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.
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §664, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1433.)