§ 748. Training and exercises

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.

1. 2006

   Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–295 title VI § 648 · 120 Stat. 1355

   Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 748

   Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 648, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1427

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 648, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1427

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 648. TRAINING AND EXERCISES. (a) National Training Program.— (1) In general.— Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 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. (2) Training partners.— 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 (B) utilize, as appropriate, training courses provided by community colleges, State and local public safety academies, State and private universities, and other facilities. (b) National Exercise Program.— (1) In general.— Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 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. (2) Requirements.— The national exercise program— (A) shall be— (i) as realistic as practicable, based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences, and designed to stress the national preparedness system; (ii) designed, as practicable, to simulate the partial or complete incapacitation of a State, local, or tribal government; (iii) carried out, as appropriate, with a minimum degree of notice to involved parties regarding the timing and details of such exercises, consistent with safety considerations; (iv) designed to provide for systematic evaluation of readiness; and (v) designed to address the unique requirements of populations with special needs; and (B) shall provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises that— (i) conform to the requirements under subparagraph (A); (ii) are consistent with any applicable State, local, or tribal strategy or plan; and (iii) provide for systematic evaluation of readiness. (3) National level exercises.— The Administrator shall periodically, but not less than biennially, perform national exercises for the following purposes: (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. (B) To test and evaluate the readiness of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to respond and recover in a coordinated and unified manner to catastrophic incidents.

2. 2007

   Pub. L. 110–53 § 402 · 121 Stat. 266

   1. Added · 6 U.S.C. § 748(b)(2)(A)(iv)(vi)

      Pub. L. 110–53, § 402, added cls. (iv) to (vi)

   2. Struck · 6 U.S.C. § 748(b)(2)(A)(iv)(vi)

      Pub. L. 110–53, § 402, struck out former cls. (iv) and (v) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iv) to (vi). Pub. L. 110–53, § 402, added cls. (iv) to (vi) and struck out former cls. (iv) and (v) which read as follows:

   “(iv) designed to provide for systematic evaluation of readiness; and “(v) designed to address the unique requirements of populations with special needs; and”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 402. NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN.   Section 648(b)(2)(A) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following: “(iv) designed to provide for the systematic evaluation of readiness and enhance operational understanding of the incident command system and relevant mutual aid agreements; “(v) designed to address the unique requirements of populations with special needs, including the elderly; and “(vi) designed to promptly develop after-action reports and plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations; and” .

3. 2007

   Pub. L. 110–53 § 403 · 121 Stat. 266

   Substituted · 6 U.S.C. § 748(b)(2)(B)

   Pub. L. 110–53, § 403, in introductory provisions, substituted “shall include a selection of model exercises that State, local, and tribal governments can readily adapt for use and provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises (whether a model exercise program or an exercise designed locally)” for “shall provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 110–53, § 403, in introductory provisions, substituted “shall include a selection of model exercises that State, local, and tribal governments can readily adapt for use and provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises (whether a model exercise program or an exercise designed locally)” for “shall provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 403. NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM MODEL EXERCISES.   Section 648(b)(2)(B) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “shall provide” and all that follows through “of exercises” and inserting the following: “shall include a selection of model exercises that State, local, and tribal governments can readily adapt for use and provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises (whether a model exercise program or an exercise designed locally)”.

4. 2019

   Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019

   Pub. L. 116–64 § 3 · 133 Stat. 1122

   Inserted · 6 U.S.C. § 748(b)(2)(A)(i)

   Pub. L. 116–64 inserted “and emerging” after “credible”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 116–64 inserted “and emerging” after “credible”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM.   Clause (i) of section 648(b)(2)(A) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended by inserting “and emerging” after “credible”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision