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 
provides for a clear chain of command to lead and co-
ordinate the Federal response to any hazard. 
(2) PRINCIPAL
FEDERAL
OFFICIAL.—The posi-
tion of Principal Federal Official is abolished. 
SEC. 203. CREDENTIALING AND TYPING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall continue 
to implement a memorandum of understanding with the 
administrators of the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact, State, local, and tribal governments, and organi-
zations that represent emergency response providers to col-
laborate on developing standards for deployment capabili-
ties, including for credentialing and typing of incident 
management personnel, emergency response providers, and 
other personnel (including temporary personnel) and re-
sources likely needed to respond to a hazard. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide the standards developed under subsection (a), in-
cluding detailed written guidance, to— 
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(A) each Federal agency that has respon-
sibilities under the National Response Plan to 
aid that agency with credentialing and typing 
incident management personnel, emergency re-
sponse providers, and other personnel (including 
temporary personnel) and resources likely needed 
to respond to a hazard; and 
(B) State, local, and tribal governments, to 
aid such governments with credentialing and 
typing of State, local, and tribal incident man-
agement personnel, emergency response pro-
viders, and other personnel (including temporary 
personnel) and resources likely needed to respond 
to a hazard. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide expertise and technical assistance to aid Federal, 
State, local, and tribal government agencies with 
credentialing and typing incident management per-
sonnel, emergency response providers, and other per-
sonnel (including temporary personnel) and resources 
likely needed to respond to a hazard. 
(c) CREDENTIALING AND TYPING OF PERSONNEL.— 
Each Federal agency with responsibilities under the Na-
tional Response Plan shall ensure that incident manage-
ment personnel, emergency response providers, and other 
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personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources 
likely needed to respond to a hazard are credentialed or 
typed, as appropriate, in accordance with this section. 
(d) CONSULTATION ON HEALTH CARE STANDARDS.— 
In developing standards for credentialing health care pro-
fessionals under this section, the Administrator shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘credentialing’’ means to provide documentation that 
identifies personnel and authenticates and verifies the 
qualifications of such personnel by ensuring that such per-
sonnel possess a minimum common level of training, experi-
ence, physical and medical fitness, and capability appro-
priate for a particular position in accordance with stand-
ards created under this section. 
SEC. 204. DISABILITY COORDINATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall appoint in 
the Agency a Disability Coordinator in order to ensure that 
the needs of individuals with disabilities are being properly 
addressed in emergency preparedness and disaster relief. 
The Disability Coordinator shall report directly to the Ad-
ministrator. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Disability Coordinator shall 
be appointed after consultation with organizations rep-
resenting individuals with disabilities, the National Coun-
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cil on Disabilities, and the Interagency Coordinating Coun-
cil on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities estab-
lished under Executive Order No. 13347 (6 U.S.C. 312 
note). 
(c) TRANSITIONAL PROVISION.—The individual serv-
ing in the Agency as Disability Coordinator on the date 
of enactment of this Act may continue to serve in that posi-
tion at the discretion of the Administrator. 
SEC. 205. NUCLEAR INCIDENT RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the direction of the Adminis-
trator (in connection with an actual or threatened terrorist 
attack, major disaster, or other emergency in the United 
States), the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall operate 
as an organizational unit of the Agency. While so operating, 
the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall be subject to the 
direction, authority, and control of the Administrator. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the ordinary responsibility of 
the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency for organizing, training, 
equipping, or utilizing their respective entities in the Nu-
clear Incident Response Team, or (subject to the provisions 
of this section) from exercising direction, authority, or con-
trol over them when they are not operating as a unit of 
the Agency. 
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