ator to serve as a
member of the Cabinet in the event of natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made
disasters.
(B) Retention of authority.--Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed as affecting
the authority of the Secretary under this Act.

SEC. 504. [6 U.S.C. 314] AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide Federal
leadership necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond
to, recover from, or mitigate against a natural disaster, act
of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including--
(1) helping to ensure the effectiveness of
emergency response providers to terrorist attacks,
major disasters, and other emergencies;
(2) with respect to the Nuclear Incident Response
Team (regardless of whether it is operating as an
organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this
title)--
(A) establishing standards and certifying
when those standards have been met;
(B) conducting joint and other exercises
and training and evaluating performance; and
(C) providing funds to the Department of
Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency,
as appropriate, for homeland security planning,
exercises and training, and equipment;
(3) providing the Federal Government's response to
terrorist attacks and major disasters, including--
(A) managing such response;
(B) directing the Domestic Emergency
Support Team, the National Disaster Medical
System, \1\ and (when operating as an
organizational unit of the Department pursuant
to this title) the Nuclear Incident Response
Team;
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\1\ The phrase ``, the National Disaster Medical System,'' in
subsection (a)(3)(B) probably should not appear. Section 301(c)(1) of
Public Law 109-417 (120 Stat. 2854) provides for an amendment to the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 as follows:

(1) in section 502(3)(B), by striking ``, the National
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