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6 U.S.C. § 748 — Equipment and training standards
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**(a) Equipment standards**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, shall support the development, promulgation, and updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for the performance, use, and validation of equipment used by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and nongovernmental emergency response providers.
(2) **Requirements** — The national voluntary consensus standards shall—
(A) be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, including the safety and health of emergency response providers;
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing national voluntary consensus standards;
(C) take into account, as appropriate, threats that may not have been contemplated when the existing standards were developed; and
(D) focus on maximizing operability, interoperability, interchangeability, durability, flexibility, efficiency, efficacy, portability, sustainability, and safety.
**(b) Training standards** The Administrator shall—
(1) support the development, promulgation, and regular updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training; and
(2) ensure that the training provided under the national training program is consistent with the standards.
**(c) Consultation with standards organizations** In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of relevant public and private sector national voluntary consensus standards development organizations.
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**(a) Equipment standards**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, shall support the development, promulgation, and updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for the performance, use, and validation of equipment used by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and nongovernmental emergency response providers.
(2) **Requirements** — The national voluntary consensus standards shall—
(A) be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, including the safety and health of emergency response providers;
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing national voluntary consensus standards;
(C) take into account, as appropriate, threats that may not have been contemplated when the existing standards were developed; and
(D) focus on maximizing operability, interoperability, interchangeability, durability, flexibility, efficiency, efficacy, portability, sustainability, and safety.
**(b) Training standards** The Administrator shall—
(1) support the development, promulgation, and regular updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training; and
(2) ensure that the training provided under the national training program is consistent with the standards.
**(c) Consultation with standards organizations** In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of relevant public and private sector national voluntary consensus standards development organizations.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program for conducting security exercises for public transportation agencies for the purpose of assessing and improving the capabilities of entities described in subsection (b) to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
**(b) Covered entities** Entities to be assessed under the program shall include—
(1) Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments;
(2) public transportation agencies;
(3) governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers and law enforcement personnel, including transit police; and
(4) any other organization or entity that the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(c) Requirements** The Secretary shall ensure that the program—
(1) requires, for public transportation agencies which the Secretary deems appropriate, exercises to be conducted that are—
(A) scaled and tailored to the needs of specific public transportation systems, and include taking into account the needs of the elderly and individuals with disabilities;
(B) live;
(C) coordinated with appropriate officials;
(D) as realistic as practicable and based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
(E) inclusive, as appropriate, of frontline employees and managers; and
(F) consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National Preparedness Guidance, the National Preparedness Goal, and other such national initiatives;
(2) provides that exercises described in paragraph (1) will be—
(A) evaluated by the Secretary against clear and consistent performance measures;
(B) assessed by the Secretary to learn best practices,
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**(a) In general** Not later than 90 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop and issue detailed interim final regulations, and not later than 1 year after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop and issue detailed final regulations, for a public transportation security training program to prepare public transportation employees, including frontline employees, for potential security threats and conditions.
**(b) Consultation** The Secretary shall develop the interim final and final regulations under subsection (a) in consultation with—
(1) appropriate law enforcement, fire service, security, and terrorism experts;
(2) representatives of public transportation agencies; and
(3) nonprofit employee labor organizations representing public transportation employees or emergency response personnel.
**(c) Program elements** The interim final and final regulations developed under subsection (a) shall require security training programs to include, at a minimum, elements to address the following:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence or threat.
(2) Crew and passenger communication and coordination.
(3) Appropriate responses to defend oneself, including using nonlethal defense devices.
(4) Use of personal protective devices and other protective equipment.
(5) Evacuation procedures for passengers and employees, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
(6) Training related to behavioral and psychological understanding of, and responses to, terrorist incidents, including the ability to cope with hijacker behavior, and passenger responses.
(7) Live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions, including tunnel evacuation procedures.
