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‘‘(2) provide life-cycle management and mainte-
nance of equipment; and 
‘‘(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. 21ST CENTURY LOGISTICS SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary for Emergency Management, 
shall, in consultation with the private sector and the heads 
of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 
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develop a 21st century logistics system that includes real- 
time tracking of assets. The system shall be efficient, 
transparent, and flexible for procurement and delivery of 
goods and services necessary for an effective and timely 
response to major disasters and other emergencies. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the logistics system is developed through the 
use of in-house, private sector, and other Federal agency 
logistics capabilities (or a combination thereof). 
‘‘(c) 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 21st century logistics system shall in-
clude an inventory of Federal response capabilities and 
corresponding assets and resources. Such inventory shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) the performance parameters of each capa-
bility; 
‘‘(2) the timeframe within which each capability 
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. 
‘‘(d) MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Secretary a description of the 
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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. 
‘‘(e) DATABASE.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management, shall estab-
lish an inventory database to allow— 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(f) 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. 
‘‘(g) 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-
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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. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the activities 
of the program under this section, the Under Secretary 
shall consult with the Administrator of the Emergency 
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: 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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.). 
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‘‘SEC. 584. PRE-NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR DELIVERY 
OF GOODS AND SERVICES AFTER EMER-
GENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Undersecretary for Emer-
gency Management, in accordance with the process for co-
ordinated, pre-negotiated contracts established pursuant 
to section 504(e)(7)(E), shall have, and may delegate to 
any Regional Director for Emergency Management, the 
authority to enter into contracts for the delivery of nec-
essary goods or services relating to the response to or re-
covery from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other 
emergencies affecting the geographical area served by the 
Regional Office of that Regional Director. 
‘‘(b) NECESSARY GOODS AND SERVICES.—The nec-
essary goods and services referred to in subsection (a) in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(1) Debris removal and other disaster clean-up 
needs. 
‘‘(2) The provision of food, water, ice, and first 
aid supplies. 
‘‘(3) Meals-ready-to-eat. 
‘‘(4) The provision of such other goods and 
services as determined appropriate by the each Re-
gional Director in coordination with the applicable 
Regional Advisory Council on Emergency Manage-
ment. 
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‘‘(c) PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTS WITH SMALL 
BUSINESSES.—To the greatest extent practicable, in en-
tering into a contract under subsection (a), the Under Sec-
retary, or the relevant delegated Regional Director for 
Emergency Management, shall give a preference to a small 
business entity, as that term is defined in section 583. 
‘‘(d) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—In entering into 
a contract under this section, the Under Secretary, or the 
relevant delegated Regional Director for Emergency Man-
agement, shall use competitive procedures, to the max-
imum extent practicable, except as otherwise provided by 
law. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL DE-
PARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—The Under Secretary, or 
the relevant delegated Regional Director for Emergency 
Management, shall consult with the head of a Federal de-
partment or agency with respect to any contract entered 
into by the head of such department or agency using funds 
made available for preparedness, mitigation, response, and 
recovery with respect to acts of terrorism, natural disas-
ters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—In 
the case of a contract that has been negotiated by the rel-
evant Regional Director for Emergency Management act-
ing under authority delegated by the Under Secretary, the 
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existence of a contract entered into under this section shall 
not prevent a State, local, or tribal government from re-
ceiving or using Federal assistance for the provision of 
necessary goods and services relating to response or recov-
ery. 
‘‘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 
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within the United States (including an assessment of 
the probability of success of such attacks and the 
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 assess the preparedness capabilities of 
critical infrastructure to mitigate against, respond 
to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other cat-
astrophic emergencies, including natural disasters. 
‘‘(5) 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. 
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‘‘(6) 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. 
‘‘(7) 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. 
‘‘(8) 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. 
‘‘(9) 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. 
‘‘(10) To perform other such duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may provide. 
