‘‘(5) Scheduling regular meetings with rep-
resentatives selected by State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments. 
‘‘(6) Ensuring the coordination of the planning, 
reporting, and certification requirements imposed on 
State, local, and tribal governments by the Direc-
torate, identifying duplicative reporting and certifi-
cation requirements that can be eliminated, and de-
termining whether some reports can be used or 
adapted to be used to satisfy multiple reporting obli-
gations. 
‘‘SEC. 508. NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 
of Homeland Security the National Operations Center (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘NOC’) which shall serve 
as the Nation’s nerve center for information-sharing and 
domestic incident management at all times. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The NOC shall— 
‘‘(1) increase coordination between Federal, 
State, territorial, tribal, local, and private sector 
partners; 
‘‘(2) collect and fuse information from a variety 
of sources on a daily basis to monitor threats and 
help deter, detect, and prevent terrorist acts; 
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‘‘(3) provide real-time situational awareness 
and coordinate incident and response activities; 
‘‘(4) in conjunction with the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis, issue advisories and bulletins 
concerning threats to homeland security, as well as 
specific protective measures; and 
‘‘(5) perform other functions the Secretary 
deems necessary. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—The NOC shall be headed by a Di-
rector, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Di-
rector shall report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) STAFF.—The NOC shall be staffed with full- 
time employees from relevant Federal departments and 
agencies. The NOC shall also be staffed with employees 
from other relevant Federal, State, and local departments 
and agencies if the Secretary deems it appropriate. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall provide for the transfer to the NOC of the functions 
of the following entities: 
‘‘(1) The Homeland Security Operations Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(2) The National Response Coordination Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(3) The Interagency Incident Management 
Group. 
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‘‘(f) REVISION OF NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN.—The 
Secretary shall revise the National Response Plan to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 509. OFFICE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COORDI-
NATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Directorate 
of Emergency Management the Office of National 
Capital Region Coordination, to oversee and coordi-
nate Federal programs for and relationships with 
State, local, and regional authorities in the National 
Capital Region, as defined under section 2674(f)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by 
a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
The Director shall report directly to the Under Sec-
retary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(3) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall co-
operate with the Mayor of the District of Columbia, 
the Governors of Maryland and Virginia, and other 
State, local, and regional officers in the National 
Capital Region to integrate the District of Columbia, 
Maryland, and Virginia into the planning, coordina-
tion, and execution of the activities of the Federal 
Government to prevent, prepare for, respond to, 
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mitigate against, and recover from acts of terrorism, 
natural disasters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office 
of National Capital Region Coordination shall carry out 
the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Overseeing and coordinating the activities 
of the Department relating to the National Capital 
Region, including cooperation with the Office for 
State, Local, and Tribal Government Coordination. 
‘‘(2) Assessing and advocating for the resources 
needed by State, local, and regional authorities in 
the National Capital Region to implement efforts to 
prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, 
and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disas-
ters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(3) Providing State, local, and regional au-
thorities in the National Capital Region with regular 
information, research, and technical support to as-
sist the efforts of State, local, and regional authori-
ties in the National Capital Region in preventing, 
preparing for, responding to, mitigating against, and 
recovering from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
and other emergencies. 
‘‘(4) Developing a process for receiving mean-
ingful input from State, local, and regional authori-
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ties and the private sector in the National Capital 
Region to assist in the development of the homeland 
security plans and activities of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(5) Coordinating with Federal agencies in the 
National Capital Region on emergency preparedness 
to ensure adequate planning, information sharing, 
training, and execution of the Federal role in domes-
tic preparedness activities. 
‘‘(6) Coordinating with Federal, State, local, 
and regional agencies and private sector entities in 
the National Capital Region on emergency prepared-
ness to ensure adequate planning, information shar-
ing, training, and execution of domestic prepared-
ness activities among such agencies and entities. 
‘‘(7) Serving as a liaison between the Federal 
Government and State, local, and regional authori-
ties and private sector entities in the National Cap-
ital Region to facilitate access to Federal grants and 
other programs. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director shall submit to 
Congress an annual report that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The identification of any resources re-
quired to fully implement homeland security efforts 
in the National Capital Region. 
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