‘‘SEC. 502. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY. 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to the direction 
and control of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for 
Emergency Management shall have the primary responsi-
bility within the executive branch of Government for pre-
paring for, mitigating against, responding to, and recov-
ering from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other 
emergencies. Such responsibilities shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Serving as the Secretary’s principal advi-
sor on emergency preparedness, mitigation, re-
sponse, and recovery issues. 
‘‘(2) Carrying out all functions and authorities 
prescribed by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(3) Coordinating the Federal response to acts 
of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies, 
including coordination of— 
‘‘(A) the National Emergency Response 
Team; 
‘‘(B) the deployment of the Strategic Na-
tional Stockpile; 
‘‘(C) the National Disaster Medical Sys-
tem; 
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‘‘(D) the Nuclear Incident Response Team 
(when operating as an organizational unit of 
the Department pursuant to this title); 
‘‘(E) the Metropolitan Medical Response 
System; 
‘‘(F) the Urban Search and Rescue Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(G) Federal Incident Response Support 
Teams; 
‘‘(H) Management Support Teams; and 
‘‘(I) the Mobile Emergency Response Sys-
tem. 
‘‘(4) Overseeing and directing all of the activi-
ties of the Directorate. 
‘‘(5) Develop for each fiscal year, and submit 
directly to the President, a prepared budget for the 
Directorate. 
‘‘(6) Coordinating emergency preparedness, 
mitigation, response, and recovery activities through-
out the Department. 
‘‘(7) Leading the development of an integrated 
national emergency management system. 
‘‘(8) Coordinating preparedness, mitigation, re-
sponse, and recovery efforts at the Federal level. 
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‘‘(9) Working with all State, local, tribal, and 
private sector emergency response providers and 
emergency response support providers on all matters 
pertaining to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
and other emergencies, including training, exercises, 
and lessons learned. 
‘‘(10) Implementing national strategies and 
policies in all matters pertaining to emergency man-
agement and the protection of critical infrastructure. 
‘‘(11) Establishing priorities for directing, fund-
ing, and conducting national preparedness programs, 
activities, and services for preventing, protecting 
against, mitigating against, responding to, and re-
covering from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
and other emergencies. 
‘‘(12) Coordinating communications and sys-
tems of communications relating to homeland secu-
rity by and between all levels of government. 
‘‘(13) Directing and supervising homeland secu-
rity financial assistance awarded by the Department 
to State, local, and tribal governments. 
‘‘(14) Serving as an advocate for emergency 
preparedness across all government sectors, the pri-
vate sector, and the public. 
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‘‘(15) Helping to ensure the acquisition of oper-
able and interoperable communications capabilities 
by Federal, State, and local governments and emer-
gency response providers. 
‘‘(16) Aiding the recovery from acts of ter-
rorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(17) Minimizing, to the extent practicable, 
overlapping planning and reporting requirements ap-
plicable to State, local, and tribal governments. 
‘‘(18) Performing such other duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSFER.—There are transferred to the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management— 
‘‘(A) the functions, personnel, assets, and 
liabilities of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency; and 
‘‘(B) the functions, personnel, assets, and 
liabilities of the Directorate of Preparedness. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary 
shall carry out the responsibilities of the Director of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 
the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Pre-
paredness. 
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‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE OF PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED 
FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary shall perform the functions 
of the following entities through the Under Secretary for 
Emergency Management: 
‘‘(1) The Integrated Hazard Information Sys-
tem (which the Secretary shall rename ‘FIRESAT’) 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(2) The National Domestic Preparedness Of-
fice of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, includ-
ing the functions of the Attorney General relating 
thereto. 
‘‘(3) The Domestic Emergency Response Teams 
of the Department of Justice, including the func-
tions of the Attorney General relating thereto. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Emergency Preparedness, 
the National Disaster Medical System, and the Met-
ropolitan Medical Response System of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, including the 
functions of the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Assistant Secretary for Public 
Health Emergency Preparedness relating thereto. 
