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ties necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and 
mitigate the risks of specific types of incidents that pose 
the greatest risk to the Nation. 
‘‘SEC. 504. AUTHORITY COMPONENTS. 
‘‘There are transferred to the Authority the following: 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in title III of the De-
partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2007, regarding the transfer of the National Disaster 
Medical System, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, as constituted on June 1, 2006, including all 
of its functions, personnel, assets, components, and li-
abilities, and including the functions of the Under 
Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relat-
ing thereto. 
‘‘(2) The Directorate of Preparedness, as con-
stituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its func-
tions, personnel assets, components, and liabilities, 
and including the functions of the Under Secretary 
for Preparedness relating to the Directorate, as con-
stituted on that date. 
‘‘SEC. 505. PRESERVING THE UNITED STATES EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) DISTINCT ENTITY.—The Authority shall be main-
tained as a distinct entity within the Department. 
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‘‘(b) REORGANIZATION.—Section 872 shall not apply 
to the Authority, including any function or organizational 
unit of the Authority. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON CHANGES TO MISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not sub-
stantially or significantly reduce the authorities, re-
sponsibilities, or functions of the Authority or the ca-
pability of the Authority to perform those responsibil-
ities, except as otherwise specifically provided in an 
Act enacted after the date of enactment of the United 
States Emergency Management Authority Act of 
2006. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
TRANSFERS
PROHIBITED.—No 
asset, function or mission of the Authority may be di-
verted to the principal and continuing use of any 
other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, 
except for details or assignments that do not reduce 
the capability of the Authority to perform its mis-
sions. 
‘‘SEC. 506. DIRECTORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Authority a 
Director for Preparedness and a Director for Response and 
Recovery, each of whom shall be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall 
report to the Administrator. 
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‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Director shall have— 
‘‘(A) not less than 5 years of— 
‘‘(i) executive leadership and manage-
ment experience in the public or private sec-
tor; and 
‘‘(ii) significant experience in crisis 
management or another relevant field; and 
‘‘(B) a demonstrated ability to manage a 
substantial staff and budget. 
‘‘(2) CONCURRENT EXPERIENCE.—Service during 
any period of time may be used in meeting the re-
quirements under both clause (i) and (ii) of para-
graph (1)(A). 
‘‘(c) INITIAL DIRECTORS.—The individual serving as 
the Under Secretary for Preparedness and the individual 
serving as the Under Secretary for the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency on the effective date of the United 
States Emergency Management Authority Act of 2006, may 
serve as the Director for Preparedness and the Director of 
Response and Recovery, respectively, until a Director for 
Preparedness or a Director of Response and Recovery, as 
the case may be, is appointed under subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 507. REGIONAL OFFICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(1) REGIONAL
OFFICES.—The Administrator 
shall establish 10 Regional Offices of the Authority. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL OFFICE.—In addition to the 
Regional Offices established under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator may designate the Office for National 
Capital Region Coordination under section 882 as a 
Regional Office. 
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICES.— 
‘‘(1) REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR.—Each Re-
gional Office shall be headed by a Regional Adminis-
trator for Preparedness and Response, who shall be 
appointed by the Administrator. Each Regional Ad-
ministrator for Emergency Preparedness and Re-
sponse shall report directly to the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each Regional Office 
shall be headed by an individual in the Senior Execu-
tive Service qualified to act as a senior Federal co-
ordinating officer to provide strategic oversight of in-
cident management when needed. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Regional Administrator 
shall work in partnership with State and local gov-
ernments, emergency managers, emergency response 
providers, medical providers, the private sector, non-
governmental organizations, multijurisdictional coun-
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cils of governments, and regional planning commis-
sions and organizations in the geographical area 
served by the Regional Office to carry out the respon-
sibilities of a Regional Administrator under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
a Regional Administrator include— 
‘‘(A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and in-
tegrated regional preparedness, mitigation, re-
sponse, and recovery activities and programs for 
natural and man-made disasters (including 
planning, training, exercises, and professional 
development); 
‘‘(B) coordinating and integrating regional 
preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery 
activities and programs for natural and man- 
made disasters (including planning, training, 
exercises, and professional development), which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) providing regional and interstate 
planning assistance; 
‘‘(ii) organizing, in consultation with 
the Administrator, regional training and 
exercise programs; 
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‘‘(iii) providing support and coordina-
tion officers for State and local government 
training and exercises; 
‘‘(iv) participating in emergency pre-
paredness and planning activities by State, 
regional, and local governments; 
‘‘(v) assisting in the development of re-
gional capabilities needed for a national 
catastrophic response system; and 
‘‘(vi) helping to coordinate and develop 
interstate agreements; 
‘‘(C) establishing and overseeing 1 or more 
strike teams within the region under subsection 
(e), which shall serve as the focal point of the 
Federal Government’s initial response efforts for 
a natural or man-made disaster within that re-
gion, and otherwise building Federal response 
capabilities to respond to a natural or man- 
made disaster within that region; 
‘‘(D) working with the private sector to as-
sess weaknesses in critical infrastructure protec-
tion in the region and to design and implement 
programs to address those weaknesses; 
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‘‘(E) coordinating all activities conducted 
under this section with other Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
‘‘(F) performing such other duties relating 
to such responsibilities as the Administrator 
may require. 
