using covered grant funds during 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) USE
OF
QUANTIFIABLE
PERFORM-
ANCE
MEASUREMENTS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, each report shall be based on quantifi-
able performance measurements. 
‘‘SEC. 704. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.— 
There is hereby established a national incident manage-
ment system that encompasses a single, comprehensive ap-
proach to domestic incident management to ensure that 
all levels of government across the Nation have the capa-
bility to work efficiently and effectively together by using 
a consistent approach to domestic incident management 
for all hazards, including major disasters and other emer-
gencies. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) RESPONSIBILITY FOR SYSTEM.—The Di-
rector shall be responsible for all aspects of the na-
tional incident management system, including com-
pleting, implementing, maintaining, and revising the 
system. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF SYSTEM.—The Director 
shall coordinate with the heads of other appropriate 
Federal agencies in revising the system. 
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‘‘SEC. 705. NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLAN.—The Direc-
tor shall be responsible for all aspects of the national 
response plan, including completing, implementing, 
maintaining, and revising the plan. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF PLAN.—The Director 
shall coordinate with the heads of other appropriate 
Federal agencies, including the National Council on 
Disability, in revising the plan. 
‘‘(b) INITIAL REVIEW AND REVISION OF RESPONSE 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2007, the Director shall, in coordination with the 
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, includ-
ing the National Council on Disability, and the Task 
Force established under section 707(a), complete a 
comprehensive review of the national response plan 
for the purpose of identifying areas for revision. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND REVISE.—As part of the re-
view, the Director shall review and revise the na-
tional response plan— 
‘‘(A) to ensure integration and consistency 
with the national incident management system; 
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‘‘(B) to establish a protocol for a proactive 
Federal response in support of a State to a cat-
astrophic disaster with or without warning; and 
‘‘(C) to clarify the role of who is in charge 
of the Federal disaster response. 
‘‘(c) MISSION ASSIGNMENTS.—To expedite the provi-
sion of assistance under the national response plan, the 
Director, in coordination with the heads of other appro-
priate Federal agencies and the Task Force established 
under section 707(a), shall develop prescripted mission as-
signments for logistics, communications, mass care, health 
services, and public safety. 
‘‘SEC. 706. FEDERAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. 
‘‘(a) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.—In support of the 
national
emergency
preparedness
system
established 
under this title, the President shall ensure that each Fed-
eral agency with responsibility for responding to major 
disasters and other emergencies shall— 
‘‘(1) have the operational capability, including 
the personnel to make and communicate decisions, 
organizational structures that are assigned, trained, 
and exercised for their missions, sufficient physical 
resources, and the command, control, and commu-
nication channels to make, monitor, and commu-
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nicate decisions to meet the national emergency pre-
paredness goal; 
‘‘(2) have the operational command and control 
structures that comply with the national incident 
management system; 
‘‘(3) develop, in support of crisis operational ca-
pability, a deliberate planning capability, including 
plans, personnel, and training; and 
‘‘(4) develop, train, and exercise rosters of dis-
aster response personnel to be deployed when the or-
ganization is called upon to support a Federal re-
sponse. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
limit the authority of the Secretary of Defense with regard 
to the command and control, training, planning, equip-
ment, exercises, or employment of Department of Defense 
forces, or the allocation of Department of Defense re-
sources. 
‘‘SEC. 707. NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TASK 
FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 
a National Emergency Preparedness Task Force (referred 
to in this section as the ‘Task Force’) to ensure effective 
and ongoing coordination of Federal emergency prepared-
ness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts for all haz-
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ards that incorporates State and local government and pri-
vate sector input in the development and revision of the 
national emergency preparedness goal, the national emer-
gency preparedness system, national incident management 
system, and national response plan. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall con-
sist of members appointed by the Director from 
State and local emergency management organiza-
tions and governmental and nongovernmental emer-
gency response organizations from the State and 
local levels. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, Task Force members shall represent— 
‘‘(A) geographically diverse areas (includ-
ing urban and rural); 
‘‘(B) State and local emergency manage-
ment professional organizations; and 
‘‘(C) individuals involved in a cross section 
of emergency response disciplines and profes-
sions, including as appropriate fire service and 
law enforcement, hazardous materials response, 
emergency medical services, public works per-
sonnel
routinely
engaged
in
emergency
re-
sponse, health professionals, and organizations 
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