§752 — Title 6 Domestic Security | U.S. Code

Summary

The Administrator must send Congress a yearly report, starting no later than 12 months after October 4, 2006. The report must say how ready the nation is for all hazards (like natural disasters, terrorism, or other man-made events). It must cover how federal help supports preparedness, results of a required comprehensive assessment, a review of the inventory of credentialed response personnel (how many and what types are ready), what resources are needed to meet preparedness priorities (including an estimate of federal, State, local, and tribal costs and whether federal aid last year met the priorities), how Department grants have helped build capabilities and reduce risk, and whether the list of credentialed staff follows the strategic human capital plan and is enough for a catastrophic event. Each year the Administrator must also give Congress an estimate of Agency and other federal agency resources needed and used to build catastrophic-incident response capabilities. That estimate must cover planning, training and exercises, regional office improvements, staffing and surge capacity, logistics, duties under the catastrophic annex, State/local/tribal preparedness, and increased fixed costs (rent, property, taxes, working capital fund contributions, and security) for the year after the estimate is sent. States that get federal preparedness aid must send the Administrator a yearly report, starting no later than 15 months after October 4, 2006, describing their compliance with national plans, current and target capabilities, unmet targets, and the costs needed to meet priorities (including how federal aid was used last year).

Title 6, §752

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(a)(1)Not later than 12 months after October 4, 2006, and annually thereafter, the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Nation’s level of preparedness for all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.

(2)Each report shall include—

(A)an assessment of how Federal assistance supports the national preparedness system;

(B)the results of the comprehensive assessment carried out under section 749 of this title;

(C)a review of the inventory described in section 751 of this title, including the number and type of credentialed personnel in each category of personnel trained and ready to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;

(D)an assessment of resource needs to meet preparedness priorities established under section 746(e) of this title, including—

(i)an estimate of the amount of Federal, State, local, and tribal expenditures required to attain the preparedness priorities; and

(ii)the extent to which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year achieved the preparedness priorities;

(E)an evaluation of the extent to which grants administered by the Department, including grants under title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 [6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.]—

(i)have contributed to the progress of State, local, and tribal governments in achieving target capabilities; and

(ii)have led to the reduction of risk from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters nationally and in State, local, and tribal jurisdictions; and

(F)a discussion of whether the list of credentialed personnel of the Agency described in section 751(b)(2) of this title—

(i)complies with the strategic human capital plan developed under section 10102 of title 5; and

(ii)is sufficient to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including a catastrophic incident.

(b)(1)The Administrator shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress annually an estimate of the resources of the Agency and other Federal agencies needed for and devoted specifically to developing the capabilities of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments necessary to respond to a catastrophic incident.

(2)Each estimate under paragraph (1) shall include the resources both necessary for and devoted to—

(A)planning;

(B)training and exercises;

(C)Regional Office enhancements;

(D)staffing, including for surge capacity during a catastrophic incident;

(E)additional logistics capabilities;

(F)other responsibilities under the catastrophic incident annex and the catastrophic incident supplement of the National Response Plan;

(G)State, local, and tribal government catastrophic incident preparedness; and

(H)covering increases in the fixed costs or expenses of the Agency, including rent or property acquisition costs or expenses, taxes, contributions to the working capital fund of the Department, and security costs for the year after the year in which such estimate is submitted.

(c)(1)Not later than 15 months after October 4, 2006, and annually thereafter, a State receiving Federal preparedness assistance administered by the Department shall submit a report to the Administrator on the State’s level of preparedness.

(2)Each report shall include—

(A)an assessment of State compliance with the national preparedness system, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies;

(B)an assessment of current capability levels and a description of target capability levels; and

(C)a discussion of the extent to which target capabilities identified in the applicable State homeland security plan and other applicable plans remain unmet and an assessment of resources needed to meet the preparedness priorities established under section 746(e) of this title, including—

(i)an estimate of the amount of expenditures required to attain the preparedness priorities; and

(ii)the extent to which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year achieved the preparedness priorities.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Homeland Security Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(E), is Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2135. Title XX of the Act is classified generally to subchapter XV (§ 601 et seq.) of chapter 1 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–53, § 406(1), substituted “section 751 of this title, including the number and type of credentialed personnel in each category of personnel trained and ready to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster” for “section 751(a) of this title”. Subsec. (a)(2)(E). Pub. L. 110–53, § 103(a), added subpar. (E). Subsec. (a)(2)(F). Pub. L. 110–53, § 406(2)–(4), added subpar. (F). Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–53, § 103(b), which directed amendment of subpar. (D) by substituting “a discussion of the extent to which target capabilities identified in the applicable State homeland security plan and other applicable plans remain unmet and an assessment of resources needed” for “an assessment of resource needs”, was executed by making the substitution in subpar. (C) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

§752 Reporting Requirements