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6 U.S.C. § 743 — National preparedness
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In order to prepare the Nation for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, the President, consistent with the declaration of policy under [section 5195 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195&num=0&edition=prelim) and title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ([6 U.S.C. 311](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section311&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall develop a national preparedness goal and a national preparedness system.
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In order to prepare the Nation for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, the President, consistent with the declaration of policy under [section 5195 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195&num=0&edition=prelim) and title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ([6 U.S.C. 311](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section311&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall develop a national preparedness goal and a national preparedness system.
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**(a) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
**(b) Transfer authority** Funds made available for the purposes of this subchapter may be allocated or transferred for any of the purposes of this subchapter, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to any agency or government corporation designated to assist in carrying out this subchapter. Each such allocation or transfer shall be reported in full detail to the Congress within 30 days after such allocation or transfer.
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**(a) In general** There shall be established separate accounts in the Treasury of the United States for appropriated funds and other deposits available for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security.
**(b) Separate budgets** To ensure that the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security are funded to the extent necessary to fully carry out their respective functions, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall separate the budget requests for each such entity.
**(c) Fees** Fees imposed for a particular service, application, or benefit shall be deposited into the account established under subsection (a) that is for the bureau with jurisdiction over the function to which the fee relates.
**(d) Fees not transferable** No fee may be transferred between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security for purposes not authorized by [section 1356 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1356&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Administrator** Nothing in this part shall be construed to supersede the civilian emergency management authority of the Administrator under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 11 See References in Text note below. ([6 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Secretary** Nothing in this part shall be construed as providing new authority to the Secretary, except to coordinate and facilitate the development of the assessments and reports required pursuant to this part.
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**(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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**(a) General authority** To further assist in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, the Administrator may make financial contributions to the States (including interstate emergency preparedness authorities established pursuant to [section 5196(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5196/h&num=0&edition=prelim)) for necessary and essential State and local emergency preparedness personnel and administrative expenses, on the basis of approved plans (which shall be consistent with the Federal emergency response plans for emergency preparedness) for the emergency preparedness of the States. The financial contributions to the States under this section may not exceed one-half of the total cost of such necessary and essential State and local emergency preparedness personnel and administrative expenses.
**(b) Plan requirements** A plan submitted under this section shall—
(1) provide, pursuant to State law, that the plan shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State and be mandatory on them and be administered or supervised by a single State agency;
(2) provide that the State shall share the financial assistance with that provided by the Federal Government under this section from any source determined by it to be consistent with State law;
(3) provide for the development of State and local emergency preparedness operational plans, including a catastrophic incident annex, pursuant to standards approved by the Administrator;
(4) provide for the employment of a full-time emergency preparedness director, or deputy director, by the State;
(5) provide that the State shall make such reports in such form and content as the Administrator may require;
(6) make available to duly authorized representatives
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In this part:
(1) **Capability** — The term “capability” means the ability to provide the means to accomplish one or more tasks under specific conditions and to specific performance standards. A capability may be achieved with any combination of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel that achieves the intended outcome.
(2) **Credentialed; credentialing** — The terms “credentialed” and “credentialing” have the meanings given those terms in [section 311 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section311&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Hazard** — The term “hazard” has the meaning given that term under [section 5195a(a)(1) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195a/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Mission assignment** — The term “mission assignment” means a work order issued to a Federal agency by the Agency, directing completion by that agency of a specified task and setting forth funding, other managerial controls, and guidance.
(5) **National preparedness goal** — The term “national preparedness goal” means the national preparedness goal established under [section 743 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section743&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **National preparedness system** — The term “national preparedness system” means the national preparedness system established under [section 744 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section744&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **National training program** — The term “national training program” means the national training program established under [section 748(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gra
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 311
1 See References in Text note below.
2020—Subsec. (b)(4)(A). Pub. L. 116–260, which directed
substitution of ‘‘December 16, 2021’’ for ‘‘4 years after
December 16, 2016’’, was executed by making the substi-
tution for original text reading ‘‘4 years after the date
of the enactment of this section’’, which had been
translated as ‘‘4 years after December 16, 2016’’, to re-
flect the probable intent of Congress.
§ 301b. Current and proposed agreements
Nothing in this part or in section 4 of the
Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016
may be construed as affecting—
(1) any agreement entered into pursuant to
section 560 of division D of the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2013 (Public Law 113–6) or section 559 of title V
of division F of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2014 (6 U.S.C. 211 note; Public Law
113–76), as in existence on the day before De-
cember 16, 2016, and any such agreement shall
continue to have full force and effect on and
after such date; or
(2) a proposal accepted for consideration by
U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant
to such section 559, as in existence on the day
before December 16, 2016.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 483, as added Pub. L.
114–279, § 2(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1421.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 4 of the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement
Act of 2016, referred to in text, is section 4 of Pub. L.
114–279, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1422, which repealed sec-
tion 560 of division D of Pub. L. 113–6 and section 559 of
title V of division F of Pub. L. 113–76. Section 560 of
Pub. L. 113–6, was not classified to the Code. Section 559
of Pub. L. 113–76 was classified as a note under section
211 of this title.
§ 301c. D
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 744
ercised personnel that achieves the intended
outcome.
(2) Credentialed; credentialing
The
terms
‘‘credentialed’’
and
‘‘credentialing’’ have the meanings given
those terms in section 311 of this title.
(3) Hazard
The term ‘‘hazard’’ has the meaning given
that term under section 5195a(a)(1) of title 42.
(4) Mission assignment
The term ‘‘mission assignment’’ means a
work order issued to a Federal agency by the
Agency, directing completion by that agency
of a specified task and setting forth funding,
other managerial controls, and guidance.
(5) National preparedness goal
The term ‘‘national preparedness goal’’
means the national preparedness goal estab-
lished under section 743 of this title.
(6) National preparedness system
The term ‘‘national preparedness system’’
means the national preparedness system es-
tablished under section 744 of this title.
(7) National training program
The
term
‘‘national
training
program’’
means the national training program estab-
lished under section 748(a) of this title.
(8) Operational readiness
The term ‘‘operational readiness’’ means the
capability of an organization, an asset, a sys-
tem, or equipment to perform the missions or
functions for which it is organized or designed.
(9) Performance measure
The term ‘‘performance measure’’ means a
quantitative or qualitative characteristic used
to gauge the results of an outcome compared
to its intended purpose.
(10) Performance metric
The term ‘‘performance metric’’ means a
particular value or characteristic used to
measure the outcome that is generally ex-
pressed in terms of a baseline and a target.
(11) Prevention
The term ‘‘prevention’’ means any activity
undertaken to avoid, prevent, or stop a threat-
ene
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