1. Study on local emergency response capacity to respond to chemical security incidents (a) Study required The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall conduct a study on how to improve training and support for local emergency response providers in areas with high concentrations of covered chemical facilities in how to respond to a terrorist attack on a chemical facility. (b) Features In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, as appropriate— (1) the degree to which jurisdictions with high concentrations of covered chemical facilities have fire, police, medical, and other response personnel trained and equipped to respond to a terrorist attack on a chemical facility and have— (A) evacuation and shelter in place protocols tailored to the unique needs of the jurisdiction and the chemical properties of chemicals of interest that would be involved in the attack and that take into consideration vulnerable populations, including schools, child care centers, nursing facilities, and hospitals; (B) community notification and warning systems; and (C) surge capacities of hospitals and other health care facilities in the area; (2) what, if any, distinctions are there in preparedness for a terrorist attack on a chemical facility in jurisdictions that rely on volunteers to carry out fire, police, medical and other response and jurisdictions that do not rely, in whole or in part, on volunteers