1.This Act may be cited as
the Federal Emergency Management
Advancement Act of 2009
or the FEMA Act
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Federal emergency
management agency</header>
<section id="id60CB1853E12549B9A375EB3CCE4C89E9"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3DCB0C4BEFC744219BF20889C720813E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>catastrophic incident</term> means any natural disaster, act of
terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in extraordinary levels of
casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including
mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or
government functions in an area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF9B027E4A8242F1AF8E9F4C7BA4B385"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>Director</term> means the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID16CB3873AAB142C9AFCD7461A40662AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>Federal coordinating officer</term> means a Federal coordinating officer
as described in section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1EEA95F7424E4E43A5474FFA91F51A37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>interoperable</term> has the meaning given the term <term>interoperable
communications</term> under section 7303(g)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(g)(1));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA72A3068E3B84BE8A26AF4F0E41EBD92"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>National Advisory Council</term> means the National Advisory Council
established under section 508 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9A99F20673E74F9EBF9A77ADF426BEEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>National Incident Management System</term> means a system to enable
effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID10AC0C88881B4205B67530AF0C9DA4E6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term
<term>National Response Plan</term> means the National Response Plan or any
successor plan prepared under section 104(b)(6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3853A2F03D0243B29925699C40B83A3C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the term
<term>Nuclear Incident Response Team</term> means a resource that
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID688B7D8F2EB3492FBAFADC2E49D8DBCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>those entities of
the Department of Energy that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support
functions (including accident response, search response, advisory, and
technical operations functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical
assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training
Site (REAC/TS), radiological assistance functions, and related functions;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID265318A27DF74B6697D278E59D1CEF41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>those entities of
the Environmental Protection Agency that perform such support functions
(including radiological emergency response functions) and related functions;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19D941BB6AA54A5DB570A886BA0CA889"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>tribal government</term>
means the government of any entity described under section 2(10)(B) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(10)(B)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id8EE61BA33205491CADB6818FBD257568"><enum>102.</enum><header>Establishment
of agency and director and deputy director</header>
<subsection id="idE909D2D12F6247D186F17A6B16F867EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Federal Emergency Management Agency is established as an independent
establishment in the executive branch as defined under section 104 of title 5,
United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0F82A382A1834120A5E16947B7885902"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="id712060EE2DEE44B1A1C8AD366216B59B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall be the head of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency. The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall report directly
to the President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6B5976FF4BB8440989AA216D4B3264C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Director shall have significant experience, knowledge, training, and expertise
in the area of emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as
related to natural disasters and other national cataclysmic events.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44C6D701784F4F2A8C5BDA97E94C95F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive
schedule position</header><text>Section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E82CBEF182C4AE59505410B920A86B6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idC2513FB08649419188613DFE4A579722"><enum></enum><text>Director of
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFD81F1DFE28D43BF8E65CBA2D05A6163"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Principal
advisor on emergency management</header>
<subparagraph id="IDAD193ECD3F5040828F6C592CFE78CCCB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director is the principal advisor to the President,
the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Homeland Security for all
matters relating to emergency management in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID647FADE044124C51AFA4786209855C33"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advice and
recommendations</header>
<clause id="IDE7E0CD6FFC194D649E057BE97332E2E4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In presenting advice with respect to any matter to the
President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Director shall, as the Director considers appropriate, inform the
President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary, as the case may be,
of the range of emergency preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and
mitigation options with respect to that matter.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBB47FC02C4D7413796F9CD2D244BB2A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Advice on
request</header><text>The Director, as the principal advisor on emergency
management, shall provide advice to the President, the Homeland Security
Council, or the Secretary of Homeland Security on a particular matter when the
President, the Homeland Security Council, or the Secretary requests such
advice.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD84F1E8D91084364B139D64D7EAF1828"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Recommendations
to congress</header><text>After informing the President, the Director may make
such recommendations to Congress relating to emergency management as the
Director considers appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8be100f3a7cd4d2ba86903f41a959473"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cabinet
status</header><text>The President shall designate the Administrator to serve
as a member of the Cabinet in the event of natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, or other man-made disasters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id261E61525F124266B691B914379040EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deputy
Director</header>
<paragraph id="idB5806A9DE7C24E308E759CB15D954AF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall assist the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Deputy Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCAE2C6AC941342319C4BDDC34E707790"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall have
significant experience, knowledge, training, and expertise in the area of
emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as related to
natural disasters and other national cataclysmic events.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB72A44BECCA74EA084B30EBFBF19601F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive
