6 U.S.C. § 321d — National Operations Center

Page 172 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 321d 4 Deputy Administrators to assist the Adminis- trator in carrying out this subchapter. (b) United States Fire Administration The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall have a rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of the Department. (Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 514, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1409; amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(4)(B), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–278 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: ‘‘There is in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Mar. 31, 2007, see section 614(b)(3) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 701 of this title. § 321d. National Operations Center (a) Definition In this section, the term ‘‘situational aware- ness’’ means information gathered from a vari- ety of sources that, when communicated to emergency managers, decision makers, and other appropriate officials, can form the basis for incident management decisionmaking and steady-state activity. (b) Establishment The National Operations Center is the prin- cipal operations center for the Department and shall— (1) provide situational awareness and a com- mon operating picture for the entire Federal Government, and for State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, the private sector, and international partners as appropriate, for events, threats, and incidents involving a nat- ural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man- made disaster; (2) ensure that critical terrorism and dis- aster-related information reaches government decision-makers; and (3) enter into agreements with other Federal operations centers and other homeland secu- rity partners, as appropriate, to facilitate the sharing of information. (c) State and local emergency responder rep- resentation (1) Establishment of positions The Secretary shall establish a position, on a rotating basis, for a representative of State and local emergency responders at the Na- tional Operations Center established under subsection (b) to ensure the effective sharing of information between the Federal Govern- ment and State and local emergency response services. (2) Management The Secretary shall manage the position es- tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) in accord- ance with such rules, regulations, and prac- tices as govern other similar rotating posi- tions at the National Operations Center. (Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 515, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1409; amended Pub. L. 110–376, § 8, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4060; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1909, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2681.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(1), substituted ‘‘emergency managers, decision makers, and other ap- propriate officials’’ for ‘‘emergency managers and deci- sion makers’’ and inserted ‘‘and steady-state activity’’ before period at end. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(2)(A), substituted ‘‘tribal, and territorial governments, the private sec- tor, and international partners’’ for ‘‘and tribal govern- ments’’ and ‘‘for events, threats, and incidents involv- ing’’ for ‘‘in the event of’’ and struck out ‘‘and’’ at end. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(2)(B), substituted ‘‘; and’’ for period at end. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(2)(C), added par. (3). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(4)(A), substituted ‘‘emergency responder’’ for ‘‘fire service’’ in heading. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(4)(B), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary shall, in consulta- tion with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, establish a fire service position at the National Operations Center established under sub- section (b) to ensure the effective sharing of informa- tion between the Federal Government and State and local fire services.’’ Subsec. (c)(2), (3). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1909(4)(C), (D), re- designated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary shall designate, on a rotating basis, a State or local fire service official for the position de- scribed in paragraph (1).’’ 2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–376 added subsec. (c). § 321e. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(c)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5166 Section, Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 516, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1409; amended Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(f)(4), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1285, related to establishment, qualifications, and re- sponsibilities of Chief Medical Officer. See section 597 of this title. § 321f. Nuclear incident response (a) In general At the direction of the Secretary (in connec- tion with an actual or threatened terrorist at- tack, major disaster, or other emergency in the United States), the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall operate as an organizational unit of the Department. While so operating, the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall be subject to the direction, authority, and control of the Sec- retary. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the ordinary responsibility of the Sec- retary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for orga- nizing, training, equipping, and utilizing their respective entities in the Nuclear Incident Re- sponse Team, or (subject to the provisions of