42 U.S.C. § 3200 — Technical Assistance Liaisons

Page 5872 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 3200 use does not impair or conflict with the au- thority of the President or the Adminis- trator of the Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to direct Federal agencies in any major disaster or emergency declared under that Act; and (B) provide members of the disaster team with travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of services for, or relating to, the disaster team. (d) Annual reports Not later than July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- resentatives a report that includes— (1) a summary of the activities of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience and any disaster teams established pursuant to sub- section (c); (2) the number and details of the disasters in which the Office of Disaster Recovery and Re- silience and permanent and temporary per- sonnel, including disaster teams, were in- volved and deployed; (3) the locations and length of any deploy- ments; (4) the number of personnel deployed, broken down by category, including permanent and temporary personnel; and (5) a breakdown of expenses, with or without reimbursement. (Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 509, as added Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2228, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3192.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3) and (c)(1), (4)(A), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 5121 of this title and Tables. § 3200. Technical Assistance Liaisons (a) In general A Regional Director of a regional office of the Economic Development Administration may designate a staff member to act as a ‘‘Technical Assistance Liaison’’ for any State served by the regional office. (b) Role A Technical Assistance Liaison shall— (1) work in coordination with an Economic Development Representative to provide tech- nical assistance, in addition to technical as- sistance under section 3147 of this title, to eli- gible recipients that are underresourced com- munities, as determined by the Technical As- sistance Liaison, that submit applications for assistance under subchapter II; and (2) at the request of an eligible recipient that submitted an application for assistance under subchapter II, provide technical feed- back on unsuccessful grant applications. (c) Technical assistance The Secretary may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an eligible recipient for the purpose of providing technical assistance to eligible recipients that are underresourced communities that have submitted or may sub- mit an application for assistance under this chapter. (Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 510, as added Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2229, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3195.) SUBCHAPTER VI—MISCELLANEOUS § 3211. Powers of Secretary (a) In general In carrying out the duties of the Secretary under this chapter, the Secretary may— (1) adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be judicially noticed; (2) subject to the civil service and classifica- tion laws, select, employ, appoint, and fix the compensation of such personnel as are nec- essary to carry out this chapter; (3) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, and take such testimony, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (4) request directly, from any Federal agen- cy, board, commission, office, or independent establishment, such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics as the Secretary de- termines to be necessary to carry out this chapter (and each Federal agency, board, com- mission, office, or independent establishment may provide such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Sec- retary); (5) under regulations promulgated by the Secretary— (A) assign or sell at public or private sale, or otherwise dispose of for cash or credit, in the Secretary’s discretion and on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Secretary determines to be reasonable, any evidence of debt, contract, claim, per- sonal property, or security assigned to or held by the Secretary in connection with as- sistance provided under this chapter; and (B) collect or compromise all obligations assigned to or held by the Secretary in con- nection with that assistance until such time as the obligations are referred to the Attor- ney General for suit or collection; (6) deal with, complete, renovate, improve, modernize, insure, rent, or sell for cash or credit, on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Secretary deter- mines to be reasonable, any real or personal property conveyed to or otherwise acquired by the Secretary in connection with assistance provided under this chapter; (7) pursue to final collection, by means of compromise or other administrative action,