standards for first responder equipment and training 
under this section, the Secretary shall consult with rel-
evant public and private sector groups, including—
‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; 
‘‘(2) the National Fire Protection Association; 
‘‘(3) the National Association of County and 
City Health Officials; 
‘‘(4) the Association of State and Territorial 
Health Officials; 
‘‘(5) the American National Standards Insti-
tute; 
‘‘(6) the National Institute of Justice; 
‘‘(7) the Inter-Agency Board for Equipment 
Standardization and Interoperability; 
‘‘(8) the National Public Health Performance 
Standards Program; 
‘‘(9) the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health; 
‘‘(10) ASTM International; 
‘‘(11) the International Safety Equipment Asso-
ciation; 
‘‘(12) the Emergency Management Accredita-
tion Program; and
‘‘(13) to the extent the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, other national voluntary consensus stand-
ards development organizations, other interested 
Federal, State, and local agencies, and other inter-
ested persons. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF HHS.—
In establishing any national voluntary consensus stand-
ards under this section for first responder equipment or 
training that involve or relate to health professionals, in-
cluding emergency medical professionals, the Secretary 
shall coordinate activities under this section with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
VIDERS.—Paragraph (6) of section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 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 enforcement, fire, emergency response, emer-
gency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), 
and related personnel, organizations, agencies, and au-
thorities.’’. 
(c) TEMPORARY LIMITATIONS ON APPLICATION.—
(1) 1-YEAR DELAY IN APPLICATION.—The fol-
lowing provisions of title XVIII of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a), 
shall not apply during the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act: 
(A) Subsections (b), (c), and (e)(4)(A) and 
(B) of section 1805. 
(B) In section 1805(f)(3)(A), the phrase ‘‘, 
by enhancing the essential capabilities of the 
applicants,’’. 
(2) 2-YEAR DELAY IN APPLICATION.—The fol-
lowing provisions of title XVIII of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a), 
shall not apply during the 2-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act: 
(A) Subparagraphs (D) and (E) of section 
1806(g)(5). 
(B) Section 1806(i)(3). 
SEC. 4. SUPERSEDED PROVISION. 
This Act supersedes section 1014 of Public Law 107–
56. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CITIZEN CORPS 
COUNCILS. 
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that Citizen 
Corps councils help to enhance local citizen participation 
in terrorism preparedness by coordinating multiple Citizen
Corps programs, developing community action plans, as-
sessing possible threats, and identifying local resources. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that individual Citizen Corps councils should 
seek to enhance the preparedness and response capabilities 
of all organizations participating in the councils, including 
by providing funding to as many of their participating or-
ganizations as practicable to promote local terrorism pre-
paredness programs.
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