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(3) resolve every radiation alarm according to
established Department procedures;
(4) utilize the information collected to enhance
the Automated Targeting System or other relevant
programs; and
(5) store the information for later retrieval and
analysis.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after achieving
full-scale implementation under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and
the Secretary of State, shall submit a report, to the appro-
priate congressional committees, that includes—
(1) an evaluation of the lessons derived from the
pilot program implemented under this section;
(2) an analysis of the efficacy of the Automated
Targeted System or other relevant programs in uti-
lizing the images captured to examine high-risk con-
tainers;
(3) an evaluation of software that is capable of
automatically identifying potential anomalies in
scanned containers; and
(4) a plan and schedule to expand the integrated
scanning system developed under this section to other
container security initiative ports.
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(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—As soon as practicable and
possible after the date of enactment of this Act, an inte-
grated scanning system shall be implemented to scan all
containers entering the United States prior to arrival in
the United States.
SEC. 572. EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS CENTER.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given the
term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(2) EMERGENCY
AND
MAJOR
DISASTER.—The
terms ‘‘emergency’’ and ‘‘major disaster’’ have the
meanings given the terms in section 102 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
(3) NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
SIMULATION
AND ANALYSIS CENTER.—The term ‘‘National Infra-
structure Simulation and Analysis Center’’ means the
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis
Center established under section 1016(d) of the USA
PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(d)).
(4) PROTECT.—The term ‘‘protect’’ means to re-
duce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in
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order to deter, mitigate, or neutralize an emergency,
natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other cata-
strophic event.
(b) AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Infrastructure
Simulation and Analysis Center shall serve as a
source of national competence to address critical in-
frastructure protection and continuity through sup-
port for activities related to—
(A) counterterrorism, threat assessment, and
risk mitigation; and
(B) an emergency, natural disaster, ter-
rorist attack, or other catastrophic event.
(2) INFRASTRUCTURE MODELING.—
(A) PARTICULAR
SUPPORT.—The support
provided under paragraph (1) shall include mod-
eling, simulation, and analysis of the systems
comprising critical infrastructure, in order to
enhance critical infrastructure preparedness,
protection, response, and recovery activities.
(B) RELATIONSHIP
WITH
OTHER
AGEN-
CIES.—Each Federal agency and department
with critical infrastructure responsibilities under
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, or
any successor to such directive, shall establish a
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formal relationship, including an agreement re-
garding information sharing, between the ele-
ments of such agency or department and the Na-
tional Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis
Center.
(C) PURPOSE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of the
relationship under subparagraph (B) shall
be to permit each Federal agency and de-
partment described in subparagraph (B) to
take full advantage of the capabilities of the
National Infrastructure Simulation and
Analysis Center consistent with its work-
load capacity and priorities (particularly
vulnerability and consequence analysis) for
real-time response to reported and projected
emergencies, natural disasters, terrorist at-
tacks, or other catastrophic events.
(ii) RECIPIENT
OF
CERTAIN
SUP-
PORT.—Modeling, simulation, and analysis
provided under this subsection shall be pro-
vided to relevant Federal agencies and de-
partments, including Federal agencies and
departments with critical infrastructure re-
sponsibilities under Homeland Security
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Presidential Directive 7, or any successor to
such directive.
SEC. 573. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measure-
ments (in this section referred to as the ‘‘NCRP’’) and other
qualified organizations and government organizations in
preparing guidance and recommendations for emergency
responders, to assist recovery operations, and to protect the
general public with respect to radiological terrorism,
threats, and events.
SEC. 574. The Comptroller General shall provide a re-
port to the Senate and House Committees on Appropria-
tions no later than thirty days after enactment describing
the impact on public safety and on the effectiveness of
screening operations resulting from the modification of the
list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a pas-
senger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign air
carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transpor-
tation set forth in section 1540 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, as of December 1, 2005, to be carried aboard
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TITLE VI
BORDER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENHANCEMENTS
SEC. 601. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall adjust fees
charged by the Department against any non-United States
citizen by notice in the Federal Register no later than Janu-
ary 1, 2007, to achieve not less than $350,000,000 in addi-
tional receipts by September 30, 2007: Provided, That the
Secretary may adjust only those fees authorized under the
Immigration and Nationality Act and the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Provided
further, That this adjustment shall be in addition to fees
authorized under 8 United States Code 1356.
(b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be de-
posited in the accounts as provided by 8 United States Code
1356: Provided, That of the total amount collected pursuant
to subsection (a) the Secretary shall transfer the following
amounts:
(1) $25,000,000 to Customs and Border Protec-
tion ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for vehicle replacement;
(2) $105,000,000 to Customs and Border Protec-
tion ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations,
Maintenance, and Procurement’’ for air asset replace-
ment and air operations facilities upgrades;
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(3) $90,000,000 to Customs and Border Protec-
tion ‘‘Construction’’;
(4) $30,000,000 to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for vehicle re-
placement; and,
(5) $15,000,000 to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement ‘‘Automation Modernization’’.
(c) Of the total amount collected pursuant to subsection
(a) $85,000,000 shall be made available to United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services: Provided, That of
the additional amount available, $47,000,000 shall be for
Business Transformation and $38,000,000 shall be for
Fraud Detection and National Security initiatives.
(d) Amounts deposited under paragraph (b) shall re-
main available until expended for the activities and services
described in paragraphs (b) and (c).
TITLE VII
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR PORT
SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
The following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to en-
hance port security for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely:
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $251,000,000, to remain available until expended.
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’,
$23,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funding is available to accelerate foreign port security
assessments, conduct domestic port vulnerability assess-
ments, and perform unscheduled security audits of facilities
regulated by chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code,
commonly known as the Maritime Transportation Security
Act of 2002.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’ for acquisition, construction, ren-
ovation, and improvement of vessels, aircraft, and equip-
ment, $184,000,000 for the Integrated Deepwater Systems
program, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funding is available to acquire maritime patrol air-
craft and parent craft patrol boats, to provide armed heli-
copter capability, and to sustain the medium endurance
cutter fleet.
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OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Pro-
grams’’, $190,000,000 to remain available until September
30, 2007: Provided, That the entire amount shall be for port
security grants pursuant to the purposes of subsection (a)
through (h) of section 70107 of title 46, United States Code,
which shall be awarded based on risk notwithstanding sub-
section (a), for eligible costs as defined in paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4) of subsection (b).
TITLE VIII
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Emer-
gency Management Authority Act of 2006’’.
SEC. 802. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY.
Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking the title heading and inserting
the following:
‘‘TITLE V—NATIONAL PREPARED-
NESS AND RESPONSE’’;
(2) by striking sections 501 through 503;
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(3) by striking sections 506 and 507;
(4) by redesignating sections 504, 505, 508, and
509 as sections 521, 522, 523, and 524, respectively;
(5) by redesignating section 510 (relating to pro-
curement of security countermeasures for the strategic
national stockpile) as section 525;
(6) by redesignating section 510 (relating to
urban and other high risk area communications capa-
bilities) as section 526; and
(7) by inserting before section 521, as so redesig-
nated by this section, the following:
‘‘SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this title—
‘‘(1) the term ‘all-hazards-plus’ means an ap-
proach to preparedness, response, recovery, and miti-
gation that emphasizes the development of capabilities
that are common to natural and man-made disasters,
while also including the development of capabilities
that are uniquely relevant to specific types of disas-
ters;
‘‘(2) the term ‘Authority’ means the United
States Emergency Management Authority established
under section 502;
‘‘(3) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Authority;
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‘‘(4) the term ‘Federal coordinating officer’
means a Federal coordinating officer as described in
section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);
‘‘(5) the term ‘National Advisory Council’ means
the National Advisory Council on Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response established under section 508;
‘‘(6) the term ‘National Incident Management
System’ means the National Incident Management
System as described in the National Response Plan;
‘‘(7) the term ‘National Response Plan’ means
the National Response Plan prepared under Home-
land Security Presidential Directive 5 or any presi-
dential directive meant to replace or augment that di-
rective;
‘‘(8) the term ‘Nuclear Incident Response Team’
means a resource that includes—
‘‘(A) those entities of the Department of En-
ergy that perform nuclear or radiological emer-
gency support functions (including accident re-
sponse, search response, advisory, and technical
operations functions), radiation exposure func-
tions at the medical assistance facility known as
the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/
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Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assist-
ance functions, and related functions; and
‘‘(B) those entities of the Environmental
Protection Agency that perform such support
functions (including radiological emergency re-
sponse functions) and related functions;
‘‘(9) the term ‘Regional Advisory Council’ means
a Regional Advisory Council on Preparedness and
Response established under section 503;
‘‘(10) the term ‘Regional Administrator’ means a
Regional Administrator for Preparedness and Re-
sponse appointed under section 507;
‘‘(11) the term ‘Regional Office’ means a Re-
gional Office established under section 507; and
‘‘(12) the term ‘surge capacity’ means the ability
to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of
search and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine,
shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capac-
ity, staffing, including disaster assistance employees,
and other resources necessary to save lives and protect
property during a catastrophic incident, or other nat-
ural or man-made disaster.
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‘‘SEC. 502. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AU-
THORITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Depart-
ment the United States Emergency Management Authority,
headed by an Administrator.
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Authority is to—
‘‘(1) lead the Nation’s efforts to prepare for, re-
spond to, recover from, and mitigate the risks of nat-
ural and man-made disasters, including catastrophic
incidents;
‘‘(2) partner with State and local governments
and emergency response providers, with other Federal
agencies, with the private sector, and with nongovern-
mental organizations to build a national system of
emergency management that can effectively and effi-
ciently utilize the full measure of the Nation’s re-
sources to respond to a catastrophic incident or other
natural or man-made disaster;
‘‘(3) develop a Federal response capability that,
when necessary and appropriate, can act effectively,
rapidly, and proactively to deliver assistance essential
to saving lives or protecting or preserving property or
public health and safety in a natural or man-made
disaster;
‘‘(4) fuse the Department’s emergency response,
preparedness, recovery, mitigation, and critical infra-
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structure assets into a new, integrated organization
that can effectively confront the challenges of a nat-
ural or man-made disaster;
‘‘(5) develop and maintain robust Regional Of-
fices that will work with State and local governments
and emergency response providers to identify and ad-
dress regional priorities;
‘‘(6) under the leadership of the Secretary, co-
ordinate with the Commandant of the Coast Guard,
the Director of Customs and Border Protection, the
Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
the National Operations Center, and other agencies
and offices in the Department to take full advantage
of the substantial range of resources in the Depart-
ment that can be brought to bear in preparing for
and responding to a natural or man-made disaster;
‘‘(7) carry out the provisions of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
‘‘(8) provide funding, training, exercises, tech-
nical assistance, planning, and other assistance, to
build local, State, regional, and national capabilities,
including communications capabilities, necessary to
respond to a potential natural or man-made disaster;
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‘‘(9) implement an all-hazards-plus strategy for
preparedness that places priority on building those
common capabilities necessary to respond to both ter-
rorist attacks and natural disasters while also build-
ing the unique capabilities necessary to respond to
specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk
to our Nation; and
‘‘(10) promote, plan for, and facilitate the secu-
rity and resiliency of critical infrastructure and key
resources, including cyber infrastructure, against a
natural or man-made disaster, and the post-disaster
restoration of such critical infrastructure and key re-
sources.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATOR.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall
have not less than 5 years of executive leadership and
management experience in the public or private sec-
tor, significant experience in crisis management or
another relevant field, and a demonstrated ability to
manage a substantial staff and budget.
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‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall re-
port to the Secretary, without being required to report
through any other official of the Department.
‘‘(4) PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON EMERGENCY PRE-
PAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is
the principal emergency preparedness and re-
sponse advisor to the President, the Homeland
Security Council, and the Secretary.
‘‘(B) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In presenting ad-
vice with respect to any matter to the Presi-
dent, the Homeland Security Council, or the
Secretary, the Administrator shall, as the
Administrator considers appropriate, in-
form the President, the Homeland Security
Council, or the Secretary, as the case may
be, of the range of emergency mitigation,
preparedness, response, and recovery op-
tions with respect to that matter.
‘‘(ii) ADVICE ON REQUEST.—The Ad-
ministrator, as an emergency preparedness
and response advisor, shall provide advice
to the President, the Homeland Security
Council, or the Secretary on a particular
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matter when the President, the Homeland
Security Council, or the Secretary requests
such advice.
‘‘(iii) RECOMMENDATIONS
TO
CON-
GRESS.—After informing the Secretary, the
Administrator may make such recommenda-
tions to Congress relating to emergency pre-
paredness and response as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate.
‘‘(C) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing
in this paragraph shall be construed as affecting
the authority of the Secretary under this Act.
