Title 6Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73

§749 Comprehensive assessment system

Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM › Part Part A— - National Preparedness System › § 749

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must set up, with the National Council on Disability and the National Advisory Council, a system that constantly checks the Nation’s prevention and preparedness, including how ready operations are. The Administrator must also make sure each part of the national preparedness system — such as the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, other related plans, and the reports required under section 752 of this title — has clear, measurable performance goals and results. The assessment will check compliance, compare current capability levels to the target capability levels set under the guidelines in section 746(a) of this title, identify resources needed to reach those targets, and review training, exercises, and operations.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §749

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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.
(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.
(c)The assessment system established under subsection (a) shall assess—
(1)compliance with the national preparedness system, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies;
(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;
(3)resource needs to meet the desired target capability levels defined pursuant to the guidelines established under section 746(a) of this title; and
(4)performance of training, exercises, and operations.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 749

Title 6Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73