schedule position</header><text>Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8C8E71E788E444CD8EA891DA8FE4D523"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0397C894F32144DDAF8E0D6B3362A434" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id09BFF144FEB64E238502316A1CE65F7A"><enum></enum><text>Administrator
of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C01ACB85FEB453C964EFE19CD542FBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AA27681182D4F09A82522B79065498B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB26CB5C2A88B44CD88B4421F4B99604B"><enum></enum><text>Deputy
Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID20CEDD511CD84D3C9E9C50AD6F1D6769"><enum>103.</enum><header>Mission</header>
<subsection id="ID2E6686FA3D6D45A8B6350219E03EDBF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Primary
mission</header><text>The primary mission of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from
all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive
emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery,
and mitigation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2DD7517783324F6F9AA431AE2A4CDC71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific
activities</header><text>In support of the primary mission of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID102402C4D12140419CAFD87149F471AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lead the Nation's
efforts to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate
against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters, including catastrophic incidents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD118EEA27A3948DAA74BF928789AFC3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>partner with
State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers, with
other Federal agencies, with the private sector, and with nongovernmental
organizations to build a national system of emergency management that can
effectively and efficiently utilize the full measure of the Nation's resources
to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters, including catastrophic incidents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3D9A145365C44B49947910B636EEC575"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop a Federal
response capability that, when necessary and appropriate, can act effectively
and rapidly to deliver assistance essential to saving lives or protecting or
preserving property or public health and safety in a natural disaster, act of
terrorism, or other man-made disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2AA3D4C769774A3A950F8BAB92F054CE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>integrate the
Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency preparedness, protection,
response, recovery, and mitigation responsibilities to confront effectively the
challenges of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made
disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID847538B5D5ED4A76A857CA91A294CECA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and
maintain robust Regional Offices that will work with State, local, and tribal
governments, emergency response providers, and other appropriate entities to
identify and address regional priorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEBA06FD63CD143529EAB2F2FF3C5B422"><enum>(6)</enum><text>coordinate with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the
Director of Customs and Border Protection, the Director of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, the National Operations Center, and other agencies and
offices in the Department of Homeland Security to take full advantage of the
substantial range of resources in that Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf8d792f3173940c8a8e64ce28e20c517"><enum>(7)</enum><text>coordinate with
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Chief of Engineers
of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development to take full advantage of the resources of those departments
and agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB22DC041BE9A47FCB20B0A68E45ED593"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provide funding,
training, exercises, technical assistance, planning, and other assistance to
build tribal, local, State, regional, and national capabilities (including
communications capabilities), necessary to respond to a natural disaster, act
of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98FA335346C543C8BE9CE0A782B746A6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>develop and
coordinate the implementation of a risk-based, all-hazards strategy for
preparedness that builds those common capabilities necessary to respond to
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters while also
building the unique capabilities necessary to respond to specific types of
incidents that pose the greatest risk to our Nation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID276E34E7FB2E49CDAE265BA084CF4C11"><enum>104.</enum><header>Authority and
responsibilities</header>
<subsection id="ID0EBB470ADCEB4AC59696CB6422CFF1E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall provide Federal leadership necessary
to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against
a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="ID58CA818CCAFC4378AA7DC8FB756CB348"><enum>(1)</enum><text>helping to ensure
the effectiveness of emergency response providers to terrorist attacks, major
disasters, and other emergencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF202BF8BF3EE4603B292DF09B112CD48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
the Nuclear Incident Response Team, regardless of whether it is operating as an
organizational unit of the Department of Homeland Security, and in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA0020B9E01344DDAB7E194D68391E5EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
standards and certifying when those standards have been met;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9CA5F1C331F248E5A16D8E3ACC024409"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conducting joint
and other exercises and training and evaluating performance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4D475BD40FF94C58B5E10A97D0AB5D3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing funds
to the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as
appropriate, for homeland security planning, exercises and training, and
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD6FDFD66375A4B3AB9356F1C04861DE6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing the
Federal Government's response to terrorist attacks and major disasters,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAB2137D69165409C8CD364E9C5F66932"><enum>(A)</enum><text>managing such
response;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8960A5CCD70B476A8090FA8548F92504"><enum>(B)</enum><text>directing the
Domestic Emergency Support Team, the National Disaster Medical System, and, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Nuclear Incident
Response Team (when that team is operating as an organizational unit of the
Department of Homeland Security);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3184D1688B074684BD4F19CD055E64A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>overseeing the
Metropolitan Medical Response System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7B7930EC4B0D4024B2832101BC194C61"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinating
other Federal response resources, including requiring deployment of the
Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a terrorist attack or major
disaster;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3EE18262D1A24881AB01EC3F852809F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>aiding the
recovery from terrorist attacks and major disasters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45F5DC2B87704514A5FD1F96B7661A44"><enum>(5)</enum><text>building a
comprehensive national incident management system with Federal, State, and
local government personnel, agencies, and authorities, to respond to such
