§741. Definitions — Inbound Citations
6 U.S.C. § 741
Cited by 109 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 6 U.S.C. § 741 as a whole
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(4) where appropriate, may acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services to save and protect life and property and support the resumption of commerce in response to emergencies, natural and man-made disasters, and homeland security and maritime domain awareness needs, including obtaining mission assignments (as defined in section 741 of title 6);
Citations to §741(1)
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(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;
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(15) the term “surge capacity” means the ability to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident; and
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(1) Target capabilities and preparedness priorities.
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(6) Federal response capability inventory.
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(a) The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, may develop planning scenarios to reflect the relative risk requirements presented by all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, in order to provide the foundation for the flexible and adaptive development of target capabilities and the identification of target capability levels to meet the national preparedness goal.
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(2) provide the minimum number of representative scenarios necessary to identify and define the tasks and target capabilities required to respond to all hazards.
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(a) Not later than 180 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, the National Council on Disability, and the National Advisory Council, shall complete, revise, and update, as necessary, guidelines to define risk-based target capabilities for Federal, State, local, and tribal government preparedness that will enable the Nation to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
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(A) be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, including the safety and health of emergency response providers;
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(A) To test and evaluate the capability of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to detect, disrupt, and prevent threatened or actual catastrophic acts of terrorism, especially those involving weapons of mass destruction.
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(a) The Administrator, in coordination with the National Council on Disability and the National Advisory Council, shall establish a comprehensive system to assess, on an ongoing basis, the Nation’s prevention capabilities and overall preparedness, including operational readiness.
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(2) capability levels at the time of assessment against target capability levels defined pursuant to the guidelines established under section 746(a) of this title;
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(3) resource needs to meet the desired target capability levels defined pursuant to the guidelines established under section 746(a) of this title; and
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(a) In accordance with section 5196(h)(1)(C) of title 42, the Administrator shall accelerate the completion of the inventory of Federal response capabilities.
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(1) for each capability—(A) the performance parameters of the capability;(B) the timeframe within which the capability can be brought to bear on an incident; and(C) the readiness of the capability to respond to all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters;
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(A) the performance parameters of the capability;
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(B) the timeframe within which the capability can be brought to bear on an incident; and
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(C) the readiness of the capability to respond to all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters;
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(A) capabilities;
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(2) easy identification and rapid deployment of capabilities, credentialed personnel, and typed resources during an incident; and
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(i) have contributed to the progress of State, local, and tribal governments in achieving target capabilities; and
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(1) The Administrator shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress annually an estimate of the resources of the Agency and other Federal agencies needed for and devoted specifically to developing the capabilities of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments necessary to respond to a catastrophic incident.
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(E) additional logistics capabilities;
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(B) an assessment of current capability levels and a description of target capability levels; and
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(C) a discussion of the extent to which target capabilities identified in the applicable State homeland security plan and other applicable plans remain unmet and an assessment of resources needed to meet the preparedness priorities established under section 746(e) of this title, including—(i) an estimate of the amount of expenditures required to attain the preparedness priorities; and(ii) the extent to which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year achieved the preparedness priorities.
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(1) has the operational capability to meet the national preparedness goal, including—(A) the personnel to make and communicate decisions;(B) organizational structures that are assigned, trained, and exercised for the missions of the agency;(C) sufficient physical resources; and(D) the command, control, and communication channels to make, monitor, and communicate decisions;
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(4) develops deliberate operational plans and the corresponding capabilities, including crisis planning, to respond effectively to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters in support of the National Response Plan to ensure a coordinated Federal response; and
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(2) how the Federal Government should coordinate with non-Federal entities to multiply resources and enhance relief capabilities, including—(A) State and local governments;(D) State and local disaster relief managers;(E) State National Guards;(F) law enforcement and first response entities; and(G) nonprofit relief services;
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(4) the emergency has exceeded the response capabilities of State, local, and Indian Tribal governments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and other relevant disaster response laws; and
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(5) the United States military is sufficiently engaged in armed or cyber conflict with State or non-State adversaries, or is otherwise unable to augment domestic response capabilities in a significant manner due to a catastrophic incident.
