[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4397 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4397

     To ensure that the two top officials of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency have extensive background in emergency or disaster 
                                relief.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2005

   Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Baca, and Mr. McNulty) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To ensure that the two top officials of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency have extensive background in emergency or disaster 
                                relief.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Returning Competence and Credibility 
to American Disaster Management''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

    (a) Director.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
        shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the 
        President, by and with the consent of the Senate.
            (2) Term of appointment.--The term of a Director appointed 
        after the date of enactment of this Act shall be for a period 
        of five years.
    (b) Deputy Director.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be in the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency a Deputy Director who shall be appointed by 
        the President, by and with the consent of the Senate.
            (2) Director vacancy.--In the case of a vacancy of the 
        Director position, the Deputy Director may not fill such 
        position, except as a temporary acting Director, unless the 
        Deputy Director is appointed to such position by the President, 
        by and with the consent of the Senate.
    (c) Qualifications.--The Director and Deputy Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall be appointed from among 
persons who have extensive background in emergency and disaster-related 
management.
    (d) Assessment and Review.--Not later than 14 days after the 
President nominates an individual for the position of Director or 
Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall assess the qualifications 
and background of such individual and report the findings of the 
assessment to Congress.
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