rm 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
302(b) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143(b)).
(2) Principal federal official.--The Principal
Federal Official (or the successor thereto) 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.

SEC. 510. [6 U.S.C. 320] CREDENTIALING AND TYPING.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the administrators of the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State, local, and
tribal governments, and organizations that represent emergency
response providers, to collaborate on developing standards for
deployment capabilities, including for credentialing and typing
of incident management personnel, emergency response providers,
and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and
resources likely needed to respond to natural disasters, acts
of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
(b) Distribution.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the Administrator
shall provide the standards developed under subsection
(a), including detailed written guidance, to--
(A) each Federal agency that has
responsibilities under the National Response
Plan to aid that agency with credentialing and
typing incident management personnel, emergency
response providers, and other personnel
(including temporary personnel) and resources
likely needed to respond to a natural disaster,