Homeland Security Act of 2002 Part 11

(a) In General.--There is in the Department the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by an Administrator.

(b) Mission.-- (1) Primary mission.--The primary mission of the Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.

(2) Specific activities.--In support of the primary mission of the Agency, the Administrator shall-- (A) lead the Nation's efforts to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man- made disasters, including catastrophic incidents; (B) partner with State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers, with other Federal agencies, with the private sector, and with nongovernmental organizations to build a national system of emergency management that can effectively and efficiently utilize the full measure of the Nation's resources to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including catastrophic incidents; (C) develop a Federal response capability that, when necessary and appropriate, can act effectively and rapidly to deliver a.s.sistance essential to saving lives or protecting or preserving property or public health and safety in a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (D) integrate the Agency's emergency preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation responsibilities to confront effectively the challenges of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (E) develop and maintain robust Regional Offices that will work with State, local, and tribal governments, emergency response providers, and other appropriate ent.i.ties to identify and address regional priorities; (F) under the leadership of the Secretary, coordinate with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Director of Customs and Border Protection, the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the National Operations Center, and other agencies and offices in the Department to take full advantage of the substantial range of resources in the Department; (G) provide funding, training, exercises, technical a.s.sistance, planning, and other a.s.sistance to build tribal, local, State, regional, and national capabilities (including communications capabilities), necessary to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and (H) develop and coordinate the implementation of a risk-based, all-hazards strategy for preparedness that builds those common capabilities necessary to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters while also building the unique capabilities necessary to respond to specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to our Nation.

(c) Administrator.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2) Qualifications.--The Administrator shall be appointed from among individuals who have-- (A) a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management and homeland security; and (B) not less than 5 years of executive leadership and management experience in the public or private sector.

(3) Reporting.--The Administrator shall report to the Secretary, without being required to report through any other official of the Department.

(4) Princ.i.p.al advisor on emergency management.-- (A) In general.--The Administrator is the princ.i.p.al advisor to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary for all matters relating to emergency management in the United States.

(B) Advice and recommendations.-- (i) In general.--In presenting advice with respect to any matter to the President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary, the Administrator shall, as the Administrator considers appropriate, inform the President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary, as the case may be, of the range of emergency preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation options with respect to that matter.

(ii) Advice on request.--The Administrator, as the princ.i.p.al advisor on emergency management, shall provide advice to the President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary on a particular matter when the President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary requests such advice.

(iii) Recommendations to congress.--After informing the Secretary, the Administrator may make such recommendations to Congress relating to emergency management as the Administrator considers appropriate.

(5) Cabinet status.-- (A) In general.--The President may designate the Administrator to serve as a member of the Cabinet in the event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.

(B) Retention of authority.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary under this Act.

SEC. 504. [6 U.S.C. 314] AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide Federal leadership necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including-- (1) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies; (2) with respect to the Nuclear Incident Response Team (regardless of whether it is operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this t.i.tle)-- (A) establishing standards and certifying when those standards have been met; (B) conducting joint and other exercises and training and evaluating performance; and (C) providing funds to the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, for homeland security planning, exercises and training, and equipment; (3) providing the Federal Government's response to terrorist attacks and major disasters, including-- (A) managing such response; (B) directing the Domestic Emergency Support Team, the National Disaster Medical System, 1 and (when operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this t.i.tle) the Nuclear Incident Response Team; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The phrase '', the National Disaster Medical System,'' in subsection (a)(3)(B) probably should not appear. Section 301(c)(1) of Public Law 109-417 (120 Stat. 2854) provides for an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as follows:

(1) in section 502(3)(B), by striking '', the National --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disaster Medical System,''; and

