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6 U.S.C. § 749 — Prioritization of facilities
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Not later than 180 days after October 5, 2018, the Administrator shall provide guidance and training on an annual basis to State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, and utility companies on—
(1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities to ensure that such health care facilities remain functioning or return to functioning as soon as practicable during power outages caused by natural hazards, including severe weather events;
(2) how hospitals, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities should adequately prepare for power outages during a major disaster or emergency, as those terms are defined in [section 5122 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5122&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) how State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, utility companies, hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities should develop a strategy to coordinate emergency response plans, including the activation of emergency response plans, in anticipation of a major disaster, including severe weather events.
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Not later than 180 days after October 5, 2018, the Administrator shall provide guidance and training on an annual basis to State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, and utility companies on—
(1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities to ensure that such health care facilities remain functioning or return to functioning as soon as practicable during power outages caused by natural hazards, including severe weather events;
(2) how hospitals, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities should adequately prepare for power outages during a major disaster or emergency, as those terms are defined in [section 5122 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5122&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) how State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, utility companies, hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities should develop a strategy to coordinate emergency response plans, including the activation of emergency response plans, in anticipation of a major disaster, including severe weather events.
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As used in this chapter—
(1) **Emergency.—** — “Emergency” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.
(2) **Major disaster.—** — “Major disaster” means any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, winddriven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under this chapter to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
(3) “United States” means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(4) “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(5) “Governor” means the chief executive of any State.
(6) **Indian tribal government.—** — The term “Indian tribal government” means the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ([25 U.S.C.
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**(a) Audits of grant programs**
(1) **Compliance requirements**
(A) *Audit requirement* — Each recipient of a grant administered by the Department that expends not less than $500,000 in Federal funds during its fiscal year shall submit to the Administrator a copy of the organization-wide financial and compliance audit report required under chapter 75 of title 31.
(B) *Access to information* — The Department and each recipient of a grant administered by the Department shall provide the Comptroller General and any officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office with full access to information regarding the activities carried out related to any grant administered by the Department.
(C) *Improper payments* — Consistent with subchapter IV of chapter 33 of title 31, for each of the grant programs under sections 604 and 605 of this title and [section 762 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section762&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator shall specify policies and procedures for—
(i) identifying activities funded under any such grant program that are susceptible to significant improper payments; and
(ii) reporting any improper payments to the Department.
(2) **Agency program review**
(A) *In general* — Not less than once every 2 years, the Administrator shall conduct, for each State and high-risk urban area receiving a grant administered by the Department, a programmatic and financial review of all grants awarded by the Department to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters, excluding assistance provided under section 203, title IV, or title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “covered grants” means grants awarded under [section 604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section604&num=0&edition=prelim), grants awarded under [section 605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section605&num=0&edition=prelim), and any other grants specified by the Administrator.
**(b) Initial report** Not later than 90 days after October 12, 2010, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes—
(1) an assessment of redundant reporting requirements imposed by the Administrator on State, local, and tribal governments in connection with the awarding of grants, including—
(A) a list of each discrete item of data requested by the Administrator from grant recipients as part of the process of administering covered grants;
(B) identification of the items of data from the list described in subparagraph (A) that are required to be submitted by grant recipients on multiple occasions or to multiple systems; and
(C) identification of the items of data from the list described in subparagraph (A) that are not necessary to be collected in order for the Administrator to effectively and efficiently administer the programs under which covered grants are awarded;
(2) a plan, including a specific timetable, for eliminating any redundant and unnecessary reporting requirements identified under paragraph (1); and
(3) a plan, including a specific timetable, for promptly developing a set of quantifiable performance measures and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the programs under which covered grants are awarded.
**(c) Biennial reports** Not later than 1 year after the date on which the i
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**(a) Federal preparedness report**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 12 months after October 4, 2006, and annually thereafter, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Nation’s level of preparedness for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
(2) **Contents** — Each report shall include—
(A) an assessment of how Federal assistance supports the national preparedness system;
(B) the results of the comprehensive assessment carried out under [section 749 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section749&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) a review of the inventory described in [section 751 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section751&num=0&edition=prelim), including the number and type of credentialed personnel in each category of personnel trained and ready to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;
(D) an assessment of resource needs to meet preparedness priorities established under [section 746(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section746/e&num=0&edition=prelim), including—
(i) an estimate of the amount of Federal, State, local, and tribal expenditures required to attain the preparedness priorities; and
(ii) the extent to which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year achieved the preparedness priorities;
(E) an evaluation of the extent to which grants administered by the Department, including grants under title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 [[6 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.g
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 749
functioning as soon as practicable during
power outages caused by natural hazards, in-
cluding severe weather events;
(2) how hospitals, nursing homes and other
long-term care facilities should adequately
prepare for power outages during a major dis-
aster or emergency, as those terms are defined
in section 5122 of title 42; and
(3) how State, local, and Indian tribal gov-
ernments, first responders, utility companies,
hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term
care facilities should develop a strategy to co-
ordinate emergency response plans, including
the activation of emergency response plans, in
anticipation of a major disaster, including se-
vere weather events.
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1208, Oct. 5, 2018, 132
Stat. 3441.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Disaster Recovery
Reform Act of 2018 and also as part of the FAA Reau-
thorization Act of 2018, and not as part of the Post-
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006
which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘Administrator’’ and ‘‘State’’ as
used in this section, see section 1203 of Pub. L. 115–254,
set out as a note under section 5122 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
§ 749. Comprehensive assessment system
(a) Establishment
The Administrator, in coordination with the
National Council on Disability and the National
Advisory Council, shall establish a comprehen-
sive system to assess, on an ongoing basis, the
Nation’s prevention capabilities and overall pre-
paredness, including operational readiness.
(b) Performance metrics and measures
The Administrator shall ensure that each
component of the national preparedness system,
Nationa
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