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6 U.S.C. § 711 — Definitions

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6 U.S.C. § 711 — Definitions

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In this title— 11 See References in Text note below. (1) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency; (2) the term “Agency” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (3) the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) those committees of the House of Representatives that the Speaker of the House of Representatives determines appropriate; (4) the term “catastrophic incident” means any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area; (5) the term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security; (6) the terms “emergency” and “major disaster” have the meanings given the terms in [section 5122 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5122&num=0&edition=prelim); (7) the term “emergency management” means the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters; (8) the term “emergency response provider” has the meaning given the term in [section 101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section101&num=0&edition=prelim); (9) the term “Federal coordinating officer” means a Federal coordinating officer as described in [section 5143 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5143&num=0&edition=prelim); (10) the term “individual with a disability” has the meaning given the term in [section 12102 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12102&num=0&edition=prelim); (11) the terms “local government” and “State” have the meaning given the terms in [section 101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section101&num=0&edition=prelim); (12) the term “National Incident Management System” means a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management; (13) the term “National Response Plan” means the National Response Plan or any successor plan prepared under [section 314(a)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section314/a/6&num=0&edition=prelim); (14) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security; (15) 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 capacity, staffing (including disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident; and (16) the term “tribal government” means the government of an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation.

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47 U.S.C. § 309 — Application for license

**(a) Considerations in granting application** Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commission shall determine, in the case of each application filed with it to which [section 308 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section308&num=0&edition=prelim) applies, whether the public interest, convenience, and necessity will be served by the granting of such application, and, if the Commission, upon examination of such application and upon consideration of such other matters as the Commission may officially notice, shall find that public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served by the granting thereof, it shall grant such application. **(b) Time of granting application** Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no such application— (1) for an instrument of authorization in the case of a station in the broadcasting or common carrier services, or (2) for an instrument of authorization in the case of a station in any of the following categories: (A) industrial radio positioning stations for which frequencies are assigned on an exclusive basis, (B) aeronautical en route stations, (C) aeronautical advisory stations, (D) airdrome control stations, (E) aeronautical fixed stations, and (F) such other stations or classes of stations, not in the broadcasting or common carrier services, as the Commission shall by rule prescribe, shall be granted by the Commission earlier than thirty days following issuance of public notice by the Commission of the acceptance for filing of such application or of any substantial amendment thereof. **(c) Applications not affected by subsection (b)** Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply— (1) to any minor amendment of an application to which such

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6 U.S.C. § 314 — Fee agreements for certain services at ports of entry

**(a) In general** Notwithstanding [section 58c(e) of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section58c/e&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 1451 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1451&num=0&edition=prelim), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, upon the request of any entity, may enter into a fee agreement with such entity under which— (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide services described in subsection (b) at a United States port of entry or any other facility at which U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides or will provide such services; (2) such entity shall remit to U.S. Customs and Border Protection a fee imposed under subsection (h) in an amount equal to the full costs that are incurred or will be incurred in providing such services; and (3) if space is provided by such entity, each facility at which U.S. Customs and Border Protection services are performed shall be maintained and equipped by such entity, without cost to the Federal Government, in accordance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection specifications. **(b) Services described** The services described in this subsection are any activities of any employee or Office of Field Operations contractor of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (except employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, as established under [section 211(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section211/e&num=0&edition=prelim)) pertaining to, or in support of, customs, agricultural processing, border security, or immigration inspection-related matters at a port of entry or any other facility at which U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides or will provide servic

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6 U.S.C. § 791 — Public assistance pilot program

**(a) Pilot program** (1) **In general** — The President, acting through the Administrator, and in coordination with State and local governments, shall establish and conduct a pilot program to— (A) reduce the costs to the Federal Government of providing assistance to States and local governments under sections 5170b(a)(3)(A), 5172, and 5173 of title 42; (B) increase flexibility in the administration of sections 5170b(a)(3)(A), 5172, and 5173 of title 42; and (C) expedite the provision of assistance to States and local governments provided under sections 5170b(a)(3)(A), 5172, and 5173 of title 42. (2) **Participation** — Only States and local governments that elect to participate in the pilot program may participate in the pilot program for a particular project. (3) **Innovative administration** (A) *In general* — For purposes of the pilot program, the Administrator shall establish new procedures to administer assistance provided under the sections referred to in paragraph (1). (B) *New procedures* — The new procedures established under subparagraph (A) may include 1 or more of the following: (i) Notwithstanding [section 5172(c)(1)(A) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5172/c/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim), providing an option for a State or local government to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution in an amount equal to 90 percent of the Federal share of the Federal estimate of the cost of repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public facility owned or controlled by the State or local government and of management expenses. (ii) Making grants on the basis of estimates agreed to by the local government (or where no local government is involved, by the State government) and the

