6 U.S.C. § 319 — National Integration Center

Page 168 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 319 2018—Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 115–278 substituted ‘‘The Assistant Director for Emergency Communica- tions’’ for ‘‘The Director of the Office of Emergency Communications of the Department of Homeland Secu- rity’’. 2016—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 114–321 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). 2007—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–53 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2). 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. 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. § 319. National Integration Center (a) In general There is established in the Agency a National Integration Center. (b) Responsibilities (1) In general The Administrator, through the National In- tegration Center, and in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies and the National Advisory Council, shall ensure ongoing management and maintenance of the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and any successor to such system or plan. (2) Specific responsibilities The National Integration Center shall peri- odically review, and revise as appropriate, the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan, including— (A) establishing, in consultation with the Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service, a process to better use volunteers and donations; (B) improving the use of Federal, State, local, and tribal resources and ensuring the effective use of emergency response pro- viders at emergency scenes; and (C) revising the Catastrophic Incident Annex, finalizing and releasing the Cata- strophic Incident Supplement to the Na- tional Response Plan, and ensuring that both effectively address response require- ments in the event of a catastrophic inci- dent. (c) Incident management (1) In general (A) National Response Plan The Secretary, acting through the Admin- istrator, shall ensure that the National Re- sponse Plan provides for a clear chain of command to lead and coordinate the Federal response to any natural disaster, act of ter- rorism, or other man-made disaster. (B) Administrator The chain of the command specified in the National Response Plan shall— (i) provide for a role for the Adminis- trator consistent with the role of the Ad- ministrator as the principal emergency management advisor to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and the Sec- retary under section 313(c)(4) of this title and the responsibility of the Adminis- trator under the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, and the amendments made by that Act, relating to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and (ii) provide for a role for the Federal Co- ordinating Officer consistent with the re- sponsibilities under section 5143(b) of title 42. (2) Principal Federal Official; Joint Task Force The Principal Federal Official (or the suc- cessor thereto) or Director of a Joint Task Force established under section 348 of this title shall not— (A) direct or replace the incident command structure established at the incident; or (B) have directive authority over the Sen- ior Federal Law Enforcement Official, Fed- eral Coordinating Officer, or other Federal and State officials. (Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 509, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1405; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1901(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2670.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(B)(i), is title VI of Pub. L. 109–295, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1394. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of this title and Ta- bles. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 509 of Pub. L. 107–296 was renumbered section 520 and is classified to section 321i of this title. AMENDMENTS 2016—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 114–328 inserted ‘‘; Joint Task Force’’ after ‘‘Official’’ in heading and ‘‘or Direc- tor of a Joint Task Force established under section 348 of this title’’ before ‘‘shall’’ in introductory provisions. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in title VI of Pub. L. 109–295 or an amendment by title VI to be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency until Mar. 31, 2007, see sec- tion 612(f)(2) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of this title. § 320. Credentialing and typing (a) In general The Administrator shall enter into a memo- randum of understanding with the administra- tors of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State, local, and tribal governments, and organizations that represent emergency re- sponse providers, to collaborate on developing