attacks and disasters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4E6FF431D9F74547BFA19DFD91714AEF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>consolidating
existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated
national response plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID126A54BE196B4171B2F44C064BE30801"><enum>(7)</enum><text>helping ensure
the acquisition of operable and interoperable communications capabilities by
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response
providers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA1D8FDA24699493F993925C43A0241A8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>assisting the
President in carrying out the functions under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and carrying out
all functions and authorities given to the Director under that Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD7847C8EF7BA435CB17CCD7B583D7AC8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>carrying out the
mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reduce the loss of life
and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting
the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDED13785CBDDD4B5E8DA05F86845D3B7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>mitigation, by
taking sustained actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and
property from hazards and their effects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3DA8459DAAE24C4E81BF55CE5B35371A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>preparedness, by
planning, training, and building the emergency management profession to prepare
effectively for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from any
hazard;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18F6543427C74759B7FD1F3850DBFE91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>response, by
conducting emergency operations to save lives and property through positioning
emergency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through evacuating potential
victims, through providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to those in
need, and through restoring critical public services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID945B641AE0254E22AF0644C2AA5ECC7D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recovery, by
rebuilding communities so individuals, businesses, and governments can function
on their own, return to normal life, and protect against future hazards;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1503D98A501047468099921FE8998D71"><enum>(10)</enum><text>increasing
efficiencies, by coordinating efforts relating to preparedness, protection,
response, recovery, and mitigation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0A7B43C3610448C195481C5B96B4A461"><enum>(11)</enum><text>helping to
ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers in responding to a
natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3DCEC206C26E42C78604F7677A264C54"><enum>(12)</enum><text>supervising
grant programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3D1C141E01E6461BB083CDCF31976FE8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>administering
and ensuring the implementation of the National Response Plan, including
coordinating and ensuring the readiness of each emergency support function
under the National Response Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1986C82ADB8C46198B0210D8C975CE5A"><enum>(14)</enum><text>coordinating
with the National Advisory Council;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id979EB9134933467AA20908DD4EAF657C"><enum>(15)</enum><text>preparing and
implementing the plans and programs of the Federal Government for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0A4406F98B4843DCA27608BF568E814B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>continuity of
operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC68D2F43C3EF4231ABCC58EE96EAC296"><enum>(B)</enum><text>continuity of
government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6FA1CC6096CB4DBC9EF3FC2DFF20570E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuity of
plans;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE84890858A4E4F2282989528A591A82C"><enum>(16)</enum><text>minimizing, to
the extent practicable, overlapping planning and reporting requirements
applicable to State, local, and tribal governments and the private
sector;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD5BF38D022364D30BD218E3AF162880E"><enum>(17)</enum><text>maintaining and
operating within the Federal Emergency Management Agency the National Response
Coordination Center or its successor;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8CA9B0D740B245F7B1743CCE2AB707DB"><enum>(18)</enum><text>developing a
national emergency management system that is capable of preparing for,
protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against
catastrophic incidents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9D2B5A6055EA40B9B89035D9E7B7D19F"><enum>(19)</enum><text>assisting the
President in carrying out the functions under the national preparedness goal
and the national preparedness system and carrying out all functions and
authorities of the Director under the national preparedness System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB5C2F46A38134231B66EBCEA7CAE8C9F"><enum>(20)</enum><text>carrying out all
authorities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID42C8CCEE56C44EC280098091997F091D"><enum>(21)</enum><text>otherwise
carrying out the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as
described in section 103.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB99DAF70847945AF857AE48369233523"><enum>(b)</enum><header>All-hazards
approach</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities under this section,
the Director shall coordinate the implementation of a risk-based, all-hazards
strategy that builds those common capabilities necessary to prepare for,
protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, while also building
the unique capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, or mitigate against the risks of specific types of incidents that
pose the greatest risk to the Nation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id707A6BAFB7E745C4BBD78CA8E5070B59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conflict of
authorities</header><text>If the Director determines that there is a conflict
between any authority of the Director under this Act, the amendments made by
this Act, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and any authority of another Federal officer, the
Director shall request that the President make such determinations as may be
necessary regarding such authorities.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59F18EEFBC56428CBA37044EE5E40E55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional offices</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID853E214EFC2241CE801DD61F37B88A81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are in the Federal Emergency Management Agency 10
regional offices, as identified by the Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3881AE0F64446688AFEF833B3B68DF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management of
regional offices</header>
<paragraph id="ID859DEFC59DC745609B782707B8F93FCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regional
administrator</header><text>Each Regional Office shall be headed by a Regional
Administrator who shall be appointed by the Director, after consulting with
State, local, and tribal government officials in the region. Each Regional
Administrator shall report directly to the Director and be in the Senior
Executive Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1AD8E9FE7FFE4967994A7460101D8656"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header>
<subparagraph id="IDCDED2BAED9B64333AEC9A9E67FA07392"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each Regional Administrator shall be appointed from among
