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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Part B · Chapter 2 — National Emergency Management

§ 764. National exercise simulation center

Statutory text

The President shall establish a national exercise simulation center that—

(1)

uses a mix of live, virtual, and constructive simulations to—

(A)

prepare elected officials, emergency managers, emergency response providers, and emergency support providers at all levels of government to operate cohesively;

(B)

provide a learning environment for the homeland security personnel of all Federal agencies;

(C)

assist in the development of operational procedures and exercises, particularly those based on catastrophic incidents; and

(D)

allow incident commanders to exercise decisionmaking in a simulated environment; and

(2)

uses modeling and simulation for training, exercises, and command and control functions at the operational level.

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. Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–295 title VI § 664 · 120 Stat. 1355

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 764

    (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 664, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1433.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 664, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1433.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 664. NATIONAL EXERCISE SIMULATION CENTER.   The President shall establish a national exercise simulation center that— (1) uses a mix of live, virtual, and constructive simulations to— (A) prepare elected officials, emergency managers, emergency response providers, and emergency support providers at all levels of government to operate cohesively; (B) provide a learning environment for the homeland security personnel of all Federal agencies; (C) assist in the development of operational procedures and exercises, particularly those based on catastrophic incidents; and (D) allow incident commanders to exercise decisionmaking in a simulated environment; and (2) uses modeling and simulation for training, exercises, and command and control functions at the operational level.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 664, , 120 Stat. 1433.)

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