The President shall establish a national exercise simulation center that—
uses a mix of live, virtual, and constructive simulations to—
prepare elected officials, emergency managers, emergency response providers, and emergency support providers at all levels of government to operate cohesively;
provide a learning environment for the homeland security personnel of all Federal agencies;
assist in the development of operational procedures and exercises, particularly those based on catastrophic incidents; and
allow incident commanders to exercise decisionmaking in a simulated environment; and
uses modeling and simulation for training, exercises, and command and control functions at the operational level.
Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 664120 Stat. 1433 (, , .)