Post Katrina Reform Act, 6 USC Section 749(a)

§ 748a

TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
AMENDMENTS

2007—Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iv) to (vi). Pub. L. 110–53, § 402,
added cls. (iv) to (vi) and struck out former cls. (iv) and
(v) which read as follows:
‘‘(iv) designed to provide for systematic evaluation of
readiness; and
‘‘(v) designed to address the unique requirements of
populations with special needs; and’’.
Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 110–53, § 403, in introductory
provisions, substituted ‘‘shall include a selection of
model exercises that State, local, and tribal governments can readily adapt for use and provide assistance
to State, local, and tribal governments with the design,
implementation, and evaluation of exercises (whether a
model exercise program or an exercise designed locally)’’ for ‘‘shall provide assistance to State, local,
and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises’’.

§ 748a. Prioritization of facilities
Not later than 180 days after October 5, 2018,
the Administrator shall provide guidance and
training on an annual basis to State, local, and
Indian tribal governments, first responders, and
utility companies on—
(1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term
care facilities to ensure that such health care
facilities remain functioning or return to
functioning as soon as practicable during
power outages caused by natural hazards, including severe weather events;
(2) how hospitals, nursing homes and other
long-term care facilities should adequately
prepare for power outages during a major disaster or emergency, as those terms are defined
in section 5122 of title 42; and
(3) how State, local, and Indian tribal governments, first responders, utility companies,
hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term
care facilities should develop a strategy to
coordinate emergency response plans, including the activation of emergency response
plans, in anticipation of a major disaster, including severe weather events.
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1208, Oct. 5, 2018, 132
Stat. 3441.)
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Disaster Recovery
Reform Act of 2018 and also as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, and not as part of the PostKatrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006
which comprises this chapter.
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘Administrator’’ and ‘‘State’’ as
used in this section, see section 1203 of Pub. L. 115–254,
set out as a note under section 5122 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.

§ 749. Comprehensive assessment system
(a) Establishment
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) Performance metrics and measures
The Administrator shall ensure that each
component of the national preparedness system,

Page 300

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) Contents
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.
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 649, Oct. 4, 2006, 120
Stat. 1428.)
§ 750. Remedial action management program
The Administrator, in coordination with the
National Council on Disability and the National
Advisory Council, shall establish a remedial action management program to—
(1) analyze training, exercises, and realworld events to identify and disseminate lessons learned and best practices;
(2) generate and disseminate, as appropriate,
after action reports to participants in exercises and real-world events; and
(3) conduct remedial action tracking and
long-term trend analysis.
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 650, Oct. 4, 2006, 120
Stat. 1428.)
§ 751. Federal response capability inventory
(a) In general
In accordance with section 5196(h)(1)(C) of title
42, the Administrator shall accelerate the completion of the inventory of Federal response capabilities.
(b) Contents
For each Federal agency with responsibilities
under the National Response Plan, the inventory shall include—
(1) for each capability—
(A) the performance parameters of the capability;
(B) the timeframe within which the capability can be brought to bear on an incident;
and
(C) the readiness of the capability to respond to all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters;
(2) a list of personnel credentialed in accordance with section 320 of this title;
(3) a list of resources typed in accordance
with section 320 of this title; and
(4) emergency communications assets maintained by the Federal Government and, if ap-