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

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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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42 U.S.C. § 5121 — Congressional findings and declarations

**(a)** The Congress hereby finds and declares that— (1) because disasters often cause loss of life, human suffering, loss of income, and property loss and damage; and (2) because disasters often disrupt the normal functioning of governments and communities, and adversely affect individuals and families with great severity; special measures, designed to assist the efforts of the affected States in expediting the rendering of aid, assistance, and emergency services, and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of devastated areas, are necessary. **(b)** It is the intent of the Congress, by this chapter, to provide an orderly and continuing means of assistance by the Federal Government to State and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and damage which result from such disasters by— (1) revising and broadening the scope of existing disaster relief programs; (2) encouraging the development of comprehensive disaster preparedness and assistance plans, programs, capabilities, and organizations by the States and by local governments; (3) achieving greater coordination and responsiveness of disaster preparedness and relief programs; (4) encouraging individuals, States, and local governments to protect themselves by obtaining insurance coverage to supplement or replace governmental assistance; (5) encouraging hazard mitigation measures to reduce losses from disasters, including development of land use and construction regulations; (6) providing Federal assistance programs for both public and private losses sustained in disasters; and (7) identifying and improving the climate and natural hazard resilience of vulnerable communities.

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6 U.S.C. § 317 — Definitions

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 Reference

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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. § 5147 — Reimbursement of Federal agencies

Federal agencies may be reimbursed for expenditures under this chapter from funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter. Any funds received by Federal agencies as reimbursement for services or supplies furnished under the authority of this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or appropriations currently available for such services or supplies.

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6 U.S.C. § 321c — Regional offices

**(a) In general** There are in the Agency 10 regional offices, as identified by the Administrator. **(b) Management of regional offices** (1) **Regional Administrator** — Each Regional Office shall be headed by a Regional Administrator who shall be appointed by the Administrator, after consulting with State, local, and tribal government officials in the region. Each Regional Administrator shall report directly to the Administrator and be in the Senior Executive Service. (2) **Qualifications** (A) *In general* — Each Regional Administrator shall be appointed from among individuals who have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management and homeland security. (B) *Considerations* — In selecting a Regional Administrator for a Regional Office, the Administrator shall consider the familiarity of an individual with the geographical area and demographic characteristics of the population served by such Regional Office. **(c) Responsibilities** (1) **In general** — 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. (2) **Responsibilities** — The responsibilities of a Regional Administrator include— (A) 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, an

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

Page 6374 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5144 599)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 105–225, § 5(b), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1499, the first section of which enacted Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 302 of Pub. L. 93–288 was classified to section 5142 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–707. AMENDMENTS 2006—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–295 added subsec. (d). 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–707 inserted ‘‘or emer- gency’’ after ‘‘major disaster’’. § 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 Fed- eral agency is directed to detail to temporary duty with the emergency support teams on ei- ther 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 Presi- dent may need or believe to be useful for car- rying out the functions of the emergency sup- port 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 Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency, shall es- tablish— (A) at a minimum 3 national response teams; and (B) sufficient regional response teams, in- cluding Regional Office strike teams under section 317 of title 6; and (C) o

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