‘‘SEC. 503. AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall provide
Federal leadership necessary to prepare for and respond to
a natural or man-made disaster, including—
‘‘(1) carrying out the mission to reduce the loss
of life and property and protect the Nation from all
hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a
comprehensive, risk-based emergency preparedness
and response program of—
‘‘(A) mitigation, by taking sustained ac-
tions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to
people and property from hazards and their ef-
fects;
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‘‘(B) preparedness, by planning, training,
and building the emergency preparedness and re-
sponse workforce to prepare effectively for, miti-
gate against, respond to, and recover from any
hazard;
‘‘(C) response, by conducting emergency op-
erations to save lives and property through posi-
tioning emergency equipment, personnel, and
supplies, through evacuating potential victims,
through providing food, water, shelter, and med-
ical care to those in need, and through restoring
critical public services;
‘‘(D) recovery, by rebuilding communities so
individuals, businesses, and governments can
function on their own, return to normal life, and
protect against future hazards; and
‘‘(E) critical infrastructure protection, by
establishing an inventory of, and protections for,
public and private sector critical infrastructure,
including cyber and communications assets;
‘‘(2) increasing efficiencies, by coordinating ef-
forts relating to mitigation, preparedness, response,
recovery, and infrastructure protection;
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‘‘(3) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emer-
gency response providers in responding to a natural
or man-made disaster;
‘‘(4) providing the Federal Government’s re-
sponse 
to 
a 
natural 
or 
man-made 
disaster,
including—
‘‘(A) managing such response;
‘‘(B) directing the Domestic Emergency
Support Team, the National Disaster Medical
System, and (when operating as an organiza-
tional unit of the Department under this title)
the Nuclear Incident Response Team;
‘‘(C) overseeing the Metropolitan Medical
Response System; and
‘‘(D) coordinating other Federal response
resources, including requiring deployment of the
Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a
natural or man-made disaster;
‘‘(5) working with Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment personnel, agencies, and authorities to build
a comprehensive national incident management sys-
tem to respond to a natural or man-made disaster;
‘‘(6) with respect to the Nuclear Incident Re-
sponse Team (regardless of whether it is operating as
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an organizational unit of the Department under this
title)—
‘‘(A) establishing standards and certifying
when those standards have been met;
‘‘(B) conducting joint and other exercises
and training and evaluating performance; and
‘‘(C) providing funds to the Department of
Energy and the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, as appropriate, for homeland security plan-
ning, exercises and training, and equipment;
‘‘(7) helping to ensure that emergency response
providers acquire interoperable and sustainable tech-
nology;
‘‘(8) assisting the President in carrying out the
functions under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.);
‘‘(9) administering homeland security emergency
management, first responder, and other preparedness
grants;
‘‘(10) administering and implementing the Na-
tional Response Plan, including monitoring, evalu-
ating, and ensuring the readiness of each emergency
support function under the National Response Plan;
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‘‘(11) coordinating with the National Advisory
Council;
‘‘(12) ensuring the protection of critical infra-
structure by—
‘‘(A) carrying out the responsibilities under
paragraphs (2) through (6) of section 201(d);
‘‘(B) helping ensure the protection and re-
siliency of key resources and critical infrastruc-
ture, including cyber infrastructure, against a
natural or man-made disaster; and
‘‘(C) planning for, assisting with, and fa-
cilitating, the restoration of key resources and
critical infrastructure, including cyber infra-
structure, in the event of a natural or man-made
disaster;
‘‘(13) establishing in each Regional Office a Re-
gional Advisory Council on Preparedness and Re-
sponse, to advise the Regional Administrator of that
Regional Office on emergency preparedness and re-
sponse issues specific to the region; and
‘‘(14) otherwise carrying out the mission of the
Authority as described in section 502(b).
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED
TO
CATASTROPHIC INCIDENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Secretary and other senior Depart-
ment officials, shall develop a national emergency
management system that is capable of responding to
catastrophic incidents.
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF RESOURCES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator
shall develop and submit to Congress annually
an estimate of the resources of the Authority and
other Federal agencies needed for and devoted
specifically to developing local, State, and na-
tional capabilities necessary to respond to a cat-
astrophic incident.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each estimate under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include the resources both
necessary for and devoted to—
‘‘(i) planning;
‘‘(ii) training and exercises;
‘‘(iii) Regional Office enhancements;
‘‘(iv) staffing, including for surge ca-
pacity during a catastrophic event;
‘‘(v) additional logistics capabilities;
‘‘(vi) other responsibilities under the
Catastrophic Incident Annex of the Cata-
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strophic Incident Supplement of the Na-
tional Response Plan; and
‘‘(vii) State and local catastrophic pre-
paredness.
‘‘(c) ALL-HAZARDS-PLUS APPROACH.—In carrying
out this section, the Administrator shall implement an all-
hazards-plus strategy that places priority on building those
common capabilities necessary to prepare for, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate the risks of terrorist attacks and
natural disasters, while also building the unique capabili-
ties necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and
mitigate the risks of specific types of incidents that pose
the greatest risk to the Nation.
‘‘SEC. 504. AUTHORITY COMPONENTS.
‘‘There are transferred to the Authority the following:
‘‘(1) Except as provided in title III of the De-
partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
2007, regarding the transfer of the National Disaster
Medical System, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, as constituted on June 1, 2006, including all
of its functions, personnel, assets, components, and li-
abilities, and including the functions of the Under
Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relat-
ing thereto.
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‘‘(2) The Directorate of Preparedness, as con-
stituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its func-
tions, personnel assets, components, and liabilities,
and including the functions of the Under Secretary
for Preparedness relating to the Directorate, as con-
stituted on that date.
‘‘SEC. 505. PRESERVING THE UNITED STATES EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) DISTINCT ENTITY.—The Authority shall be main-
tained as a distinct entity within the Department.
‘‘(b) REORGANIZATION.—Section 872 shall not apply
to the Authority, including any function or organizational
unit of the Authority.
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON CHANGES TO MISSIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not sub-
stantially or significantly reduce the authorities, re-
sponsibilities, or functions of the Authority or the ca-
pability of the Authority to perform those responsibil-
ities, except as otherwise specifically provided in an
Act enacted after the date of enactment of the United
States Emergency Management Authority Act of
2006.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
TRANSFERS
PROHIBITED.—No
asset, function or mission of the Authority may be di-
verted to the principal and continuing use of any
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other organization, unit, or entity of the Department,
except for details or assignments that do not reduce
the capability of the Authority to perform its mis-
sions.
‘‘SEC. 506. DIRECTORS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Authority a
Director for Preparedness and a Director for Response and
Recovery, each of whom shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall
report to the Administrator.