The amendment was not executed because section 502 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was redesignated as section 504 by section 611(8) of Public Law 109-295 (120 Stat 1395).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- (C) overseeing the Metropolitan Medical Response System; and (D) coordinating other Federal response resources, including requiring deployment of the Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a terrorist attack or major disaster; (4) aiding the recovery from terrorist attacks and major disasters; (5) building a comprehensive national incident management system with Federal, State, and local government personnel, agencies, and authorities, to respond to such attacks and disasters; (6) consolidating existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated national response plan; (7) helping ensure the acquisition of operable and interoperable communications capabilities by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers; (8) a.s.sisting the President in carrying out the functions under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency a.s.sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and carrying out all functions and authorities given to the Administrator under that Act; (9) carrying out the mission of the Agency to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of-- (A) mitigation, by taking sustained actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and property from hazards and their effects; (B) preparedness, by planning, training, and building the emergency management profession to prepare effectively for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from any hazard; (C) response, by conducting emergency operations to save lives and property through positioning emergency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through evacuating potential victims, through providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to those in need, and through restoring critical public services; and (D) recovery, by rebuilding communities so individuals, businesses, and governments can function on their own, return to normal life, and protect against future hazards; (10) increasing efficiencies, by coordinating efforts relating to preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation; (11) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers in responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (12) supervising grant programs administered by the Agency; (13) administering and ensuring the implementation of the National Response Plan, including coordinating and ensuring the readiness of each emergency support function under the National Response Plan; (14) coordinating with the National Advisory Council established under section 508; (15) preparing and implementing the plans and programs of the Federal Government for-- (A) continuity of operations; (B) continuity of government; and (C) continuity of plans; (16) minimizing, to the extent practicable, overlapping planning and reporting requirements applicable to State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; (17) maintaining and operating within the Agency the National Response Coordination Center or its successor; (18) developing a national emergency management system that is capable of preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against catastrophic incidents; (19) a.s.sisting the President in carrying out the functions under the national preparedness goal and the national preparedness system and carrying out all functions and authorities of the Administrator under the national preparedness System; (20) carrying out all authorities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Directorate of Preparedness of the Department as transferred under section 505; and (21) otherwise carrying out the mission of the Agency as described in section 503(b).

(b) All-Hazards Approach.--In carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the Administrator shall coordinate the implementation of a risk-based, all-hazards strategy that builds those common capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, while also building the unique capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against the risks of specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation.

SEC. 505. [6 U.S.C. 315] FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), there are transferred to the Agency the following: (1) All functions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including existing responsibilities for emergency alert systems and continuity of operations and continuity of government plans and programs as const.i.tuted on June 1, 2006, including all of its personnel, a.s.sets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities, and including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto.

(2) The Directorate of Preparedness, as const.i.tuted on June 1, 2006, including all of its functions, personnel, a.s.sets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities, and including the functions of the Under Secretary for Preparedness relating thereto.

(b) Exceptions.--The following within the Preparedness Directorate shall not be transferred: (1) The Office of Infrastructure Protection.

(2) The National Communications System.

(3) The National Cybersecurity Division.

(4) The Office of the Chief Medical Officer.

(5) The functions, personnel, a.s.sets, components, authorities, and liabilities of each component described under paragraphs (1) through (4).

SEC. 506. [6 U.S.C. 316] PRESERVING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

(a) Distinct Ent.i.ty.--The Agency shall be maintained as a distinct ent.i.ty within the Department.

(b) Reorganization.--Section 872 shall not apply to the Agency, including any function or organizational unit of the Agency.

(c) Prohibition on Changes to Missions.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce the authorities, responsibilities, or functions of the Agency or the capability of the Agency to perform those missions, authorities, responsibilities, except as otherwise specifically provided in an Act enacted after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

(2) Certain transfers prohibited.--No a.s.set, function, or mission of the Agency may be diverted to the princ.i.p.al and continuing use of any other organization, unit, or ent.i.ty of the Department, except for details or a.s.signments that do not reduce the capability of the Agency to perform its missions.

(d) Reprogramming and Transfer of Funds.--In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any applicable provisions of any Act making appropriations for the Department for fiscal year 2007, or any succeeding fiscal year, relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds.

SEC. 507. [6 U.S.C. 317] REGIONAL OFFICES.

(a) In General.--There are in the Agency 10 regional offices, as identified by the Administrator.

(b) Management of Regional Offices.-- (1) Regional administrator.--Each Regional Office shall be headed by a Regional Administrator who shall be appointed by the Administrator, after consulting with State, local, and tribal government officials in the region. Each Regional Administrator shall report directly to the Administrator and be in the Senior Executive Service.

(2) Qualifications.-- (A) In general.--Each Regional Administrator shall be appointed from among individuals who have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management and homeland security.

(B) Considerations.--In selecting a Regional Administrator for a Regional Office, the Administrator shall consider the familiarity of an individual with the geographical area and demographic characteristics of the population served by such Regional Office.

(c) Responsibilities.-- (1) In general.--The Regional Administrator shall work in partnership with State, local, and tribal governments, emergency managers, emergency response providers, medical providers, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, multijurisdictional councils of governments, and regional planning commissions and organizations in the geographical area served by the Regional Office to carry out the responsibilities of a Regional Administrator under this section.

