SEC. 4. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FIRST RESPONDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 
U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 803. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FIRST RESPONDERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish the Advisory Council on First Responders, which shall 
report to the Secretary through the head of the Office of 
State and Local Government Coordination (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Advisory Council’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Advisory Council shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary as to whether there is 
a need for a Federal standard with respect to any 
particular first responder equipment or training; and 
‘‘(2) have such additional responsibilities as the 
Secretary may assign in furtherance of the Depart-
ment’s homeland security mission with respect to en-
hancing the capabilities of State and local first re-
sponders. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall 
consist of members appointed by the Secretary and 
shall— 
‘‘(A) represent a cross section of first re-
sponder disciplines; and 
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‘‘(B) include both State and local rep-
resentatives within each discipline. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
OF
MEMBERS.—The Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) shall include in the membership of 
the Advisory Council— 
‘‘(i) members selected from traditional 
first 
responder 
fields, 
including 
fire-
fighters, police, and emergency manage-
ment personnel; and 
‘‘(ii) experts representing hospitals 
(including emergency and inpatient med-
ical service providers), the public health 
profession, and public works; and 
‘‘(B) may include in the membership of the 
Advisory Council, at the Secretary’s discretion, 
elected State and local officials with demon-
strable expertise in homeland security-related 
matters. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Council shall meet 
not less than quarterly.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by inserting at 
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the end of the items relating to subtitle A of title VIII 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 803. Advisory Council on First Responders.’’. 
SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY ADVI-
SORY SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 
121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 210F. HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall revise the 
Homeland Security Advisory System referred to in section 
201(d)(7) to require that any designation of a threat level 
or other warning shall be accompanied by a designation 
of the geographic regions and economic sectors to which 
the designation applies. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report annually 
to the Congress regarding the geographic region-specific 
and economic sector-specific warnings issued in the pre-
ceding year under the Homeland Security Advisory Sys-
tem referred to in section 201(d)(7), and the bases for 
such warnings. This report shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form and may, as necessary, include a classified 
annex.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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