‘‘(d) AREA OFFICES.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish an Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for 
the Caribbean, as components in the appropriate Regional 
Offices. 
‘‘(e) REGIONAL OFFICE STRIKE TEAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In coordination with 
other relevant Federal agencies, each Regional Ad-
ministrator shall establish multi-agency strike teams 
that shall consist of— 
‘‘(A) a designated Federal coordinating offi-
cer; 
‘‘(B) personnel trained in incident manage-
ment; 
‘‘(C) public affairs, response and recovery, 
and communications support personnel; 
‘‘(D) a defense coordinating officer; 
‘‘(E) liaisons to other Federal agencies; 
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‘‘(F) such other personnel as the Adminis-
trator or Regional Administrator determines ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(G) individuals from the agencies with 
primary responsibility for each of the emergency 
support functions in the National Response 
Plan, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Transportation. 
‘‘(ii) Communications. 
‘‘(iii) Public works and engineering. 
‘‘(iv) Emergency management. 
‘‘(v) Mass care. 
‘‘(vi) Housing and human services. 
‘‘(vii) Public health and medical serv-
ices. 
‘‘(viii) Urban search and rescue. 
‘‘(ix) Public safety and security. 
‘‘(x) External affairs. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION OF MEMBERS.—The members of 
each Regional Office strike team, including represent-
atives from agencies other than the Department, shall 
be based primarily at the Regional Office that cor-
responds to that strike team. 
‘‘(3) 
COORDINATION.—Each 
Regional 
Office 
strike team shall coordinate the training and exercises 
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of that strike team with the State and local govern-
ments and private sector and nongovernmental enti-
ties which the strike team shall support when a nat-
ural or man-made disaster occurs. 
‘‘(4) PREPAREDNESS.—Each Regional Office 
strike team shall be trained, equipped, and staffed to 
be well prepared to respond to natural and man-made 
disasters, including catastrophic incidents. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
necessary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 508. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of the United States Emergency Man-
agement Authority Act of 2006, the Secretary shall establish 
an advisory body under section 871(a), to be known as the 
National Advisory Council on Emergency Preparedness 
and Response. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Advisory 
Council shall advise the Administrator on all aspects of 
emergency preparedness and response. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the National 
Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Adminis-
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trator, and shall, to the extent practicable, represent 
a geographic (including urban and rural) and sub-
stantive cross section of State and local government 
officials and emergency managers, and emergency re-
sponse providers, from State and local governments, 
the private sector, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions, including as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) members selected from the emergency 
preparedness and response fields, including fire 
service, law enforcement, hazardous materials re-
sponse, emergency medical services, and emer-
gency preparedness and response personnel; 
‘‘(B) health scientists, emergency and inpa-
tient medical providers, and public health profes-
sionals; 
‘‘(C) experts representing standards setting 
organizations; 
‘‘(D) State and local government officials 
with expertise in terrorism preparedness and 
emergency preparedness and response; 
‘‘(E) elected State and local government ex-
ecutives; 
‘‘(F) experts in public and private sector 
infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and 
communications; 
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‘‘(G) representatives of the disabled and 
other special needs populations; and 
‘‘(H) such other individuals as the Admin-
istrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
871(a) and subject to paragraph (2), the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d) of section 10 of such 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. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN-
TEGRATION CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Authority a Na-
tional Incident Management System Integration Center. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, through 
the National Incident Management System Integra-
tion Center, and in consultation with other Federal 
departments and agencies and the National Advisory 
Council, shall ensure ongoing management and main-
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tenance of the National Incident Management System, 
the National Response Plan, any other document or 
tool in support of Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive 5, or any other Homeland Security Presi-
dential Directive relating to incident management 
and response. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Na-
tional Incident Management System Integration Cen-
ter shall— 
‘‘(A) periodically review, and revise, as ap-
propriate, the National Incident Management 
System and the National Response Plan; 
‘‘(B) review other matters relating to the 
National Incident Management System and the 
National Response Plan, as the Administrator 
may require; 
‘‘(C) develop and implement a national pro-
gram for National Incident Management System 
and National Response Plan education and 
awareness; 
‘‘(D) oversee all aspects of the National In-
cident Management System, including the devel-
opment of compliance criteria and implementa-
tion activities at Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment levels; 
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‘‘(E) provide guidance and assistance to 
States and local governments and emergency re-
sponse providers, in adopting the National Inci-
dent Management System; and 
‘‘(F) perform such other duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Administrator may 
require. 
