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42 U.S.C. § 5143 — Coordinating officers
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**(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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**(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 discretion of the President, may appoint a single Federal coordinating officer for the entire affected area, and may appoint such deputy Federal coordinating officers to assist the Federal coordinating officer as the President determines appropriate.
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**(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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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 302, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 146, related to Federal assistance and its coordination with State and local disaster assistance.
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**(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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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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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “situational awareness” means knowledge and unified understanding of unlawful cross-border activity, including—
(1) threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlawful crossings;
(2) the ability to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends;
(3) the ability to evaluate such threats and trends at a level sufficient to create actionable plans; and
(4) the operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated surveillance of the air, land, and maritime borders of the United States.
**(b) Joint task forces**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary may establish and operate departmental Joint Task Forces to conduct joint operations using personnel and capabilities of the Department for the purposes specified in paragraph (2).
(2) **Purposes**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), the purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are or relate to the following:
(i) Securing the land and maritime borders of the United States.
(ii) Homeland security crises.
(iii) Establishing regionally-based operations.
(B) *Limitation*
(i) *In general* — The Secretary may not establish a Joint Task Force for any major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or an incident for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has primary responsibility for management of the response under subchapter V of this chapter, including [section 314(a)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section314/a/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim), unless the responsibilities of such
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In this title— 11 See References in Text note below.
(1) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency;
(2) the term “Agency” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(3) the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) those committees of the House of Representatives that the Speaker of the House of Representatives determines appropriate;
(4) 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;
(5) the term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security;
(6) the terms “emergency” and “major disaster” have the meanings given the terms in [section 5122 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5122&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “emergency management” means the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters;
(8) the term “emergency response provider” has the meaning given the term in [section 101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section101&num=0&edition=prelim);
(9) the term “Federal coordinating officer” means a Federal coordinating officer as described in [section 5143 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5143
title [subtitle B (§§ 7311–7315) of title LXXIII of div. G of
Pub. L. 117–263, see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note
set out under section 5121 of this title] shall diminish
or divert resources from—
‘‘(1) the full completion of federally-led chemical
surety material storage missions or chemical demili-
tarization missions that are underway as of the date
of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022]; or
‘‘(2) any transitional activities or other community
assistance incidental to the completion of the mis-
sions described in paragraph (1).’’
DEFINITIONS
Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7312, Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3689, provided that: ‘‘In this subtitle [sub-
title B (§§ 7311–7315) of title LXXIII of div. G of Pub. L.
117–263, see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out
under section 5121 of this title]:
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’
means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Indian
Tribal government’ has the meaning given the term
‘Indian tribal government’ in section 102 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
‘‘(3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STATE.—The terms ‘local
government’ and ‘State’ have the meanings given
such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122).
‘‘(4) TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD AND RELATED EMERGING
THREAT.—The term ‘technological hazard and related
emerging threat’—
‘‘(A) means a hazard that involves materials cre-
ated by humans that pose a unique hazard to the
general public and environment and which may re-
sult from—
‘‘(i) an accident;
‘‘(ii) an emergency caused by another
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