‘‘(5) The United States Fire Administration 
and the United States Fire Academy. 
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‘‘(d) REPROGRAMMING.—The Secretary may not re-
program any funds allocated to the Directorate of Emer-
gency Management without approval by the Congress. 
‘‘(e) SUFFICIENCY OF RESOURCES.—The Secretary 
shall provide to the Under Secretary for Emergency Man-
agement the resources and staff necessary to carry out 
the responsibilities of the Directorate of Emergency Man-
agement under this section. 
‘‘SEC. 503. PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON EMERGENCY MANAGE-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Emer-
gency Management shall serve as the principal advisor to 
the President for all matters pertaining to emergency 
management in the United States. 
‘‘(b) CABINET STATUS.—During the effective period 
of an Incident of National Significance declared by the 
Secretary under the National Response Plan, the Under 
Secretary for Emergency Management shall serve as a 
Cabinet Officer for the duration of such Incident of Na-
tional Significance. 
‘‘(c) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the 
Secretary under this Act. 
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‘‘SEC. 504. REGIONAL OFFICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 706, 
there is in the Directorate a Regional Office of Emergency 
Management for each region of the United States. 
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICES.— 
‘‘(1) REGIONAL DIRECTOR.—Each Regional Of-
fice shall be headed by a Regional Director for 
Emergency Management, who shall be appointed by 
the Secretary, in consultation with State, local, and 
tribal governments in the region. Except as provided 
in subsection (c)(3), each Regional Director for 
Emergency Management shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(2) DEPUTY
REGIONAL
DIRECTOR.—There 
shall be in each Regional Office a Deputy Regional 
Director for Emergency Management, who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with 
State, local, and tribal governments in the region. 
The Deputy Regional Director for Emergency Man-
agement for a Regional Office shall report directly 
to the Regional Director for Emergency Manage-
ment for that Regional Office. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each individual ap-
pointed as Regional Director or Deputy Regional Di-
rector for Emergency Management must possess a 
demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency 
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management and possess familiarity with the geo-
graphical area served by the Regional Office. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the direction 
and control of the Secretary and in consultation with 
the Regional Advisory Council on Emergency Man-
agement under subsection (e), each Regional Direc-
tor for Emergency Management shall work in part-
nership with State, local, and tribal governments, 
emergency managers, emergency response providers, 
emergency response support providers, the private 
sector, non-governmental organizations, multi-juris-
dictional councils of governments, and regional plan-
ning commissions and organizations in the geo-
graphical area served by the Regional Office to carry 
out the responsibilities under this section. 
‘‘(2) ORDINARY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The ordi-
nary responsibilities of each Regional Director are as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) Ensuring coordination and integra-
tion of regional preparedness, mitigation, re-
sponse, and recovery activities and programs, 
including planning, training, exercises, and pro-
fessional development. 
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‘‘(B) Participating in regional emergency 
management activities. 
‘‘(C) Identifying critical gaps in prepared-
ness and reporting such gaps to the Assistant 
Secretary for Grants and Planning. 
‘‘(D) Identifying critical gaps in critical in-
frastructure and reporting such gaps to the As-
sistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection. 
‘‘(E) Organizing, in consultation with the 
Assistant Secretary for Training and Exercises, 
regional training and exercise programs. 
‘‘(F) Facilitating the dissemination and 
implementation of lessons learned and best 
practices. 
‘‘(G) Improving general information shar-
ing and other forms of coordination. 
‘‘(H) Encouraging, in coordination with 
the Director of the Office of Public and Com-
munity Preparedness, public and community 
preparedness efforts. 
‘‘(I) Assisting in the development of re-
gional capabilities needed for a national cata-
strophic response system. 
‘‘(J) Monitoring, in coordination with the 
Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning, 
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the use of Federal homeland security assistance 
awarded by the Department to State, local, and 
tribal governments. 
‘‘(K) Pre-identifying Joint Field Office lo-
cations in areas with large populations or in 
areas at high risk to acts of terrorism, natural 
disasters, or other emergencies. 