‘‘SEC. 510. NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘situa-
tional awareness’ means information gathered from a vari-
ety of sources that, when communicated to emergency pre-
paredness and response managers and decision makers, can 
form the basis for incident management decisionmaking. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment a National Operations Center. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the National Oper-
ations Center are to— 
‘‘(1) coordinate the national response to any nat-
ural or man-made disaster, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(2) provide situational awareness and a com-
mon operating picture for the entire Federal Govern-
ment, and for State and local governments as appro-
priate, for an event described in paragraph (1); 
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‘‘(3) collect and analyze information to help 
deter, detect, and prevent terrorist acts; 
‘‘(4) disseminate terrorism and disaster-related 
information to Federal, State, and local governments; 
‘‘(5) ensure that critical terrorism and disaster- 
related information reaches government decision-mak-
ers; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other duties as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Operations 
Center shall carry out the responsibilities of the Homeland 
Security Operations Center, the National Response Coordi-
nation Center, and the Interagency Incident Management 
Group, as constituted on September 1, 2005. 
‘‘SEC. 511. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Authority a Chief 
Medical Officer, who shall be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief 
Medical Officer shall report directly to the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual appointed as 
Chief Medical Officer shall possess a demonstrated ability 
in and knowledge of medicine and public health. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Medical Officer 
shall have the primary responsibility within the Depart-
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ment for medical issues related to natural and man-made 
disasters, including— 
‘‘(1) serving as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary and the Administrator on medical and public 
health issues; 
‘‘(2) coordinating the biosurveillance and detec-
tion activities of the Department; 
‘‘(3) ensuring internal and external coordination 
of all medical preparedness and response activities of 
the Department, including training, exercises, and 
equipment support; 
‘‘(4) serving as the Department’s primary point 
of contact with the Department of Agriculture, the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Department of Transportation, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other Federal 
departments or agencies, on medical and public 
health issues; 
‘‘(5) serving as the Department’s primary point 
of contact for State and local government, the medical 
community, and others within and outside the De-
partment, with respect to medical and public health 
matters; 
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‘‘(6) discharging, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology, the responsibil-
ities of the Department related to Project Bioshield; 
‘‘(7) establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
National Disaster Medical System, consistent with the 
National Response Plan and the National Incident 
Management System, supervising its medical compo-
nents, and exercising predeployment operational con-
trol, including— 
‘‘(A) determining composition of the teams; 
‘‘(B) overseeing credentialing of the teams; 
and 
‘‘(C) training personnel of the teams; 
‘‘(8) establishing doctrine and priorities for the 
Metropolitan Medical Response System, consistent 
with the National Response Plan and the National 
Incident Management System; 
‘‘(9) managing the Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System, including developing and overseeing 
standards, plans, training, and exercises and coordi-
nating with the Office of Grants and Training on the 
use and distribution of Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse grants; 
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‘‘(10) assessing and monitoring long-term health 
issues of emergency managers and emergency response 
providers; 
‘‘(11) developing and updating, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
guidelines for State and local governments for med-
ical response plans for chemical, biological, radio-
logical, nuclear, or explosive weapon attacks; 
‘‘(12) developing, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, appropriate 
patient tracking capabilities to execute domestic pa-
tient movement and evacuations, including a system 
that has the capacity of electronically maintaining 
and transmitting the health information of hospital 
patients; 
‘‘(13) establishing and providing oversight for 
the Department’s occupational health and safety pro-
gram, including workforce health; and 
‘‘(14) performing such other duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary or the Adminis-
trator may require. 
