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6 U.S.C. § 317 — Definitions

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6 U.S.C. § 317 — Definitions

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In this subchapter— (1) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency; (2) the term “Agency” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (3) the term “catastrophic incident” 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; (4) the terms “credentialed” and “credentialing” mean having provided, or providing, respectively, documentation that identifies personnel and authenticates and verifies the qualifications of such personnel by ensuring that such personnel possess a minimum common level of training, experience, physical and medical fitness, and capability appropriate for a particular position in accordance with standards created under [section 320 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section320&num=0&edition=prelim); (5) the term “Federal coordinating officer” means a Federal coordinating officer as described in [section 5143 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5143&num=0&edition=prelim); (6) the term “interoperable” has the meaning given the term “interoperable communications” under [section 194(g)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section194/g/1&num=0&edition=prelim); (7) the term “National Incident Management System” means a system to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management; (8) the term “National Response Plan” means the National Response Plan or any successor plan prepared under section 314(a)(6) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; (9) the term “Regional Administrator” means a Regional Administrator appointed under [section 317 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section317&num=0&edition=prelim); (10) the term “Regional Office” means a Regional Office established under [section 317 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section317&num=0&edition=prelim); (11) the term “resources” means personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available for responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (12) the term “surge capacity” means the ability to rapidly and substantially increase the provision of search and rescue capabilities, food, water, medicine, shelter and housing, medical care, evacuation capacity, staffing (including disaster assistance employees), and other resources necessary to save lives and protect property during a catastrophic incident; (13) the term “tribal government” means the government of any entity described in [section 101(13)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section101/13/B&num=0&edition=prelim); and (14) the terms “typed” and “typing” mean having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards created under [section 320 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section320&num=0&edition=prelim).

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6 U.S.C. § 320 — Authority and responsibilities

**(a) In general** The Administrator 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— (1) helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies; (2) with respect to the Nuclear Incident Response Team (regardless of whether it is operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this subchapter)— (A) establishing standards and certifying when those standards have been met; (B) conducting joint and other exercises and training and evaluating performance; and (C) providing funds to the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, for homeland security planning, exercises and training, and equipment; (3) providing the Federal Government’s response to terrorist attacks and major disasters, including— (A) managing such response; (B) directing the Domestic Emergency Support Team and (when operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this subchapter) the Nuclear Incident Response Team; (C) overseeing the Metropolitan Medical Response System; and (D) coordinating other Federal response resources, including requiring deployment of the Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a terrorist attack or major disaster; (4) aiding the recovery from terrorist attacks and major disasters; (5) building a comprehensive national incident management system with Federal, State, and local government personnel, agencies, and authorities, to respond to such attacks and disasters; (6) consolidating existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated

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6 U.S.C. § 312 — Reports and implementation plans

**(a) Division of funds** The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this chapter, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed division and transfer of funds, including unexpended funds, appropriations, and fees, between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. **(b) Division of personnel** The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this chapter, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed division of personnel between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. **(c) Implementation plan** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this chapter, and every 6 months thereafter until the termination of fiscal year 2005, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate an implementation plan to carry out this chapter. (2) **Contents** — The implementation plan should include details concerning the separation of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security, including the following: (A) Organizational structure, including the field structure. (B) Chain of command. (C) Procedures for interaction among such bureaus. (D) Fraud detection and investigation. (E) The processing and handling of removal proceedings, including expedited removal and applications for relief from removal. (F) Recommendations for conforming amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101](htt

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6 U.S.C. § 313 — Immigration functions

