6 U.S.C. § 747 — Equipment and training standards
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-295 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 206 words · no verdicts yet
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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.
The national voluntary consensus standards shall—
be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal*, including the safety and health of emergency response providers;
to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing national voluntary consensus standards;
take into account, as appropriate, threats that may not have been contemplated when the existing standards were developed; and
focus on maximizing operability, interoperability, interchangeability, durability, flexibility, efficiency, efficacy, portability, sustainability, and safety.
The Administrator shall—
support the development, promulgation, and regular updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training; and
ensure that the training provided under the national training program* is consistent with the standards.
In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of relevant public and private sector national voluntary consensus standards development organizations.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 647, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1426.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-295 · 120 Stat. 1426
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