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distribution networks to provide redundant, timely, 
and accurate public alerts and warnings. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary for Emergency Com-
munications, shall develop an implementation plan for this 
section within 180 days after the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘Subtitle E—Emergency Logistics 
‘‘SEC. 581. PREPOSITIONED EQUIPMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Emergency Management, shall 
establish a Prepositioned Equipment Program to preposi-
tion standardized emergency equipment in selected geo-
graphic areas to sustain and replenish critical assets used 
by State, local, or tribal governments in response to, or 
rendered inoperable by the effects of, acts of terrorism, 
natural disasters, or other emergencies. 
‘‘(b) FORCE PACKAGES.—As part of the Program, 
the Secretary shall establish a number of force packages. 
Each force package shall— 
‘‘(1) contain preposition-standardized equip-
ment and frequently used off-the-shelf items; 
‘‘(2) be strategically located and maintained at 
logistics centers in no less than 11 regions and, to 
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the extent practicable, co-located with the push 
packages of the Strategic National Stockpile; 
‘‘(3) be rapidly deployable to any major popu-
lation area within at least 12 hours; and 
‘‘(4) be easily transportable by air, land, or 
water. 
‘‘(c) TYPES OF EQUIPMENT INCLUDED.—Each force 
package shall include— 
‘‘(1) personal protective equipment; 
‘‘(2) detection equipment; 
‘‘(3) decontamination equipment; 
‘‘(2) search and rescue equipment; 
‘‘(3) medical equipment and supplies; 
‘‘(4) communications equipment; and 
‘‘(5) any additional devices, tools, supplies, and 
material most likely needed by initial on-scene emer-
gency response providers. 
‘‘(d) SUPPORT TEAMS.—Each force package shall be 
staffed by qualified and trained personnel who reside in 
the region. Such personnel shall— 
‘‘(1) be available to respond to emergencies 
when necessary; 
‘‘(2) provide life-cycle management and mainte-
nance of equipment; and 
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‘‘(3) perform associated logistics, including 
equipment maintenance and calibration. 
‘‘(e) PROCEDURES
FOR DEPLOYMENT
OF FORCE 
PACKAGES.—The Secretary, acting through the Under 
Secretary, shall deploy force packages to State, local, and 
tribal officials when— 
‘‘(1) a State or local government entity, 
through the Governor of the State, or a tribal gov-
ernment entity, makes a request for the transfer de-
ployment of a force package; and 
‘‘(2) the Under Secretary approves such re-
quest. 
‘‘(f) 
COORDINATION.—In 
carrying 
out 
the 
Prepositioned Equipment Program under this section, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretaries of Defense 
and Health and Human Services and with the heads of 
such other Federal departments and agencies as the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 582. NATIONAL ASSET INVENTORY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary for Emergency Management 
and in coordination with the heads of other appropriate 
Federal departments and agencies, shall establish a Na-
tional Asset Inventory Program for the purpose of man-
aging and deploying Federal capabilities in response to 
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acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emer-
gencies. 
‘‘(b) INVENTORY.—In accordance with the require-
ments of section 611(h)(1)(C) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5196(h)(1)(C)), the National Asset Inventory Program 
shall develop and maintain an inventory of Federal re-
sponse capabilities and corresponding assets and re-
sources. Such inventory shall include— 
‘‘(1) the performance parameters of each capa-
bility; 
‘‘(2) the time frame within which each capa-
bility can be available for deployment to an incident; 
‘‘(3) the readiness of each capability to respond 
to domestic incidents; and 
‘‘(4) the availability of such capability. 
‘‘(c) MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Secretary a description of the 
functions and capabilities of any entity of the Department 
of Defense that may be used to provide support to civil 
authorities in responding to acts of terrorism, natural dis-
asters, or other emergencies. 
‘‘(d) DATABASE.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management, shall estab-
lish an inventory database to allow— 
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‘‘(1) real-time exchange of information regard-
ing capabilities, assets, and resources, readiness, or 
the compatibility of equipment; 
‘‘(2) easy identification and rapid deployment 
during an incident; and 
‘‘(3) the sharing of inventories across jurisdic-
tions. 
‘‘(e) FORCE
PACKAGES.—The Secretary, acting 
though the Under Secretary for Emergency Management, 
shall certify on an annual basis that Federal departments 
and agencies with primary or supporting agency respon-
sibilities under an emergency support function of the Na-
tional Response Plan have developed and maintained force 
packages of rapidly deployable Federal capabilities. 
‘‘(f) LOGISTICS SUPPORT CENTERS.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary and in coordination 
with other Federal departments and agencies and State, 
local, and tribal governments, shall identify physical loca-
tions in selected geographic areas that could be used as 
logistics support centers for receiving, staging, and inte-
grating Federal capabilities in the event of acts of ter-
rorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(g) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the activities 
of the program under this section, the Under Secretary 
shall consult with the Administrator of the Emergency 
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Management Assistance Compact to ensure effective co-
ordination of efforts in responding to requests for assist-
ance. 
