‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program 
$75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2014.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Assist-
ant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, and the Na-
tional Metropolitan Medical Response System Work-
ing Group shall jointly conduct a review of the Met-
ropolitan Medical Response System Program, includ-
ing an examination of— 
(A) the goals and objectives of the Pro-
gram; 
(B) the extent to which the goals and ob-
jectives are being met; 
(C) the performance metrics that can best 
help assess whether the Program is succeeding; 
(D) how the Program can be improved; 
(E) how the Program complements and en-
hances other preparedness programs supported 
by the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Department of Health and Human Services; 
(F) the degree to which the strategic goals, 
objectives, and capabilities of the Program are 
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incorporated in State and local homeland secu-
rity plans; 
(G) how eligibility for financial assistance, 
and the allocation of financial assistance, under 
the Program should be determined, including 
how allocation of assistance could be based on 
risk; and 
(H) the resource requirements of the Pro-
gram. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 
the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Homeland Security and Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report on the results of the re-
view under this subsection. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices in the implementation of paragraph (1)(E). 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection the term 
‘‘National Metropolitan Medical Response System 
Working Group’’ means a group of 10 local govern-
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ment agency managers of contracts awarded under 
the Program, that— 
(A) represents a population-based cross 
section of jurisdictions that are receiving con-
tract funds under the Program; and 
(B) includes one local government agency 
contract manager from each of the 10 regions 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
of whom— 
(i) 5 shall be appointed by the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency; and 
(ii) 5 shall be appointed by the Assist-
ant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 635 of the Post-Katrina 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723) is 
repealed. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to title V the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 525. Metropolitan Medical Response System Program.’’. 
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