‘‘(L) Fostering the development of mutual 
aid and other cooperative agreements pertaining 
to emergency management. 
‘‘(M) Performing such other duties relating 
to such responsibilities as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL DIREC-
TOR AS PRINCIPAL FEDERAL OFFICIAL OR FED-
ERAL COORDINATING OFFICER.—During the ef-
fective period of an Incident of National Signifi-
cance declared by the Secretary under the Na-
tional Response Plan, if the Regional Director 
is appointed Principal Federal Official or Fed-
eral Coordinating Officer, the Deputy Regional 
Director shall assume the responsibilities of the 
Regional Director during such incident. 
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‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
PRINCIPAL 
FEDERAL OFFICIAL.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities of the Principal Federal Official under 
the National Response Plan, such Official shall, 
with respect to the Incident of National Signifi-
cance— 
‘‘(i) establish and direct a Joint Field 
Office and any other coordination struc-
ture that is needed for such incident; 
‘‘(ii) possess the authority to make 
any necessary operational decisions, in ac-
cordance with existing Federal law, with-
out obtaining approval from the Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) coordinate and direct, as appro-
priate, Federal response assets deployed 
within the operational area; 
‘‘(iv) serve as the primary point of 
contact between the Department, the De-
partment of Defense, and States for con-
tingency planning; and 
‘‘(v) act as the primary point of con-
tact and situational awareness locally for 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(d) TRAINING AND EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall require 
each Regional Director and Deputy Regional Direc-
tor for Emergency Management to complete Prin-
cipal Federal Officer training not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Regional Director or 
Deputy Regional Director is appointed. In addition, 
the Secretary shall require each Regional Director 
and Deputy Regional Director to periodically, but 
not less than annually, undergo specific training to 
complement the qualifications of the Regional Direc-
tor or Deputy Regional Director. Such training shall 
include training with respect to the National Inci-
dent Management System, the National Response 
Plan, and such other subjects as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(2) EXERCISES.—The Secretary shall require 
each Regional Director and Deputy Regional Direc-
tor for Emergency Management to regularly partici-
pate in regional or national exercises. 
‘‘(e) REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS
ON EMER-
GENCY MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in each Re-
gional Office a Regional Advisory Council on Emer-
gency Management. Each Advisory Council shall re-
port to the Regional Director of the Regional Office. 
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‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) The Regional Director shall appoint 
the following members to the Advisory Council 
of that Regional Director’s Regional Office— 
‘‘(i) subject matter experts from 
across the Federal Government, including 
representatives from the Departments of 
Defense, Energy, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Transportation; 
‘‘(ii) subject matter experts from com-
ponents of the Directorate, including the 
Offices of Grants and Planning, Training 
and Exercises, Public and Community Pre-
paredness, Infrastructure Protection, Re-
sponse, and Recovery; 
‘‘(iii) subject matter experts from 
other components of the Department, in-
cluding the Coast Guard, United States 
Customs and Border Protection, Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement, the Trans-
portation Security Administration, and the 
United States Secret Service; 
‘‘(iv) subject matter experts rep-
resenting emergency response providers 
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and emergency response support providers; 
and 
‘‘(v) subject matter experts from the 
private sector. 
‘‘(B) State, local, and tribal governments 
within the geographic area served by the Re-
gional Office shall appoint officials, including 
Adjutants General and emergency managers, as 
members of the Advisory Council. 
‘‘(3) TERMS OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of office of 
each member of the Advisory Council shall be 
3 years. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—Of the 
members initially appointed to the Advisory 
Council— 
‘‘(i) one third shall be appointed for a 
term of 1 year; and 
‘‘(ii) one third shall be appointed for 
a term of 2 years. 
‘‘(4) CHAIR.—At the first meeting of the Advi-
sory Council, the members of the Advisory Council 
appointed under paragraph (2) shall elect a chair of 
the Advisory Council. 
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‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Council shall 
meet at least biennially at the call of the chair. Each 
member shall be given appropriate notice of the call 
of each meeting, whenever possible not less than 15 
days before the meeting. 
