2013 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security
Chapter 2 - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 701 - 811)
Subchapter II - COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM (§§ 741 - 811)
Part A - National Preparedness System (§§ 741 - 754)
Section 747 - Equipment and training standards
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER II - COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM Part A - National Preparedness System Sec. 747 - Equipment and training standards |
Contains | section 747 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-295, title VI, §647, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1426. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 120 Stat. 1426 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 109-295 |
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The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, shall support the development, promulgation, and updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for the performance, use, and validation of equipment used by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and nongovernmental emergency response providers.
(2) RequirementsThe national voluntary consensus standards shall—
(A) be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, including the safety and health of emergency response providers;
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing national voluntary consensus standards;
(C) take into account, as appropriate, threats that may not have been contemplated when the existing standards were developed; and
(D) focus on maximizing operability, interoperability, interchangeability, durability, flexibility, efficiency, efficacy, portability, sustainability, and safety.
(b) Training standardsThe Administrator shall—
(1) support the development, promulgation, and regular updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training; and
(2) ensure that the training provided under the national training program is consistent with the standards.
(c) Consultation with standards organizationsIn carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of relevant public and private sector national voluntary consensus standards development organizations.
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §647, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1426.)
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