(2) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of a Regional Administrator include-- (A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and integrated regional preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation activities and programs for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters (including planning, training, exercises, and professional development); (B) a.s.sisting in the development of regional capabilities needed for a national catastrophic response system; (C) coordinating the establishment of effective regional operable and interoperable emergency communications capabilities; (D) staffing and overseeing 1 or more strike teams within the region under subsection (f), to serve as the focal point of the Federal Government's initial response efforts for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that region, and otherwise building Federal response capabilities to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that region; (E) designating an individual responsible for the development of strategic and operational regional plans in support of the National Response Plan; (F) fostering the development of mutual aid and other cooperative agreements; (G) identifying critical gaps in regional capabilities to respond to populations with special needs; (H) maintaining and operating a Regional Response Coordination Center or its successor; (I) coordinating with the private sector to help ensure private sector preparedness for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; (J) a.s.sisting State, local, and tribal governments, where appropriate, to preidentify and evaluate suitable sites where a multijurisdictional incident command system may quickly be established and operated from, if the need for such a system arises; and (K) performing such other duties relating to such responsibilities as the Administrator may require.

(3) Training and exercise requirements.-- (A) Training.--The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to undergo specific training periodically to complement the qualifications of the Regional Administrator. Such training, as appropriate, shall include training with respect to the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and such other subjects as determined by the Administrator.

(B) Exercises.--The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to partic.i.p.ate as appropriate in regional and national exercises.

(d) Area Offices.-- (1) In general.--There is an Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for the Caribbean, as components in the appropriate Regional Offices.

(2) Alaska.--The Administrator shall establish an Area Office in Alaska, as a component in the appropriate Regional Office.

(e) Regional Advisory Council.-- (1) Establishment.--Each Regional Administrator shall establish a Regional Advisory Council.

(2) Nominations.--A State, local, or tribal government located within the geographic area served by the Regional Office may nominate officials, including Adjutants General and emergency managers, to serve as members of the Regional Advisory Council for that region.

(3) Responsibilities.--Each Regional Advisory Council shall-- (A) advise the Regional Administrator on emergency management issues specific to that region; (B) identify any geographic, demographic, or other characteristics peculiar to any State, local, or tribal government within the region that might make preparedness, protection, response, recovery, or mitigation more complicated or difficult; and (C) advise the Regional Administrator of any weaknesses or deficiencies in preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for any State, local, and tribal government within the region of which the Regional Advisory Council is aware.

(f) Regional Office Strike Teams.-- (1) In general.--In coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, each Regional Administrator shall oversee multi-agency strike teams authorized under section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency a.s.sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5144) that shall consist of-- (A) a designated Federal coordinating officer; (B) personnel trained in incident management; (C) public affairs, response and recovery, and communications support personnel; (D) a defense coordinating officer; (E) liaisons to other Federal agencies; (F) such other personnel as the Administrator or Regional Administrator determines appropriate; and (G) individuals from the agencies with primary responsibility for each of the emergency support functions in the National Response Plan.

(2) Other duties.--The duties of an individual a.s.signed to a Regional Office strike team from another relevant agency when such individual is not functioning as a member of the strike team shall be consistent with the emergency preparedness activities of the agency that employs such individual.

(3) Location of members.--The members of each Regional Office strike team, including representatives from agencies other than the Department, shall be based primarily within the region that corresponds to that strike team.

(4) Coordination.--Each Regional Office strike team shall coordinate the training and exercises of that strike team with the State, local, and tribal governments and private sector and nongovernmental ent.i.ties which the strike team shall support when a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster occurs.

(5) Preparedness.--Each Regional Office strike team shall be trained as a unit on a regular basis and equipped and staffed to be well prepared to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man- made disasters, including catastrophic incidents.

(6) Authorities.--If the Administrator determines that statutory authority is inadequate for the preparedness and deployment of individuals in strike teams under this subsection, the Administrator shall report to Congress regarding the additional statutory authorities that the Administrator determines are necessary.

SEC. 508. [6 U.S.C. 318] NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, the Secretary shall establish an advisory body under section 871(a) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of Federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, to be known as the National Advisory Council.

(b) Responsibilities.-- (1) In general.--The National Advisory Council shall advise the Administrator on all aspects of emergency management. The National Advisory Council shall incorporate State, local, and tribal government and private sector input in the development and revision of the national preparedness goal, the national preparedness system, the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies.

(2) Consultation on grants.--To ensure input from and coordination with State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers, the Administrator shall regularly consult and work with the National Advisory Council on the administration and a.s.sessment of grant programs administered by the Department, including with respect to the development of program guidance and the development and evaluation of risk-a.s.sessment methodologies, as appropriate.

(c) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The members of the National Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Administrator, and shall, to the extent practicable, represent a geographic (including urban and rural) and substantive cross section of officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers from State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations, including as appropriate-- (A) members selected from the emergency management field and emergency response providers, including fire service, law enforcement, hazardous materials response, emergency medical services, and emergency management personnel, or organizations representing such individuals; (B) health scientists, emergency and inpatient medical providers, and public health professionals; (C) experts from Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector, representing standards-setting and accrediting organizations, including representatives from the voluntary consensus codes and standards development community, particularly those with expertise in the emergency preparedness and response field; (D) State, local, and tribal government officials with expertise in preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation, including Adjutants General; (E) elected State, local, and tribal government executives; (F) experts in public and private sector infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and communications; (G) representatives of individuals with disabilities and other populations with special needs; and (H) such other individuals as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.