‘‘(d) LONG-TERM HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 
The Chief Medical Officer, in consultation with the Director 
of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, shall establish a program to assess, monitor, and 
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study the health and safety of emergency managers and 
emergency response providers, following Incidents of Na-
tional Significance declared by the Secretary under the Na-
tional Response Plan. 
‘‘SEC. 512. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS. 
‘‘The Administrator shall promote public and commu-
nity preparedness. 
‘‘SEC. 513. SAVER PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Department there is a Sys-
tem Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders 
Program to provide impartial evaluations of emergency re-
sponse equipment and systems. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program established under 
subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) provide impartial, practitioner relevant, 
and operationally oriented assessments and valida-
tions of emergency response provider equipment and 
systems that have not already been third-party cer-
tified to a standard adopted by the Department, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) commercial, off-the-shelf emergency re-
sponse provider equipment and systems in all 
equipment list categories of the Standardized 
Equipment List published by the Interagency 
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Board for Equipment Standardization and 
Interoperability; and 
‘‘(B) such other equipment or systems as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate; 
‘‘(2) provide information that enables decision- 
makers and emergency response providers to better se-
lect, procure, use, and maintain emergency response 
provider equipment or systems; 
‘‘(3) assess and validate the performance of prod-
ucts within a system and subsystems; and 
‘‘(4) provide information and feedback to emer-
gency response providers through the Responder 
Knowledge Base of the National Memorial Institute 
for the Prevention of Terrorism, or other appropriate 
forum. 
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT AND VALIDATION PROCESS.—The 
assessment and validation of emergency response provider 
equipment and systems shall use multiple evaluation tech-
niques, including— 
‘‘(1) operational assessments of equipment per-
formance on vehicle platforms; 
‘‘(2) technical assessments on a comparative 
basis of system component performance across makes 
and models under controlled conditions; and 
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‘‘(3) integrative assessments on an individual 
basis of system component interoperability and com-
patibility with other system components. 
‘‘(d) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.—To the ex-
tent practical, the assessment and validation of personal 
protective equipment under this section shall be conducted 
by the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 
of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health. 
‘‘SEC. 514. NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYS-
TEM. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYS-
TEM.—There is established in the Authority an emergency 
response system known as the National Search and Rescue 
Response System that provides a national network of stand-
ardized search and rescue resources to assist State and local 
governments in responding to any natural or man-made 
disaster. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) TASK FORCE PARTICIPATION.—The Admin-
istrator shall select eligible search and rescue teams 
that are sponsored by State and local government en-
tities to participate as task forces in the National 
Search and Rescue Response System. The Adminis-
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trator shall determine the criteria for such participa-
tion. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS
WITH
SPONSORING
AGEN-
CIES.—The Administrator shall enter into an agree-
ment with the State or local government entity that 
sponsors each search and rescue team selected under 
paragraph (1) with respect the team’s participation 
as a task force in the National Search and Rescue Re-
sponse System. 
‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT
AND
TECHNICAL
TEAMS.— 
The Administrator shall maintain such management 
and other technical teams as are necessary to admin-
ister the National Search and Rescue Response Sys-
tem. 
‘‘SEC. 515. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Authority a Metro-
politan Medical Response System. Under the Metropolitan 
Medical Response System, the Assistant Secretary for 
Grants and Planning, in coordination with the Chief Med-
ical Officer, shall administer grants to develop, maintain, 
and enhance medical preparedness systems that are capable 
of responding effectively to a public health crisis or mass- 
casualty event caused by a natural or man-made disaster. 
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‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System shall make grants to local governments to 
enhance any of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Medical surge capacity. 
‘‘(2) Mass prophylaxis. 
‘‘(3) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, 
and explosive detection, response, and decontamina-
tion capabilities. 
‘‘(4) Emergency communications capabilities. 
‘‘(5) Information sharing and collaboration ca-
pabilities. 
‘‘(6) Regional collaboration. 
‘‘(7) Triage and pre-hospital treatment. 
‘‘(8) Medical supply management and distribu-
tion. 
