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(b) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall continue implementation of 
an emergency management performance grants program to make grants to 
States to assist State, local, and tribal governments in preparing for all haz-
ards, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as otherwise specifically provided by title 
VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq.), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried 
out using funds made available under the program shall not exceed 50 per-
cent. 
(d) APPORTIONMENT.—The Administrator shall apportion the amounts 
appropriated each fiscal year to carry out the program among the States 
as follows: 
(1) The Administrator shall first apportion 0.25 percent of the 
amounts to each of American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands and 0.75 percent of the amounts to each 
of the remaining States. 
(2) The Administrator shall apportion the remainder of the amounts 
in the ratio that— 
(A) the population of each State; bears to 
(B) the population of all States. 
§ 20523. Training for emergency response providers from 
Federal Government, foreign governments, or pri-
vate entities 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Center for Domestic Preparedness may provide 
training to emergency response providers from the Federal Government, for-
eign governments, or private entities if the Center for Domestic Prepared-
ness is reimbursed for the cost of the training. Any reimbursement under 
this subsection shall be credited to the account from which the expenditure 
being reimbursed was made and is available, without fiscal year limitation, 
for the purposes for which amounts in the account may be expended. 
(b) TRAINING NOT TO INTERFERE WITH PRIMARY MISSION.—The head 
of the Center for Domestic Preparedness shall ensure that any training pro-
vided under subsection (a) does not interfere with the primary mission of 
the Center for Domestic Preparedness to train State and local emergency 
response providers. 
(c) TRAINING FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY EMPLOY-
EES.—Subject to subsection (b), subsection (a) does not prohibit the Center 
for Domestic Preparedness from providing training to employees of the 
Agency in existing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives, 
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mass casualty, and medical surge courses pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4103 with-
out reimbursement for the cost of the training. 
§ 20524. National exercise simulation center 
The President shall establish a national exercise simulation center that— 
(1) uses a mix of live, virtual, and constructive simulations to— 
(A) prepare elected officials, emergency managers, emergency 
response providers, and emergency support providers at all levels 
of government to operate cohesively; 
(B) provide a learning environment for the homeland security 
personnel of all Federal agencies; 
(C) assist in the development of operational procedures and ex-
ercises, particularly those based on catastrophic incidents; and 
(D) allow incident commanders to exercise decision-making in a 
simulated environment; and 
(2) uses modeling and simulation for training, exercises, and com-
mand and control functions at the operational level. 
§ 20525. Real property transactions 
(a) APPLICATION.—This section applies only to real property in the 
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It does not apply to real 
property for river and harbor projects or flood control projects, or to leases 
of Government-owned real property for agricultural or grazing purposes. 
(b) REPORTS TO ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES BEFORE TRANSACTION 
MAY BE ENTERED INTO.— 
(1) TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY NOT BE ENTERED INTO BEFORE EXPI-
RATION OF PERIOD AFTER REPORT IS SUBMITTED.—The Director of 
the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, or the designee of the Di-
rector, may not enter into any of the following listed transactions by 
or for the use of the Office until after the expiration of 30 days from 
the date on which a report of the facts concerning the proposed trans-
action is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives: 
(A) An acquisition of fee title to any real property, if the esti-
mated price is more than $50,000. 
(B) A lease of real property to the United States, if the esti-
mated annual rental is more than $50,000. 
(C) A lease of real property owned by the United States, if the 
estimated annual rental is more than $50,000. 
(D) A transfer of real property owned by the United States to 
another Federal agency or to a State, if the estimated value is 
more than $50,000. 
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(E) A report of excess real property owned by the United States 
to a disposal agency, if the estimated value is more than $50,000. 
(2) SUMMARY OF GENERAL PLAN REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS.—If a transaction covered by clause (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1) is part of a project, the report must include a summarization of 
the general plan for that project, including an estimate of the total cost 
of the lands to be acquired or leases to be made. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS TO ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES.—The Director 
of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization shall report annually to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives on transactions described in subsection (a) that involve an estimated 
value of more than $5,000 but not more than $50,000. 
(d) STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE IS CONCLUSIVE.—A statement in an in-
strument of conveyance, including a lease, that the requirements of this sec-
tion have been met, or that the conveyance is not subject to this section, 
is conclusive. 
Subchapter III—Miscellaneous Authorities 
§ 20531. National Disaster Recovery Strategy 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Assistant Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, and the heads 
of other appropriate Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal government 
officials (including through the National Advisory Council), and representa-
tives of appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall develop, coordi-
nate, and maintain a National Disaster Recovery Strategy to serve as a 
guide to recovery efforts after major disasters and emergencies. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The National Disaster Recovery Strategy shall— 
(1) outline the most efficient and cost-effective Federal programs 
that will meet the recovery needs of States, local and tribal govern-
ments, and individuals and households affected by a major disaster; 
(2) clearly define the role, programs, authorities, and responsibilities 
of each Federal agency that may be of assistance in providing assist-
ance in the recovery from a major disaster; 
(3) promote the use of the most appropriate and cost-effective build-
ing materials (based on the hazards present in an area) in an area af-
fected by a major disaster, with the goal of encouraging the construc-
tion of disaster-resistant buildings; and 
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(4) describe in detail the programs that may be offered by the agen-
cies described in paragraph (2), including— 
(A) discussing funding issues; 
(B) detailing how responsibilities under the National Disaster 
Recovery Strategy will be shared; and 
(C) addressing other matters concerning the cooperative effort 
to provide recovery assistance. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report describing in detail the Na-
tional Disaster Recovery Strategy and any additional authorities nec-
essary to implement any portion of the National Disaster Recovery 
Strategy. 
(2) UPDATE.—The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report updating the report submitted under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) on the same date that any change is made to the National 
Disaster Recovery Strategy; and 
(B) on a periodic basis after the submission of the report under 
paragraph (1), but not less than once every 5 years after the date 
of the submission. 
§ 20532. National Disaster Housing Strategy 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordination with representa-
tives of the Federal agencies, governments, and organizations listed in sub-
section (b)(2) of this section, the National Advisory Council, the National 
Council on Disability, and other entities at the Administrator’s discretion, 
shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a National Disaster Housing Strat-
egy. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The National Disaster Housing Strategy shall— 
(1) outline the most efficient and cost-effective Federal programs 
that will best meet the short-term and long-term housing needs of indi-
viduals and households affected by a major disaster; 
(2) clearly define the role, programs, authorities, and responsibilities 
of each entity in providing housing assistance in the event of a major 
disaster, including— 
(A) the Agency; 
(B) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
(C) the Department of Agriculture; 
(D) the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
(E) the Department of Health and Human Services; 
(F) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
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