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Director shall have—
‘‘(A) not less than 5 years of—
‘‘(i) executive leadership and manage-
ment experience in the public or private sec-
tor; and
‘‘(ii) significant experience in crisis
management or another relevant field; and
‘‘(B) a demonstrated ability to manage a
substantial staff and budget.
‘‘(2) CONCURRENT EXPERIENCE.—Service during
any period of time may be used in meeting the re-
quirements under both clause (i) and (ii) of para-
graph (1)(A).
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‘‘(c) INITIAL DIRECTORS.—The individual serving as
the Under Secretary for Preparedness and the individual
serving as the Under Secretary for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency on the effective date of the United
States Emergency Management Authority Act of 2006, may
serve as the Director for Preparedness and the Director of
Response and Recovery, respectively, until a Director for
Preparedness or a Director of Response and Recovery, as
the case may be, is appointed under subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 507. REGIONAL OFFICES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) REGIONAL
OFFICES.—The Administrator
shall establish 10 Regional Offices of the Authority.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL OFFICE.—In addition to the
Regional Offices established under paragraph (1), the
Administrator may designate the Office for National
Capital Region Coordination under section 882 as a
Regional Office.
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICES.—
‘‘(1) REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR.—Each Re-
gional Office shall be headed by a Regional Adminis-
trator for Preparedness and Response, who shall be
appointed by the Administrator. Each Regional Ad-
ministrator for Emergency Preparedness and Re-
sponse shall report directly to the Administrator.
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‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each Regional Office
shall be headed by an individual in the Senior Execu-
tive Service qualified to act as a senior Federal co-
ordinating officer to provide strategic oversight of in-
cident management when needed.
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Regional Administrator
shall work in partnership with State and local gov-
ernments, emergency managers, emergency response
providers, medical providers, the private sector, non-
governmental organizations, multijurisdictional coun-
cils of governments, and regional planning commis-
sions and organizations in the geographical area
served by the Regional Office to carry out the respon-
sibilities of a Regional Administrator under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of
a Regional Administrator include—
‘‘(A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and in-
tegrated regional preparedness, mitigation, re-
sponse, and recovery activities and programs for
natural and man-made disasters (including
planning, training, exercises, and professional
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‘‘(B) coordinating and integrating regional
preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery
activities and programs for natural and man-
made disasters (including planning, training,
exercises, and professional development), which
shall include—
‘‘(i) providing regional and interstate
planning assistance;
‘‘(ii) organizing, in consultation with
the Administrator, regional training and
exercise programs;
‘‘(iii) providing support and coordina-
tion officers for State and local government
training and exercises;
‘‘(iv) participating in emergency pre-
paredness and planning activities by State,
regional, and local governments;
‘‘(v) assisting in the development of re-
gional capabilities needed for a national
catastrophic response system; and
‘‘(vi) helping to coordinate and develop
interstate agreements;
‘‘(C) establishing and overseeing 1 or more
strike teams within the region under subsection
(e), which shall serve as the focal point of the
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Federal Government’s initial response efforts for
a natural or man-made disaster within that re-
gion, and otherwise building Federal response
capabilities to respond to a natural or man-
made disaster within that region;
‘‘(D) working with the private sector to as-
sess weaknesses in critical infrastructure protec-
tion in the region and to design and implement
programs to address those weaknesses;
‘‘(E) coordinating all activities conducted
under this section with other Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and
‘‘(F) performing such other duties relating
to such responsibilities as the Administrator
may require.
‘‘(d) AREA OFFICES.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish an Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for
the Caribbean, as components in the appropriate Regional
Offices.
‘‘(e) REGIONAL OFFICE STRIKE TEAMS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In coordination with
other relevant Federal agencies, each Regional Ad-
ministrator shall establish multi-agency strike teams
that shall consist of—
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‘‘(A) a designated Federal coordinating offi-
cer;
‘‘(B) personnel trained in incident manage-
ment;
‘‘(C) public affairs, response and recovery,
and communications support personnel;
‘‘(D) a defense coordinating officer;
‘‘(E) liaisons to other Federal agencies;
‘‘(F) such other personnel as the Adminis-
trator or Regional Administrator determines ap-
propriate; and
‘‘(G) individuals from the agencies with
primary responsibility for each of the emergency
support functions in the National Response
Plan, including the following:
‘‘(i) Transportation.
‘‘(ii) Communications.
‘‘(iii) Public works and engineering.
‘‘(iv) Emergency management.
‘‘(v) Mass care.
‘‘(vi) Housing and human services.
‘‘(vii) Public health and medical serv-
ices.
‘‘(viii) Urban search and rescue.
‘‘(ix) Public safety and security.
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‘‘(x) External affairs.
‘‘(2) LOCATION OF MEMBERS.—The members of
each Regional Office strike team, including represent-
atives from agencies other than the Department, shall
be based primarily at the Regional Office that cor-
responds to that strike team.
‘‘(3) 
COORDINATION.—Each 
Regional 
Office
strike team shall coordinate the training and exercises
of that strike team with the State and local govern-
ments and private sector and nongovernmental enti-
ties which the strike team shall support when a nat-
ural or man-made disaster occurs.
‘‘(4) PREPAREDNESS.—Each Regional Office
strike team shall be trained, equipped, and staffed to
be well prepared to respond to natural and man-made
disasters, including catastrophic incidents.
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
necessary to carry out this subsection.
‘‘SEC. 508. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of the United States Emergency Man-
agement Authority Act of 2006, the Secretary shall establish
an advisory body under section 871(a), to be known as the
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National Advisory Council on Emergency Preparedness
and Response.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Advisory
Council shall advise the Administrator on all aspects of
emergency preparedness and response.
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the National
Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Adminis-
trator, and shall, to the extent practicable, represent
a geographic (including urban and rural) and sub-
stantive cross section of State and local government
officials and emergency managers, and emergency re-
sponse providers, from State and local governments,
the private sector, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions, including as appropriate—
‘‘(A) members selected from the emergency
preparedness and response fields, including fire
service, law enforcement, hazardous materials re-
sponse, emergency medical services, and emer-
gency preparedness and response personnel;
‘‘(B) health scientists, emergency and inpa-
tient medical providers, and public health profes-
sionals;
‘‘(C) experts representing standards setting
organizations;
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‘‘(D) State and local government officials
with expertise in terrorism preparedness and
emergency preparedness and response;
‘‘(E) elected State and local government ex-
ecutives;
‘‘(F) experts in public and private sector
infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and
communications;
‘‘(G) representatives of the disabled and
other special needs populations; and
‘‘(H) such other individuals as the Admin-
istrator determines to be appropriate.