‘‘(9) Fatality management. 
‘‘(10) Such other activities as the Secretary may 
provide. 
‘‘SEC. 516. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM-
PACT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator, may make grants for the purposes of admin-
istering and improving the Emergency Management Assist-
ance Compact consented to by the Joint Resolution entitled 
‘Joint Resolution granting the consent of Congress to the 
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Emergency Management Assistance Compact’ (Public Law 
104–321; 110 Stat. 3877). 
‘‘(b) USES.—A grant under this section shall be used 
to— 
‘‘(1) carry out recommendations identified in 
after-action reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane 
season issued under the Emergency Management As-
sistance Compact; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Department and other 
Federal Government agencies; 
‘‘(3) coordinate with State and local government 
entities and their respective national associations; 
‘‘(4) assist State and local governments with 
credentialing emergency response providers and the 
typing of emergency response resources; or 
‘‘(5) administer the operations of the Emergency 
Management Assistance Compact. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2010. Amounts appropriated under this section shall re-
main available for 3 fiscal years after the date on which 
such funds are appropriated. 
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‘‘SEC. 517. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment an Office for the Prevention of Terrorism, which 
shall be headed by a Director. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING.—The Director of the Office for 
the Prevention of Terrorism shall report directly to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director of the Of-
fice for the Prevention of Terrorism shall have an ap-
propriate background with experience in law enforce-
ment, intelligence, or other anti-terrorist functions. 
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assign to 
the Office for the Prevention of Terrorism permanent 
staff and other appropriate personnel detailed from 
other components of the Department to carry out the 
responsibilities under this section. 
‘‘(2) LIAISONS.—The Secretary shall designate 
senior employees from each component of the Depart-
ment that has significant antiterrorism responsibil-
ities to act a liaison between that component and the 
Office for the Prevention of Terrorism. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office 
for the Prevention of Terrorism shall— 
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‘‘(1) coordinate policy and operations between 
the Department and State and local government 
agencies relating to preventing acts of terrorism with-
in the United States; 
‘‘(2) serve as a liaison between State and local 
law enforcement agencies and the Department; 
‘‘(3) in coordination with the Office of Intel-
ligence, develop better methods for the sharing of intel-
ligence with State and local law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(4) work with the Assistant Secretary of the Of-
fice of Grants and Training to ensure that homeland 
security grants to State and local agencies, including 
the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, 
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program, 
grants for fusion centers, and other law enforcement 
programs are adequately focused on terrorism preven-
tion activities; and 
‘‘(5) coordinate with the Authority, the Depart-
ment of Justice, the National Institute of Justice, law 
enforcement organizations, and other appropriate en-
tities to develop national voluntary consensus stand-
ards for training and personal protective equipment 
to be used in a tactical environment by law enforce-
ment officers. 
‘‘(e) PILOT PROJECT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office for 
the Prevention of Terrorism, in coordination with the 
Director for Response, shall establish a pilot project 
to determine the efficacy and feasibility of estab-
lishing law enforcement deployment teams. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—The law enforcement deploy-
ment teams participating in the pilot program under 
this subsection shall form the basis of a national net-
work of standardized law enforcement resources to as-
sist State and local governments in responding to a 
natural or man-made disaster. 
‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect the roles or responsibilities of the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
‘‘SEC. 518. DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. 
‘‘(a) CYBERSECURITY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.— 
There is in the Department an Assistant Secretary for 
Cybersecurity and Telecommunications. 
‘‘(b) UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration 
shall have a rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of 
the Department. 
‘‘SEC. 519. CREDENTIALING. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘credential’ means to provide docu-
mentation that can authenticate and verify the quali-
fications and identity of managers of incidents, emer-
gency response providers, and other appropriate per-
sonnel including by ensuring that such personnel pos-
sess a minimum common level of training, experience, 
physical and medical fitness, and capability appro-
priate for their position; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘credentialing’ means evaluating 
an individual’s qualifications for a specific position 
under guidelines created in this section and assigning 
such individual a qualification under the standards 
developed in this section; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘credentialed’ means an individual 
has been evaluated for a specific position under the 
guidelines created under this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding to col-
laborate with the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact and other organizations to establish, in con-
sultation with the Authority, nationwide standards 
for credentialing all personnel who are likely to re-
spond to an emergency or major disaster. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The standards developed under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) include the minimum professional 
qualifications, certifications, training, and edu-
cation requirements for specific emergency re-
sponse functional positions that are applicable to 
Federal, State and local government; 
‘‘(B) be compatible with the National Inci-
dent Management System; and 
‘‘(C) be consistent with standards for ad-
vance registration for health professions volun-
teers under section 319I of the Public Health 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7b). 
