Pub. L. 109-295, tit. VI, subtit. C, ch. 2, sec. 664
NATIONAL EXERCISE SIMULATION CENTER.
SEC. 664. NATIONAL EXERCISE SIMULATION CENTER. The President shall establish a national exercise simulation center that—(1) uses a mix of live, virtual, and constructive simulations to—(A) prepare elected officials, emergency managers, emergency response providers, and emergency support providers at all levels of government to operate cohesively;(B) provide a learning environment for the homeland security personnel of all Federal agencies;(C) assist in the development of operational procedures and exercises, particularly those based on catastrophic incidents; and(D) allow incident commanders to exercise decisionmaking in a simulated environment; and(2) uses modeling and simulation for training, exercises, and command and control functions at the operational level.