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6 U.S.C. § 578 — Emergency Communications Division

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6 U.S.C. § 578 — Emergency Communications Division

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**(a) In general** There is established in the Department an Emergency Communications Division. The Division shall be located in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. **(b) Executive Assistant Director** The head of the Division shall be the Executive Assistant Director for Emergency Communications (in this section referred to as the “Executive Assistant Director”). The Executive Assistant Director shall report to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. All decisions of the Executive Assistant Director that entail the exercise of significant authority shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. **(c) Responsibilities** The Executive Assistant Director shall— (1) assist the Secretary in developing and implementing the program described in [section 194(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section194/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), except as provided in [section 195 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section195&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) administer the Department’s responsibilities and authorities relating to the SAFECOM Program, excluding elements related to research, development, testing, and evaluation and standards; (3) administer the Department’s responsibilities and authorities relating to the Integrated Wireless Network program; (4) conduct extensive, nationwide outreach to support and promote 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; (5) conduct extensive, nationwide outreach and foster the development of interoperable emergency communications capabilities by State, regional, local, and tribal governments and public safety agencies, and by regional consortia thereof; (6) provide technical assistance to State, regional, local, and tribal government officials with respect to use of interoperable emergency communications capabilities; (7) coordinate with the Regional Administrators regarding the activities of Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Groups under [section 575 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section575&num=0&edition=prelim); (8) promote the development of standard operating procedures and best practices with respect to use of interoperable emergency communications capabilities for incident response, and facilitate the sharing of information on such best practices for achieving, maintaining, and enhancing interoperable emergency communications capabilities for such response; (9) coordinate, in cooperation with the National Communications System, the establishment of a national response capability with initial and ongoing planning, implementation, and training for the deployment of communications equipment for relevant State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers in the event of a catastrophic loss of local and regional emergency communications services; (10) assist the President, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in ensuring the continued operation of the telecommunications functions and responsibilities of the Federal Government, excluding spectrum management; (11) establish, in coordination with the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, requirements for interoperable emergency communications capabilities, which shall be nonproprietary where standards for such capabilities exist, for all public safety radio and data communications systems and equipment purchased using homeland security assistance administered by the Department, excluding any alert and warning device, technology, or system; (12) review, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Grants and Training, all interoperable emergency communications plans of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, including Statewide and tactical interoperability plans, developed pursuant to homeland security assistance administered by the Department, but excluding spectrum allocation and management related to such plans; (13) develop and update periodically, as appropriate, a National Emergency Communications Plan under [section 572 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section572&num=0&edition=prelim); (14) perform such other duties of the Department necessary to support and promote 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; (15) perform other duties of the Department necessary to achieve the goal of and maintain and enhance interoperable emergency communications capabilities; and (16) fully participate in the mechanisms required under [section 652(c)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section652/c/7&num=0&edition=prelim). **(d) Performance of previously transferred functions** The Secretary shall transfer to, and administer through, the Executive Assistant Director the following programs and responsibilities: (1) The SAFECOM Program, excluding elements related to research, development, testing, and evaluation and standards. (2) The responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer related to the implementation of the Integrated Wireless Network. (3) The Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program. **(e) Coordination** The Executive Assistant Director shall coordinate— (1) as appropriate, with the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility with respect to the responsibilities described in [section 195 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section195&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency with respect to the responsibilities described in this subchapter. **(f) Sufficiency of resources plan** (1) **Report** — Not later than 120 days after October 4, 2006, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the resources and staff necessary to carry out fully the responsibilities under this subchapter. (2) **Comptroller General review** — The Comptroller General shall review the validity of the report submitted by the Secretary under paragraph (1). Not later than 60 days after the date on which such report is submitted, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of such review. **(g) Reference** Any reference to the Assistant Director for Emergency Communications in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Executive Assistant Director for Emergency Communications.

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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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44 U.S.C. § 3502 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter— (1) the term “agency” means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include— (A) the Government Accountability Office; (B) Federal Election Commission; (C) the governments of the District of Columbia and of the territories and possessions of the United States, and their various subdivisions; or (D) Government-owned contractor-operated facilities, including laboratories engaged in national defense research and production activities; (2) the term “burden” means time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources expended for— (A) reviewing instructions; (B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems; (C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; (D) searching data sources; (E) completing and reviewing the collection of information; and (F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information; (3) the term “collection of information”— (A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless of form or format, calling for either— (i) answers to identical questions posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, ten or more persons, other than agencies, instrumentalities, or employees of the United States; or (ii) answers to questions posed to agencies, ins

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6 U.S.C. § 575 — Consistency with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and departmental policies and directives

The Administrator shall execute the responsibilities set forth in this part in a manner consistent with, and not duplicative of, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Department’s policies and directives.

