§822. Assessment of global catastrophic risk — Inbound Citations
6 U.S.C. § 822
Cited by 5 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 6 U.S.C. § 822 as a whole
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(a) Not later than 1 year after December 23, 2022, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed assessment, based on the input and coordination required under section 822 of this title, of global catastrophic and existential risk.
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(9) other matters deemed appropriate by the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, and based on the input and coordination required under section 822 of this title.
Citations to §822(b)
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(2) share information gained through the consultation required under paragraph (1) with relevant Federal partners listed in section 822(b) of this title.
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(a) The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 822(b) of this title, shall supplement each Federal Interagency Operational Plan to include an annex containing a strategy to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population affected by catastrophic incidents by—(1) providing for the basic needs of the civilian population of the United States that is impacted by catastrophic incidents in the United States;(2) coordinating response efforts with State, local, and Indian Tribal governments, the private sector, and nonprofit relief organizations;(3) promoting personal and local readiness and non-reliance on government relief during periods of heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and(4) developing international partnerships with allied nations for the provision of relief services and goods.
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(c) In designing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 822(b) of this title, shall account for certain factors to make the strategy operationally viable, including the assumption that—(1) multiple levels of critical infrastructure have been taken offline or destroyed by catastrophic incidents or the effects of catastrophic incidents;(2) impacted sectors may include—(A) the transportation sector;(B) the communication sector;(C) the energy sector;(D) the healthcare and public health sector; and(E) the water and wastewater sector;(3) State, local, Indian Tribal, and territorial governments have been equally affected or made largely inoperable by catastrophic incidents or the effects of catastrophic incidents;(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(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.