(8) Recognition and reporting of dangerous substances and suspicious p
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program for conducting security exercises for railroad carriers for the purpose of assessing and improving the capabilities of entities described in subsection (b) to prevent, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
**(b) Covered entities** Entities to be assessed under the program shall include—
(1) Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments;
(2) railroad carriers;
(3) governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers, law enforcement agencies, and railroad and transit police, as appropriate; and
(4) any other organization or entity that the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(c) Requirements** The Secretary shall ensure that the program—
(1) consolidates existing security exercises for railroad carriers administered by the Department and the Department of Transportation, as jointly determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation, unless the Secretary waives this consolidation requirement as appropriate;
(2) consists of exercises that are—
(A) scaled and tailored to the needs of the carrier, including addressing the needs of the elderly and individuals with disabilities;
(B) live, in the case of the most at-risk facilities to a terrorist attack;
(C) coordinated with appropriate officials;
(D) as realistic as practicable and based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
(E) inclusive, as appropriate, of railroad frontline employees; and
(F) consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National Preparedness Guidance, the National Preparedness Goal, and other such national initiatives
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**(a) In general** Not later than 6 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop and issue regulations for a training program to prepare railroad frontline employees for potential security threats and conditions. The regulations shall take into consideration any current security training requirements or best practices.
**(b) Consultation** The Secretary shall develop the regulations under subsection (a) in consultation with—
(1) appropriate law enforcement, fire service, emergency response, security, and terrorism experts;
(2) railroad carriers;
(3) railroad shippers; and
(4) nonprofit employee labor organizations representing railroad employees or emergency response personnel.
**(c) Program elements** The regulations developed under subsection (a) shall require security training programs described in subsection (a) to include, at a minimum, elements to address the following, as applicable:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence or threat.
(2) Crew and passenger communication and coordination.
(3) Appropriate responses to defend or protect oneself.
(4) Use of personal and other protective equipment.
(5) Evacuation procedures for passengers and railroad employees, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
(6) Psychology, behavior, and methods of terrorists, including observation and analysis.
(7) Training related to psychological responses to terrorist incidents, including the ability to cope with hijacker behavior and passenger responses.
(8) Live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions, including tunnel evacuation procedures.
(9) Recognition and reporting of dangerous substances, suspicious packages, and situations.
(10) Understanding security incident procedures, including procedures
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program for conducting security exercises for over-the-road bus transportation for the purpose of assessing and improving the capabilities of entities described in subsection (b) to prevent, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
**(b) Covered entities** Entities to be assessed under the program shall include—
(1) Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments;
(2) over-the-road bus operators and over-the-road bus terminal owners and operators;
(3) governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers and law enforcement agencies; and
(4) any other organization or entity that the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(c) Requirements** The Secretary shall ensure that the program—
(1) consolidates existing security exercises for over-the-road bus operators and terminals administered by the Department and the Department of Transportation, as jointly determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation, unless the Secretary waives this consolidation requirement, as appropriate;
(2) consists of exercises that are—
(A) scaled and tailored to the needs of the over-the-road bus operators and terminals, including addressing the needs of the elderly and individuals with disabilities;
(B) live, in the case of the most at-risk facilities to a terrorist attack;
(C) coordinated with appropriate officials;
(D) as realistic as practicable and based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
(E) inclusive, as appropriate, of over-the-road bus frontline employees; and
(F) consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the
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**(a) In general** Not later than 6 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop and issue regulations for an over-the-road bus training program to prepare over-the-road bus frontline employees for potential security threats and conditions. The regulations shall take into consideration any current security training requirements or best practices.
**(b) Consultation** The Secretary shall develop regulations under subsection (a) in consultation with—
(1) appropriate law enforcement, fire service, emergency response, security, and terrorism experts;
(2) operators providing over-the-road bus transportation; and
(3) nonprofit employee labor organizations representing over-the-road bus employees and emergency response personnel.
**(c) Program elements** The regulations developed under subsection (a) shall require security training programs, to include, at a minimum, elements to address the following, as applicable:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence or threat.
(2) Driver and passenger communication and coordination.
(3) Appropriate responses to defend or protect oneself.
