Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110
§743 National Preparedness Goal
Title 6 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER II — COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM › Part A — National Preparedness System › § 743
Summary
President must create and update a national preparedness target for preventing, responding, recovering, and reducing natural, terrorist, and manmade disasters, and align it with NIMS and the National Response Plan as possible.
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Title 6, §743
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Establishment
The President, acting through the Administrator, shall complete, revise, and update, as necessary, a national preparedness goal that defines the target level of preparedness to ensure the Nation’s ability to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
(b)National Incident Management System and National Response Plan
The national preparedness goal, to the greatest extent practicable, shall be consistent with the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 743
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110