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
871(a) and subject to paragraph (2), the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d) of section 10 of such Act,
and section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code,
shall apply to the Advisory Council.
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Advisory Council.
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‘‘SEC. 509. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN-
TEGRATION CENTER.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Authority a Na-
tional Incident Management System Integration Center.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, through
the National Incident Management System Integra-
tion Center, and in consultation with other Federal
departments and agencies and the National Advisory
Council, shall ensure ongoing management and main-
tenance of the National Incident Management System,
the National Response Plan, any other document or
tool in support of Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 5, or any other Homeland Security Presi-
dential Directive relating to incident management
and response.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Na-
tional Incident Management System Integration Cen-
ter shall—
‘‘(A) periodically review, and revise, as ap-
propriate, the National Incident Management
System and the National Response Plan;
‘‘(B) review other matters relating to the
National Incident Management System and the
National Response Plan, as the Administrator
may require;
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‘‘(C) develop and implement a national pro-
gram for National Incident Management System
and National Response Plan education and
awareness;
‘‘(D) oversee all aspects of the National In-
cident Management System, including the devel-
opment of compliance criteria and implementa-
tion activities at Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment levels;
‘‘(E) provide guidance and assistance to
States and local governments and emergency re-
sponse providers, in adopting the National Inci-
dent Management System; and
‘‘(F) perform such other duties relating to
such responsibilities as the Administrator may
require.
‘‘SEC. 510. NATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘situa-
tional awareness’ means information gathered from a vari-
ety of sources that, when communicated to emergency pre-
paredness and response managers and decision makers, can
form the basis for incident management decisionmaking.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment a National Operations Center.
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‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the National Oper-
ations Center are to—
‘‘(1) coordinate the national response to any nat-
ural or man-made disaster, as determined by the Sec-
retary;
‘‘(2) provide situational awareness and a com-
mon operating picture for the entire Federal Govern-
ment, and for State and local governments as appro-
priate, for an event described in paragraph (1);
‘‘(3) collect and analyze information to help
deter, detect, and prevent terrorist acts;
‘‘(4) disseminate terrorism and disaster-related
information to Federal, State, and local governments;
‘‘(5) ensure that critical terrorism and disaster-
related information reaches government decision-mak-
ers; and
‘‘(6) perform such other duties as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Operations
Center shall carry out the responsibilities of the Homeland
Security Operations Center, the National Response Coordi-
nation Center, and the Interagency Incident Management
Group, as constituted on September 1, 2005.
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‘‘SEC. 511. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Authority a Chief
Medical Officer, who shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief
Medical Officer shall report directly to the Administrator.
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual appointed as
Chief Medical Officer shall possess a demonstrated ability
in and knowledge of medicine and public health.
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Medical Officer
shall have the primary responsibility within the Depart-
ment for medical issues related to natural and man-made
disasters, including—
‘‘(1) serving as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary and the Administrator on medical and public
health issues;
‘‘(2) coordinating the biosurveillance and detec-
tion activities of the Department;
‘‘(3) ensuring internal and external coordination
of all medical preparedness and response activities of
the Department, including training, exercises, and
equipment support;
‘‘(4) serving as the Department’s primary point
of contact with the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Defense, the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Department of Transportation,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other Federal
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departments or agencies, on medical and public
health issues;
‘‘(5) serving as the Department’s primary point
of contact for State and local government, the medical
community, and others within and outside the De-
partment, with respect to medical and public health
matters;
‘‘(6) discharging, in coordination with the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology, the responsibil-
ities of the Department related to Project Bioshield;
‘‘(7) establishing doctrine and priorities for the
National Disaster Medical System, consistent with the
National Response Plan and the National Incident
Management System, supervising its medical compo-
nents, and exercising predeployment operational con-
trol, including—
‘‘(A) determining composition of the teams;
‘‘(B) overseeing credentialing of the teams;
and
‘‘(C) training personnel of the teams;
‘‘(8) establishing doctrine and priorities for the
Metropolitan Medical Response System, consistent
with the National Response Plan and the National
Incident Management System;
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‘‘(9) managing the Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System, including developing and overseeing
standards, plans, training, and exercises and coordi-
nating with the Office of Grants and Training on the
use and distribution of Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse grants;
‘‘(10) assessing and monitoring long-term health
issues of emergency managers and emergency response
providers;
‘‘(11) developing and updating, in consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
guidelines for State and local governments for med-
ical response plans for chemical, biological, radio-
logical, nuclear, or explosive weapon attacks;
‘‘(12) developing, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, appropriate
patient tracking capabilities to execute domestic pa-
tient movement and evacuations, including a system
that has the capacity of electronically maintaining
and transmitting the health information of hospital
patients;
‘‘(13) establishing and providing oversight for
the Department’s occupational health and safety pro-
gram, including workforce health; and
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‘‘(14) performing such other duties relating to
such responsibilities as the Secretary or the Adminis-
trator may require.
‘‘(d) LONG-TERM HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—
The Chief Medical Officer, in consultation with the Director
of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, shall establish a program to assess, monitor, and
study the health and safety of emergency managers and
emergency response providers, following Incidents of Na-
tional Significance declared by the Secretary under the Na-
tional Response Plan.
‘‘SEC. 512. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS.
‘‘The Administrator shall promote public and commu-
nity preparedness.
‘‘SEC. 513. SAVER PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Department there is a Sys-
tem Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders
Program to provide impartial evaluations of emergency re-
sponse equipment and systems.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program established under
subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) provide impartial, practitioner relevant,
and operationally oriented assessments and valida-
tions of emergency response provider equipment and
systems that have not already been third-party cer-
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tified to a standard adopted by the Department,
including—
‘‘(A) commercial, off-the-shelf emergency re-
sponse provider equipment and systems in all
equipment list categories of the Standardized
Equipment List published by the Interagency
Board for Equipment Standardization and
Interoperability; and
‘‘(B) such other equipment or systems as the
Secretary determines are appropriate;
‘‘(2) provide information that enables decision-
makers and emergency response providers to better se-
lect, procure, use, and maintain emergency response
provider equipment or systems;
‘‘(3) assess and validate the performance of prod-
ucts within a system and subsystems; and
‘‘(4) provide information and feedback to emer-
gency response providers through the Responder
Knowledge Base of the National Memorial Institute
for the Prevention of Terrorism, or other appropriate
forum.