(4) Use of personal and other protective equipment.
(5) Evacuation procedures for passengers and over-the-road bus employees, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
(6) Psychology, behavior, and methods of terrorists, including observation and analysis.
(7) Training related to psychological responses to terrorist incidents, including the ability to cope with hijacker behavior and passenger responses.
(8) Live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions, including tunnel evacuation procedures.
(9) Recognition and reporting of dangerous substances, suspicious packages, and situations.
(10) Understanding security incident pro
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**(a) Permitted uses** The Administrator shall permit the recipient of a grant under section 604 or 605 of this title to use grant funds to achieve target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism, consistent with a State homeland security plan and relevant local, tribal, and regional homeland security plans, including by working in conjunction with a National Laboratory (as defined in [section 15801(3) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section15801/3&num=0&edition=prelim)), through—
(1) developing and enhancing homeland security, emergency management, or other relevant plans, assessments, or mutual aid agreements;
(2) designing, conducting, and evaluating training and exercises, including training and exercises conducted under [section 321a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section321a&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 748 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section748&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) protecting a system or asset included on the prioritized critical infrastructure list established under [section 664(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section664/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) purchasing, upgrading, storing, or maintaining equipment, including computer hardware and software;
(5) ensuring operability and achieving interoperability of emergency communications;
(6) responding to an increase in the threat level under the Homeland Security Advisory System, or to the needs resulting from a National Special Security Event;
(7) establishing, enhancing, and staffing with appropriately qualified personne
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**(a) Establishment of program**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Agency the National Cyber Exercise Program (referred to in this section as the “Exercise Program”) to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies.
(2) **Requirements**
(A) *In general* — The Exercise Program shall be—
(i) based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
(ii) designed, to the extent practicable, to simulate the partial or complete incapacitation of a government or critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber incident;
(iii) designed to provide for the systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the cyber incident response system and relevant information sharing agreements; and
(iv) designed to promptly develop after-action reports and plans that can quickly incorporate lessons learned into future operations.
(B) *Model exercise selection* — The Exercise Program shall—
(i) include a selection of model exercises that government and private entities can readily adapt for use; and
(ii) aid such governments and private entities with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises that—
(I) conform to the requirements described in subparagraph (A);
(II) are consistent with any applicable national, State, local, or Tribal strategy or plan; and
(III) provide for systematic evaluation of readiness.
(3) **Consultation** — In carrying out the Exercise Program, the Director may consult with appropriate representatives from Sector Risk Management Agencies, the Office of the National Cyber Director, cybersecurity research stakeholders, and Sector Coordinating Councils.
**(b) Def
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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?
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 748a
evant public and private sector national vol-
untary consensus standards development organi-
zations.
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 647, Oct. 4, 2006, 120
Stat. 1426.)
§ 748. Training and exercises
(a) National training program
(1) In general
Beginning not later than 180 days after Octo-
ber 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination
with the heads of appropriate Federal agen-
cies, the National Council on Disability, and
the National Advisory Council, shall carry out
a national training program to implement the
national preparedness goal, National Incident
Management System, National Response Plan,
and other related plans and strategies.
(2) Training partners
In developing and implementing the na-
tional training program, the Administrator
shall—
(A) work with government training facili-
ties, academic institutions, private organi-
zations, and other entities that provide spe-
cialized, state-of-the-art training for emer-
gency managers or emergency response pro-
viders; and
(B) utilize, as appropriate, training courses
provided by community colleges, State and
local public safety academies, State and pri-
vate universities, and other facilities.
(b) National exercise program
(1) In general
Beginning not later than 180 days after Octo-
ber 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination
with the heads of appropriate Federal agen-
cies, the National Council on Disability, and
the National Advisory Council, shall carry out
a national exercise program to test and evalu-
ate the national preparedness goal, National
Incident Management System, National Re-
sponse Plan, and other related plans and strat-
egies.
(2) Requirements
The national exercise program—
(A) shall be—
(i) as realistic as practicable, base
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