6 U.S.C. § 321d
In this section, the term "situational awareness" means information gathered from a variety of sources that, when communicated to emergency managers, decision makers, and other appropriate officials, can form the basis for incident management decisionmaking and steady-state activity.
The National Operations Center is the principal operations center for the Department and shall-
The Secretary shall establish a position, on a rotating basis, for a representative of State and local emergency responders at the National Operations Center established under subsection (b) to ensure the effective sharing of information between the Federal Government and State and local emergency response services.
The Secretary shall manage the position established pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with such rules, regulations, and practices as govern other similar rotating positions at the National Operations Center.
6 U.S.C. § 321d
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2016-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(1), substituted "emergency managers, decision makers, and other appropriate officials" for "emergency managers and decision makers" and inserted "and steady-state activity" before period at end.Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(2)(A), substituted "tribal, and territorial governments, the private sector, and international partners" for "and tribal governments" and "for events, threats, and incidents involving" for "in the event of" and struck out "and" at end.Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(2)(B), substituted "; and" for period at end.Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(2)(C), added par. (3).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(4)(A), substituted "emergency responder" for "fire service" in heading.Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(4)(B), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, establish a fire service position at the National Operations Center established under subsection (b) to ensure the effective sharing of information between the Federal Government and State and local fire services."Subsec. (c)(2), (3). Pub. L. 114-328, §1909(4)(C), (D), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: "The Secretary shall designate, on a rotating basis, a State or local fire service official for the position described in paragraph (1)."2008-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-376 added subsec. (c).
- Department
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- Secretary
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- State
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- terrorism
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- Administrator
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