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6 U.S.C. § 591 — Coordination of Department emergency communications grant programs

**(a) Coordination of grants and standards programs** The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Director for Emergency Communications, shall ensure that grant guidelines for the use of homeland security assistance administered by the Department relating to interoperable emergency communications are coordinated and consistent with the goals and recommendations in the National Emergency Communications Plan under [section 572 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section572&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Denial of eligibility for grants** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Grants and Planning, and in consultation with the Assistant Director for Emergency Communications, may prohibit any State, local, or tribal government from using homeland security assistance administered by the Department to achieve, maintain, or enhance emergency communications capabilities, if— (A) such government has not complied with the requirement to submit a Statewide Interoperable Communications Plan as required by [section 194(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section194/f&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) such government has proposed to upgrade or purchase new equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards and has not provided a reasonable explanation of why such equipment or systems will serve the needs of the applicant better than equipment or systems that meet or exceed such standards; and (C) as of the date that is 3 years after the date of the completion of the initial National Emergency Communications Plan under [section 572 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC

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6 U.S.C. § 195 — Conduct of research, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation

**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall carry out the responsibilities under [section 182(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section182/4&num=0&edition=prelim) through both extramural and intramural programs. **(b) Extramural programs** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall operate extramural research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation programs so as to— (A) ensure that colleges, universities, private research institutes, and companies (and consortia thereof) from as many areas of the United States as practicable participate; (B) ensure that the research funded is of high quality, as determined through merit review processes developed under [section 182(14) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section182/14&num=0&edition=prelim); and (C) distribute funds through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. (2) **University-based centers for homeland security** (A) *Designation* — The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate a university-based center or several university-based centers for homeland security. The purpose of the center or these centers shall be to establish a coordinated, university-based system to enhance the Nation’s homeland security. (B) *Criteria for designation* — Criteria for the designation of colleges or universities as a center for homeland security, shall include, but are not limited to, demonstrated expertise in— (i) The training of first responders. (ii) Responding to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and biolog

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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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6 U.S.C. § 313 — Immigration functions

**(a) Annual report** (1) **In general** — One year after November 25, 2002, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and to the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Affairs of the Senate, on the impact the transfers made by this part has had on immigration functions. (2) **Matter included** — The report shall address the following with respect to the period covered by the report: (A) The aggregate number of all immigration applications and petitions received, and processed, by the Department. (B) Region-by-region statistics on the aggregate number of immigration applications and petitions filed by an alien (or filed on behalf of an alien) and denied, disaggregated by category of denial and application or petition type. (C) The quantity of backlogged immigration applications and petitions that have been processed, the aggregate number awaiting processing, and a detailed plan for eliminating the backlog. (D) The average processing period for immigration applications and petitions, disaggregated by application or petition type. (E) The number and types of immigration-related grievances filed with any official of the Department of Justice, and if those grievances were resolved. (F) Plans to address grievances and improve immigration services. (G) Whether immigration-related fees were used consistent with legal requirements regarding such use. (H) Whether immigration-related questions conveyed by customers to the Department (whether conveyed in person, by telephone, or by means of the Internet) were answered effectively and efficiently. **(b) Sense of Congress regarding immigration services** It is the sense of Con

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6 U.S.C. § 650 — Definitions

In this part: (1) **Center** — The term “Center” means the center established under [section 659 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section659&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Council** — The term “Council” means the Cyber Incident Reporting Council described in [section 681f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681f&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Covered cyber incident** — The term “covered cyber incident” means a substantial cyber incident experienced by a covered entity that satisfies the definition and criteria established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to [section 681b(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) **Covered entity** — The term “covered entity” means an entity in a critical infrastructure sector, as defined in Presidential Policy Directive 21, that satisfies the definition established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to [section 681b(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) **Cyber incident** — The term “cyber incident”— (A) has the meaning given the term “incident” in section 659 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and (B) does not include an occurrence that imminently, but not actually, jeopardizes— (i) information on information systems; or (ii) information systems. (6) **Cyber threat** — The term “cyber threat” has the meaning given the term “cybersecurity threat” in [section 650 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section650&num=0&edition=prelim). (7) **Federal entit

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6 U.S.C. § 195h — Emergency communications interoperability research and development

**(a) In general** The Under Secretary for Science and Technology, acting through the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, shall establish a comprehensive research and development program to support and promote— (1) 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 (2) interoperable emergency communications capabilities among emergency response providers and relevant government officials, including by— (A) supporting research on a competitive basis, including through the Directorate of Science and Technology and Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency; and (B) considering the establishment of a Center of Excellence under the Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence Program focused on improving emergency response providers’ communication capabilities. **(b) Purposes** The purposes of the program established under subsection (a) include— (1) supporting research, development, testing, and evaluation on emergency communication capabilities; (2) understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the public safety communications systems in use; (3) examining how current and emerging technology can make emergency response providers more effective, and how Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies can use this technology in a coherent and cost-effective manner; (4) investigating technologies that could lead to long-term advancements in emergency communications capabilities and supporting research on advanced technologies and potential systemic changes to dramatically improve emergency communications; and (5) evaluating and validating advanced technology concepts, and

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6 U.S.C. § 578 — Definition

Page 288 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 576 1 So in original. Subsection (b) of this section does not contain a paragraph (1). 1439; amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(6)(B), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4179.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Another section 1805 of Pub. L. 107–296 was renum- bered section 1905 and was classified to section 595 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(4), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5163. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115–278 substituted ‘‘As- sistant Director for Emergency Communications’’ for ‘‘Director for Emergency Communications’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to the Assistant Director for Emergency Communications deemed to be a reference to the Exec- utive Assistant Director for Emergency Communica- tions, see section 571(g) of this title, enacted Jan. 1, 2021. § 576. Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (a) Establishment There is established the Emergency Commu- nications 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 Attor- ney 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 Under- standing 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 pa

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