‘‘(3) TIMEFRAME.—The standards developed 
under paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than 
6 months after the date of enactment of the United 
States Emergency Management Authority Act of 
2006. 
‘‘(c) CREDENTIALING OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that 
all personnel of the Department (including temporary per-
sonnel) who are likely to respond to an emergency or major 
disaster are credentialed. 
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‘‘(d) 
INTEGRATION
WITH
NATIONAL
RESPONSE 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARDS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Authority shall provide the 
standards developed under subsection (b) to all Fed-
eral agencies that have responsibilities under the Na-
tional Response Plan. 
‘‘(2) CREDENTIALING OF AGENCIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the standards 
are provided under paragraph (1), each agency de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that all employees or volunteers 
of that agency who are likely to respond to an 
emergency or major disaster are credentialed; 
and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary the name of 
each credentialed employee or volunteer of such 
agency. 
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator shall 
provide leadership, guidance, and technical assistance 
to an agency described in paragraph (1) to facilitate 
the credentialing process of that agency. 
‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION AND DATABASE SYSTEM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Authority shall establish and maintain a docu-
mentation and database system of Federal emergency 
response providers and all other Federal personnel 
credentialed to respond to an emergency or major dis-
aster. 
‘‘(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The documentation and 
database system established under paragraph (1) shall 
be accessible to the Federal coordinating officer and 
other appropriate officials preparing for or respond-
ing to an emergency or major disaster. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
consider whether the credentialing system can be used 
to regulate access to areas affected by a major dis-
aster. 
‘‘(f) GUIDANCE
TO
STATE
AND
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) in collaboration with the Emergency Man-
agement Assistance Compact provide detailed written 
guidance, assistance, and expertise to State and local 
governments to facilitate the credentialing of State 
and local emergency response providers and typing of 
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assets commonly or likely to be used in responding to 
an emergency or major disaster; and 
‘‘(2) in coordination with the Emergency Man-
agement Assistance Compact and appropriate na-
tional professional organizations, assist State and 
local governments with credentialing the personnel 
and typing the resources of the State or local govern-
ment under the guidance provided under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Direc-
tor of the Authority shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives a report describing the implementation of 
this section, including the number and level of qualification 
of Federal personnel trained and ready to respond to an 
emergency or major disaster. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 520. TYPING OF RESOURCES AND ASSETS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘typed’ means an asset or resource 
has been evaluated for a specific function under the 
guidelines created under this section; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘typing’ means to define in detail 
the minimum capabilities of an asset or resource. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding to col-
laborate with the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact and other organizations to establish, in con-
sultation with the Authority, nationwide standards 
for typing of resources and assets commonly or likely 
to be used in responding to an emergency or major 
disaster. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The standards developed under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be applicable to Federal, State and 
local government; and 
‘‘(B) be compatible with the National Inci-
dent Management System. 
‘‘(c) TYPING OF DEPARTMENT RESOURCES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that all resources and assets of the De-
partment that are likely to be used to respond to an emer-
gency or major disaster are typed. 
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‘‘(d) 
INTEGRATION
WITH
NATIONAL
RESPONSE 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARDS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Authority shall provide the 
standards developed under subsection (b) to all Fed-
eral agencies that have responsibilities under the Na-
tional Response Plan. 
‘‘(2) TYPING
OF
AGENCIES, ASSETS, AND
RE-
SOURCES.—Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the standards are provided under paragraph 
(1), each agency described in paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that all resources and assets 
(including teams, equipment, and other assets) of 
that agency that are likely to be used to respond 
to an emergency or major disaster are typed; 
and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary a list of all 
typed resources and assets 
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator shall 
provide leadership, guidance, and technical assistance 
to an agency described in paragraph (1) to facilitate 
the typing process of that agency. 
‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION AND DATABASE SYSTEM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish and maintain a documentation and 
database system of Federal resources and assets likely 
to be used to respond to an emergency or major dis-
aster. 
