CREDENTIALING AND TYPING.

SEC. 408. CREDENTIALING AND TYPING. Section 510 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 320) is amended—121 STAT. 305(1) by striking “The Administrator” and inserting the following:“(a) In General.—The Administrator”;(2) in subsection (a), as so designated, by striking “credentialing of personnel and typing of” and inserting “for credentialing and typing of incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(b) Distribution.—“(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the Administrator shall provide the standards developed under subsection (a), including detailed written guidance, to—“(A) each Federal agency that has responsibilities under the National Response Plan to aid that agency with credentialing and typing incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and“(B) State, local, and tribal governments, to aid such governments with credentialing and typing of State, local, and tribal incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.“(2) Assistance.—The Administrator shall provide expertise and technical assistance to aid Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies with credentialing and typing incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.“(c) Credentialing and Typing of Personnel.—Not later than 6 months after receiving the standards provided under subsection (b), each Federal agency with responsibilities under the National Response Plan shall ensure that incident management personnel, emergency response providers, and other personnel (including temporary personnel) and resources likely needed to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster are credentialed and typed in accordance with this section.“(d) Consultation on Health Care Standards.—In developing standards for credentialing health care professionals under this section, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.”.