‘‘SEC. 583. SMALL BUSINESS DATABASE FOR FEDERAL CON-
TRACTING RELATED TO MAJOR DISASTERS 
AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF DATABASE.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Emergency 
Management and in coordination with the Regional Direc-
tors under section 504, shall establish and maintain a 
database that contains information about small business 
entities for purposes of Federal contracting related to as-
sistance activities conducted in response to and recovery 
from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emer-
gencies. 
‘‘(b) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—The database under 
subsection (a) shall include the following information 
about each small business entity included in the database: 
‘‘(1) The name of the small business entity. 
‘‘(2) The location of the small business entity. 
‘‘(3) The area served by the small business enti-
ty. 
‘‘(4) The type of good or service provided by 
the small business entity. 
‘‘(5) Whether the small business entity is— 
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‘‘(A) a small business entity owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals; 
‘‘(B) a small business entity owned and 
controlled by women; or 
‘‘(C) a small business entity owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans. 
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—The database may only 
contain such information about a small business en-
tity as is submitted by the small business entity. 
‘‘(2) ATTESTATION.—Each small business enti-
ty submitting information to the database shall sub-
mit— 
‘‘(A) an attestation that the information 
submitted is true; and 
‘‘(B) documentation supporting such attes-
tation. 
‘‘(3) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary shall verify 
only that the documentation submitted by each small 
business entity supports the information submitted 
by that small business entity. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF DATABASE.—The Secretary 
shall make the database generally available on the Internet 
website of the Department. 
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‘‘(e) CONSULTATION OF DATABASE.—Before award-
ing a Federal contract for a disaster-related activity, a 
component of the Department shall consult the database 
established under this section. 
‘‘(f) DATABASE INTEGRATION.—The Secretary shall 
integrate the database established under this section into 
any other procurement-related database maintained by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
terms ‘small business entity’, ‘small business entity owned 
and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals’, ‘small business entity owned and controlled 
by women’, and ‘small business entity owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans’ shall have the mean-
ings given the terms ‘small business concern’, ‘small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals’, ‘small business con-
cern owned and controlled by women’, and ‘small business 
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans’ 
respectively under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 584. FRAUD PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Emergency 
Management, shall develop and implement a program to 
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provide training on the prevention of waste, fraud, and 
abuse of Federal assistance funds and services during the 
response to or recovery from acts of terrorism, natural dis-
asters, or other emergencies and ways to identify such po-
tential waste, fraud, and abuse. 
‘‘(b) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR TRAINING.—Under 
the training program required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may provide training to— 
‘‘(1) employees, contractors, and volunteers of 
the Federal Government; 
‘‘(2) employees and volunteers of any State, 
local, or tribal government entity; and 
‘‘(3) employees and volunteers of non-profit or-
ganizations that assist in the administration of Fed-
eral assistance funds and services provided in re-
sponse to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or 
other national emergencies. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—Any State, local, or 
tribal government entity or non-profit entity that provides 
Federal assistance funds or services to individuals affected 
by acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emer-
gencies may share information with the Federal Govern-
ment, in a manner consistent with Federal Privacy Act 
protections, about any recipient of such assistance, at the 
request of the head of a Federal department or agency, 
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for the purpose of preventing fraud and abuse of Federal 
assistance. 
‘‘Subtitle F—Infrastructure 
Protection and Cybersecurity 
‘‘SEC. 591. OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department an 
Office of Infrastructure Protection under the authority of 
the Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROTECTION.—The head of the Office shall be the Assist-
ant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection. The Assistant 
Secretary shall report directly to the Under Secretary for 
Emergency Management. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Department regarding infrastructure 
protection. Such responsibilities shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) To identify and carry out comprehensive 
risk assessments of key resources and critical infra-
structure of the United States, to determine the 
risks posed by particular types of terrorist attacks 
within the United States (including an assessment of 
the probability of success of such attacks and the 
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feasibility and potential efficacy of various counter-
measures to such attacks). 
‘‘(2) To develop and maintain a comprehensive 
national plan for securing the key resources and 
critical infrastructure of the United States, in ac-
cordance with Homeland Security Presidential Di-
rective 7. 
‘‘(3) To recommend measures necessary to pro-
tect the key resources and critical infrastructure of 
the United States in coordination with other Federal 
Departments and agencies and in consultation with 
State, local, and tribal government agencies and au-
thorities, and the private sector. 
‘‘(4) To coordinate and implement, as appro-
priate, preparedness efforts to ensure that critical 
infrastructure and key resources efforts are fully in-
tegrated and coordinated with the response and re-
covery activities of the Department. 
