I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5351 
To amend Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Directorate of 
Emergency Management, to codify certain existing functions of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2006 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
SHAYS, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN 
of California, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. SIMMONS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Alabama, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. PEARCE, Ms. GINNY BROWN- 
WAITE of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. 
SWEENEY, Mr. MCHENRY, Miss MCMORRIS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 
SCHWARZ of Michigan, Mr. CARTER, and Mr. MEEK of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a 
Directorate of Emergency Management, to codify certain 
existing functions of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Emergency Management Reform and Enhance-
ment Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 101. Directorate of Emergency Management. 
Sec. 102. Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office. 
Sec. 103. National Disaster Medical System. 
Sec. 104. Office of Interoperability and Compatibility. 
Sec. 105. Intelligence analysts. 
Sec. 106. Redesignation of Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastruc-
ture Protection. 
Sec. 107. National Academy of Public Administration study on implementation 
of organizational reforms. 
Sec. 108. GAO reports on an inventory and status of homeland security train-
ing. 
Sec. 109. Definitions. 
Sec. 110. Conforming amendments. 
TITLE II—FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE PREVENTION 
Sec. 201. Fraud, waste, and abuse controls. 
Sec. 202. Assessment and report regarding utilization of Independent Private 
Sector Inspectors General. 
Sec. 203. Enhanced accountability for Federal assistance. 
Sec. 204. Enhanced information sharing among Federal agencies to prevent 
fraud, waste, and abuse. 
Sec. 205. Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery. 
Sec. 206. Protection of Department of Homeland Security official seal and in-
signia. 
TITLE I—EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 101. DIRECTORATE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title V of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘TITLE V—EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
‘‘Subtitle A—Directorate of 
Emergency Management 
‘‘SEC. 501. DIRECTORATE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department 
a Directorate of Emergency Management. The head 
of the Directorate is the Under Secretary for Emer-
gency Management, who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual ap-
pointed as Under Secretary shall possess a dem-
onstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency 
management and homeland security. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary 
shall assist the Secretary in discharging the respon-
sibilities under section 502. 
‘‘(b) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department 
a Deputy Under Secretary for Emergency Prepared-
ness and Mitigation, who shall be appointed by the 
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President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual ap-
pointed as Deputy Under Secretary shall possess a 
demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency 
preparedness and mitigation. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Under 
Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Mitiga-
tion shall assist the Under Secretary for Emergency 
Management in discharging the responsibilities of 
the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department 
a Deputy Under Secretary for Emergency Response 
and Recovery, who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual ap-
pointed as Deputy Under Secretary shall possess a 
demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency 
response and recovery. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Under 
Secretary for Emergency Response and Recovery 
shall assist the Under Secretary for Emergency 
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Management in discharging the responsibilities of 
the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(d) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
FOR EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT.—There are in the Department the fol-
lowing Assistant Secretaries, who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate: 
‘‘(1) An Assistant Secretary for Grants and 
Planning, who shall report directly to the Deputy 
Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and 
Mitigation. 
‘‘(2) An Assistant Secretary for Training and 
Exercises, who shall report directly to the Deputy 
Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and 
Mitigation. 
‘‘(3) An Assistant Secretary for Emergency 
Communications, who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(4) An Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure 
Protection, who shall report directly to the Under 
Secretary for Emergency Management. 
‘‘(5) An Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity 
and Telecommunications, who shall report directly to 
the Under Secretary for Emergency Management. 
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