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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$23,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funding is available to accelerate foreign port security 
assessments, conduct domestic port vulnerability assess-
ments, and perform unscheduled security audits of facilities 
regulated by chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, 
commonly known as the Maritime Transportation Security 
Act of 2002. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’ for acquisition, construction, ren-
ovation, and improvement of vessels, aircraft, and equip-
ment, $184,000,000 for the Integrated Deepwater Systems 
program, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funding is available to acquire maritime patrol air-
craft and parent craft patrol boats, to provide armed heli-
copter capability, and to sustain the medium endurance 
cutter fleet. 
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Pro-
grams’’, $190,000,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That the entire amount shall be for port 
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security grants pursuant to the purposes of subsection (a) 
through (h) of section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, 
which shall be awarded based on risk notwithstanding sub-
section (a), for eligible costs as defined in paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) of subsection (b). 
TITLE VIII 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Emer-
gency Management Authority Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 802. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
AUTHORITY. 
Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking the title heading and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE V—NATIONAL PREPARED-
NESS AND RESPONSE’’; 
(2) by striking sections 501 through 503; 
(3) by striking sections 506 and 507; 
(4) by redesignating sections 504, 505, 508, and 
509 as sections 521, 522, 523, and 524, respectively; 
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(5) by redesignating section 510 (relating to pro-
curement of security countermeasures for the strategic 
national stockpile) as section 525; 
(6) by redesignating section 510 (relating to 
urban and other high risk area communications capa-
bilities) as section 526; and 
(7) by inserting before section 521, as so redesig-
nated by this section, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘all-hazards-plus’ means an ap-
proach to preparedness, response, recovery, and miti-
gation that emphasizes the development of capabilities 
that are common to natural and man-made disasters, 
while also including the development of capabilities 
that are uniquely relevant to specific types of disas-
ters; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Authority’ means the United 
States Emergency Management Authority established 
under section 502; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Authority; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘Federal coordinating officer’ 
means a Federal coordinating officer as described in 
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section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘National Advisory Council’ means 
the National Advisory Council on Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response established under section 508; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘National Incident Management 
System’ means the National Incident Management 
System as described in the National Response Plan; 
‘‘(7) the term ‘National Response Plan’ means 
the National Response Plan prepared under Home-
land Security Presidential Directive 5 or any presi-
dential directive meant to replace or augment that di-
rective; 
‘‘(8) the term ‘Nuclear Incident Response Team’ 
means a resource that includes— 
‘‘(A) those entities of the Department of En-
ergy that perform nuclear or radiological emer-
gency support functions (including accident re-
sponse, search response, advisory, and technical 
operations functions), radiation exposure func-
tions at the medical assistance facility known as 
the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/ 
Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assist-
ance functions, and related functions; and 
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‘‘(B) those entities of the Environmental 
Protection Agency that perform such support 
functions (including radiological emergency re-
sponse functions) and related functions; 
‘‘(9) the term ‘Regional Advisory Council’ means 
a Regional Advisory Council on Preparedness and 
Response established under section 503; 
‘‘(10) the term ‘Regional Administrator’ means a 
Regional Administrator for Preparedness and Re-
sponse appointed under section 507; 
‘‘(11) the term ‘Regional Office’ means a Re-
gional Office established under section 507; and 
‘‘(12) the term ‘surge capacity’ means the ability 
to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of 
search and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, 
shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capac-
ity, staffing, including disaster assistance employees, 
and other resources necessary to save lives and protect 
property during a catastrophic incident, or other nat-
ural or man-made disaster. 
‘‘SEC. 502. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AU-
THORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Depart-
ment the United States Emergency Management Authority, 
headed by an Administrator. 
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