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6 U.S.C. § 195g — Office for Interoperability and Compatibility
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**(a) Clarification of responsibilities** The Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility shall—
(1) assist the Secretary in developing and implementing the science and technology aspects of the program described in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of [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);
(2) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other Federal departments and agencies with responsibility for standards, support the creation of national voluntary consensus standards for interoperable emergency communications;
(3) establish a comprehensive research, development, testing, and evaluation program for improving interoperable emergency communications;
(4) establish, in coordination with the Director for Emergency Communications,11 See Change of Name note below. 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;
(5) carry out the Department’s responsibilities and authorities relating to research, development, testing, evaluation, or standards-related elements of the SAFECOM Program;
(6) evaluate and assess new technology in real-world environments to achieve interoperable emergency communications capabilities;
(7) encourage more efficient use of existing resources, including equipment, to achieve interoperable emergency communications capabilities;
(8) test public safety
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**(a) Clarification of responsibilities** The Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility shall—
(1) assist the Secretary in developing and implementing the science and technology aspects of the program described in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of [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);
(2) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other Federal departments and agencies with responsibility for standards, support the creation of national voluntary consensus standards for interoperable emergency communications;
(3) establish a comprehensive research, development, testing, and evaluation program for improving interoperable emergency communications;
(4) establish, in coordination with the Director for Emergency Communications,11 See Change of Name note below. 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;
(5) carry out the Department’s responsibilities and authorities relating to research, development, testing, evaluation, or standards-related elements of the SAFECOM Program;
(6) evaluate and assess new technology in real-world environments to achieve interoperable emergency communications capabilities;
(7) encourage more efficient use of existing resources, including equipment, to achieve interoperable emergency communications capabilities;
(8) test public safety communications systems that are less prone to failure, support new nonvoice services, use spectrum more efficiently, and cost less than existing systems;
(9) coordinate with the private sector to develop solutions to improve emergency communications capabilities and achieve interoperable emergency communications capabilities; and
(10) conduct pilot projects, in coordination with the Director for Emergency Communications,1 to test and demonstrate technologies, including data and video, that enhance—
(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 capabilities.
**(b) Coordination** The Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility shall coordinate with the Director for Emergency Communications 1 with respect to the SAFECOM program.
**(c) Sufficiency of resources** The Secretary shall provide the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility the resources and staff necessary to carry out the responsibilities under this section.
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**(a) Acquisition justification** Before the Administration implements any security-related technology acquisition, the Administrator, in accordance with the Department’s policies and directives, shall determine whether the acquisition is justified by conducting an analysis that includes—
(1) an identification of the scenarios and level of risk to transportation security from those scenarios that would be addressed by the security-related technology acquisition;
(2) an assessment of how the proposed acquisition aligns to the Plan;
(3) a comparison of the total expected lifecycle cost against the total expected quantitative and qualitative benefits to transportation security;
(4) an analysis of alternative security solutions, including policy or procedure solutions, to determine if the proposed security-related technology acquisition is the most effective and cost-efficient solution based on cost-benefit considerations;
(5) an assessment of the potential privacy and civil liberties implications of the proposed acquisition that includes, to the extent practicable, consultation with organizations that advocate for the protection of privacy and civil liberties;
(6) a determination that the proposed acquisition is consistent with fair information practice principles issued by the Privacy Officer of the Department;
(7) confirmation that there are no significant risks to human health or safety posed by the proposed acquisition; and
(8) an estimate of the benefits to commercial aviation passengers.
**(b) Reports and certification to Congress**
(1) **In general** — Not later than the end of the 30-day period preceding the award by the Administration of a contract for any security-related technology acquisition exceeding $30,000,000, the Administrator shall submit to th
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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States.
(2) The term “appropriate congressional committee” means any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative or oversight jurisdiction under the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, over the matter concerned.
(3) The term “assets” includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel).
(4) The term “critical infrastructure” has the meaning given that term in [section 5195c(e) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195c/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.
(6) The term “emergency response providers” includes Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities.
(7) The term “EMP” means an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear device or nonnuclear device, including such a pulse caused by an act of terrorism.
(8) The term “executive agency” means an executive agency and a military department, as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and 102 of title 5.
(9) The term “functions” includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibilities.
(10) The term “GMD” means a geomagnetic disturbance caused by a solar storm or another naturally occurring phenomenon.
(11) The term “intelligence component of the Department” means any elem
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 195g
(ii) Within 180 days of the completion of actions di-
rected by subsection (e)(i) of this section, agencies that
support National Essential Functions shall update
operational plans documenting their procedures and re-
sponsibilities to prepare for, protect against, and miti-
gate the effects of EMPs.
(iii) Within 180 days of identifying vulnerable priority
critical infrastructure systems, networks, and assets as
directed by subsection (a)(ii) of this section, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretaries of Defense and Commerce, and the Chair-
man of the Federal Communications Commission, shall
provide the Deputy Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and the Di-
rector of OSTP with an assessment of the effects of
EMPs on critical communications infrastructure, and
recommend changes to operational plans to enhance
national response and recovery efforts after an EMP.
SEC. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive de-
partment or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget relating to budgetary, administra-
tive, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appro-
priations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforce-
able at law or in equity by any party against the
United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP.
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