‘‘(6) REGIONAL FACTORS.—The size and com-
position of each Advisory Council shall be deter-
mined by— 
‘‘(A) the size of the region associated with 
the Advisory Council; 
‘‘(B) the propensity of that region to expe-
rience natural disasters and other emergencies; 
‘‘(C) the risk of acts of terrorism within 
the region; and 
‘‘(D) State, local, and tribal preparedness, 
as measured against the National Preparedness 
Goal. 
‘‘(7) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Advisory Council 
shall carry out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) Advise the Regional Director on 
emergency management issues specific to that 
region. 
‘‘(B) Identify any geographic, demo-
graphic, or other characteristics peculiar to any 
State, local, or tribal government within the re-
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gion that might make preparedness, mitigation, 
response, or recovery more complicated or dif-
ficult. 
‘‘(C) Advise the Regional Director on de-
veloping a process of peer review for cata-
strophic emergency plans submitted under sec-
tion 524. 
‘‘(D) Advise the Regional Director of any 
weaknesses or deficiencies in preparedness, 
mitigation, response, and recovery for any 
State, local, or tribal government within the re-
gion of which the Advisory Council is aware. 
‘‘(E) Provide recommendations on other 
matters pertaining to emergency management. 
‘‘(F) Provide such advice as the Regional 
Director requests. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—Each Regional Director for 
Emergency Management shall coordinate all activities con-
ducted under this section with other Federal departments 
and agencies, and shall not have authority over other 
agencies of the Department, including the Coast Guard, 
the United States Customs and Border Protection, Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Se-
curity Administration, or the United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(g) RETENTION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) 
FEDERAL
COORDINATING
OFFICER.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed as affect-
ing any authority of the Federal Coordinating Offi-
cer under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) STATE, LOCAL, AND
TRIBAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
as limiting the power of State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments. 
‘‘(h) DEADLINE AND USE OF EXISTING OFFICES.— 
‘‘(1) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall establish 
the Regional Offices required under this section not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of National Emergency Management Reform and 
Enhancement Act of 2006. 
‘‘(2) USE OF EXISTING FIELD OFFICES.—In es-
tablishing the Regional Offices required under this 
section, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, co-locate and consolidate field offices of the 
Department that are in existence as of the date of 
the enactment of such Act and use the regional of-
fices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
that are in existence as of that date as the founda-
tion for the Regional Offices required under this sec-
tion. 
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‘‘SEC. 505. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department a 
Chief Medical Officer, who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
The Chief Medical Officer shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Medical Officer 
shall have the primary responsibility within the Depart-
ment for medical issues related to acts of terrorism, nat-
ural disasters, and other emergencies, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Serving as the Secretary’s principal advi-
sor on medical and public health issues. 
‘‘(2) Coordinating the biosurveillance and detec-
tion activities of the Department. 
‘‘(3) Ensuring that decision support tools link 
biosurveillance and detection information to near 
real-time response actions at the State, local, and 
tribal level. 
‘‘(4) Ensuring internal and external coordina-
tion of all medical preparedness and response activi-
ties of the Department, including training, exercises, 
and equipment support. 
‘‘(5) Serving as the Department’s primary point 
of contact with the Departments of Agriculture, De-
fense, Health and Human Services, Transportation, 
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and Veterans Affairs, and other Federal depart-
ments or agencies, on medical and public health 
issues. 
‘‘(6) Serving as the Department’s primary point 
of contact with respect to medical and public health 
matters. 
‘‘(7) Discharging, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, re-
sponsibilities of the Department related to Project 
Bioshield. 
‘‘(8) Establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
National Disaster Medical System and supervising 
its medical components, consistent with the National 
Response Plan and the National Incident Manage-
ment System. 
‘‘(9) Establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
Metropolitan Medical Response System, consistent 
with the National Response Plan and the National 
Incident Management System. 
‘‘(10) Assessing and monitoring long-term 
health issues of emergency response providers and 
emergency response support providers. 
