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6 U.S.C. § 591h — Emergency Communications Preparedness Center

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6 U.S.C. § 591h — Emergency Communications Preparedness Center

**(a) Establishment** There is established the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (in this section referred to as the “Center”). **(b) Operation** The Secretary, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General of the United States, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies or their designees shall jointly operate the Center in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding entitled, “Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (ECPC) Charter”. **(c) Functions** The Center shall— (1) serve as the focal point for interagency efforts and as a clearinghouse with respect to all relevant intergovernmental information to support and promote (including specifically by working to avoid duplication, hindrances, and counteractive efforts among the participating Federal departments and agencies)— (A) the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and (B) interoperable emergency communications; (2) prepare and submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a strategic assessment regarding the coordination efforts of Federal departments and agencies to advance— (A) the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and (B) interoperable emergency communications; (3) consider, in preparing the strategic assessment under paragraph (2), the goals stated in the National Emergency Communications Plan under [section 572 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title

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6 U.S.C. § 572 — Acquisition baseline establishment and reports

**(a) Baseline requirements** (1) **In general** — Before the Administration implements any security-related technology acquisition, the appropriate acquisition official of the Department shall establish and document a set of formal baseline requirements. (2) **Contents** — The baseline requirements under paragraph (1) shall— (A) include the estimated costs (including lifecycle costs), schedule, and performance milestones for the planned duration of the acquisition; (B) identify the acquisition risks and a plan for mitigating those risks; and (C) assess the personnel necessary to manage the acquisition process, manage the ongoing program, and support training and other operations as necessary. (3) **Feasibility** — In establishing the performance milestones under paragraph (2)(A), the appropriate acquisition official of the Department, to the extent possible and in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall ensure that achieving those milestones is technologically feasible. (4) **Test and evaluation plan** — The Administrator, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall develop a test and evaluation plan that describes— (A) the activities that are expected to be required to assess acquired technologies against the performance milestones established under paragraph (2)(A); (B) the necessary and cost-effective combination of laboratory testing, field testing, modeling, simulation, and supporting analysis to ensure that such technologies meet the Administration’s mission needs; (C) an efficient planning schedule to ensure that test and evaluation activities are completed without undue delay; and (D) if commercial aviation passengers are expected to interact with the security-related techno

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6 U.S.C. § 596 — Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

**(a) Establishment** There is established in the Department a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. **(b) Assistant Secretary** The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, who shall be appointed by the President. **(c) Responsibilities** The Assistant Secretary shall serve as the Secretary’s principal advisor on— (1) weapons of mass destruction matters and strategies; and (2) coordinating the efforts of the Department to counter weapons of mass destruction. **(d) Details** The Secretary may request that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the heads of other Federal agencies, including elements of the intelligence community, provide for the reimbursable detail of personnel with relevant expertise to the Office. **(e) Termination** The Office shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after December 21, 2018.

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6 U.S.C. § 591h — Relationship to other Department compo-

Page 293 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 592 Act, except for the functions, personnel, budget au- thority, and assets of such office necessary to per- form the functions specified in section 710 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 [6 U.S.C. 350] (relat- ing to workforce health and medical support), as added by this Act; and ‘‘(B) the Management Directorate of the Depart- ment of Homeland Security all functions, personnel, budget authority, and assets of the Office of Health Affairs, as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, that are necessary to per- form the functions of such section 710. ‘‘(2) ABOLISHMENT.—Upon completion of all transfers pursuant to paragraph (1)— ‘‘(A) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Health Affairs of the Department of Homeland Secu- rity are abolished; and ‘‘(B) the positions of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection are abolished.’’ DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(g), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5169, pro- vided that: ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 2018], and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a briefing and report to the appropriate con- gressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) on— ‘‘(1) the organization and management of the chem- ical, biological, radiological, and nuclear activities of the Department of Homeland Security, including re- search and development activities, and the location of each activity under the organizational structure of the Countering Weapons of Mass De

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