    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [March 19, 2002]
    [Pages 755-756]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Memorandum on Designation of Officers of the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency
    March 19, 2002

    Memorandum for the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

    Subject: Designation of Officers of the Federal Emergency Management
    Agency

        By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution
    and the laws of the United States of America and pursuant to the Federal
    Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order
    that:
        Section 1. Order of Succession.
        During any period when both the Director of the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency (Director) and the Deputy Director of the Federal
    Emergency Management

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    Agency (Deputy Director) have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable
    to perform the functions and duties of the office of Director, the
    following officers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the
    order listed, shall perform the functions and duties of the office of
    Director, if they are eligible to act as Director under the provisions
    of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, until such time as the
    Director or Deputy Director is able to perform the functions and duties
    of the office of Director:
        General Counsel;
        Administrator of the United States Fire Administration;
        Assistant Director, Administration and Resource Planning
            Directorate; and
        Regional Director, Region IV.
        Sec. 2. Exceptions.
        (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 in
    an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Director
    pursuant to this memorandum.
        (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President
    retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies
    Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., to depart from this
    memorandum in designating an acting Director.

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary
    on May 9.