Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§577 Urban and Other High Risk Area Communications Capabilities

Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter XIII— EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS › § 577

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must work with the FCC Chairman, the Secretary of Defense, and relevant state, local, and tribal officials to give technical guidance, training, and other help so urban and other areas that the Secretary finds at high risk can quickly set up standard, secure, and usable interoperable emergency communications. Those communications must let government at all levels, emergency responders, private companies, and other emergency organizations talk with each other during an emergency, have timely access to the Information Sharing Environment in section 485, and follow any applicable State or Urban Area homeland strategy or plan.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §577

Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary of Defense, and with appropriate State, local, and tribal government officials, shall provide technical guidance, training, and other assistance, as appropriate, to support the rapid establishment of consistent, secure, and effective interoperable emergency communications capabilities in the event of an emergency in urban and other areas determined by the Secretary to be at consistently high levels of risk from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.

(b)The interoperable emergency communications capabilities established under subsection (a) shall ensure the ability of all levels of government, emergency response providers, the private sector, and other organizations with emergency response capabilities—

(1)to communicate with each other in the event of an emergency;

(2)to have appropriate and timely access to the Information Sharing Environment described in section 485 of this title; and

(3)to be consistent with any applicable State or Urban Area homeland strategy or plan.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 577

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60