individuals who have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency
management and homeland security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45A3DD5F961849608EC355B0961917AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
selecting a Regional Administrator for a Regional Office, the Director shall
consider the familiarity of an individual with the geographical area and
demographic characteristics of the population served by such Regional
Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57728094B85E44F0BFB998741B1787AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="ID999D451A9AEA494F90C80A19FE00EF77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Regional Administrator shall work in partnership with
State, local, and tribal governments, emergency managers, emergency response
providers, medical providers, the private sector, nongovernmental
organizations, multijurisdictional councils of governments, and regional
planning commissions and organizations in the geographical area served by the
Regional Office to carry out the responsibilities of a Regional Administrator
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA619DD7ED926461AA43F6EA3CD4D9489"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The
responsibilities of a Regional Administrator include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8EC5FCD6D67A4F019E023063C93D03C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring
effective, coordinated, and integrated regional preparedness, protection,
response, recovery, and mitigation activities and programs for natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters (including planning,
training, exercises, and professional development);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1268F7F903BD4F2993855C8117C85D3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assisting in the
development of regional capabilities needed for a national catastrophic
response system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4220E498616D4C448D596C6BDD085B43"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinating the
establishment of effective regional operable and interoperable emergency
communications capabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35B50029ACFF4FBE9B03BDB35FA05F30"><enum>(D)</enum><text>staffing and
overseeing 1 or more strike teams within the region under subsection (f), to
serve as the focal point of the Federal Government's initial response efforts
for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within
that region, and otherwise building Federal response capabilities to respond to
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that
region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID112D3A22B4864B4290495A90906A1E88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>designating an
individual responsible for the development of strategic and operational
regional plans in support of the National Response Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9FAFC4FF5B9345DEB6B7557547582C21"><enum>(F)</enum><text>fostering the
development of mutual aid and other cooperative agreements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8EF1D5B9193A4A2AB75E9729DAB89E62"><enum>(G)</enum><text>identifying
critical gaps in regional capabilities to respond to populations with special
needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4F9C007470794F97989ACE3BF902D603"><enum>(H)</enum><text>maintaining and
operating a Regional Response Coordination Center or its successor; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID905BA95EFC2D4F08A7718C83673860BC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>performing such
other duties relating to such responsibilities as the Director may
require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8FE38A03FB834792BEC220D6C5D12475"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training and
exercise requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="ID17DB27B155AC4311AF27CE9F6FDCD84B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Director shall require each Regional Administrator to undergo specific training
periodically to complement the qualifications of the Regional Administrator.
Such training, as appropriate, shall include training with respect to the
National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and such other
subjects as determined by the Director.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDA428817FFF8483C9DAD954F7F6290F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>The
Director shall require each Regional Administrator to participate as
appropriate in regional and national exercises.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20CCB28B7B4E4E449FB8AD42B37D6FA5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Area
offices</header><text>The Director shall establish Area Offices as components
in the appropriate Regional Office, as determined appropriate by the
Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68B2AE21A2E447D3981BDF583F39647D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regional
advisory council</header>
<paragraph id="ID9C05D7609E2744CEA9C111DF87B02211"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Each
Regional Administrator shall establish a Regional Advisory Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8C37314BAEF94EFD9723C0DC54A320A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nominations</header><text>A
State, local, or tribal government located within the geographic area served by
the Regional Office may nominate officials, including Adjutants General and
emergency managers, to serve as members of the Regional Advisory Council for
that region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF1948DF8B01C475AB2793BA79CE89F33"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>Each
Regional Advisory Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD8612AA00AF24F1EA2428EA3E02F1172"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise the
Regional Administrator on emergency management issues specific to that
region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9593B6DCB9F444B8842C5E72572E7B2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify any
geographic, demographic, or other characteristics peculiar to any State, local,
or tribal government within the region that might make preparedness,
protection, response, recovery, or mitigation more complicated or difficult;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15AABB8ABA9642A8867BA5C58219D823"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advise the
Regional Administrator of any weaknesses or deficiencies in preparedness,
protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for any State, local, and tribal
government within the region of which the Regional Advisory Council is
aware.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB97E17FE6B3D4D459730322353EF6DC3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regional office
strike teams</header>
<paragraph id="IDE6CB17ABF92542FFAF298CBC44ABE8F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In coordination with other relevant Federal agencies,
each Regional Administrator shall oversee multi-agency strike teams authorized
under section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5144) that shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCDF94D2E6CA642C483042011087C456D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a designated
Federal coordinating officer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7385031CDA2D4463B34A3A3929AF96AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>personnel trained
in incident management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID295FD7521CBC4C02AFB7B35267EC3F09"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public affairs,
response and recovery, and communications support personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDBBAF4E9AF8B4B2B863E4DF1FB7EA283"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a defense
coordinating officer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFE3782ECA7314CE2BD5D0A141A79521D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>liaisons to other