‘‘(d) INTEGRATION CENTER.— 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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.— 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(g) REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary 
shall comply with any applicable provision of an annual 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act relating to the re-
programming or transfer of funds. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘(c) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
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: 
‘‘(1) To establish and manage— 
‘‘(A) a national cybersecurity response sys-
tem that includes the ability to— 
‘‘(i) analyze the effect of cybersecurity 
threat information on national critical in-
frastructure identified under Homeland Se-
curity Presidential Directive 7; and 
‘‘(ii) aid in the detection and warning 
of
potential vulnerability or attack that 
could cause widespread disruption, and in 
the restoration of, cybersecurity infrastruc-
ture in the aftermath of such attacks; 
‘‘(B) a national cybersecurity threat and 
vulnerability reduction program that facilitates 
and coordinates with businesses and organiza-
tions to conduct risk assessments on informa-
tion technology and deal with vulnerabilities 
that would have a national effect on critical in-
frastructure and that coordinates the mitigation 
of such vulnerabilities; 
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‘‘(C) a continuity of operations program to 
plan and allocate resources for the continuation 
of critical information operations in the event of 
a large scale disruption of the information in-
frastructure and to coordinate a response; 
‘‘(D) a reconstitution program to ensure 
that priorities, procedures, and resources are in 
place to reconstitute information infrastructures 
in the government and private sector that are 
critical to the orderly functioning of the econ-
omy, health of the population, and national se-
curity; 
‘‘(E) a resiliency program that will support 
basic and fundamental research to improve the 
reliability of network protocols as well as pro-
vide for reasonable security controls and that 
will
work with the private sector to improve the 
security of key network protocols and develop 
more secure, reliable successors; 
‘‘(F) 
a 
national 
public-private 
cybersecurity awareness, training, and edu-
cation program that promotes Internet security 
awareness among all enduser groups, including 
the education community, students, businesses, 
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and government entities, and helps coordinate 
cybersecurity awareness initiatives; 
‘‘(G) a Government cybersecurity program 
to coordinate and consult with Federal, State, 
and 
local 
governments 
to 
enhance 
their 
cybersecurity programs; and 
‘‘(H) a national security and international 
cybersecurity cooperation program to help fos-
ter Federal efforts to enhance international 
cybersecurity awareness and cooperation. 
‘‘(2) To coordinate and to leverage existing ef-
forts within the private sector on the program under 
paragraph (1) as appropriate and to promote 
cybersecurity information sharing, vulnerability as-
sessment, and threat warning regarding critical in-
frastructure. 
‘‘(3) To coordinate with other directorates and 
offices within the Department and with other Fed-
eral agencies, as appropriate, on the cybersecurity 
aspects of their missions. 
‘‘(4) To carry out, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary for Emergency Communications, 
as appropriate, the duties of the National Commu-
nications System. 
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‘‘(5) To coordinate with the Under Secretary to 
ensure that the National Response Plan developed 
includes appropriate measures for the recovery of 
the cybersecurity elements of critical infrastructure. 
‘‘(6) To develop processes for information shar-
ing with the private sector, consistent with section 
214, that— 
‘‘(A) promote voluntary cybersecurity best 
practices, standards, and benchmarks that are 
responsive to rapid technology changes and to 
the security needs of critical infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) consider roles of Federal, State, local, 
and foreign governments, appropriate standards 
bodies, and the private sector, including the in-
surance industry and auditors. 
‘‘(7) To coordinate with the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department in establishing a secure 
information sharing architecture and information 
sharing processes, including with respect to the De-
partment’s operation centers. 
‘‘(8) To consult with the Electronic Crimes 
Task Force of the United States Secret Service on 
private sector outreach and information activities. 
‘‘(9) To consult with the Office for Training 
and Exercises to ensure that realistic cybersecurity 
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scenarios are incorporated into training exercises, in-
cluding tabletop and recovery exercises. 
‘‘(10) To consult and coordinate with the As-
sistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and, 
where appropriate, with other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, on the security of digital 
control systems, such as Supervisory Control and 
Data Acquisition systems. 
‘‘(11) To consult and coordinate with the Under 
Secretary 
for 
Science 
and 
Technology 
on 
cybersecurity research and development require-
ments. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
to Congress an annual report on the programs under this 
section and the specific funding requirements of each pri-
ority and objective of the Secretary with respect to such 
programs.
For each priority or objective the Secretary 
shall describe how the private sector is involved in each 
such program. 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the President shall nominate an individual to serve as the 
Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Telecommuni-
cations. 
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‘‘(f) STAFF.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
the Office with staff having appropriate expertise 
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. 
‘‘(g) 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. 
