(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the National 
Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Adminis-
trator, and shall, to the extent practicable, represent 
a geographic (including urban and rural) and sub-
stantive cross section of officials, emergency man-
agers, and emergency response providers from State, 
local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and 
nongovernmental organizations, including as appro-
priate— 
(A) members selected from the emergency 
management field and emergency response pro-
viders, including fire service, law enforcement, 
hazardous materials response, emergency medical 
services, and emergency management personnel, 
or organizations representing such individuals; 
(B) health scientists, emergency and inpa-
tient medical providers, and public health profes-
sionals; 
(C) experts from Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments, and the private sector, rep-
resenting standards-setting and accrediting orga-
nizations, including representatives from the vol-
untary consensus codes and standards develop-
ment community, particularly those with exper-
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tise in the emergency preparedness and response 
field; 
(D) State, local, and tribal government offi-
cials with expertise in preparedness, response, re-
covery, and mitigation, including Adjutants 
General; 
(E) elected State, local, and tribal govern-
ment executives; 
(F) experts in public and private sector in-
frastructure protection, cybersecurity, and com-
munications; 
(G) representatives of individuals with dis-
abilities and other populations with special 
needs; and 
(H) such other individuals as the Adminis-
trator determines to be appropriate. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
AND
TRANSPOR-
TATION.—In the selection of members of the National 
Advisory Council who are health or emergency med-
ical services professionals, the Administrator shall 
work with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Secretary of Transportation. 
(3) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Administrator 
shall designate 1 or more officers of the Federal Gov-
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ernment to serve as ex officio members of the National 
Advisory Council. 
(4) TERMS OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 
each member of the National Advisory Council shall 
be 3 years. 
(d) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), in-
cluding 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 National Advisory Council. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2) of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to the National Advisory Council. 
SEC. 202. NATIONAL INTEGRATION CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Agency 
a National Integration Center. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator, through 
the National Integration Center, and in consultation with 
other Federal departments and agencies and the National 
Advisory Council, shall ensure ongoing management and 
maintenance, including revisions as appropriate, of the Na-
tional Incident Management System, the National Response 
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