Federal agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03D56A6F55FA441CBCC7369F2D812AD3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other
personnel as the Director or Regional Administrator determines appropriate;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE8974C43C03E4559A0FE5955AD72A72B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>individuals from
the agencies with primary responsibility for each of the emergency support
functions in the National Response Plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID451DDF55AC0641E6AF3143116EE430E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
duties</header><text>The duties of an individual assigned to a Regional Office
strike team from another relevant agency when such individual is not
functioning as a member of the strike team shall be consistent with the
emergency preparedness activities of the agency that employs such
individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA50E1E0A024844919BDAB73B3A374FCA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Location of
members</header><text>The members of each Regional Office strike team,
including representatives from agencies other than the Department, shall be
based primarily within the region that corresponds to that strike team.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5FE1E86A34124602800B774873AA48E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Each
Regional Office strike team shall coordinate the training and exercises of that
strike team with the State, local, and tribal governments and private sector
and nongovernmental entities which the strike team shall support when a natural
disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster occurs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID311762FC79B64DB39C63A446478A9A85"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Preparedness</header><text>Each
Regional Office strike team shall be trained as a unit on a regular basis and
equipped and staffed to be well prepared to respond to natural disasters, acts
of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including catastrophic
incidents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1AB75B9C13714677BB535B168F06C496"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>If
the Director determines that statutory authority is inadequate for the
preparedness and deployment of individuals in strike teams under this
subsection, the Director shall report to Congress regarding the additional
statutory authorities that the Director determines are necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID49C0D47D56D94562B148097D74FB1ED9"><enum>106.</enum><header>National
response plan</header>
<subsection id="ID800e064bc86e4fb0a1f2ec3009a97a04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID46cb6a9dba254376a2877dc3ce70e2f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation
with other Federal departments and agencies and the National Advisory Council,
ensure ongoing management and maintenance of the National Incident Management
System, the National Response Plan, and any successor to such system or plan;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a4b4fd92f5247eaaa21d130a657d50e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>periodically
review and report to Congress on the integration of Federal authorities to
ensure effective response to address response responsibilities and capabilities
in the event of a catastrophic incident.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6c906a295b6e41eeb00b60da739897fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Chain of
command</header>
<paragraph id="IDeddd2630497c4369aafeeebac95508d0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall ensure that the National Response Plan provides for a
clear chain of command to lead and coordinate the Federal response to any
natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89667D8DC31A4085B64F0660182EFEFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency</header><text>The chain of the command
specified in the National Response Plan shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD6B953AC9EDB4006A8D235ADFAE0F82D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for a
role for the Director consistent with the role of the Director under this Act
and the amendments made by this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA491D1C5D7B44164BA9CA6E4E7F700D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for a
role for the Federal Coordinating Officer consistent with the responsibilities
under section 302(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143(b)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4475BB0BF7104711AA6106F5056102FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Principal
federal official</header><text>The Principal Federal Official (or the successor
thereto) shall not—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9026B2651D504290832859BADD04FAD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>direct or replace
the incident command structure established at the incident; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEB5024F96E4D437EB837AEA36E2FF425"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have directive
authority over the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official, Federal
Coordinating Officer, or other Federal and State officials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDE2DAB123A1ED493E8668725957388AC8"><enum>107.</enum><header>Credentialing
and typing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the administrators of the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact, State, local, and tribal governments,
and organizations that represent emergency response providers, to collaborate
on developing standards for deployment capabilities, including credentialing of
personnel and typing of resources likely needed to respond to natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.</text>
</section><section id="ID7ffd912c76c143248463c588577d2fc7"><enum>108.</enum><header>Federal and
State cooperation for disaster incident periods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In determining the duration of a major
disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) or
other incident, and in establishing the period for public or individual
assistance or other disaster relief assistance for which a State or local
government or individual may be eligible, the Director shall defer to weather
reports and other substantiating documentation submitted by a State.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9DF262870F041A1A40A7E7278AAA6E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National operations center</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2C079922B774062AAF3E6533F4CE68D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>situational awareness</term> means information
gathered from a variety of sources that, when communicated to emergency
managers and decision makers, can form the basis for incident management
decisionmaking.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70D662AFC1D54FF1B0A1909E17A08C3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
National Operations Center is the principal operations center for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3D4086F6A168446097B08898B7CB3439"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
situational awareness and a common operating picture for the entire Federal
Government, and for State, local, and tribal governments as appropriate, in the
event of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA4611DA2FB5748008803B14F62347748"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that
critical terrorism and disaster-related information reaches government
decision-makers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id80B6C1C149E64EAAA169B08A7123CB7F"><enum>110.</enum><header>Grant
Programs</header>
<subsection id="idE0EE91D7B23E492E8934E99CCD15A107"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
