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The Department of Defense Key Asset Protection Program (KAPP) was established in 1984 to identify industrial and infrastructure facilities in the United States deemed essential to DoD's ability to mobilize, deploy and sustain U.S. forces during any type of national security emergency. In compliance with DoD KAPP regulation 5160.54-R and a memorandum of agreement between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Commander - in- Chief, Force Command (CINCFOR), FEMA supports KAPP by: (1) developing procedures and guidance for Federal Civil asset Departments and Agencies; (2) Coordinating Federal Civil asset nomination process for FORSCOM; (3) participating in the biennial review of KAPP and (4) participating in the development of KAPP training programs. FEMA has recently undertaken a number of proactive efforts to further enhance Federeal Civil Department and Agency participation in KAPP. These efforts include: (1) The dissemination of area-specific portions of the DoD Key Asset List (KAL) rto FEMA regional Offices and State Governments; (2) participating in annual KAPP-oriented conferences and (3) working with DoD agencies to develop new KAPP training courses. additionally, the author chairs an interagency group that has been tasked to prepare a review of asset protection policy for the National Secury Council. This article also describes some of this group's findings and recomendations (AU)
