Title 6 — Domestic Security
Part B · Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization
§ 611. Administration and coordination
Statutory text
Regional coordination
The Administrator shall ensure that—
all recipients of grants administered by the Department to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters (excluding assistance provided under section 203, title IV, or title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 5170 et seq., and 5191 et seq.)) coordinate, as appropriate, their prevention, preparedness, and protection efforts with neighboring State, local, and tribal governments; and
all high-risk urban areas and other recipients of grants administered by the Department to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters (excluding assistance provided under section 203, title IV, or title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 5170 et seq., and 5191 et seq.)) that include or substantially affect parts or all of more than 1 State coordinate, as appropriate, across State boundaries, including, where appropriate, through the use of regional working groups and requirements for regional plans.
Planning committees
In general
Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 604 or 605 of this title shall establish a State planning committee or urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections.
Composition
In general
The State planning committees and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least one representative from each of the following significant stakeholders:
Local or tribal government officials.
Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency managers.
Public health officials and other appropriate medical practitioners.
Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education.
State and regional interoperable communications coordinators, as appropriate.
State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate.
Geographic representation
The members of the State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions.
Existing planning committees
Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of this subsection.
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that, in order to ensure that the Nation is most effectively able to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters—
the Department should administer a coherent and coordinated system of both terrorism-focused and all-hazards grants;
there should be a continuing and appropriate balance between funding for terrorism-focused and all-hazards preparedness, as reflected in the authorizations of appropriations for grants under the amendments made by titles I and II, as applicable, of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; and
with respect to terrorism-focused grants, it is necessary to ensure both that the target capabilities of the highest risk areas are achieved quickly and that basic levels of preparedness, as measured by the attainment of target capabilities, are achieved nationwide.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Homeland Security Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–296 title XX § 2021 · 116 Stat. 2135
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 611
Pub. L. 107–296, title XX, § 2021, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 101, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 285
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–296, title XX, § 2021, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 101, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 285National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Pub. L. 114–328 div. A title XIX § 1911 · 130 Stat. 2000
Amended · 6 U.S.C. § 611(b)
Pub. L. 114–328 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to planning committees to assist in preparation and revision of State, regional, or local homeland security plans, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under sections 604 and 605 of this title
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to planning committees to assist in preparation and revision of State, regional, or local homeland security plans, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under sections 604 and 605 of this title.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1911. STATE AND HIGH-RISK URBAN AREA WORKING GROUPS. Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Planning Committees.— “(1) In general.— Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections. “(2) Composition.— “(A) In general.— The State planning committees and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least one representative from each of the following significant stakeholders: “(i) Local or tribal government officials. “(ii) Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency managers. “(iii) Public health officials and other appropriate medical practitioners. “(iv) Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education. “(v) State and regional interoperable communications coordinators, as appropriate. “(vi) State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate. “(B) Geographic representation.— The members of the State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions. “(3) Existing planning committees.— Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of this subsection.” .Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–278 § 2(g)(7)(C) · 132 Stat. 4168
Redesignated · 6 U.S.C. § 611(c); 6 U.S.C. § 611(d)
Pub. L. 115–278 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c)
Struck · 6 U.S.C. § 611(c); 6 U.S.C. § 611(d)
Pub. L. 115–278 struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to interagency coordination
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–278 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to interagency coordination.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(C) in section 2021 (6 U.S.C. 611)— (i) by striking subsection (c); and (ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c);
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 93–288, , 88 Stat. 143. Section 203 of the Act is classified to section 5133 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Titles IV and V of the Act are classified generally to subchapters IV (§ 5170 et seq.) and IV–A (§ 5191 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 68 of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is Pub. L. 110–53, , 121 Stat. 266. Title I of the Act enacted this subchapter and amended sections 318, 321a, 594, 596, and 752 of this title. Title II of the Act amended section 762 of this title and section 5196c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of titles I and II to the Code, see Tables.
Amendments2016–2018 · 2 rounds
2018
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–278 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to interagency coordination.
2016
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to planning committees to assist in preparation and revision of State, regional, or local homeland security plans, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under sections 604 and 605 of this title.
Credits
2007–2018 · 3 acts
- 2007Pub. L. 107–296, title XX, § 2021, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 101, , 121 Stat. 285
- 2016amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1911, , 130 Stat. 2682
- 2018Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(7)(C), , 132 Stat. 4180.
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(Pub. L. 107–296, title XX, § 2021, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 101, , 121 Stat. 285; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1911, , 130 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(7)(C), , 132 Stat. 4180.)