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT AND VALIDATION PROCESS.—The
assessment and validation of emergency response provider
equipment and systems shall use multiple evaluation tech-
niques, including—
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‘‘(1) operational assessments of equipment per-
formance on vehicle platforms;
‘‘(2) technical assessments on a comparative
basis of system component performance across makes
and models under controlled conditions; and
‘‘(3) integrative assessments on an individual
basis of system component interoperability and com-
patibility with other system components.
‘‘(d) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.—To the ex-
tent practical, the assessment and validation of personal
protective equipment under this section shall be conducted
by the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health.
‘‘SEC. 514. NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYS-
TEM.
‘‘(a) NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYS-
TEM.—There is established in the Authority an emergency
response system known as the National Search and Rescue
Response System that provides a national network of stand-
ardized search and rescue resources to assist State and local
governments in responding to any natural or man-made
disaster.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM.—
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‘‘(1) TASK FORCE PARTICIPATION.—The Admin-
istrator shall select eligible search and rescue teams
that are sponsored by State and local government en-
tities to participate as task forces in the National
Search and Rescue Response System. The Adminis-
trator shall determine the criteria for such participa-
tion.
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS
WITH
SPONSORING
AGEN-
CIES.—The Administrator shall enter into an agree-
ment with the State or local government entity that
sponsors each search and rescue team selected under
paragraph (1) with respect the team’s participation
as a task force in the National Search and Rescue Re-
sponse System.
‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT
AND
TECHNICAL
TEAMS.—
The Administrator shall maintain such management
and other technical teams as are necessary to admin-
ister the National Search and Rescue Response Sys-
tem.
‘‘SEC. 515. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Authority a Metro-
politan Medical Response System. Under the Metropolitan
Medical Response System, the Assistant Secretary for
Grants and Planning, in coordination with the Chief Med-
ical Officer, shall administer grants to develop, maintain,
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and enhance medical preparedness systems that are capable
of responding effectively to a public health crisis or mass-
casualty event caused by a natural or man-made disaster.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System shall make grants to local governments to
enhance any of the following activities:
‘‘(1) Medical surge capacity.
‘‘(2) Mass prophylaxis.
‘‘(3) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear,
and explosive detection, response, and decontamina-
tion capabilities.
‘‘(4) Emergency communications capabilities.
‘‘(5) Information sharing and collaboration ca-
pabilities.
‘‘(6) Regional collaboration.
‘‘(7) Triage and pre-hospital treatment.
‘‘(8) Medical supply management and distribu-
tion.
‘‘(9) Fatality management.
‘‘(10) Such other activities as the Secretary may
provide.
‘‘SEC. 516. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM-
PACT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, may make grants for the purposes of admin-
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istering and improving the Emergency Management Assist-
ance Compact consented to by the Joint Resolution entitled
‘Joint Resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact’ (Public Law
104–321; 110 Stat. 3877).
‘‘(b) USES.—A grant under this section shall be used
to—
‘‘(1) carry out recommendations identified in
after-action reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane
season issued under the Emergency Management As-
sistance Compact;
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Department and other
Federal Government agencies;
‘‘(3) coordinate with State and local government
entities and their respective national associations;
‘‘(4) assist State and local governments with
credentialing emergency response providers and the
typing of emergency response resources; or
‘‘(5) administer the operations of the Emergency
Management Assistance Compact.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through
2010. Amounts appropriated under this section shall re-
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main available for 3 fiscal years after the date on which
such funds are appropriated.
‘‘SEC. 517. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment an Office for the Prevention of Terrorism, which
shall be headed by a Director.
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(1) REPORTING.—The Director of the Office for
the Prevention of Terrorism shall report directly to
the Secretary.
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director of the Of-
fice for the Prevention of Terrorism shall have an ap-
propriate background with experience in law enforce-
ment, intelligence, or other anti-terrorist functions.
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assign to
the Office for the Prevention of Terrorism permanent
staff and other appropriate personnel detailed from
other components of the Department to carry out the
responsibilities under this section.
‘‘(2) LIAISONS.—The Secretary shall designate
senior employees from each component of the Depart-
ment that has significant antiterrorism responsibil-
ities to act a liaison between that component and the
Office for the Prevention of Terrorism.
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‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office
for the Prevention of Terrorism shall—
‘‘(1) coordinate policy and operations between
the Department and State and local government
agencies relating to preventing acts of terrorism with-
in the United States;
‘‘(2) serve as a liaison between State and local
law enforcement agencies and the Department;
‘‘(3) in coordination with the Office of Intel-
ligence, develop better methods for the sharing of intel-
ligence with State and local law enforcement agencies;
‘‘(4) work with the Assistant Secretary of the Of-
fice of Grants and Training to ensure that homeland
security grants to State and local agencies, including
the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program,
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program,
grants for fusion centers, and other law enforcement
programs are adequately focused on terrorism preven-
tion activities; and
‘‘(5) coordinate with the Authority, the Depart-
ment of Justice, the National Institute of Justice, law
enforcement organizations, and other appropriate en-
tities to develop national voluntary consensus stand-
ards for training and personal protective equipment
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to be used in a tactical environment by law enforce-
ment officers.
‘‘(e) PILOT PROJECT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office for
the Prevention of Terrorism, in coordination with the
Director for Response, shall establish a pilot project
to determine the efficacy and feasibility of estab-
lishing law enforcement deployment teams.
‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—The law enforcement deploy-
ment teams participating in the pilot program under
this subsection shall form the basis of a national net-
work of standardized law enforcement resources to as-
sist State and local governments in responding to a
natural or man-made disaster.
‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be
construed to affect the roles or responsibilities of the Depart-
ment of Justice.
‘‘SEC. 518. DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS.
‘‘(a) CYBERSECURITY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.—
There is in the Department an Assistant Secretary for
Cybersecurity and Telecommunications.
‘‘(b) UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION.—The
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration
shall have a rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of
the Department.
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‘‘SEC. 519. CREDENTIALING.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘credential’ means to provide docu-
mentation that can authenticate and verify the quali-
fications and identity of managers of incidents, emer-
gency response providers, and other appropriate per-
sonnel including by ensuring that such personnel pos-
sess a minimum common level of training, experience,
physical and medical fitness, and capability appro-
priate for their position;
‘‘(2) the term ‘credentialing’ means evaluating
an individual’s qualifications for a specific position
under guidelines created in this section and assigning
such individual a qualification under the standards
developed in this section; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘credentialed’ means an individual
has been evaluated for a specific position under the
guidelines created under this section.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall
enter into a memorandum of understanding to col-
laborate with the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact and other organizations to establish, in con-
sultation with the Authority, nationwide standards
for credentialing all personnel who are likely to re-
spond to an emergency or major disaster.