601 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id831D3D86CFE84D3AA6B42D484F642565"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
2001—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5BF6C85B0C854770A9C0CAA3D094D060"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="idAAA987820C56469A90A437E8CE216529"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Administrator</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3A3AE54BA01A44CF96B2A748397A14C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD446E60DE56E4877B0B190D05C5C4A52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(A)(iv), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF9F4A725778147F796AB7CE7E58646A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(12), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA3FA7E55EA1448EBBA11384900522A34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
2002(a), by striking <quote>The Secretary, through the Administrator,</quote>
and inserting <quote>The Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF8B522CD8C864E3FAF3286E15E224DE3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
2003—</text>
<subparagraph id="id059AD3E7FE8345A8B515957581C628AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6CC274374F7041A8A9E6D7B72B5800B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id40D827721508439E8CD95E340D58B2C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 2004,
by striking <quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2DB8CF126B13473F85393BE2D67A4E66"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
2005—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBC60D18E0D39464B95A05C6181A4DF1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D492D9598AE493A9D33420732EC9943"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56938ECCC211452D9C1C46C1C55491C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 2006,
by striking <quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7AFA429A044F489D8D8733F69FBECCF7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section
2007—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA8158B78994140D5A168DCB2253FC6AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA62CCA861F344737B7B75BA4D20A626A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(E), by striking <quote>Department</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F386D845608479D898C8C9CC76AE24C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in 2008, by
striking <quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id85DEE0ACDFCF42AFBD991312C48BAD22"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in section
2021—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5D77605E24AA444A9A59CC7D05BB877C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>Administrator</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9BA65C41F5834B4AAB1D1935AE5E98C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by striking <quote>(acting through the Administrator)</quote> and
inserting <quote>, the Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id988D1D96FF4942899D2601C68DC164CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9E02290C6AAB46868F07E27AA784618A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in section
2022—</text>
<subparagraph id="id526AC355B5D6474F9E1589F1E2B90B7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D686A3371E845F4A208F0F741EF3D17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8113A1B347984C189DCA8FBDE8C3DB71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3)(F), in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Administrator</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB68F836AD13A47F59768950D806AC766"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Administrator</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE603B8D8D89F4AB0819EC0A5E8FB6056"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other grant
programs</header>
<paragraph id="IDfd7d8360678143998a699ec322317782"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Emergency
management performance grant program</header><text>Section 662 of the
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 762) is amended
by striking <quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>Director</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID461d5c67218145f883deedd824d08d4c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interoperable
Emergency Communications Grant Program</header><text>Section 1809 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id32CFC903C5A44AA5B53D58FE23E4F7C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BB13648F2FE433C811791A85D2E3D22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>Director for Emergency Communications</quote> and
inserting <quote>Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80F4497101D244BCBE4918DD1D0621DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) of subsection (c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF993BE0FED545CBAB6BD5533398DE49" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id521305AFFEA84E519421DF2C71F5F8D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
shall administer the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant
Program.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFF696271F7D4AD58D2A04AA1CFB29B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idC2198A8745E94961806E3D8FD0D59D56"><enum>111.</enum><header>Model
standards and guidelines; guidance and recommendations; voluntary private
sector preparedness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title V of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7D96563D599F49F09BF8EBA3CA20C931"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 522, by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE706787C28A4A94A9689BF00AC93284"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
523—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE32D8F28D11B4BC2AF9E58029955BDAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE0B6596DD7B24E9AB147F21B528ABD52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA9D404F7082C4C9E9F8CADA59EA4E06C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 524—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7B171391F9234163B755C8D2B440CFC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id293714F76C6047CEA5820A5366A1B0FB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id67C96B1DD4414C479BA54E76B2E5BCC0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator (hereinafter referred to in this section as the <quote>designated
officer</quote>) shall establish and implement the voluntary private sector
preparedness accreditation and certification program in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id103A1E270ED24B15BC30A7C1FCB1A3D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (b)(2)(E)(ii)(I) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66816BB05C0D4521A93FABDFA375F530" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID420F605C61B94E9DBADA58DA15F0B8C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private sector related programs of the
Department;
and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id51EE633228C347048CB81C79C0CB49E1"><enum>112.</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="idFFE5D00280234BD18A03FB3804A0852E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
311 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id66609578CFF944998492502BA977DB72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 501,
by striking all after <quote>In this title</quote> and inserting <quote>the
term <term>tribal government</term> means the government of any entity
described under section 2(10)(B).</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC920F009BB904B899F51DD827940381C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
sections 503 through 507, 510, and 515;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD8349479653F41B6B9A48B43646ED992"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
508—</text>
