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(e) PROTOCOLS.—Under Secretary for Emergency 
Management shall establish protocols for the pilot pro-
gram by not later than 180 days after the establishment 
of the program under subsection (a). 
(f) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—The Congress— 
(1) does not intend in this section that the Di-
rectorate of Emergency Management of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security rely on the private sec-
tor to the extent of minimizing the procurement of 
emergency supplies and personnel and other activi-
ties under this Act or any other law; and 
(2) intends in this section that a public-private 
partnership network be identified and treated as a 
possible resource in the event of a catastrophic act 
of terrorism, natural disaster, or other emergency. 
SEC. 
116. 
EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERFORMANCE 
GRANTS. 
For the Emergency Management Performance 
Grants Program formerly conducted by the Directorate 
for Preparedness, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$360,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
SEC. 117. HURRICANE EXERCISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation 
with the heads of Federal, State, and local departments 
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and agencies, representatives of volunteer organizations, 
and other appropriate experts, shall conduct an exercise 
to simulate a hurricane hitting New York City for pur-
poses of the preparation for, response to, and recovery 
from such an event. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last 
day of the exercise, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on the results of the exercise, including informa-
tion concerning how the exercise was developed and con-
ducted, who participated in the exercise, the findings of 
participants, and recommendations for future actions. 
SEC. 118. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE PROVIDER.—Paragraph (6) of section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(6)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘includes’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘includes Federal, State, and local governmental 
and nongovernmental emergency public safety, law en-
forcement, fire, emergency response, emergency medical 
(including hospital emergency facilities), and related per-
sonnel, organizations, agencies, and authorities.’’. 
(b) NEW DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
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‘‘(17) The term ‘emergency management’ refers 
to the governmental function that coordinates and 
integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain, 
and improve the capability to prepare for, respond 
to, mitigate against, or recover from a threatened or 
actual act of terrorism, emergency, natural disaster, 
or catastrophic incident. 
‘‘(18) The term ‘prevention’ means any activity 
undertaken to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened 
or actual act of terrorism. 
‘‘(19) The term ‘emergency support providers’ 
includes Federal, State, and local governmental and 
nongovernmental utilities, public works, transpor-
tation, and public health and related personnel, or-
ganizations, agencies, and authorities.’’. 
SEC. 119. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 are repealed: 
(1) Section 430. 
(2) Subtitle A of title VIII. 
(3) Section 882. 
(b) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) UNDER
SECRETARY.—Section 103(a) is 
amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Pre-
paredness and Response’’ and inserting ‘‘Man-
agement’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (8) through (10) as para-
graphs (7) through (9), respectively. 
(2) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARIES.—Section 103(a)(9) of such Act, as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1)(B), is amended by striking 
‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘17’’. 
TITLE II—FRAUD, WASTE, AND 
ABUSE PREVENTION 
SEC. 201. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE CONTROLS; FRAUD 
PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 707. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE CONTROLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Emergency Management, shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(1) all programs within the Directorate admin-
istering Federal assistance develop and maintain 
proper internal management controls to prevent and 
detect fraud, waste, and abuse; 
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‘‘(2) application databases used by the Direc-
torate to collect information on eligible recipients 
must record disbursements; 
‘‘(3) such tracking is designed to highlight and 
identify ineligible applications; and 
‘‘(4) the databases used to collect information 
from applications for such assistance must be inte-
grated with the disbursements and payment records. 
‘‘(b) AUDITS AND REVIEWS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that any existing database or similar 
application processing system in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section for Federal assistance programs 
administered by the Department undergo a review by the 
Inspector General of the Department to determine the ex-
istence and implementation of such internal controls re-
quired under this section, before such database application 
may be used to determine eligibility and disbursement of 
Federal assistance. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Emergency Man-
agement, shall certify to the Congress on an annual basis 
that proper internal controls required under this section 
are in place and operational before a database or similar 
application processing system may be utilized for the pur-
pose of the dispensing of Federal assistance. 
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