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The standards developed under
paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) include the minimum professional
qualifications, certifications, training, and edu-
cation requirements for specific emergency re-
sponse functional positions that are applicable to
Federal, State and local government;
‘‘(B) be compatible with the National Inci-
dent Management System; and
‘‘(C) be consistent with standards for ad-
vance registration for health professions volun-
teers under section 319I of the Public Health
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7b).
‘‘(3) TIMEFRAME.—The standards developed
under paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than
6 months after the date of enactment of the United
States Emergency Management Authority Act of
2006.
‘‘(c) CREDENTIALING OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.—
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that
all personnel of the Department (including temporary per-
sonnel) who are likely to respond to an emergency or major
disaster are credentialed.
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‘‘(d) 
INTEGRATION
WITH
NATIONAL
RESPONSE
PLAN.—
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARDS.—Not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Authority shall provide the
standards developed under subsection (b) to all Fed-
eral agencies that have responsibilities under the Na-
tional Response Plan.
‘‘(2) CREDENTIALING OF AGENCIES.—Not later
than 180 days after the date on which the standards
are provided under paragraph (1), each agency de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) ensure that all employees or volunteers
of that agency who are likely to respond to an
emergency or major disaster are credentialed;
and
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary the name of
each credentialed employee or volunteer of such
agency.
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator shall
provide leadership, guidance, and technical assistance
to an agency described in paragraph (1) to facilitate
the credentialing process of that agency.
‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION AND DATABASE SYSTEM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the Authority shall establish and maintain a docu-
mentation and database system of Federal emergency
response providers and all other Federal personnel
credentialed to respond to an emergency or major dis-
aster.
‘‘(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The documentation and
database system established under paragraph (1) shall
be accessible to the Federal coordinating officer and
other appropriate officials preparing for or respond-
ing to an emergency or major disaster.
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Administrator shall
consider whether the credentialing system can be used
to regulate access to areas affected by a major dis-
aster.
‘‘(f) GUIDANCE
TO
STATE
AND
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall—
‘‘(1) in collaboration with the Emergency Man-
agement Assistance Compact provide detailed written
guidance, assistance, and expertise to State and local
governments to facilitate the credentialing of State
and local emergency response providers and typing of
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assets commonly or likely to be used in responding to
an emergency or major disaster; and
‘‘(2) in coordination with the Emergency Man-
agement Assistance Compact and appropriate na-
tional professional organizations, assist State and
local governments with credentialing the personnel
and typing the resources of the State or local govern-
ment under the guidance provided under paragraph
(1).
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Direc-
tor of the Authority shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report describing the implementation of
this section, including the number and level of qualification
of Federal personnel trained and ready to respond to an
emergency or major disaster.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.
‘‘SEC. 520. TYPING OF RESOURCES AND ASSETS.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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‘‘(1) the term ‘typed’ means an asset or resource
has been evaluated for a specific function under the
guidelines created under this section; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘typing’ means to define in detail
the minimum capabilities of an asset or resource.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall
enter into a memorandum of understanding to col-
laborate with the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact and other organizations to establish, in con-
sultation with the Authority, nationwide standards
for typing of resources and assets commonly or likely
to be used in responding to an emergency or major
disaster.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The standards developed under
paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) be applicable to Federal, State and
local government; and
‘‘(B) be compatible with the National Inci-
dent Management System.
‘‘(c) TYPING OF DEPARTMENT RESOURCES.—Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that all resources and assets of the De-
partment that are likely to be used to respond to an emer-
gency or major disaster are typed.
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‘‘(d) 
INTEGRATION
WITH
NATIONAL
RESPONSE
PLAN.—
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF STANDARDS.—Not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Authority shall provide the
standards developed under subsection (b) to all Fed-
eral agencies that have responsibilities under the Na-
tional Response Plan.
‘‘(2) TYPING
OF
AGENCIES, ASSETS, AND
RE-
SOURCES.—Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the standards are provided under paragraph
(1), each agency described in paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) ensure that all resources and assets
(including teams, equipment, and other assets) of
that agency that are likely to be used to respond
to an emergency or major disaster are typed;
and
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary a list of all
typed resources and assets
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator shall
provide leadership, guidance, and technical assistance
to an agency described in paragraph (1) to facilitate
the typing process of that agency.
‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION AND DATABASE SYSTEM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall establish and maintain a documentation and
database system of Federal resources and assets likely
to be used to respond to an emergency or major dis-
aster.
‘‘(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The documentation and
database system established under paragraph (1) shall
be accessible to the Federal coordinating officer and
other appropriate officials preparing for or respond-
ing to an emergency or major disaster.
‘‘(f) GUIDANCE
TO
STATE
AND
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Authority, in
collaboration with the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact, shall—
‘‘(1) provide detailed written guidance, assist-
ance, and expertise to State and local governments to
facilitate the typing of the resources and assets of
State and local governments likely to be used in re-
sponding to an emergency or major disaster; and
‘‘(2) assist State and local governments with
typing the resources and assets of the State or local
governments under the guidance provided under
paragraph (1).
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‘‘(g) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to the
party states of the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact to develop and maintain a database of typed re-
sources and assets of State and local governments.
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the implementation of this
section, including the number and type of Federal resources
and assets ready to respond to an emergency or major dis-
aster.’’.
SEC. 803. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE.—
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 5313 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘Administrator of the United States Emergency
Management Authority.’’.
(2) DIRECTORS.—Section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Directors, United States Emergency Manage-
ment Authority.’’.
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(3) FEMA OFFICERS.—
(A) 
FEDERAL
INSURANCE
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Insurance
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Insurance Ad-
ministrator, United States Emergency Manage-
ment Agency.’’.
(B) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Inspector General, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector
General, United States Emergency Management
Agency.’’.
(C) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—Section
5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘Chief Information Officer, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.’’ and inserting
‘‘Chief Information Officer, United States Emer-
gency Management Agency.’’.
(b) OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.—Section 103(a)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a))
is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(5) An Administrator of the United States
Emergency Management Authority.’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10)
(as amended by this subsection) as paragraphs (2)
through (9), respectively.
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, or the Director thereof, in any
law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or
other official paper in force on the effective date of this title
shall be considered to refer and apply to the United States
Emergency Management Authority and the Administrator
thereof, respectively.