<subparagraph id="id97EFB53A17734B448629F2C03B84294C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Director of Federal Emergency Management Agency</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7244A467DB4E4D28AEBE89A5997C96C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>Department</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Emergency Management Agency</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id665F33D7A075483893A9C29961BAD737"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause id="idDFCB58E7301E445ABC51621CC06EA8B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>in consultation with the Secretary,</quote>
before <quote>and shall, to the extent practicable</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2B62C81BC5614C90B9E3F46D5D2A0189"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the
Secretary,</quote> before <quote>shall designate</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id008224F857A24A87988B24B69DAD0AE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
509—</text>
<subparagraph id="id005B9EDF1D8E4AEF90565CD9011A2841"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>Agency</quote> and inserting <quote>Department</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC32FA4B78C54F96B5C915D682C957A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEFCCB0D92AF04276A84F8FDDD2042582"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
512(c), by striking <quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears
and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2F6059047B94D6BA41464F3C463324E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section
513—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBB6B48346B9B427AA59090D7B0448AEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22170937B3F14CC7A666BC16049B8E79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>Agency</quote> and inserting
<quote>Department</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id374F6F8B7DD14FF286F5A77FD0F6EE01"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section
514—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7F8ED7FAB75B43219D071E7FEFDC4214"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id091C1AA954F84863B27C323E07A51430"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id70C43F4B43FA43E6829B237C01298C86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents for the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 503
through 507, 510, and 515.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id98F4447D59184A84B576731001CFE686"><enum>113.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to detract from the Department of Homeland Security's
primary mission to secure the homeland from terrorist attacks.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Transfer and
savings provisions</header>
<section id="ID50269EE1116F43E0AC035528D92EB60B"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, unless otherwise provided or
indicated by the context—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDC5D66F5E2784FD484196FF6B091F2B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>Federal agency</term> has the meaning given to the term
<term>agency</term> by section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB12DC1E56D94EB8AF8C1AA2EA9EB7C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>function</term> means any duty, obligation, power, authority,
responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID38E3C486E91F40F49646C829DC940D13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>office</term> includes any office, administration, agency, institute,
unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID033755C028124784967F92ABE087CFF0"><enum>202.</enum><header>Transfer of
functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency established under
section 101 of this Act all functions which the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security exercised
before the date of the enactment of this title, including all the functions
described under section 505 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (before the
repeal of that section under section 104 of this Act).</text>
</section><section id="ID0711C09C9DB84485A76D2E3E78801ED6"><enum>203.</enum><header>Personnel
provisions</header>
<subsection id="IDAB9B9A3FA8B04075AAD90A27932256EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>The
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may appoint and fix the
compensation of such officers and employees, including investigators,
attorneys, and administrative law judges, as may be necessary to carry out the
respective functions transferred under this title. Except as otherwise provided
by law, such officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with the
civil service laws and their compensation fixed in accordance with title 5,
United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2E521231265E42E58B4578B7D1215BB4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text>The Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency may obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and compensate such experts and
consultants for each day (including traveltime) at rates not in excess of the
rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such
title. The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may pay experts
and consultants who are serving away from their homes or regular place of
business, travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates
authorized by sections 5702 and 5703 of such title for persons in Government
service employed intermittently.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDF7F7779779034248AD1E0F750FF93CC4"><enum>204.</enum><header>Delegation and
assignment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except where
otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this title, the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may delegate any of the
functions transferred to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency by this title and any function transferred or granted to such Director
after the effective date of this title to such officers and employees of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as the Director may designate, and may
authorize successive redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or
appropriate. No delegation of functions by the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency under this section or under any other provision of
this title shall relieve such Director of responsibility for the administration
of such functions.</text>
</section><section id="IDFA30B362FD4B4638880D9EEEEC39A89C"><enum>205.</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency is authorized to allocate or reallocate any function
transferred under section 202 among the officers of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and to establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such
organizational entities in the Federal Emergency Management Agency as may be
necessary or appropriate.</text>
</section><section id="IDCEC29074BC174AF694F6E26A24A7B028"><enum>206.</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency is authorized to prescribe, in accordance with the provisions
of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations
as the Director determines necessary or appropriate to administer and manage
the functions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text>
</section><section id="ID3F2413D328B543DFA60F546771E85E88"><enum>207.</enum><header>Transfer and
allocations of appropriations and personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this title,
the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities,
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions
transferred by this title, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States
Code, shall be transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be used only for
the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and
appropriated.</text>
</section><section id="ID88183D53CFB34CB3BA01FC3FA1C25C24"><enum>208.</enum><header>Incidental
transfers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall