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42 U.S.C. § 5122 — Definitions

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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6 U.S.C. § 312 — Reports and implementation plans

**(a) Division of funds** The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this chapter, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed division and transfer of funds, including unexpended funds, appropriations, and fees, between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. **(b) Division of personnel** The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this chapter, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed division of personnel between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. **(c) Implementation plan** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this chapter, and every 6 months thereafter until the termination of fiscal year 2005, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate an implementation plan to carry out this chapter. (2) **Contents** — The implementation plan should include details concerning the separation of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security, including the following: (A) Organizational structure, including the field structure. (B) Chain of command. (C) Procedures for interaction among such bureaus. (D) Fraud detection and investigation. (E) The processing and handling of removal proceedings, including expedited removal and applications for relief from removal. (F) Recommendations for conforming amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101](htt

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6 U.S.C. § 576 — Diversified security technology industry marketplace

**(a) In general** Not later than 120 days after October 5, 2018, the Administrator shall develop and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a strategy to promote a diverse security technology industry marketplace upon which the Administrator can rely to acquire advanced transportation security technologies or capabilities, including by increased participation of small business innovators. **(b) Contents** The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Information on how existing Administration solicitation, testing, evaluation, piloting, acquisition, and procurement processes impact the Administrator’s ability to acquire from the security technology industry marketplace, including small business innovators that have not previously provided technology to the Administration, innovative technologies or capabilities with the potential to enhance transportation security. (2) Specific actions that the Administrator will take, including modifications to the processes described in paragraph (1), to foster diversification within the security technology industry marketplace. (3) Projected timelines for implementing the actions described in paragraph (2). (4) Plans for how the Administrator could, to the extent practicable, assist a small business innovator periodically during such processes, including when such an innovator lacks adequate resources to participate in such processes, to facilitate an advanced transportation security technology or capability being developed and acquired by the Administrator. (5) An assessment of the feasibility of partnering with an organization described in [section 501(c)(3) of title 26](https://uscode.

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15 U.S.C. § 312 — Employees

The National Weather Service shall consist of such civilian employees as Congress may annually provide for and as may be necessary to properly perform the duties devolving on said Service by law.

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6 U.S.C. § 101 — Cyber incident review

**(a) Activities** The Center shall— (1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors; (2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies; (3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to— (A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and (B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable

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42 U.S.C. § 12102 — Alternative means of dispute resolution

Where appropriate and to the extent authorized by law, the use of alternative means of dispute resolution, including settlement negotiations, conciliation, facilitation, mediation, factfinding, minitrials, and arbitration, is encouraged to resolve disputes arising under this chapter.

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6 U.S.C. § 194 — Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Acceleration Fund for Research and Development of Homeland Security Technologies established in subsection (c). (2) **Homeland security research** — The term “homeland security research” means research relevant to the detection of, prevention of, protection against, response to, attribution of, and recovery from homeland security threats, particularly acts of terrorism. (3) **HSARPA** — The term “HSARPA” means the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency established in subsection (b). (4) **Under Secretary** — The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. **(b) Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency** (1) **Establishment** — There is established the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency. (2) **Director** — HSARPA shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall report to the Under Secretary. (3) **Responsibilities** — The Director shall administer the Fund to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants, cooperative agreements or contracts to public or private entities, including businesses, federally funded research and development centers, and universities. The Director shall administer the Fund to— (A) support basic and applied homeland security research to promote revolutionary changes in technologies that would promote homeland security; (B) advance the development, testing and evaluation, and deployment of critical homeland security technologies; (C) accelerate the prototyping and deployment of technologies that would address homeland security vulnerabilities; and (D) conduct research and development for the purpose of advancing technology for the investigati

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