6 USC 319 - National Integration Center

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 03, 2024

§ 319.

National Integration Center

(a)

In general

(b)

Responsibilities

(1)

In general

(2)

Specific responsibilities

The National Integration Center shall periodically review, and revise as appropriate, the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan, including—

(A)

establishing, in consultation with the Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service, a process to better use volunteers and donations;

(B)

improving the use of Federal, State, local, and tribal resources and ensuring the effective use of emergency response providers at emergency scenes; and

(C)

revising the Catastrophic Incident Annex, finalizing and releasing the Catastrophic Incident Supplement to the National Response Plan, and ensuring that both effectively address response requirements in the event of a catastrophic incident.

(c)

Incident management

(1)

In general

(A)

National Response Plan

(B)

Administrator

The chain of the command specified in the National Response Plan shall—

(i)

provide for a role for the Administrator consistent with the role of the Administrator as the principal emergency management advisor to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary under section 313(c)(4) of this title and the responsibility of the Administrator under the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, and the amendments made by that Act, relating to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and

(ii)

provide for a role for the Federal Coordinating Officer consistent with the responsibilities under section 5143(b) of title 42.

(2)

Principal Federal Official; Joint Task Force

The Principal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) or Director of a Joint Task Force established under section 348 of this title shall not—

(A)

direct or replace the incident command structure established at the incident; or

(B)

have directive authority over the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official, Federal Coordinating Officer, or other Federal and State officials.

(Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 509, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1405; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1901(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2670.)

cite as: 6 USC 319