**(a) Annual report** (1) **In general** — One year after November 25, 2002, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and to the Committees on the Judiciary and Government Affairs of the Senate, on the impact the transfers made by this part has had on immigration functions. (2) **Matter included** — The report shall address the following with respect to the period covered by the report: (A) The aggregate number of all immigration applications and petitions received, and processed, by the Department. (B) Region-by-region statistics on the aggregate number of immigration applications and petitions filed by an alien (or filed on behalf of an alien) and denied, disaggregated by category of denial and application or petition type. (C) The quantity of backlogged immigration applications and petitions that have been processed, the aggregate number awaiting processing, and a detailed plan for eliminating the backlog. (D) The average processing period for immigration applications and petitions, disaggregated by application or petition type. (E) The number and types of immigration-related grievances filed with any official of the Department of Justice, and if those grievances were resolved. (F) Plans to address grievances and improve immigration services. (G) Whether immigration-related fees were used consistent with legal requirements regarding such use. (H) Whether immigration-related questions conveyed by customers to the Department (whether conveyed in person, by telephone, or by means of the Internet) were answered effectively and efficiently. **(b) Sense of Congress regarding immigration services** It is the sense of Con

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42 U.S.C. § 5143 — Coordinating officers

**(a) Appointment of Federal coordinating officer** Immediately upon his declaration of a major disaster or emergency, the President shall appoint a Federal coordinating officer to operate in the affected area. **(b) Functions of Federal coordinating officer** In order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the Federal coordinating officer, within the affected area, shall— (1) make an initial appraisal of the types of relief most urgently needed; (2) establish such field offices as he deems necessary and as are authorized by the President; (3) coordinate the administration of relief, including activities of the State and local governments, the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, and other relief or disaster assistance organizations, which agree to operate under his advice or direction, except that nothing contained in this chapter shall limit or in any way affect the responsibilities of the American National Red Cross under chapter 3001 of title 36; and (4) take such other action, consistent with authority delegated to him by the President, and consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as he may deem necessary to assist local citizens and public officials in promptly obtaining assistance to which they are entitled. **(c) State coordinating officer** When the President determines assistance under this chapter is necessary, he shall request that the Governor of the affected State designate a State coordinating officer for the purpose of coordinating State and local disaster assistance efforts with those of the Federal Government. **(d) Single Federal coordinating officer for multistate area** Where the area affected by a major disaster or emergency includes parts of more than 1 State, the President, at the dis

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42 U.S.C. § 5144 — Emergency support and response teams

**(a) Emergency support teams** The President shall form emergency support teams of Federal personnel to be deployed in an area affected by a major disaster or emergency. Such emergency support teams shall assist the Federal coordinating officer in carrying out his responsibilities pursuant to this chapter. Upon request of the President, the head of any Federal agency is directed to detail to temporary duty with the emergency support teams on either a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as is determined necessary by the President, such personnel within the administrative jurisdiction of the head of the Federal agency as the President may need or believe to be useful for carrying out the functions of the emergency support teams, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status. **(b) Emergency response teams** (1) **Establishment** — In carrying out subsection (a), the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish— (A) at a minimum 3 national response teams; and (B) sufficient regional response teams, including Regional Office strike teams under [section 317 of title 6](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section317&num=0&edition=prelim); and (C) other response teams as may be necessary to meet the incident management responsibilities of the Federal Government. (2) **Target capability level** — The Administrator shall ensure that specific target capability levels, as defined pursuant to the guidelines established under [section 746(a) of title 6](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section746/a&num=0&edition=prelim), are established for Federal emergency response teams. (3) **Personnel** — The President,

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6 U.S.C. § 317 — Regional offices

Page 163 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 317 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘authorities, responsibil- ities, or functions’’. cy, including the functions of the Director of the Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treat- ment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of this title and the De- partment of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of this title. § 316. Preserving the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency (a) Distinct entity The Agency shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department. (b) Reorganization Section 452 of this title shall not apply to the Agency, including any function or organiza- tional unit of the Agency. (c) Prohibition on changes to missions (1) In general The Secretary may not substantially or sig- nificantly reduce, including through a Joint Task Force established under section 348 of this title, the authorities, responsibilities, or functions of the Agency or the capability of the Agency to perform those missions, au- thorities, responsibilities,1 except as otherwise specifically provided in an Act enacted after October 4, 2006. (2) Certain transfers prohibited No asset, function, or mission of the Agency may be diverted to the principal and con- tinuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, including a Joint Task Force established under section 348 of this title, except for details or assignments that do not reduce the capability of the Agen- cy to perform its missions. (d) Reprogramming and transfer of funds In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any ap

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