‘‘(11) Developing and updating guidelines for 
State, local, and tribal governments for medical re-
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sponse plans for chemical, biological, radiological, 
nuclear, or explosive weapon attacks. 
‘‘(12) Identifying, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, appropriate 
medical equipment and supplies for inclusion in the 
force packages under the Prepositioned Equipment 
Program under section 581. 
‘‘(13) Performing such other duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY.—There is in the Department a Deputy 
Chief Medical Officer, who shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary and who shall assist the Chief Medical Officer in 
carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) LONG-TERM
HEALTH
ASSESSMENT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Medical Officer, 
in consultation with the Director of the National In-
stitute for Occupational Safety and Health, shall es-
tablish a program to assess, monitor, and study the 
health and safety of emergency response providers 
and emergency response support providers following 
Incidents of National Significance declared by the 
Secretary under the National Response Plan. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying 
out the program under this subsection, the Chief 
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Medical Officer shall enter into cooperative agree-
ments, as necessary, with medical institutions in the 
areas affected by such Incidents of National Signifi-
cance. 
‘‘SEC. 506. OFFICE OF STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERN-
MENT COORDINATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Directorate 
of Emergency Management an Office of State, Local, and 
Tribal Government Coordination to oversee and coordinate 
programs of the Directorate for and relationships with na-
tional organizations representing State, local, and tribal 
governments. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office 
of State, Local, and Tribal Government Coordination 
shall, in consultation with the Regional Directors for 
Emergency Management appointed under section 504(b), 
carry out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Coordinating the activities of the Direc-
torate relating to State, local, and tribal govern-
ment. 
‘‘(2) Assessing and advocating for the resources 
needed by State, local, and tribal governments to 
prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, 
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and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disas-
ters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(3) Providing State, local, and tribal govern-
ments with regular information, research, and tech-
nical support to assist local efforts in securing the 
homeland. 
‘‘(4) Developing a process for receiving mean-
ingful and timely consultation from State, local, and 
tribal governments to assist in the development of 
an integrated national emergency management sys-
tem. 
‘‘(5) Scheduling regular meetings with rep-
resentatives selected by State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments. 
‘‘(6) Ensuring the coordination of the planning 
and reporting requirements imposed on State, local, 
and tribal governments by the Directorate. 
‘‘SEC. 507. 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 
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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 for the enhancement of domestic pre-
paredness for 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 
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the National Capital Region to implement efforts to 
secure the homeland. 
‘‘(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 securing the 
homeland. 
‘‘(4) Developing a process for receiving mean-
ingful input from State, local, and regional authori-
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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the progress made by 
the National Capital Region in implementing home-
land security efforts. 
‘‘(3) The recommendations of the Director with 
respect any additional resources needed to fully im-
plement homeland security efforts in the National 
Capital Region. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as limiting the power of any State, local, or trib-
al government. 
