2014 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security (Sections 101 - 1405)
Chapter 1 - Homeland Security Organization (Sections 101 - 629)
Subchapter XIII - Emergency Communications (Sections 571 - 580)
Sec. 577 - Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER XIII - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Sec. 577 - Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities |
Contains | section 577 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-296, title XVIII, §1807, as added Pub. L. 109-295, title VI, §671(b), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1441. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 120 Stat. 1441 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 107-296, Public Law 109-295 |
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The Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary of Defense, and with appropriate State, local, and tribal government officials, shall provide technical guidance, training, and other assistance, as appropriate, to support the rapid establishment of consistent, secure, and effective interoperable emergency communications capabilities in the event of an emergency in urban and other areas determined by the Secretary to be at consistently high levels of risk from natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
(b) Minimum capabilitiesThe interoperable emergency communications capabilities established under subsection (a) shall ensure the ability of all levels of government, emergency response providers, the private sector, and other organizations with emergency response capabilities—
(1) to communicate with each other in the event of an emergency;
(2) to have appropriate and timely access to the Information Sharing Environment described in section 485 of this title; and
(3) to be consistent with any applicable State or Urban Area homeland strategy or plan.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XVIII, §1807, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §671(b), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1441.)
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