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(B) by striking ‘‘cover’’ in the second sentence and 
inserting ‘‘reflect the full scope of the duties and activities 
of the Bureau, including’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), 
by striking ‘‘the Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 
10503 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 10503 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter.’’. 
SEC. 1814. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PREPARE 
PLAN FOR RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND TER-
RORIST EVENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the com-
mander of the United States Northern Command, and the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a plan for coordinating the use of the National 
Guard and members of the Armed Forces on active duty when 
responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other 
man-made disasters as identified in the national planning sce-
narios described in subsection (e). 
(2) UPDATE.—Not later than June 1, 2010, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the persons consulted under paragraph 
(1), shall submit to Congress an update of the plan required 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO SECRETARY.—To assist 
the Secretary of Defense in preparing the plan, the National Guard 
Bureau, pursuant to its purpose as channel of communications 
as set forth in section 10501(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
shall provide to the Secretary information gathered from Governors, 
adjutants general of States, and other State civil authorities respon-
sible for homeland preparation and response to natural and man- 
made disasters. 
(c) TWO VERSIONS.—The plan shall set forth two versions of 
response, one using only members of the National Guard, and 
one using both members of the National Guard and members of 
the regular components of the Armed Forces. 
(d) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall cover, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(1) Protocols for the Department of Defense, the National 
Guard Bureau, and the Governors of the several States to 
carry out operations in coordination with each other and to 
ensure that Governors and local communities are properly 
informed and remain in control in their respective States and 
communities.
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(2) An identification of operational procedures, command 
structures, and lines of communication to ensure a coordinated, 
efficient response to contingencies. 
(3) An identification of the training and equipment needed 
for both National Guard personnel and members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty to provide military assistance to civil 
authorities and for other domestic operations to respond to 
hazards identified in the national planning scenarios. 
(e) NATIONAL PLANNING SCENARIOS.—The plan shall provide 
for response to the following hazards: 
(1) Nuclear detonation, biological attack, biological disease 
outbreak/pandemic flu, the plague, chemical attack-blister 
agent, chemical attack-toxic industrial chemicals, chemical 
attack-nerve agent, chemical attack-chlorine tank explosion, 
major hurricane, major earthquake, radiological attack-radio-
logical dispersal device, explosives attack-bombing using impro-
vised explosive device, biological attack-food contamination, 
biological attack-foreign animal disease and cyber attack. 
(2) Any other hazards identified in a national planning 
scenario developed by the Homeland Security Council. 
SEC. 1815. DETERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVIL SUP-
PORT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DETERMINATION
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall determine the military-unique capabilities needed to be pro-
vided by the Department of Defense to support civil authorities 
in an incident of national significance or a catastrophic incident. 
(b) PLAN FOR FUNDING CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
implement a plan, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 
military departments and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, for providing the funds and resources necessary to 
develop and maintain the following: 
(A) The military-unique capabilities determined under 
subsection (a). 
(B) Any additional capabilities determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary to support the use of the active 
components and the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency 
responses, and providing military support to civil authori-
ties. 
(2) TERM OF PLAN.—The plan required under paragraph 
(1) shall cover at least five years. 
(c) BUDGET.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the 
materials accompanying the budget submitted for each fiscal year 
a request for funds necessary to carry out the plan required under 
subsection (b) during the fiscal year covered by the budget. The 
defense budget materials shall delineate and explain the budget 
treatment of the plan for each component of each military depart-
ment, each combatant command, and each affected Defense Agency. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military-unique capabilities’’ means those 
capabilities that, in the view of the Secretary of Defense— 
(A) cannot be provided by other Federal, State, or 
local civilian agencies; and