Pub. L. 109-59, tit. VII, subtit. A, sec. 7113
TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
SEC. 7113. TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR.(a) In General.—Section 5115(a) is amended by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following:“(a) In General.—In coordination with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretaries of Labor, Energy, and Health and Human Services, and the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and using existing coordinating mechanisms of the National Response Team and, for radioactive material, the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee, the Secretary of Transportation shall maintain, and update periodically, a current curriculum of courses necessary to train public sector emergency response and preparedness teams in matters relating to the transportation of hazardous material.”.(b) Requirements.—Section 5115(b) is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “developed” and inserting “maintained and updated”; and(2) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking “under other United States Government grant programs, including those” and 119 STAT. 1900 inserting “with Federal financial assistance, including programs”.(c) Training on Complying With Legal Requirements.—Section 5115(c)(3) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “and such other voluntary consensus standard-setting organizations as the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate”.(d) Distribution and Publication.—Section 5115(d) is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “national response team” and inserting “National Response Team”;(2) in paragraph (1) by striking “Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency” and inserting “Secretary”; and(3) in paragraph (2)—(A) by inserting “and distribute” after “publish”; and(B) by striking “programs that uses” and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting “programs and courses maintained and updated under this section and of any programs utilizing such courses”.