containing technical and conforming amendments to re-
flect the changes made by this title. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the last day of the transition period referred 
to in section 105(e), the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the recommended legislation. 
TITLE II—RELATED MATTERS 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall con-
tinue to maintain an advisory body to ensure effective and 
ongoing coordination of Federal preparedness, response, 
recovery, and mitigation for hazards, to be known as the 
National Advisory Council. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Advisory 
Council shall advise the Administrator on all aspects of 
emergency management. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the Na-
tional Advisory Council shall be appointed by the 
Administrator, and shall, to the extent practicable, 
represent a geographic (including urban and rural) 
and substantive cross section of officials, emergency 
managers, and emergency response providers from 
State, local, and tribal governments, the private sec-
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tor, and nongovernmental organizations, including as 
appropriate— 
(A) members selected from the emergency 
management field and emergency response pro-
viders, including fire service, law enforcement, 
hazardous materials response, emergency med-
ical services, and emergency management per-
sonnel, or organizations representing such indi-
viduals; 
(B) health scientists, emergency and inpa-
tient medical providers, and public health pro-
fessionals; 
(C) experts from Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments, and the private sector, rep-
resenting standards-setting and accrediting or-
ganizations, including representatives from the 
voluntary consensus codes and standards devel-
opment community, particularly those with ex-
pertise in the emergency preparedness and re-
sponse field; 
(D) State, local, and tribal government of-
ficials with expertise in preparedness, response, 
recovery, and mitigation, including Adjutants 
General; 
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(E) elected State, local, and tribal govern-
ment executives; 
(F) experts in public and private sector in-
frastructure protection, cybersecurity, and com-
munications; 
(G) representatives of individuals with dis-
abilities and other populations with special 
needs; and 
(H) such other individuals as the Adminis-
trator determines to be appropriate. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS 
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND TRANSPOR-
TATION.—In the selection of members of the Na-
tional Advisory Council who are health or emergency 
medical services professionals, the Administrator 
shall work with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Secretary of Transportation. 
(3) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Administrator 
shall designate 1 or more officers of the Federal 
Government to serve as ex officio members of the 
National Advisory Council. 
(4) TERMS OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 
each member of the National Advisory Council shall 
be 3 years. 
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(d) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.), including subsections (a), (b), and (d) of sec-
tion 10 of such Act, and section 552b(c) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall apply to the National Ad-
visory Council. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the National Advisory Council. 
SEC. 202. NATIONAL INTEGRATION CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Agency 
a National Integration Center. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator, through 
the National Integration Center, and in consultation with 
other Federal departments and agencies and the National 
Advisory Council, shall ensure ongoing management and 
maintenance, including revisions as appropriate, of the 
National Incident Management System, the National Re-
sponse Plan (including the Catastrophic Incident Annex), 
and any successor to such system or plan. 
(c) INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that the National Response Plan 
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