‘‘SEC. 508. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall establish an advisory body pursuant to section 
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871(a), to be known as the National Advisory Council on 
Emergency Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Advisory Council shall 
assist the Secretary in implementing subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW, REVISE, OR RE-
PLACE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary shall peri-
odically, but not less than biennially, review, revise, or re-
place— 
‘‘(1) the National Response Plan; 
‘‘(2) the National Incident Management Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(3) the National Preparedness Guidance; 
‘‘(4) the National Preparedness Goal; 
‘‘(5) the Targeted Capabilities List; 
‘‘(6) the Universal Task List; 
‘‘(7) the National Infrastructure Protection 
Plan; 
‘‘(8) the National Planning Scenarios; 
‘‘(9) any successor to any document under any 
of paragraphs (1) through (8); and 
‘‘(10) any other national initiatives on acts of 
terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies 
that affects emergency response providers and emer-
gency response support providers as necessary. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Advisory Council is estab-
lished under subsection (a), and not later than every 
2 years thereafter, the Advisory Council shall submit 
to the Secretary a report on the recommendations of 
the Advisory Council for reviewing, revising, or re-
placing such national initiatives. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall— 
‘‘(A) include a priority ranking of essential 
capabilities for emergency preparedness in 
order to provide guidance to the Secretary and 
to the Congress on determining the appropriate 
allocation of, and funding levels for, the needs 
of emergency response providers; 
‘‘(B) set forth a methodology by which any 
State, local, or tribal government will be able to 
determine the extent to which it possesses or 
has access to the essential capabilities that 
State, local, and tribal governments having 
similar risks should obtain; 
‘‘(C) describe the availability of national 
voluntary consensus standards, and whether 
there is a need for new national voluntary con-
sensus standards, with respect to training and 
equipment for emergency response providers; 
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‘‘(D) include such additional matters as 
the Secretary may specify in order to further 
the emergency preparedness capabilities of 
emergency response providers; and 
‘‘(E) include such revisions to the contents 
of previous reports as are necessary to take into 
account changes in the most current risk as-
sessment prepared by and available from the 
Chief Intelligence Officer and the Assistant Sec-
retary for Infrastructure Protection or other 
relevant information as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) CONSISTENCY
WITH
FEDERAL
WORKING 
GROUP.—The Advisory Council shall ensure that its 
recommendations for essential capabilities for emer-
gency preparedness are, to the extent feasible, con-
sistent with any preparedness goals or recommenda-
tions of the Federal working group established under 
section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d–6(a)). 
‘‘(e) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall 
consist of 30 members appointed by the Secretary, 
and shall, to the extent practicable, represent a geo-
graphic (including urban and rural) and substantive 
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cross section of emergency managers, emergency re-
sponse providers, and emergency response support 
providers from State, local, and tribal governments, 
including as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) members selected from the emergency 
management and response fields, including fire 
service, law enforcement, hazardous materials 
response, emergency medical services, and 
emergency management personnel; 
‘‘(B) health scientists, emergency and in-
patient medical providers, and public health 
professionals, including— 
‘‘(i) experts in emergency health care 
response to chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear terrorism; 
‘‘(ii) experts in providing mental 
health care during emergency response op-
erations; and 
‘‘(iii) experts in stockpiling medical 
equipment and supplies and medical logis-
tics; 
‘‘(C) experts from Federal, State, and local 
governments, and the private sector, rep-
resenting standards-setting organizations, in-
cluding representation from the voluntary con-
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sensus codes and standards development com-
munity, particularly those with expertise in the 
emergency preparedness and response field; 
‘‘(D) State and local officials with exper-
tise in terrorism preparedness and emergency 
management, including Adjutants General, sub-
ject to the condition that if any such official is 
an elected official representing one of the two 
major political parties, an equal number of 
elected officials shall be selected from each such 
party; and 
‘‘(E) members selected from the emergency 
response support field, including public works, 
utilities, and transportation personnel who are 
routinely engaged in emergency response. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS 
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND TRANSPOR-
TATION.—In the selection of members of the Advi-
sory Council who are health or emergency medical 
services professionals, the Secretary shall coordinate 
such selection with the Secretaries of Health and 
Human Services and Transportation. 
‘‘(3) EX
OFFICIO
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall each designate one or more officers of their re-
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spective Department to serve as ex officio members 
of the Advisory Council. One of the ex officio mem-
bers from the Department of Homeland Security 
shall be the designated officer of the Federal Gov-
ernment for purposes of subsection (e) of section 10 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. 
U.S.C.). 
‘‘(4) TERMS OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term of office of each 
member of the Advisory Council shall be 3 
years. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—Of the 
members initially appointed to the Advisory 
Council—— 
‘‘(i) one third shall be appointed for a 
term of 1 year; and 
‘‘(ii) one third shall be appointed for 
a term of 2 years. 
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
871(a) and subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including 
subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 10 of such 
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Act, and section 552b(c) of title 5, United States 
Code, shall apply to the Advisory Council. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Council. 
‘‘SEC. 509. REORGANIZATION OF DIRECTORATE. 