Citations to §741(2)
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(1) includes a sufficient number of individuals credentialed in accordance with section 320 of this title that are capable of deploying rapidly and efficiently after activation to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including catastrophic incidents; and
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(2) includes a sufficient number of full-time, highly trained individuals credentialed in accordance with section 320 of this title to lead and manage the Surge Capacity Force.
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(2) a list of personnel credentialed in accordance with section 320 of this title;
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(D) credentialed personnel; and
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(2) easy identification and rapid deployment of capabilities, credentialed personnel, and typed resources during an incident; and
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(C) a review of the inventory described in section 751 of this title, including the number and type of credentialed personnel in each category of personnel trained and ready to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;
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(F) a discussion of whether the list of credentialed personnel of the Agency described in section 751(b)(2) of this title—(i) complies with the strategic human capital plan developed under section 10102 of title 5; and(ii) is sufficient to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including a catastrophic incident.
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(2) complies with the National Incident Management System, including credentialing of personnel and typing of resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster in accordance with section 320 of this title;
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(5) to assist State and local governments, emergency response providers, and organizations representing such providers with credentialing emergency response providers and the typing of emergency response resources.
Citations to §741(3)
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In order to prepare the Nation for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, the President, consistent with the declaration of policy under section 5195 of title 42 and title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall develop a national preparedness goal and a national preparedness system.
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(a) The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, may develop planning scenarios to reflect the relative risk requirements presented by all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, in order to provide the foundation for the flexible and adaptive development of target capabilities and the identification of target capability levels to meet the national preparedness goal.
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(2) provide the minimum number of representative scenarios necessary to identify and define the tasks and target capabilities required to respond to all hazards.
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(a) Not later than 180 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, the National Council on Disability, and the National Advisory Council, shall complete, revise, and update, as necessary, guidelines to define risk-based target capabilities for Federal, State, local, and tribal government preparedness that will enable the Nation to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
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(e) In establishing the guidelines under subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish preparedness priorities that appropriately balance the risk of all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, with the resources required to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the hazards.
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(1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities to ensure that such health care facilities remain functioning or return to functioning as soon as practicable during power outages caused by natural hazards, including severe weather events;
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(C) the readiness of the capability to respond to all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters;
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(1) Not later than 12 months after October 4, 2006, and annually thereafter, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Nation’s level of preparedness for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
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(b) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall continue implementation of an emergency management performance grants program, to make grants to States to assist State, local, and tribal governments in preparing for all hazards, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
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(3) promote the use of the most appropriate and cost-effective building materials (based on the hazards present in an area) in any area affected by a major disaster, with the goal of encouraging the construction of disaster-resistant buildings; and
Citations to §741(4)
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(4) ensure that the information technology systems of the Agency have the capacity to track disaster response personnel, mission assignments task orders, commodities, and supplies used in response to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;
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(c) To expedite the provision of assistance under the National Response Plan, the President shall ensure that the Administrator, in coordination with Federal agencies with responsibilities under the National Response Plan, develops prescripted mission assignments, including logistics, communications, mass care, health services, and public safety.
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(a) The Administrator may designate up to 1 percent of the total amount provided to a Federal agency for a mission assignment as oversight funds to be used by the recipient agency for performing oversight of activities carried out under the Agency reimbursable mission assignment process. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
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(1) Oversight funds may be used for the following types of oversight activities related to Agency mission assignments:(A) Monitoring, tracking, and auditing expenditures of funds.(B) Ensuring that sufficient management and internal control mechanisms are available so that Agency funds are spent appropriately and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.(C) Reviewing selected contracts and other activities.(E) Conducting and participating in fraud prevention activities with other Federal, State, and local government personnel and contractors.
Citations to §741(5)
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In order to prepare the Nation for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, the President, consistent with the declaration of policy under section 5195 of title 42 and title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall develop a national preparedness goal and a national preparedness system.