‘‘(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The documentation and 
database system established under paragraph (1) shall 
be accessible to the Federal coordinating officer and 
other appropriate officials preparing for or respond-
ing to an emergency or major disaster. 
‘‘(f) GUIDANCE
TO
STATE
AND
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Authority, in 
collaboration with the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact, shall— 
‘‘(1) provide detailed written guidance, assist-
ance, and expertise to State and local governments to 
facilitate the typing of the resources and assets of 
State and local governments likely to be used in re-
sponding to an emergency or major disaster; and 
‘‘(2) assist State and local governments with 
typing the resources and assets of the State or local 
governments under the guidance provided under 
paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(g) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to the 
party states of the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact to develop and maintain a database of typed re-
sources and assets of State and local governments. 
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the implementation of this 
section, including the number and type of Federal resources 
and assets ready to respond to an emergency or major dis-
aster.’’. 
SEC. 803. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) EXECUTIVE 
SCHEDULE.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 5313 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Administrator of the United States Emergency 
Management Authority.’’. 
(2) DIRECTORS.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Directors, United States Emergency Manage-
ment Authority.’’. 
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(3) FEMA OFFICERS.— 
(A) 
FEDERAL
INSURANCE
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Insurance 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Insurance Ad-
ministrator, United States Emergency Manage-
ment Agency.’’. 
(B) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Inspector General, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector 
General, United States Emergency Management 
Agency.’’. 
(C) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—Section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Chief Information Officer, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Information Officer, United States Emer-
gency Management Agency.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.—Section 103(a) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(5) An Administrator of the United States 
Emergency Management Authority.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) 
(as amended by this subsection) as paragraphs (2) 
through (9), respectively. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, or the Director thereof, in any 
law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or 
other official paper in force on the effective date of this title 
shall be considered to refer and apply to the United States 
Emergency Management Authority and the Administrator 
thereof, respectively. 
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is amended by striking the items relating to 
title V and sections 501 through 509 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘TITLE V—NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
‘‘Sec. 501. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 502. United States Emergency Management Authority. 
‘‘Sec. 503. Authorities and responsibilities. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Authority components. 
‘‘Sec. 505. Preserving the United States Emergency Management Authority. 
‘‘Sec. 506. Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 507. Regional Offices. 
‘‘Sec. 508. National Advisory Council on Emergency Preparedness and Re-
sponse. 
‘‘Sec. 509. National Incident Management System Integration Center. 
‘‘Sec. 510. National Operations Center. 
‘‘Sec. 511. Chief Medical Officer. 
‘‘Sec. 512. Public and community preparedness. 
‘‘Sec. 513. SAVER Program. 
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‘‘Sec. 514. National Search and Rescue Response System. 
‘‘Sec. 515. Metropolitan Medical Response System. 
‘‘Sec. 516. Emergency Management Assistance Compact. 
‘‘Sec. 517. Office for the Prevention of Terrorism. 
‘‘Sec. 518. Department officials. 
‘‘Sec. 519. Credentialing. 
‘‘Sec. 520. Typing of resources and assets. 
‘‘Sec. 521. Nuclear incident response. 
‘‘Sec. 522. Conduct of certain public health-related activities. 
‘‘Sec. 523. Use of national private sector networks in emergency response. 
‘‘Sec. 524. Use of commercially available technology, goods, and services. 
‘‘Sec. 525. Procurement of security countermeasures for strategic national 
stockpile. 
‘‘Sec. 526. Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities.’’. 
SEC. 804. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this title and the amendments 
made by this title. 
SEC. 805. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title, and the amendments made by this title, 
shall take effect on January 1, 2007. 
TITLE IX 
BORDER LAW ENFORCEMENT RELIEF ACT 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Border Law Enforce-
ment Relief Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 902. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) It is the obligation of the Federal Govern-
ment of the United States to adequately secure the 
Nation’s borders and prevent the flow of undocu-
mented persons and illegal drugs into the United 
States. 
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(2) Despite the fact that the United States Bor-
der Patrol apprehends over 1,000,000 people each 
year trying to illegally enter the United States, ac-
cording to the Congressional Research Service, the net 
growth in the number of unauthorized aliens has in-
creased by approximately 500,000 each year. The 
Southwest border accounts for approximately 94 per-
cent of all migrant apprehensions each year. Cur-
rently, there are an estimated 11,000,000 unauthor-
ized aliens in the United States. 
