6 U.S.C. § 723 — Metropolitan Medical Response Grant Pro-

Page 397 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 723 (g) Immediate implementation of Surge Capacity Force involving Federal employees As soon as practicable after October 4, 2006, the Administrator shall develop and imple- ment— (1) the procedures under subsection (b); and (2) other elements of the plan needed to es- tablish the portion of the Surge Capacity Force consisting of individuals designated under those procedures. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 624, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1419.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, which is classi- fied principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of Title 42 and Tables. PART B—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES § 721. Evacuation preparedness technical assist- ance The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall provide evacuation preparedness technical assistance to State, local, and tribal govern- ments, including the preparation of hurricane evacuation studies and technical assistance in developing evacuation plans, assessing storm surge estimates, evacuation zones, evacuation clearance times, transportation capacity, and shelter capacity. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 632, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1421.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1209, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3441, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Administrator [of the Federal Emergency Management Agency], in coordi- nation with the Administrator of the Federal High- way Administration, shall develop and issue guidance for State, local, and Indian tribal governments re- garding the identification of evacuation routes. ‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator, shall revise existing guidance or issue new guidance as appropriate for State, local, and In- dian tribal governments regarding the design, con- struction, maintenance, and repair of evacuation routes. ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—In developing the guidance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall con- sider— ‘‘(A) whether evacuation routes have resisted im- pacts and recovered quickly from disasters, regard- less of cause; ‘‘(B) the need to evacuate special needs popu- lations, including— ‘‘(i) individuals with a physical or mental dis- ability; ‘‘(ii) individuals in schools, daycare centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, and detention cen- ters; ‘‘(iii) individuals with limited-English pro- ficiency; ‘‘(iv) the elderly; and ‘‘(v) individuals who are tourists, seasonal workers, or homeless; ‘‘(C) the sharing of information and other public communications with evacuees during evacuations; ‘‘(D) the sheltering of evacuees, including the care, protection, and sheltering of animals; ‘‘(E) the return of evacuees to their homes; and ‘‘(F) such other items the Administrator con- siders appropriate. ‘‘(2) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND RE- PAIR.—In revising or issuing guidance under sub- section (a)(2), the Administrator of the Federal High- way Administration shall consider— ‘‘(A) methods that assist evacuation routes to— ‘‘(i) withstand likely risks to viability, includ- ing flammability and hydrostatic forces; ‘‘(ii) improve durability, strength (including the ability to withstand tensile stresses and compres- sive stresses), and sustainability; and ‘‘(iii) provide for long-term cost savings; ‘‘(B) the ability of evacuation routes to effec- tively manage contraflow operations; ‘‘(C) for evacuation routes on public lands, the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land manage- ment agency regarding emergency operations, sus- tainability, and resource protection; and ‘‘(D) such other items the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration considers appro- priate. ‘‘(c) STUDY.—The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administra- tion and State, local, territorial, and Indian tribal gov- ernments, may— ‘‘(1) conduct a study of the adequacy of available evacuation routes to accommodate the flow of evac- uees; and ‘‘(2) submit recommendations on how to help with anticipated evacuation route flow, based on the study conducted under paragraph (1), to— ‘‘(A) the Federal Highway Administration; ‘‘(B) the [Federal Emergency Management] Agen- cy; ‘‘(C) State, local, territorial, and Indian tribal governments; and ‘‘(D) Congress.’’ [For definition of ‘‘State’’, as used in section 1209 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out above, see section 1203 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 5122 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.] § 722. Urban Search and Rescue Response Sys- tem (a) In general There is in the Agency a system known as the Urban Search and Rescue Response System. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the system for fiscal year 2008, an amount equal to the amount appropriated for the system for fiscal year 2007 and an additional $20,000,000. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 634, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1421.) § 723. Metropolitan Medical Response Grant Pro- gram (a) In general There is a Metropolitan Medical Response Pro- gram. (b) Purposes The program shall include each purpose of the program as it existed on June 1, 2006. Page 398 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 724 (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program for fiscal year 2008, an amount equal to the amount appropriated for the program for fiscal year 2007 and an addi- tional $30,000,000. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 635, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1421.) § 724. Logistics The Administrator shall develop an efficient, transparent, and flexible logistics system for procurement and delivery of goods and services necessary for an effective and timely response to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters and for real-time visibility of items at each point throughout the logistics system. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 636, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1422.) § 725. Prepositioned equipment program (a) In general The Administrator shall establish a prepositioned equipment program to preposition standardized emergency equipment in at least 11 locations to sustain and replenish critical assets used by State, local, and tribal governments in response to (or rendered inoperable by the ef- fects of) natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. (b) Notice The Administrator shall notify State, local, and tribal officials in an area in which a loca- tion for the prepositioned equipment program will be closed not later than 60 days before the date of such closure. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 637, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1422.) § 726. Basic life supporting first aid and edu- cation The Administrator shall enter into agree- ments with organizations to provide funds to emergency response providers to provide edu- cation and training in life supporting first aid to children. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 639, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1423.) § 727. Improvements to information technology systems (a) Measures to improve information technology systems The Administrator, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department, shall take appropriate measures to update and improve the information technology systems of the Agency, including measures to— (1) ensure that the multiple information technology systems of the Agency (including the National Emergency Management Infor- mation System, the Logistics Information Management System III, and the Automated Deployment Database) are, to the extent prac- ticable, fully compatible and can share and ac- cess information, as appropriate, from each other; (2) ensure technology enhancements reach the headquarters and regional offices of the Agency in a timely fashion, to allow seamless integration; (3) develop and maintain a testing environ- ment that ensures that all system components are properly and thoroughly tested before their release; (4) ensure that the information technology systems of the Agency have the capacity to track disaster response personnel, mission as- signments task orders, commodities, and sup- plies used in response to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (5) make appropriate improvements to the National Emergency Management Information System to address shortcomings in such sys- tem on October 4, 2006; and (6) provide training, manuals, and guidance on information technology systems to per- sonnel, including disaster response personnel, to help ensure employees can properly use in- formation technology systems. (b) Report Not later than 270 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator shall submit to the appro- priate committees of Congress a report describ- ing the implementation of this section, includ- ing a description of any actions taken, improve- ments made, and remaining problems and a de- scription of any additional funding needed to make necessary and appropriate improvements to the information technology systems of the Agency. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 640, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1423.) § 728. Disclosure of certain information to law enforcement agencies In the event of circumstances requiring an evacuation, sheltering, or mass relocation, the Administrator may disclose information in any individual assistance database of the Agency in accordance with section 552a(b) of title 5 (com- monly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’) to any law enforcement agency of the Federal Govern- ment or a State, local, or tribal government in order to identify illegal conduct or address pub- lic safety or security issues, including compli- ance with sex offender notification laws. (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 640a, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1424.) SUBCHAPTER II—COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM PART A—NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM § 741. Definitions 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 ex-