6 U.S.C. § 764: National exercise simulation center

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.