(3) The border region is also a major corridor 
for the shipment of drugs. According to the El Paso 
Intelligence Center, 65 percent of the narcotics that 
are sold in the markets of the United States enter the 
country through the Southwest Border. 
(4) Border communities continue to incur sig-
nificant costs due to the lack of adequate border secu-
rity. A 2001 study by the United States-Mexico Bor-
der Counties Coalition found that law enforcement 
and criminal justice expenses associated with illegal 
immigration exceed $89,000,000 annually for the 
Southwest border counties. 
(5) In August 2005, the States of New Mexico 
and Arizona declared states of emergency in order to 
provide local law enforcement immediate assistance 
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in addressing criminal activity along the Southwest 
border. 
(6) While the Federal Government provides 
States and localities assistance in covering costs re-
lated to the detention of certain criminal aliens and 
the prosecution of Federal drug cases, local law en-
forcement along the border are provided no assistance 
in covering such expenses and must use their limited 
resources to combat drug trafficking, human smug-
gling, kidnappings, the destruction of private prop-
erty, and other border-related crimes. 
(7) The United States shares 5,525 miles of bor-
der with Canada and 1,989 miles with Mexico. Many 
of the local law enforcement agencies located along the 
border are small, rural departments charged with pa-
trolling large areas of land. Counties along the South-
west United States-Mexico border are some of the 
poorest in the country and lack the financial re-
sources to cover the additional costs associated with 
illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and other bor-
der-related crimes. 
(8) Federal assistance is required to help local 
law enforcement operating along the border address 
the unique challenges that arise as a result of their 
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proximity to an international border and the lack of 
overall border security in the region. 
SEC. 903. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. (a) 
GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, to an eligible law enforcement agency to 
provide assistance to such agency to address— 
(A) criminal activity that occurs in the ju-
risdiction of such agency by virtue of such agen-
cy’s proximity to the United States border; and 
(B) the impact of any lack of security along 
the United States border. 
(2) DURATION.—Grants may be awarded under 
this subsection during fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
(3) COMPETITIVE
BASIS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subsection on a competitive 
basis, except that the Secretary shall give priority to 
applications from any eligible law enforcement agen-
cy serving a community— 
(A) with a population of less than 50,000; 
and 
(B) located no more than 100 miles from a 
United States border with— 
(i) Canada; or 
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(ii) Mexico. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded pursuant to 
subsection (a) may only be used to provide additional re-
sources for an eligible law enforcement agency to address 
criminal activity occurring along any such border, includ-
ing— 
(1) to obtain equipment; 
(2) to hire additional personnel; 
(3) to upgrade and maintain law enforcement 
technology; 
(4) to cover operational costs, including overtime 
and transportation costs; and 
(5) such other resources as are available to assist 
that agency. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible law enforcement 
agency seeking a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and 
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(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Secretary determines to be essential to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘eligible law enforcement agency’’ means a trib-
al, State, or local law enforcement agency— 
(A) located in a county no more than 100 
miles from a United States border with— 
(i) Canada; or 
(ii) Mexico; or 
(B) located in a county more than 100 
miles from any such border, but where such 
county has been certified by the Secretary as a 
High Impact Area. 
(2) HIGH IMPACT AREA.—The term ‘‘High Im-
pact Area’’ means any county designated by the Sec-
retary as such, taking into consideration— 
(A) whether local law enforcement agencies 
in that county have the resources to protect the 
lives, property, safety, or welfare of the residents 
of that county; 
(B) the relationship between any lack of se-
curity along the United States border and the 
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rise, if any, of criminal activity in that county; 
and 
(C) any other unique challenges that local 
law enforcement face due to a lack of security 
along the United States border. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion. 
(2) DIVISION OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized under paragraph (1)— 
(A) 2⁄3 shall be set aside for eligible law en-
forcement agencies located in the 6 States with 
the largest number of undocumented alien appre-
hensions; and 
(B) 1⁄3 shall be set aside for areas des-
ignated as a High Impact Area under subsection 
(d). 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts appro-
priated for grants under this section shall be used to supple-
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ment and not supplant other State and local public funds 
obligated for the purposes provided under this title. 
SEC. 904. ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 
LAW. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers to 
exercise Federal immigration law enforcement authority. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate July 13, 2006. 
Attest: 
EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 
Secretary. 
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