[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.