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101 et seq.) is amended by striking the items relating to
title V and sections 501 through 509 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘TITLE V—NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
‘‘Sec. 501. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 502. United States Emergency Management Authority.
‘‘Sec. 503. Authorities and responsibilities.
‘‘Sec. 504. Authority components.
‘‘Sec. 505. Preserving the United States Emergency Management Authority.
‘‘Sec. 506. Directors.
‘‘Sec. 507. Regional Offices.
‘‘Sec. 508. National Advisory Council on Emergency Preparedness and Re-
sponse.
‘‘Sec. 509. National Incident Management System Integration Center.
‘‘Sec. 510. National Operations Center.
‘‘Sec. 511. Chief Medical Officer.
‘‘Sec. 512. Public and community preparedness.
‘‘Sec. 513. SAVER Program.
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‘‘Sec. 514. National Search and Rescue Response System.
‘‘Sec. 515. Metropolitan Medical Response System.
‘‘Sec. 516. Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
‘‘Sec. 517. Office for the Prevention of Terrorism.
‘‘Sec. 518. Department officials.
‘‘Sec. 519. Credentialing.
‘‘Sec. 520. Typing of resources and assets.
‘‘Sec. 521. Nuclear incident response.
‘‘Sec. 522. Conduct of certain public health-related activities.
‘‘Sec. 523. Use of national private sector networks in emergency response.
‘‘Sec. 524. Use of commercially available technology, goods, and services.
‘‘Sec. 525. Procurement of security countermeasures for strategic national
stockpile.
‘‘Sec. 526. Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities.’’.
SEC. 804. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out this title and the amendments
made by this title.
SEC. 805. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title,
shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
TITLE IX
BORDER LAW ENFORCEMENT RELIEF ACT
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Border Law Enforce-
ment Relief Act of 2006’’.
SEC. 902. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is the obligation of the Federal Govern-
ment of the United States to adequately secure the
Nation’s borders and prevent the flow of undocu-
mented persons and illegal drugs into the United
States.
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(2) Despite the fact that the United States Bor-
der Patrol apprehends over 1,000,000 people each
year trying to illegally enter the United States, ac-
cording to the Congressional Research Service, the net
growth in the number of unauthorized aliens has in-
creased by approximately 500,000 each year. The
Southwest border accounts for approximately 94 per-
cent of all migrant apprehensions each year. Cur-
rently, there are an estimated 11,000,000 unauthor-
ized aliens in the United States.
(3) The border region is also a major corridor
for the shipment of drugs. According to the El Paso
Intelligence Center, 65 percent of the narcotics that
are sold in the markets of the United States enter the
country through the Southwest Border.
(4) Border communities continue to incur sig-
nificant costs due to the lack of adequate border secu-
rity. A 2001 study by the United States-Mexico Bor-
der Counties Coalition found that law enforcement
and criminal justice expenses associated with illegal
immigration exceed $89,000,000 annually for the
Southwest border counties.
(5) In August 2005, the States of New Mexico
and Arizona declared states of emergency in order to
provide local law enforcement immediate assistance
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in addressing criminal activity along the Southwest
border.
(6) While the Federal Government provides
States and localities assistance in covering costs re-
lated to the detention of certain criminal aliens and
the prosecution of Federal drug cases, local law en-
forcement along the border are provided no assistance
in covering such expenses and must use their limited
resources to combat drug trafficking, human smug-
gling, kidnappings, the destruction of private prop-
erty, and other border-related crimes.
(7) The United States shares 5,525 miles of bor-
der with Canada and 1,989 miles with Mexico. Many
of the local law enforcement agencies located along the
border are small, rural departments charged with pa-
trolling large areas of land. Counties along the South-
west United States-Mexico border are some of the
poorest in the country and lack the financial re-
sources to cover the additional costs associated with
illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and other bor-
der-related crimes.
(8) Federal assistance is required to help local
law enforcement operating along the border address
the unique challenges that arise as a result of their
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proximity to an international border and the lack of
overall border security in the region.
SEC. 903. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. (a)
GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
award grants, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, to an eligible law enforcement agency to
provide assistance to such agency to address—
(A) criminal activity that occurs in the ju-
risdiction of such agency by virtue of such agen-
cy’s proximity to the United States border; and
(B) the impact of any lack of security along
the United States border.
(2) DURATION.—Grants may be awarded under
this subsection during fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
(3) COMPETITIVE
BASIS.—The Secretary shall
award grants under this subsection on a competitive
basis, except that the Secretary shall give priority to
applications from any eligible law enforcement agen-
cy serving a community—
(A) with a population of less than 50,000;
and
(B) located no more than 100 miles from a
United States border with—
(i) Canada; or
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(ii) Mexico.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded pursuant to
subsection (a) may only be used to provide additional re-
sources for an eligible law enforcement agency to address
criminal activity occurring along any such border,
including—
(1) to obtain equipment;
(2) to hire additional personnel;
(3) to upgrade and maintain law enforcement
technology;
(4) to cover operational costs, including overtime
and transportation costs; and
(5) such other resources as are available to assist
that agency.
(c) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible law enforcement
agency seeking a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and
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(B) provide such additional assurances as
the Secretary determines to be essential to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The
term ‘‘eligible law enforcement agency’’ means a trib-
al, State, or local law enforcement agency—
(A) located in a county no more than 100
miles from a United States border with—
(i) Canada; or
(ii) Mexico; or
(B) located in a county more than 100
miles from any such border, but where such
county has been certified by the Secretary as a
High Impact Area.
(2) HIGH IMPACT AREA.—The term ‘‘High Im-
pact Area’’ means any county designated by the Sec-
retary as such, taking into consideration—
(A) whether local law enforcement agencies
in that county have the resources to protect the
lives, property, safety, or welfare of the residents
of that county;
(B) the relationship between any lack of se-
curity along the United States border and the
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rise, if any, of criminal activity in that county;
and
(C) any other unique challenges that local
law enforcement face due to a lack of security
along the United States border.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007
through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion.
(2) DIVISION OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS.—Of the
amounts authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) 2⁄3 shall be set aside for eligible law en-
forcement agencies located in the 6 States with
the largest number of undocumented alien appre-
hensions; and
(B) 1⁄3 shall be set aside for areas des-
ignated as a High Impact Area under subsection
(d).
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts appro-
priated for grants under this section shall be used to supple-
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ment and not supplant other State and local public funds
obligated for the purposes provided under this title.
SEC. 904. ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
LAW.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize
State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers to
exercise Federal immigration law enforcement authority.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2007’’.
Attest:
Secretary.