(2) Coordination with the departments of health and human services and transportation.--In the selection of members of the National Advisory Council who are health or emergency medical services professionals, the Administrator shall work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Transportation.

(3) Ex officio members.--The Administrator shall designate 1 or more officers of the Federal Government to serve as ex officio members of the National Advisory Council.

(4) Terms of office.-- (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term of office of each member of the National Advisory Council shall be 3 years.

(B) Initial appointments.--Of the members initially appointed to the National Advisory Council-- (i) one-third shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; and (ii) one-third shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.

(d) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 871(a) and subject to paragraph (2), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), including subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 10 of such Act, and section 552b(c) of t.i.tle 5, United States Code, shall apply to the National Advisory Council.

(2) Termination.--Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National Advisory Council.

SEC. 509. [6 U.S.C. 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 Integration 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 periodically 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 providers at emergency scenes; and (C) revising the Catastrophic Incident Annex, finalizing and releasing the Catastrophic Incident Supplement to the National Response Plan, and ensuring that both effectively address response requirements in the event of a catastrophic incident.

(c) Incident Management.-- (1) In general.-- (A) National response plan.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall ensure that the National Response Plan provides for a clear chain of command to lead and coordinate the Federal response to any natural disaster, act of terrorism, 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 Administrator consistent with the role of the Administrator as the princ.i.p.al emergency management advisor to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary under section 503(c)(4) and the responsibility of the Administrator 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 Coordinating Officer consistent with the responsibilities under section 302(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency a.s.sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143(b)).

(2) Princ.i.p.al federal official.--The Princ.i.p.al Federal Official (or the successor thereto) shall not-- (A) direct or replace the incident command structure established at the incident; or (B) have directive authority over the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official, Federal Coordinating Officer, or other Federal and State officials.

SEC. 510. [6 U.S.C. 320] CREDENTIALING AND TYPING.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the administrators of the Emergency Management a.s.sistance Compact, State, local, and tribal governments, and organizations that represent emergency response providers, to collaborate on developing standards for deployment capabilities, including for credentialing and typing of incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.

(b) Distribution.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the Administrator shall provide the standards developed under subsection (a), including detailed written guidance, to-- (A) each Federal agency that has responsibilities under the National Response Plan to aid that agency with credentialing and typing incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and (B) State, local, and tribal governments, to aid such governments with credentialing and typing of State, local, and tribal incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.

(2) a.s.sistance.--The Administrator shall provide expertise and technical a.s.sistance to aid Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies with credentialing and typing incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.

(c) Credentialing and Typing of Personnel.--Not later than 6 months after receiving the standards provided under subsection (b), each Federal agency with responsibilities under the National Response Plan shall ensure that incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster are credentialed and typed in accordance with this section.

(d) Consultation on Health Care Standards.--In developing standards for credentialing health care professionals under this section, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 511. [6 U.S.C. 321] THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIMULATION AND a.n.a.lYSIS CENTER.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ''National Infrastructure Simulation and a.n.a.lysis Center'' means the National Infrastructure Simulation and a.n.a.lysis Center established under section 1016(d) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(d)).

(b) Authority.-- (1) In general.--There is in the Department the National Infrastructure Simulation and a.n.a.lysis Center which shall serve as a source of national expertise to address critical infrastructure protection and continuity through support for activities related to-- (A) counterterrorism, threat a.s.sessment, and risk mitigation; and (B) a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.

(2) Infrastructure modeling.-- (A) Particular support.--The support provided under paragraph (1) shall include modeling, simulation, and a.n.a.lysis of the systems and a.s.sets comprising critical infrastructure, in order to enhance preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation activities.

(B) Relationship with other agencies.--Each Federal agency and department with critical infrastructure responsibilities under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, or any successor to such directive, shall establish a formal relationship, including an agreement regarding information sharing, between the elements of such agency or department and the National Infrastructure Simulation and a.n.a.lysis Center, through the Department.

(C) Purpose.-- (i) In general.--The purpose of the relationship under subparagraph (B) shall be to permit each Federal agency and department described in subparagraph (B) to take full advantage of the capabilities of the National Infrastructure Simulation and a.n.a.lysis Center (particularly vulnerability and consequence a.n.a.lysis), consistent with its work load capacity and priorities, for real-time response to reported and projected natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.