(2) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by 
a Director, appointed by the Secretary in consulta-
tion with Indian tribes, whose title shall be the Di-
rector of Tribal Government Homeland Security. 
The Director shall be equal in pay and authority of 
an Assistant Secretary. 
(b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY; DIRECTOR.— 
(1) DUTIES
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) ensure the coordination of Federal pro-
grams that provide assistance (including finan-
cial and technical assistance) to eligible Indian 
tribes and provide those governments with 
treatment as State governments, as appro-
priate, for planning, consultation, and coordina-
tion and for eligibility for Federal grant monies 
and funds to improve capacity and help pre-
pare, prevent, and respond to terrorist activi-
ties, and for other related purposes in and near 
tribal communities; 
(B) ensure Indian tribes are included in 
the coordination activities of the Homeland Se-
curity Department’s Border and Transportation 
functions in the same manner as State and 
local law enforcement entities; 
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(C) ensure Indian tribes with jurisdiction 
over lands adjacent to the Canadian and Mexi-
can borders are adequately prepared to help 
protect United States borders, territorial wa-
ters, waterways, and other transportation sys-
tems; 
(D) ensure the broad spectrum of infra-
structure throughout Indian Country, including 
nuclear and electrical power plants, water and 
sanitation facilities, agricultural, food proc-
essing, oil, timber, and other natural resources 
is 
adequately 
protected 
against 
terrorist 
threats; 
(E) ensure that Indian tribes are properly 
equipped to prepare for, prevent, and respond 
to terrorist activities in the same manner as 
State and local governments; 
(F) provide Indian tribes the necessary 
equipment for detection, protection, and decon-
tamination in emergencies involving weapons of 
mass destruction; 
(G) provide Indian tribes with emergency 
preparedness training and exercise programs 
and further assistance for any emergency, in-
cluding natural disasters or disease; 
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(H) include Indian tribes in all facets of 
research, development, resource assessment, 
and risk analysis in the same manner as State 
and local governments; and 
(I) include Indian tribes, as appropriate, in 
the coordination of the Homeland Security De-
partment’s Immigration and Nationality func-
tions in the same manner as State and local law 
enforcement entities. 
(2) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director 
shall— 
(A) coordinate homeland security activities 
among Indian tribes and related Federal agen-
cies, including integration and coordination of 
the efforts of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity and Indian tribes to prepare for, prevent, 
protect against, respond to, and recover from 
terrorist attacks; 
(B) provide strategic integration to com-
plement the operational consolidation of the 
various directorates within the Department of 
Homeland Security, with respect to Indian 
tribes; 
(C) ensure that Indian tribes are included 
in the gathering and analysis of terrorist 
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threats and other information in the same man-
ner as Federal, State, and local law enforce-
ment entities; 
(D) serve as the Secretary’s key point of 
contact for Indian tribes in need of assistance 
and information homeland security grants for 
purposes of planning, consultation, coordina-
tion, eligibility for grant monies and other pur-
poses to improve the United States capacity to 
prepare, prevent and respond to terrorist activi-
ties and to work with Indian tribes and execu-
tive agencies in promoting homeland security; 
(E) serve as the coordinating center in-
tended to facilitate communication between and 
integration with Indian tribes and other Fed-
eral departments that have homeland security 
responsibilities, including but not limited to 
health surveillance, emergency preparation and 
response, border security, critical infrastructure 
protection, technology, and communication; 
(F) establish a network through which the 
Federal Government, Indian tribes, and State 
and local governments work collaboratively on 
public health and safety, terrorism detection, 
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prevention, response, and protection of critical 
infrastructure targets; and 
(G) establish a mechanism for the distribu-
tion of warnings and information to tribal com-
munities. 
(c) TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES AS STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) treat Indian tribes as States, as appro-
priate, for the purpose of homeland security 
consultation, planning, coordination, bioter-
rorism preparedness, prevention, and response, 
emergency preparedness and response, border 
and transportation security, and for other pur-
poses related to protecting the homeland; 
(B) include Indian tribes in funding meth-
odologies for purposes of allocating any finan-
cial resources; and 
(C) support and facilitate the capacity nec-
essary for the Indian Health Service and Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs to respond to the home-
land security needs of American Indians and 
Alaska Natives, without jeopardizing their non- 
security missions. 
(2) DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may delegate to such Indian tribes primary 
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