‘‘The Secretary may not allocate or reallocate func-
tions among the officers of the Directorate of Emergency 
Management or establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue 
organizational units within the Directorate of Emergency 
Management under the authority of section 872 until the 
date that is 120 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits to Congress a report describing the proposed allo-
cation, reallocation, establishment, consolidation, alter-
ation or discontinuance. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Emergency 
Preparedness 
‘‘SEC. 521. OFFICE OF GRANTS AND PLANNING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department an 
Office of Grants and Planning under the authority of the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The head of the office 
shall be the Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning. 
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‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
for Grants and Planning shall carry out the following re-
sponsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Administering Department grant programs 
that enhance the capacity of State, regional, local, 
and tribal governments to prevent, prepare for, miti-
gate against, respond to, and recover from acts of 
terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(2) Ensuring coordination of the homeland se-
curity assistance programs of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(3) Establishing incentives for the efficient ad-
ministration of Federal homeland security assist-
ance. 
‘‘(4) Evaluating the effectiveness of funded De-
partment 
programs 
and 
disseminating 
lessons 
learned, as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) Reviewing and revising, in consultation 
with the NIC (as that term is used in section 541) 
and the National Advisory Council on Emergency 
Management, on a periodic basis, but not less than 
biennially, preparedness documents and capabilities- 
based planning tools, related to catastrophic acts of 
terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies, 
including— 
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‘‘(A) the National Preparedness Goal; 
‘‘(B) the Targeted Capabilities List; 
‘‘(C) the Universal Task List; 
‘‘(D) the National Planning Scenarios; and 
‘‘(E) any other document or tool in sup-
port of Homeland Security Presidential Direc-
tive 8 or any other Homeland Security Presi-
dential Directive related to the national emer-
gency management system. 
‘‘(6) Establishing, in coordination with State, 
local, and tribal governments, a clear and account-
able process for achieving, maintaining, and enhanc-
ing national preparedness for catastrophic acts of 
terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(7) Providing technical assistance to State, 
local, and tribal governments on catastrophic plan-
ning and preparedness. 
‘‘(8) Developing performance measures and 
metrics for assessing national preparedness. 
‘‘(9) Assessing, on a periodic basis, but not less 
than annually, the effectiveness of preparedness ca-
pabilities at the Federal, State, local, and tribal lev-
els. 
‘‘(10) Developing priorities for Federal home-
land security assistance to State, local, and tribal 
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governments on the basis of such periodic assess-
ments. 
‘‘(11) Implementing a shared resource planning 
system to facilitate collaborative plan development. 
‘‘(12) Reviewing, in coordination with appro-
priate Federal departments and agencies, all Federal 
preparedness activities. 
‘‘(13) Performing such other duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL STATUS REPORTS.—Not later than 60 
days after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall provide to Congress a status report on the Nation’s 
level of preparedness during that fiscal year, including 
State, local, and tribal capabilities, the readiness of Fed-
eral response assets, the utilization of mutual aid, and an 
assessment of how the Federal homeland security assist-
ance programs support the National Preparedness Goal. 
‘‘SEC. 522. OFFICE OF TRAINING AND EXERCISES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department an 
Office of Training and Exercises under the authority of 
the Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The head of the office 
shall be the Assistant Secretary for Training and Exer-
cises. 
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‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
for Training and Exercises shall— 
‘‘(1) establish specific requirements for training 
programs and exercises for Federal, State, regional, 
local, and tribal government officials, emergency re-
sponse providers, emergency response support pro-
viders, and other entities as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) design, develop, perform, and evaluate 
training programs and exercises at all levels of gov-
ernment to enhance and test the Nation’s capability 
to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, 
and recover from threatened or actual acts of ter-
rorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies; 
‘‘(3) establish common supporting methodology 
for training programs and exercises; 
‘‘(4) define and implement performance meas-
ures for training programs and exercises; 
‘‘(5) coordinate the training and exercise activi-
ties of the Department; 
‘‘(6) serve as the primary point of contact in 
the Department for homeland security training and 
exercises for other Federal departments and agen-
cies; 
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