<Li> Federal Emergency Management Agency: agency that oversees the federal government's response to natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, forest fires, etc . </Li> <P> (Passports for U.S. citizens are issued by the United States Department of State, not the Department of Homeland Security .) </P> <P> Advisory groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> Homeland Security Advisory Council: State and local government, first responders, private sector, and academics </Li> <Li> National Infrastructure Advisory Council: Advises on security of public and private information systems </Li> <Li> Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee: Advise the Under Secretary for Science and Technology . </Li> <Li> Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council: Coordinate infrastructure protection with private sector and other levels of government </Li> <Li> Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities </Li> <Li> Task Force on New Americans: "An inter-agency effort to help immigrants learn English, embrace the common core of American civic culture, and become fully American ." </Li> </Ul>

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