public agencies and with 
                        private persons for the preparation of 
                        financial statements, studies, analyses, and 
                        other services; and
                            (ii) make such payments as may be necessary 
                        to carry out the provisions of this section;
                    (K) for purposes of the Improper Payments 
                Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), perform, 
                in consultation with the Office of Management and 
                Budget, the functions of the head of an agency for any 
                activity relating to the recovery from the catastrophic 
                incident or other emergency that is not currently the 
                responsibility of the head of an agency under that Act; 
                and
                    (L) transmit a report, on a quarterly basis, 
                regarding any program or activity identified by the 
                Chief Financial Officer as susceptible to significant 
                improper payments under section 2(a) of the Improper 
                Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) 
                to the appropriate inspector general.
            (2) Access.--Except as provided in paragraph (1)(H), this 
        subsection does not provide to the Chief Financial Officer any 
        access greater than permitted under any other law to records, 
        reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, 
        or other material of any Office of Inspector General 
        established under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
        App.).
            (3) Coordination of agencies.--In the performance of the 
        authorities and functions under paragraph (1) by the Chief 
        Financial Officer the President (or the President's designee) 
        shall act as the head of the Office and the Chief Financial 
        Officer shall have management and oversight of all agencies 
        performing activities relating to the recovery from the 
        catastrophic incident or other emergency.
            (4) Regular reports.--
                    (A) In general.--Every month the Chief Financial 
                Officer shall submit a financial report on the 
                activities for which the Chief Financial Officer has 
                management and oversight responsibilities to--
                            (i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                        Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                            (ii) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
                        the House of Representatives;
                            (iii) the Committees on Appropriations of 
                        the Senate and House of Representatives; and
                            (iv) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                        the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Contents.--Each report under this paragraph 
                shall include the extent to which--
                            (i) Federal relief funds have been given to 
                        individuals and organizations most in need of 
                        financial assistance;
                            (ii) Federal reconstruction funds have been 
                        made available to business entities that are 
                        based in the area of the catastrophic incident 
                        or other emergency or business entities that 
                        hire workers who resided in that area before 
                        the catastrophic incident or other emergency 
                        occurred; and
                            (iii) Federal agencies have made use of 
                        sole source, no-bid or cost-plus contracts.
                    (C) First report.--The first report under this 
                paragraph shall include information relating to the 
                first full month for which a Chief Financial Officer 
                has been appointed.
    (e) Responsibilities of Chief Financial Officers.--Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to relieve the responsibilities of any Chief 
Financial Officer under section 902 of title 31, United States Code.
    (f) Availability of Records.--Upon request to the Chief Financial 
Officer, the Office shall make the records of the Office available to 
the Inspector General of any Federal agency performing recovery 
activities relating to the catastrophic incident or other emergency, or 
to any Special Inspector General designated to investigate such 
activities, for the purpose of performing the duties of that Inspector 
General under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (g) Reports of the Government Accountability Office.--The 
Government Accountability Office shall provide quarterly reports to the 
committees described under subsection (d)(4) relating to all activities 
and expenditures overseen by the Office, including--
            (1) the accuracy of reports submitted by the Chief 
        Financial Officer to Congress;
            (2) the extent to which agencies performing activities 
        relating to the recovery from the catastrophic incident or 
        other emergency have made use of sole source, no-bid or cost-
        plus contracts;
            (3) whether Federal funds expended by State and local 
        government agencies were spent for their intended use;
            (4) the extent to which Federal relief funds have been 
        distributed to individuals and organizations most affected by 
        the catastrophic incident or other emergency and Federal 
        reconstruction funds have been made available to business 
        entities that are based in the area of the catastrophic 
        incident or other emergency or business entities that hire 
        workers who resided in that area before the catastrophic 
        incident or other emergency occurred; and
            (5) the extent to which internal controls to prevent waste, 
        fraud, or abuse exist in the use of Federal funds relating to 
        the recovery from the catastrophic incident or other emergency.
    (h) Administrative and Support Services.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall provide administrative 
        and support services (including office space) for the Office 
        and the Chief Financial Officer.
            (2) Personnel.--The President shall provide for personnel 
        for the Office through the detail of Federal employees. Any 
        Federal employee may be detailed to the Office without 
        reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or 
        loss of civil service status or privilege.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section.
    (j) Termination of Office.--The President shall provide for the 
timely termination of any Office of Catastrophic Incident or Long-term 
Recovery established under this section and any position of Chief 
Financial Officer established under this section.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) for fiscal year 2007--
                    (A) $249,000,000 for ``Administrative and Regional 
                Operations''; and
                    (B) $240,000,000 for ``Readiness, Mitigation, 
                Response, and Recovery'';
            (2) for fiscal year 2008--
                    (A) $273,900,000 for ``Administrative and Regional 
                Operations''; and
                    (B) $264,000,000 for ``Readiness, Mitigation, 
                Response, and Recovery'';
            (3) for fiscal year 2009--
                    (A) $301,290,000 for ``Administrative and Regional 
                Operations''; and
                    (B) $290,400,000 for ``Readiness, Mitigation, 
                Response, and Recovery''; and
            (4) for fiscal year 2010--
                    (A) $331,419,000 for ``Administrative and Regional 
                Operations''; and
                    (B) $319,440,000 for ``Readiness, Mitigation, 
                Response, and Recovery''.
    (b) Communications.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) to carry out section 528 of the Homeland Security Act 
        of 2002 (as amended by this Act), $4,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2007 through 2010, and such amounts appropriated under 
        this section shall remain available for 3 fiscal years after 
        the date on which such funds are appropriated; and
            (2) to carry out section 558 of the Homeland Security Act 
        of 2002 (as added by this Act)--
                    (A) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (B) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                    (C) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                    (D) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    (E) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    (F) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year 
                thereafter; and
            (3) for the operations of the Office for Emergency 
        Communications and to carry out subtitle B of title V of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 except for section 558 (as added 
        by this Act)--
                    (A) $127,232,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (B) $126,549,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                    (C) $125,845,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                    (D) $125,121,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                    (E) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year 
                thereafter.
    (c) Other Authorizations.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
and (c), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act, and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take affect on January 1, 2007.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen and ensure the 
        efficacy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for 
        other purposes.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 582

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3721

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United 
     States Emergency Management Authority, and for other purposes.

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                             August 3, 2006

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
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