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6 U.S.C. § 321b — Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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6 U.S.C. § 321b — Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency

**(a) Distinct entity** The Agency shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department. **(b) Reorganization** [Section 452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the Agency, including any function or organizational unit of the Agency. **(c) Prohibition on changes to missions** (1) **In general** — The Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce, including through a Joint Task Force established under [section 348 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section348&num=0&edition=prelim), the authorities, responsibilities, or functions of the Agency or the capability of the Agency to perform those missions, authorities, responsibilities,11 So in original. Probably should be “authorities, responsibilities, or functions”. 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 continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, including a Joint Task Force established under [section 348 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section348&num=0&edition=prelim), except for details or assignments that do not reduce the capability of the Agency to perform its missions. **(d) Reprogramming and transfer of funds** In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any applicable provisions of any Act making appropriations for the Department for fiscal year 2007, or any succeeding fiscal year, relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds.

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**(a) Distinct entity** The Agency shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department. **(b) Reorganization** [Section 452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the Agency, including any function or organizational unit of the Agency. **(c) Prohibition on changes to missions** (1) **In general** — The Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce, including through a Joint Task Force established under [section 348 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section348&num=0&edition=prelim), the authorities, responsibilities, or functions of the Agency or the capability of the Agency to perform those missions, authorities, responsibilities,11 So in original. Probably should be “authorities, responsibilities, or functions”. 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 continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, including a Joint Task Force established under [section 348 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section348&num=0&edition=prelim), except for details or assignments that do not reduce the capability of the Agency to perform its missions. **(d) Reprogramming and transfer of funds** In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any applicable provisions of any Act making appropriations for the Department for fiscal year 2007, or any succeeding fiscal year, relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds.

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6 U.S.C. § 348 — Under Secretary for Management

**(a) In general** The Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Chief Management Officer and principal advisor to the Secretary on matters related to the management of the Department, including management integration and transformation in support of homeland security operations and programs. The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall be responsible for the management and administration of the Department, including the following: (1) The budget, appropriations, expenditures of funds, accounting, and finance. (2) Procurement. (3) Human resources and personnel. (4) Information technology and communications systems, including policies and directives to achieve and maintain interoperable communications among the components of the Department. (5) Facilities, property, equipment, vehicle fleets (under subsection (c)), and other material resources. (6) Security for personnel, information technology and communications systems, facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources. (7) Strategic management planning and annual performance planning and identification and tracking of performance measures relating to the responsibilities of the Department. (8) Grants and other assistance management programs. (9) The management integration and transformation within each functional management discipline of the Department, including information technology, financial management, acquisition management, and human capital management, to ensure an efficient and orderly consolidation of functions and personnel in the Department, including— (A) the development of centralized data sources and connectivity of information systems to the greatest extent practicable to enhance program visibility, transparency, and operational effectiveness

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6 U.S.C. § 452 — Review and report by Comptroller General

**(a) Requirements** Not later than March 31, 2004, the Comptroller General shall— (1) complete a review of the extent to which procurements of property and services have been made in accordance with this part; and (2) submit a report on the results of the review to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives. **(b) Content of report** The report under subsection (a)(2) shall include the following matters: (1) **Assessment** — The Comptroller General’s assessment of— (A) the extent to which property and services procured in accordance with this subchapter have contributed to the capacity of the workforce of Federal Government employees within each executive agency to carry out the mission of the executive agency; and (B) the extent to which Federal Government employees have been trained on the use of technology. (2) **Recommendations** — Any recommendations of the Comptroller General resulting from the assessment described in paragraph (1). **(c) Consultation** In preparing for the review under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller shall consult with the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the specific issues and topics to be reviewed. The extent of coverage needed in areas such as technology integration, employee training, and human capital management, as well as the data requirements of the study, shall be included as part of the consultation.

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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. § 774 — Individuals with disabilities guidelines

Not later than 90 days after October 4, 2006, and in coordination with the National Advisory Council, the National Council on Disability, the Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals With Disabilities established under Executive Order No. 13347, and the Disability Coordinator (established under [section 321b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section321b&num=0&edition=prelim)), the Administrator shall develop guidelines to accommodate individuals with disabilities, which shall include guidelines for— (1) the accessibility of, and communications and programs in, shelters, recovery centers, and other facilities; and (2) devices used in connection with disaster operations, including first aid stations, mass feeding areas, portable payphone stations, portable toilets, and temporary housing.

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6 U.S.C. § 321b — Disability Coordinator

Page 171 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 321c appropriate to administer this section and to ensure effective mass evacuation planning for State, local, and tribal areas. (2) Requested assistance The Administrator shall make assistance available upon request of a State, local, or tribal government to assist hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions that house indi- viduals with special needs to establish, main- tain, and exercise mass evacuation plans that are coordinated and integrated into the plans developed by that State, local, or tribal gov- ernment under this section. (d) Multipurpose funds Nothing in this section may be construed to preclude a State, local, or tribal government from using grant funds in a manner that en- hances preparedness for a natural or man-made disaster unrelated to an act of terrorism, if such use assists such government in building capa- bilities for terrorism preparedness. (Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 512, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1407; amended Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 102(b), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 293.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 110–53 inserted ‘‘, including the elderly’’ after ‘‘needs’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in title VI of Pub. L. 109–295 or an amendment by title VI to be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency until Mar. 31, 2007, see sec- tion 612(f)(2) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of this title. § 321b. Disability Coordinator (a) In general After consultation with organizations rep- resenting individuals with disabilities, th

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