‘‘(5) To establish and maintain partnerships 
and information sharing processes with Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments, the private sec-
tor, and international governments and organiza-
tions to enhance coordination of critical infrastruc-
ture and key resource efforts. 
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‘‘(6) To coordinate with the Under Secretary 
for Intelligence and Analysis and elements of the in-
telligence community and with Federal, State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement agencies, and the private 
sector, as appropriate. 
‘‘(7) To provide the Secretary with an annual 
summary of national critical infrastructure protec-
tion efforts and priorities and to provide, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary for Grants 
and Planning, recommendations for Federal critical 
infrastructure protection funding. 
‘‘(8) In carrying out responsibilities under para-
graphs (1) and (2), to consult with other Federal, 
State, local, and tribal government agencies and au-
thorities as appropriate. 
‘‘(9) To perform other such duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may provide. 
‘‘(d) INTEGRATION CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is an Integration 
Center in the Office of Infrastructure Protection, 
which shall be staffed by the Office of Infrastructure 
Protection, the Office of Cybersecurity and Tele-
communications, and the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
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‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Integration Cen-
ter shall— 
‘‘(A) be responsible for the integration of 
relevant threat, consequence, and vulnerability 
information, analysis, and assessments (whether 
such information, analysis, or assessments are 
provided or produced by the Department or 
others) in order to identify priorities for protec-
tive and support measures by the Department, 
other Federal departments and agencies, State, 
local, and tribal government agencies and au-
thorities, the private sector, and other entities; 
and 
‘‘(B) develop and disseminate analytical 
products that combine homeland security infor-
mation with critical infrastructure and key re-
source vulnerability and consequence informa-
tion. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Depart-
ment makes full and efficient use of open-source in-
formation to analyze United States critical infra-
structure from the perspective of terrorists using 
publicly available information. 
‘‘(e) STAFF.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the Office has staff that possess appropriate ex-
pertise and experience to assist the Assistant Sec-
retary in discharging responsibilities under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) PRIVATE
SECTOR
STAFF.—Staff under 
this subsection may include individuals from the pri-
vate sector. 
‘‘(3) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Staff under this 
subsection shall possess security clearances appro-
priate for their work under this section. 
‘‘(f) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist the Of-
fice in discharging responsibilities under this section, 
personnel of other Federal departments and agencies 
may be detailed to the Department for the perform-
ance of analytic functions and related duties. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary and the head of the Federal department or 
agency concerned may enter into cooperative agree-
ments for the purpose of detailing personnel under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) BASIS.—The detail of personnel under this 
subsection may be on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis. 
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‘‘(g) REPROGRAMMING.—The Secretary may not re-
program any funds allocated to the Office of Infrastruc-
ture Protection until 60 days after the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives written notification of the reprogramming. 
‘‘SEC. 
592. 
OFFICE 
OF 
CYBERSECURITY 
AND 
TELE-
COMMUNICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department an 
Office of Cybersecurity and Telecommunications under the 
authority of the Under Secretary for Emergency Manage-
ment. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CYBERSECURITY 
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and 
Telecommunications. The Assistant Secretary shall report 
directly to the Under Secretary for Emergency Manage-
ment. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Department regarding cybersecurity 
and telecommunications. Such responsibilities shall in-
clude the following: 
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‘‘(1) To carry out the duties of the National 
Cyber Security Division. 
‘‘(2) To carry out, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary for Emergency Communications, 
as appropriate, the duties of the National Commu-
nications System. 
‘‘(3) To assist the Assistant Secretary for In-
frastructure Protection in developing and maintain-
ing a comprehensive national plan for securing the 
key resources and critical infrastructure of the 
United States with respect to cybersecurity and tele-
communications, in accordance with Homeland Secu-
rity Presidential Directive 7. 
‘‘(4) To consult and coordinate with the Assist-
ant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and, 
where appropriate, other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, on security of digital control 
systems, such as Supervisory Control and Data Ac-
quisition (SCADA) systems. 
‘‘(5) To perform other such duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may provide. 
‘‘(d) STAFF.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
the Office with staff having appropriate expertise 
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and experience to assist the Assistant Secretary in 
discharging responsibilities under this section. 
‘‘(2) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Staff under this 
subsection shall possess security clearances appro-
priate for their work under this section. 
‘‘(e) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist the Of-
fice in discharging responsibilities under this section, 
personnel of other Federal departments and agencies 
may be detailed to the Department for the perform-
ance of analytic functions and related duties. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary and the head of the Federal department or 
agency concerned may enter into cooperative agree-
ments for the purpose of detailing personnel under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) BASIS.—The detail of personnel under this 
subsection may be on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis. 
‘‘(f) REPROGRAMMING.—The Secretary may not re-
program any funds allocated to the Office of Cybersecurity 
and Telecommunications until 60 days after the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
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