cretary for
State and Local Law Enforcement shall--
(A) lead the coordination of Department-
wide policies relating to the role of State and
local law enforcement in preventing, preparing
for, protecting against, and responding to
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other
man-made disasters within the United States;
(B) serve as a liaison between State,
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and
the Department;
(C) coordinate with the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis to ensure the
intelligence and information sharing
requirements of State, local, and tribal law
enforcement agencies are being addressed;
(D) work with the Administrator to ensure
that law enforcement and terrorism-focused
grants to State, local, and tribal government
agencies, including grants under sections 2003
and 2004, the Commercial Equipment Direct
Assistance Program, and other grants
administered by the Department to support
fusion centers and law enforcement-oriented
programs, are appropriately focused on
terrorism prevention activities;
(E) coordinate with the Science and
Technology Directorate, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Department of Justice,
the National Institute of Justice, law
enforcement organizations, and other
appropriate entities to support the
development, promulgation, and updating, as
necessary, of national voluntary consensus
standards for training and personal protective
equipment to be used in a tactical environment
by law enforcement officers; and
(F) conduct, jointly with the
Administrator, a study to determine the
efficacy and feasibility of establishing
specialized law enforcement deployment teams to
assist State, local, and tribal governments in
responding to natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, or
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