‘‘(h) REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary 
shall comply with any applicable provision of an annual 
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Homeland Security Appropriations Act relating to the re-
programming or transfer of funds.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The items relating to 
title V in the table of contents in section 1(b) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE V—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
‘‘Subtitle A—Directorate of Emergency Management 
‘‘Sec. 501. Directorate of Emergency Management. 
‘‘Sec. 502. Responsibilities of the Under Secretary. 
‘‘Sec. 503. Principal advisor on emergency management. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Regional offices. 
‘‘Sec. 505. Chief Medical Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 506. National Biosurveillance Integration System. 
‘‘Sec. 507. Office of State, Local, and Tribal Government Coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 508. National Operations Center. 
‘‘Sec. 509. Office of National Capital Region Coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 510. National Advisory Council on Emergency Management. 
‘‘Sec. 511. Reorganization of Directorate. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Emergency Preparedness 
‘‘Sec. 521. Office of Grants and Planning. 
‘‘Sec. 522. Office of Training and Exercises. 
‘‘Sec. 523. Essential capabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 524. Catastrophic planning. 
‘‘Sec. 525. System assessment and validation for emergency responders pro-
gram. 
‘‘Sec. 526. National Homeland Security Academy. 
‘‘Sec. 527. Office of Public and Community Preparedness. 
‘‘Sec. 528. Prescripted mission assignments and requests for assistance. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Emergency Response 
‘‘Sec. 541. National incident management system and national response plan 
integration center. 
‘‘Sec. 542. Use of national private sector networks in emergency response. 
‘‘Sec. 543. Nuclear incident response. 
‘‘Sec. 544. National urban search and rescue response system. 
‘‘Sec. 545. Metropolitan Medical Response System. 
‘‘Sec. 546. Emergency Management Assistance Compact authorization. 
‘‘Subtitle D—Emergency Communications 
‘‘Sec. 561. Office of Emergency Communications. 
‘‘Sec. 562. National emergency communications strategy. 
‘‘Sec. 563. Assessments and reports. 
‘‘Sec. 564. Coordination of Federal emergency communications grant programs. 
‘‘Sec. 565. Regional emergency communications coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 566. Emergency Communications Preparedness Center. 
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‘‘Sec. 567. Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 568. Integrated national alert and warning system. 
‘‘Subtitle E—Logistics 
‘‘Sec. 580. Chief Logistics Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 581. Prepositioned equipment program. 
‘‘Sec. 582. 21st century logistics system. 
‘‘Sec. 583. Small business database for Federal contracting related to major 
disasters and emergency assistance activities. 
‘‘Sec. 584. Pre-negotiated contracts for delivery of goods and services after 
emergencies. 
‘‘Subtitle F—Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity 
‘‘Sec. 591. Office of Infrastructure Protection. 
‘‘Sec. 592. Office of Cybersecurity and Telecommunications.’’. 
SEC. 102. DISASTER RESPONSE GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the 
Homeland Security Council shall establish within the 
Council a Disaster Response Group (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘DRG’’). 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The DRG shall be respon-
sible for resolving interagency conflicts arising dur-
ing incidents of national significance and any related 
strategic policy planning and interagency coordina-
tion activities. 
(2) CONFLICT RESOLUTION.—Decisions of the 
DRG relating to interagency conflicts shall be imple-
mented through the Director of the National Oper-
ations Center of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. In the event a conflict cannot be resolved, the 
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DRG shall develop recommendations for deputies 
and principals. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Chairman shall determine 
and appoint the members of the DRG. The structure of 
the DRG shall be similar to the structure of 
Counterterrorism Security Group. The Chairman shall 
consult with members of the Counterterrorism Security 
Group in the establishment of the DRG. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The DRG shall conduct meetings on 
a regular basis, but more frequently during times of crisis. 
SEC. 103. STREAMLINED DEPUTATION OF QUALIFIED FED-
ERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
The Attorney General shall develop procedures for 
the streamlined deputation of qualified Federal law en-
forcement officers to assist in areas affected by an emer-
gency, major disaster, or catastrophic incident. The Attor-
ney General should consult with the appropriate State offi-
cials to develop agreements under which a State request-
ing Federal law enforcement assistance agrees in advance 
to grant limited State law enforcement authority to Fed-
eral agents for the duration of the emergency, major dis-
aster, or catastrophic incident. 
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