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 PUBLIC LAW 109–295—OCT. 4, 2006

120 STAT. 1441

‘‘SEC. 1807. URBAN AND OTHER HIGH RISK AREA COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES.

6 USC 577.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary of Defense, and with appropriate State, local, and tribal government officials, shall provide technical guidance, training, and other assistance, as appropriate, to support the rapid establishment of consistent, secure, and effective interoperable emergency communications capabilities in the event of an emergency in urban and other areas determined by the Secretary to be at consistently high levels of risk from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. ‘‘(b) MINIMUM CAPABILITIES.—The interoperable emergency communications capabilities established under subsection (a) shall ensure the ability of all levels of government, emergency response providers, the private sector, and other organizations with emergency response capabilities— ‘‘(1) to communicate with each other in the event of an emergency; ‘‘(2) to have appropriate and timely access to the Information Sharing Environment described in section 1016 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 321); and ‘‘(3) to be consistent with any applicable State or Urban Area homeland strategy or plan. ‘‘SEC. 1808. DEFINITION.

6 USC 578.

‘‘In this title, the term ‘interoperable’ has the meaning given the term ‘interoperable communications’ under section 7303(g)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(g)(1)).’’. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘TITLE XVIII—EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec.

1801. 1802. 1803. 1804. 1805. 1806. 1807. 1808.

Office for Emergency Communications. National Emergency Communications Plan. Assessments and reports. Coordination of Federal emergency communications grant programs. Regional emergency communications coordination. Emergency Communications Preparedness Center. Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities. Definition.’’.

SEC. 672. OFFICE FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 314. OFFICE FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY.

6 USC 195.

‘‘(a) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility shall— ‘‘(1) assist the Secretary in developing and implementing the science and technology aspects of the program described in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of section 7303(a)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(a)(1));

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