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(a) The President, acting through the Administrator, shall complete, revise, and update, as necessary, a national preparedness goal that defines the target level of preparedness to ensure the Nation’s ability to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
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(b) The national preparedness goal, to the greatest extent practicable, shall be consistent with the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan.
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(a) The President, acting through the Administrator, shall develop a national preparedness system to enable the Nation to meet the national preparedness goal.
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(a) The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, may develop planning scenarios to reflect the relative risk requirements presented by all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, in order to provide the foundation for the flexible and adaptive development of target capabilities and the identification of target capability levels to meet the national preparedness goal.
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(A) be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, including the safety and health of emergency response providers;
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(1) Beginning not later than 180 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 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.
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(1) Beginning not later than 180 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, the National Council on Disability, and the National Advisory Council, shall carry out a national exercise program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies.
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(1) has the operational capability to meet the national preparedness goal, including—(A) the personnel to make and communicate decisions;(B) organizational structures that are assigned, trained, and exercised for the missions of the agency;(C) sufficient physical resources; and(D) the command, control, and communication channels to make, monitor, and communicate decisions;
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In establishing the national preparedness goal and national preparedness system, the Administrator shall use existing preparedness documents, planning tools, and guidelines to the extent practicable and consistent with this Act.
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(10) The term “national exercise program” means activities carried out to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal and related plans and strategies as described in section 748(b) of this title.
Citations to §741(6)
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In order to prepare the Nation for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, the President, consistent with the declaration of policy under section 5195 of title 42 and title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall develop a national preparedness goal and a national preparedness system.
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(a) The President, acting through the Administrator, shall develop a national preparedness system to enable the Nation to meet the national preparedness goal.
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(b) The national preparedness system shall include the following components:(1) Target capabilities and preparedness priorities.(2) Equipment and training standards.(3) Training and exercises.(4) Comprehensive assessment system.(5) Remedial action management program.(6) Federal response capability inventory.(7) Reporting requirements.(8) Federal preparedness.
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(c) The national preparedness system may include national planning scenarios.
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(i) as realistic as practicable, based on current risk assessments, including credible and emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences, and designed to stress the national preparedness system;
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(b) The Administrator shall ensure that each component of the national preparedness system, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies, and the reports required under section 752 of this title is developed, revised, and updated with clear and quantifiable performance metrics, measures, and outcomes.
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(1) compliance with the national preparedness system, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies;
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(A) an assessment of how Federal assistance supports the national preparedness system;
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(A) an assessment of State compliance with the national preparedness system, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies;
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(a) In support of the national preparedness system, the President shall ensure that each Federal agency with responsibilities under the National Response Plan—(1) has the operational capability to meet the national preparedness goal, including—(A) the personnel to make and communicate decisions;(B) organizational structures that are assigned, trained, and exercised for the missions of the agency;(C) sufficient physical resources; and(D) the command, control, and communication channels to make, monitor, and communicate decisions;(2) complies with the National Incident Management System, including credentialing of personnel and typing of resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster in accordance with section 320 of this title;(3) develops, trains, and exercises rosters of response personnel to be deployed when the agency is called upon to support a Federal response;(4) develops deliberate operational plans and the corresponding capabilities, including crisis planning, to respond effectively to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters in support of the National Response Plan to ensure a coordinated Federal response; and(5) regularly updates, verifies the accuracy of, and provides to the Administrator the information in the inventory required under section 751 of this title.
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In establishing the national preparedness goal and national preparedness system, the Administrator shall use existing preparedness documents, planning tools, and guidelines to the extent practicable and consistent with this Act.
Citations to §741(7)
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(2) ensure that the training provided under the national training program is consistent with the standards.
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(1) Beginning not later than 180 days after October 4, 2006, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 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.
