42 U.S.C. § 5165d — Designation of Small State and Rural Ad-

Page 6385 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5165e gency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security. For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agen- 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 Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. § 5165d. Designation of Small State and Rural Ad- vocate (a) In general The President shall designate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency a Small State and Rural Advocate. (b) Responsibilities The Small State and Rural Advocate shall be an advocate for the fair treatment of small States and rural communities in the provision of assistance under this chapter. (c) Duties The Small State and Rural Advocate shall— (1) participate in the disaster declaration process under section 5170 of this title and the emergency declaration process under section 5191 of this title, to ensure that the needs of rural communities are being addressed; (2) assist small population States in the preparation of requests for major disaster or emergency declarations; (3) assist States in the collection and presen- tation of material in the disaster or emer- gency declaration request relevant to dem- onstrate severe localized impacts within the State for a specific incident, including— (A) the per capita personal income by local area, as calculated by the Bureau of Eco- nomic Analysis; (B) the disaster impacted population pro- file, as reported by the Bureau of the Census, including— (i) the percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined; (ii) the percentage of the population al- ready receiving Government assistance such as Supplemental Security Income and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro- gram benefits; (iii) the pre-disaster unemployment rate; (iv) the percentage of the population that is 65 years old and older; (v) the percentage of the population 18 years old and younger; (vi) the percentage of the population with a disability; (vii) the percentage of the population who speak a language other than English and speak English less than ‘‘very well’’; and (viii) any unique considerations regard- ing American Indian and Alaskan Native Tribal populations raised in the State’s re- quest for a major disaster declaration that may not be reflected in the data points ref- erenced in this subparagraph; (C) the impact to community infrastruc- ture, including— (i) disruptions to community life-saving and life-sustaining services; (ii) disruptions or increased demand for essential community services; and (iii) disruptions to transportation, infra- structure, and utilities; and (D) any other information relevant to demonstrate severe local impacts; and (4) conduct such other activities as the Ad- ministrator of the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency considers appropriate. (Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 326, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689g(a), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1453; amended Pub. L. 111–351, § 3(c)(2), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3864; Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LVI, § 5601(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3402.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 5121 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 117–263 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). 2011—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 111–351 substituted ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ for ‘‘Director’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CONSTRUCTION Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689g(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1453, provided that: ‘‘Nothing in this section [enacting this section] or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to authorize major disaster or emer- gency assistance that is not authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 2006].’’ § 5165e. Integrated plan for administrative cost reduction (a) In general Not later than 365 days after February 29, 2016, the Administrator shall— (1) develop and implement an integrated plan to control and reduce administrative costs for major disasters, which shall in- clude— (A) steps the Agency will take to reduce administrative costs; (B) milestones needed for accomplishing the reduction of administrative costs; (C) strategic goals for the average annual percentage of administrative costs of major disasters for each fiscal year; (D) the assignment of clear roles and re- sponsibilities, including the designation of officials responsible for monitoring and measuring performance; and (E) a timetable for implementation; (2) compare the costs and benefits of track- ing the administrative cost data for major dis- asters by the public assistance, individual as- sistance, hazard mitigation, and mission as- signment programs, and if feasible, track this information; and