act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;
and
(B) State, local, and tribal governments,
to aid such governments with credentialing and
typing of State, local, and tribal incident
management personnel, emergency response
providers, and other personnel (including
temporary personnel) and resources likely
needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of
terrorism, or other man-made disaster.
(2) Assistance.--The Administrator shall provide
expertise and technical assistance to aid Federal,
State, local, and tribal government agencies 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, act of
terrorism, or other man-made disaster.
(c) Credentialing and Typing of Personnel.--Not later than
6 months after receiving the standards provided under
subsection (b), each Federal agency with responsibilities under
the National Response Plan shall ensure that incident
management personnel, emergency response providers, and other
personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely
needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or
other manmade disaster are credentialed and typed in accordance
with this section.
(d) Consultation on Health Care Standards.--In developing
standards for credentialing health care professionals under
this section, the Administrator shall consult with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 511. [6 U.S.C. 321] THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIMULATION AND
ANALYSIS CENTER.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``National
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center'' means the
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center
established under section 1016(d) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42
U.S.C. 5195c(d)).
(b) Authority.--
(1) In general.--There is in the Department the
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center
which shall serve as a source of national expertise to
address critical infrastructure protection and
continuity through support for activities related to--
(A) counterterro
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