provide, is authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with
regard to the functions transferred by this title, and to make such additional
incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be
made available in connection with such functions, as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this title. The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities
terminated by this title and for such further measures and dispositions as may
be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title.</text>
</section><section id="ID6AC03B774FEF41698396A06C3A935C5E"><enum>209.</enum><header>Effect on
personnel</header>
<subsection id="ID1E9717A47F064262AFCE835D09854A91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by this title, the transfer
pursuant to this title of full-time personnel (except special Government
employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause
any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for one
year after the date of transfer of such employee under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDA8851927B601454C9221236DDB96077B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Executive
Schedule positions</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title,
any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this title, held a
position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service,
is appointed in the Federal Emergency Management Agency to a position having
duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such
appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new position at not less
than the rate provided for such previous position, for the duration of the
service of such person in such new position.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC6903922E67E4C29A6CAFDE63F9E9FB9"><enum>210.</enum><header>Savings
provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID8D1EE72A0EE043669C575B4C333880BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Continuing
effect of legal documents</header><text>All orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses,
registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions—</text>
<paragraph id="ID87EC7D59785C4D988A0696303222C482"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which have been
issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any
Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
the performance of functions which are transferred under this title, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8740CA162F8247439E30EA1E99E8A308"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which are in
effect at the time this title takes effect, or were final before the effective
date of this title and are to become effective on or after the effective date
of this title,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall
continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated,
superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other authorized
official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="ID6D8002AF69F04B9BB5BB61BE9A61A4C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proceedings not
affected</header><text>The provisions of this title shall not affect any
proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for
any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the
Federal Emergency Management Agency at the time this title takes effect, with
respect to functions transferred by this title but such proceedings and
applications shall continue. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings,
appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such
orders, as if this title had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such
proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the
discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and
conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this title had not been enacted.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID67DA17EDBA7F4BEDA9149145C42E92C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suits not
affected</header><text>The provisions of this title shall not affect suits
commenced before the effective date of this title, and in all such suits,
proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and with the same effect as if this title had not been enacted.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID29A337AAD0B240669DCBDABB946C145F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonabatement of
actions</header><text>No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or
against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or by or against any
individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall abate by reason of the enactment of
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDA5206A64DFCF48EF9397BA854C6E55A3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative
actions relating to promulgation of regulations</header><text>Any
administrative action relating to the preparation or promulgation of a
regulation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating to a function
transferred under this title may be continued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency with the same effect as if this title had not been
enacted.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID6C78F2A37F8C4F20B5F9555850DBAE07"><enum>211.</enum><header>Separability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If a provision of this title or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the
remainder of this title nor the application of the provision to other persons
or circumstances shall be affected.</text>
</section><section id="ID469B2837090D4D8690B462DF44004FD7"><enum>212.</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency is authorized to utilize—</text>
<paragraph id="ID886808ED10884D27B9D3781DA5B1AA6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the services of
such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency with respect to functions transferred by this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61708C8CF9EA45F6BDFC62249E2D452B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funds
appropriated to such functions for such period of time as may reasonably be
needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this title.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id611F80F1AA104E6AA2EFCD7C6595A4B6"><enum>213.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any reference in any other Federal law,
Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document
of or pertaining to a department, agency, or office from which a function is
transferred by this title—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA828FD79EB6C444100EE2037AA004554"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the head of
such department, agency, or office is deemed to refer to the head of the
department, agency, or office to which such function is transferred; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACC71E7B733D4BA494FD4B2271A29316"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to such
department, agency, or office is deemed to refer to the department, agency, or
office to which such function is transferred.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID281196D3BE9143B08EC1BE28088A846B"><enum>214.</enum><header>Additional
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="ID7F613644B12C41A48E4ADAA0FA7AB3EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recommended
legislation</header><text>After consultation with the appropriate committees of
the Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall prepare and submit to
Congress recommended legislation containing technical and conforming amendments
to reflect the changes made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDEF661F6BB33E43D781DBAA110368E13C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this
title, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit the
recommended legislation referred to under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section>