paragraph by not later than 15 days after the 
date the request is received by the Department. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit an annual report to the Congress by December 31 
of each year—
‘‘(1) describing in detail the amount of Federal 
funds provided as covered grants that were directed 
to each State, region, and directly eligible tribe in 
the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) containing information on the use of such 
grant funds by grantees; and 
‘‘(3) describing—
‘‘(A) the Nation’s progress in achieving, 
maintaining, and enhancing the essential capa-
bilities established under section 1803(a) as a 
result of the expenditure of covered grant funds 
during the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the amount of expend-
itures required to attain across the United 
States the essential capabilities established 
under section 1803(a). 
‘‘SEC. 1807. NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FIRST RESPONDER 
EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretaries for Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response and Science and Tech-
nology and the Director of the Office for Domestic 
Preparedness, shall, not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, support the 
development of, promulgate, and update as nec-
essary national voluntary consensus standards for 
the performance, use, and validation of first re-
sponder 
equipment 
for 
purposes 
of 
section 
1805(e)(7). Such standards—
‘‘(A) shall be, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, consistent with any existing voluntary 
consensus standards; 
‘‘(B) shall take into account, as appro-
priate, new types of terrorism threats that may 
not have been contemplated when such existing 
standards were developed; 
‘‘(C) shall be focused on maximizing inter-
operability, interchangeability, durability, flexi-
bility, efficiency, efficacy, portability, sustain-
ability, and safety; and 
‘‘(D) shall cover all appropriate uses of the 
equipment.
‘‘(2) REQUIRED CATEGORIES.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall specifically con-
sider the following categories of first responder 
equipment: 
‘‘(A) Thermal imaging equipment. 
‘‘(B) Radiation detection and analysis 
equipment. 
‘‘(C) Biological detection and analysis 
equipment. 
‘‘(D) Chemical detection and analysis 
equipment. 
‘‘(E) Decontamination and sterilization 
equipment. 
‘‘(F) Personal protective equipment, in-
cluding garments, boots, gloves, and hoods and 
other protective clothing. 
‘‘(G) Respiratory protection equipment. 
‘‘(H) Interoperable communications, in-
cluding wireless and wireline voice, video, and 
data networks. 
‘‘(I) Explosive mitigation devices and ex-
plosive detection and analysis equipment. 
‘‘(J) Containment vessels. 
‘‘(K) Contaminant-resistant vehicles.
‘‘(L) Such other equipment for which the 
Secretary determines that national voluntary 
consensus standards would be appropriate. 
‘‘(b) TRAINING STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretaries for Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response and Science and Tech-
nology and the Director of the Office for Domestic 
Preparedness, shall support the development of, pro-
mulgate, and regularly update as necessary national 
voluntary consensus standards for first responder 
training carried out with amounts provided under 
covered grant programs, that will enable State and 
local government first responders to achieve optimal 
levels of terrorism preparedness as quickly as prac-
ticable. Such standards shall give priority to pro-
viding training to—
‘‘(A) enable first responders to prevent, 
prepare for, respond to, and mitigate terrorist 
threats, including threats from chemical, bio-
logical, nuclear, and radiological weapons and 
explosive devices capable of inflicting significant 
human casualties; and 
‘‘(B) familiarize first responders with the 
proper use of equipment, including software,
developed pursuant to the standards established 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED CATEGORIES.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Secretary specifically shall in-
clude the following categories of first responder ac-
tivities: 
‘‘(A) Regional planning. 
‘‘(B) Joint exercises. 
‘‘(C) Intelligence collection, analysis, and 
sharing. 
‘‘(D) Emergency notification of affected 
populations. 
‘‘(E) Detection of biological, nuclear, radi-
ological, and chemical weapons of mass destruc-
tion. 
‘‘(F) Such other activities for which the 
Secretary determines that national voluntary 
consensus training standards would be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) CONSISTENCY.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall ensure that such training 
standards are consistent with the principles of emer-
gency preparedness for all hazards. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION WITH STANDARDS ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In establishing national voluntary consensus