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SEC. 640a. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES. 
In the event of circumstances requiring an evacuation, shel-
tering, or mass relocation, the Administrator may disclose informa-
tion in any individual assistance database of the Agency in accord-
ance 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, local, or tribal government 
in order to identify illegal conduct or address public safety or 
security issues, including compliance with sex offender notification 
laws. 
Subtitle C—Comprehensive Preparedness 
System 
CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM 
SEC. 641. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter: 
(1) CAPABILITY.—The term ‘‘capability’’ means the ability 
to provide the means to accomplish one or more tasks under 
specific conditions and to specific performance standards. A 
capability may be achieved with any combination of properly 
planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel 
that achieves the intended outcome. 
(2) HAZARD.—The term ‘‘hazard’’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 602(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195a). 
(3) MISSION ASSIGNMENT.—The term ‘‘mission assignment’’ 
means a work order issued to a Federal agency by the Agency, 
directing completion by that agency of a specified task and 
setting forth funding, other managerial controls, and guidance. 
(4) NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS
GOAL.—The term ‘‘national 
preparedness goal’’ means the national preparedness goal estab-
lished under section 643. 
(5) NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘national 
preparedness system’’ means the national preparedness system 
established under section 644. 
(6) NATIONAL
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘national 
training program’’ means the national training program estab-
lished under section 648(a). 
(7) OPERATIONAL READINESS.—The term ‘‘operational readi-
ness’’ means the capability of an organization, an asset, a 
system, or equipment to perform the missions or functions 
for which it is organized or designed. 
(8) PERFORMANCE
MEASURE.—The term ‘‘performance 
measure’’ means a quantitative or qualitative characteristic 
used to gauge the results of an outcome compared to its 
intended purpose. 
(9) PERFORMANCE METRIC.—The term ‘‘performance metric’’ 
means a particular value or characteristic used to measure 
the outcome that is generally expressed in terms of a baseline 
and a target. 
(10) PREVENTION.—The term ‘‘prevention’’ means any 
activity undertaken to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened 
or actual act of terrorism.
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SEC. 642. NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS. 
In order to prepare the Nation for all hazards, including natural 
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, the 
President, consistent with the declaration of policy under section 
601 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195) and title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall 
develop a national preparedness goal and a national preparedness 
system. 
SEC. 643. NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GOAL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator, shall complete, revise, and update, as necessary, 
a national preparedness goal that defines the target level of 
preparedness to ensure the Nation’s ability to prevent, respond 
to, recover from, and mitigate against natural disasters, acts of 
terrorism, and other man-made disasters. 
(b) NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND NATIONAL 
RESPONSE PLAN.—The national preparedness goal, to the greatest 
extent practicable, shall be consistent with the National Incident 
Management System and the National Response Plan. 
SEC. 644. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator, shall develop a national preparedness system to 
enable the Nation to meet the national preparedness goal. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The national preparedness system shall 
include the following components: 
(1) Target capabilities and preparedness priorities. 
(2) Equipment and training standards. 
(3) Training and exercises. 
(4) Comprehensive assessment system. 
(5) Remedial action management program. 
(6) Federal response capability inventory. 
(7) Reporting requirements. 
(8) Federal preparedness. 
(c) NATIONAL PLANNING SCENARIOS.—The national prepared-
ness system may include national planning scenarios. 
SEC. 645. NATIONAL PLANNING SCENARIOS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordination with the 
heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory 
Council, may develop planning scenarios to reflect the relative 
risk requirements presented by all hazards, including natural disas-
ters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, in order 
to provide the foundation for the flexible and adaptive development 
of target capabilities and the identification of target capability 
levels to meet the national preparedness goal. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing, revising, and replacing 
national planning scenarios, the Administrator shall ensure that 
the scenarios—
(1) reflect the relative risk of all hazards and illustrate 
the potential scope, magnitude, and complexity of a broad range 
of representative hazards; and 
(2) provide the minimum number of representative sce-
narios necessary to identify and define the tasks and target 
capabilities required to respond to all hazards.
