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 120 STAT. 1402

PUBLIC LAW 109–295—OCT. 4, 2006 ‘‘(F) fostering the development of mutual aid and other cooperative agreements; ‘‘(G) identifying critical gaps in regional capabilities to respond to populations with special needs; ‘‘(H) maintaining and operating a Regional Response Coordination Center or its successor; and ‘‘(I) performing such other duties relating to such responsibilities as the Administrator may require. ‘‘(3) TRAINING AND EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(A) TRAINING.—The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to undergo specific training periodically to complement the qualifications of the Regional Administrator. Such training, as appropriate, shall include training with respect to the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and such other subjects as determined by the Administrator. ‘‘(B) EXERCISES.—The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to participate as appropriate in regional and national exercises. ‘‘(d) AREA OFFICES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is an Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for the Caribbean, as components in the appropriate Regional Offices. ‘‘(2) ALASKA.—The Administrator shall establish an Area Office in Alaska, as a component in the appropriate Regional Office. ‘‘(e) REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Each Regional Administrator shall establish a Regional Advisory Council. ‘‘(2) NOMINATIONS.—A State, local, or tribal government located within the geographic area served by the Regional Office may nominate officials, including Adjutants General and emergency managers, to serve as members of the Regional Advisory Council for that region. ‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Regional Advisory Council shall— ‘‘(A) advise the Regional Administrator on emergency management issues specific to that region; ‘‘(B) identify any geographic, demographic, or other characteristics peculiar to any State, local, or tribal government within the region that might make preparedness, protection, response, recovery, or mitigation more complicated or difficult; and ‘‘(C) advise the Regional Administrator of any weaknesses or deficiencies in preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for any State, local, and tribal government within the region of which the Regional Advisory Council is aware. ‘‘(f) REGIONAL OFFICE STRIKE TEAMS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, each Regional Administrator shall oversee multiagency strike teams authorized under section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5144) that shall consist of— ‘‘(A) a designated Federal coordinating officer; ‘‘(B) personnel trained in incident management;

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