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PUBLIC LAW 109–295—OCT. 4, 2006 (b) CATASTROPHIC RESOURCE REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—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) CONTENTS.—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) STATE PREPAREDNESS REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 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) CONTENTS.—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) an assessment of resource needs to meet the preparedness priorities established under section 646(e), 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.

6 USC 753.

SEC. 653. FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS.

(a) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.—In support of the national preparedness system, the President shall ensure that each Federal agency with coordinating, primary, or supporting responsibilities under the National Response Plan— (1) has the operational capability to meet the national preparedness goal, including— (A) the personnel to make and communicate decisions; (B) organizational structures that are assigned, trained, and exercised for the missions of the agency;

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