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SEC. 646. TARGET CAPABILITIES AND PREPAREDNESS PRIORITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GUIDELINES ON TARGET CAPABILITIES.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate 
Federal agencies, the National Council on Disability, and the 
National Advisory Council, shall complete, revise, and update, as 
necessary, guidelines to define risk-based target capabilities for 
Federal, State, local, and tribal government preparedness that will 
enable the Nation to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, 
and other man-made disasters. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION
OF GUIDELINES.—The Administrator shall 
ensure that the guidelines are provided promptly to the appropriate 
committees of Congress and the States. 
(c) OBJECTIVES.—The Administrator shall ensure that the 
guidelines are specific, flexible, and measurable. 
(d) TERRORISM RISK ASSESSMENT.—With respect to analyzing 
and assessing the risk of acts of terrorism, the Administrator shall 
consider—
(1) the variables of threat, vulnerability, and consequences 
related to population (including transient commuting and 
tourist populations), areas of high population density, critical 
infrastructure, coastline, and international borders; and 
(2) the most current risk assessment available from the 
Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of the threats 
of terrorism against the United States. 
(e) PREPAREDNESS PRIORITIES.—In establishing the guidelines 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish preparedness 
priorities that appropriately balance the risk of all hazards, 
including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made 
disasters, with the resources required to prevent, respond to, recover 
from, and mitigate against the hazards. 
(f) MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS.—The Administrator may provide 
support for the development of mutual aid agreements within 
States. 
SEC. 647. EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS. 
(a) EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordination with 
the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National 
Advisory Council, shall support the development, promulgation, 
and updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus 
standards for the performance, use, and validation of equipment 
used by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and non-
governmental emergency response providers. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The national voluntary consensus 
standards shall—
(A) be designed to achieve equipment and other 
capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, 
including the safety and health of emergency response 
providers; 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent 
with existing national voluntary consensus standards; 
(C) take into account, as appropriate, threats that may 
not have been contemplated when the existing standards 
were developed; and
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(D) focus on maximizing operability, interoperability, 
interchangeability, durability, flexibility, efficiency, effi-
cacy, portability, sustainability, and safety. 
(b) TRAINING STANDARDS.—The Administrator shall—
(1) support the development, promulgation, and regular 
updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus stand-
ards for training; and 
(2) ensure that the training provided under the national 
training program is consistent with the standards. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS.—In car-
rying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with rep-
resentatives of relevant public and private sector national voluntary 
consensus standards development organizations. 
SEC. 648. TRAINING AND EXERCISES. 
(a) NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in 
coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 
the National Council on Disability, and the National Advisory 
Council, shall carry out a national training program to imple-
ment the national preparedness goal, National Incident 
Management System, National Response Plan, and other 
related plans and strategies. 
(2) TRAINING PARTNERS.—In developing and implementing 
the national training program, the Administrator shall—
(A) work with government training facilities, academic 
institutions, private organizations, and other entities that 
provide specialized, state-of-the-art training for emergency 
managers or emergency response providers; and 
(B) utilize, as appropriate, training courses provided 
by community colleges, State and local public safety acad-
emies, State and private universities, and other facilities. 
(b) NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in 
coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 
the National Council on Disability, and the National Advisory 
Council, shall carry out a national exercise program to test 
and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident 
Management System, National Response Plan, and other 
related plans and strategies. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The national exercise program—
(A) shall be—
(i) as realistic as practicable, based on current 
risk 
assessments, 
including 
credible 
threats, 
vulnerabilities, and consequences, and designed to 
stress the national preparedness system; 
(ii) designed, as practicable, to simulate the partial 
or complete incapacitation of a State, local, or tribal 
government; 
(iii) carried out, as appropriate, with a minimum 
degree of notice to involved parties regarding the 
timing and details of such exercises, consistent with 
safety considerations; 
(iv) designed to provide for systematic evaluation 
of readiness; and