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(2) In developing and implementing the national training program, the Administrator shall—(A) work with government training facilities, academic institutions, private organizations, and other entities that provide specialized, state-of-the-art training for emergency managers or emergency response providers; and
Citations to §741(8)
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(a) The Administrator, in coordination with the National Council on Disability and the National Advisory Council, shall establish a comprehensive system to assess, on an ongoing basis, the Nation’s prevention capabilities and overall preparedness, including operational readiness.
Citations to §741(10)
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(b) The Administrator shall ensure that each component of the national preparedness system, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies, and the reports required under section 752 of this title is developed, revised, and updated with clear and quantifiable performance metrics, measures, and outcomes.
Citations to §741(11)
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(a) The Administrator, in coordination with the National Council on Disability and the National Advisory Council, shall establish a comprehensive system to assess, on an ongoing basis, the Nation’s prevention capabilities and overall preparedness, including operational readiness.
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(E) Conducting and participating in fraud prevention activities with other Federal, State, and local government personnel and contractors.
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The Administrator shall develop and implement a program to provide training on the prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse of Federal disaster relief assistance relating to the response to or recovery from natural disasters and acts of terrorism or other man-made disasters and ways to identify such potential waste, fraud, and abuse.
Citations to §741(12)
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(15) the term “surge capacity” means the ability to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident; and
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(e) In establishing the guidelines under subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish preparedness priorities that appropriately balance the risk of all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, with the resources required to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the hazards.
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(3) a list of resources typed in accordance with section 320 of this title; and
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(2) easy identification and rapid deployment of capabilities, credentialed personnel, and typed resources during an incident; and
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(1) The Administrator shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress annually an estimate of the resources of the Agency and other Federal agencies needed for and devoted specifically to developing the capabilities of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments necessary to respond to a catastrophic incident.
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(2) Each estimate under paragraph (1) shall include the resources both necessary for and devoted to—(A) planning;(B) training and exercises;(C) Regional Office enhancements;(D) staffing, including for surge capacity during a catastrophic incident;(E) additional logistics capabilities;(F) other responsibilities under the catastrophic incident annex and the catastrophic incident supplement of the National Response Plan;(G) State, local, and tribal government catastrophic incident preparedness; and(H) covering increases in the fixed costs or expenses of the Agency, including rent or property acquisition costs or expenses, taxes, contributions to the working capital fund of the Department, and security costs for the year after the year in which such estimate is submitted.
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(C) a discussion of the extent to which target capabilities identified in the applicable State homeland security plan and other applicable plans remain unmet and an assessment of resources needed to meet the preparedness priorities established under section 746(e) of this title, including—(i) an estimate of the amount of expenditures required to attain the preparedness priorities; and(ii) the extent to which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year achieved the preparedness priorities.
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(C) sufficient physical resources; and
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(2) complies with the National Incident Management System, including credentialing of personnel and typing of resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster in accordance with section 320 of this title;
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(2) the allocation of Department of Defense resources.
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(5) to assist State and local governments, emergency response providers, and organizations representing such providers with credentialing emergency response providers and the typing of emergency response resources.
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(4) consider methods through which housing assistance can be provided to individuals and households where employment and other resources for living are available;
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(E) provide information to the public about additional resources for disaster assistance;
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(I) use its resources to gather information about displaced children;
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(ii) that may rapidly exceed resources available to State and local government and private sector authorities in the impacted area; or
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(2) how the Federal Government should coordinate with non-Federal entities to multiply resources and enhance relief capabilities, including—(A) State and local governments;(D) State and local disaster relief managers;(E) State National Guards;(F) law enforcement and first response entities; and(G) nonprofit relief services;
Citations to §741(14)
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(3) a list of resources typed in accordance with section 320 of this title; and
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(2) easy identification and rapid deployment of capabilities, credentialed personnel, and typed resources during an incident; and
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(2) complies with the National Incident Management System, including credentialing of personnel and typing of resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster in accordance with section 320 of this title;
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(5) to assist State and local governments, emergency response providers, and organizations representing such providers with credentialing emergency response providers and the typing of emergency response resources.