Sec. 4. Authority and responsibilities
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The Director shall provide the Federal leadership necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate hazards. The Director shall assist the President in carrying out the functions under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) and carrying out all functions and authorities given to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under that Act. The responsibilities of the Director shall include carrying out the mission of the Agency by leading and supporting the Nation in a comprehensive emergency management system of— mitigation, by taking sustained actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and property from hazards and their effects; preparedness, by planning, training, conducting exercises, and building the emergency management profession to prepare effectively for mitigating, responding to, and recovering from any hazard; response, by conducting emergency operations to save lives and property through positioning emergency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through evacuating potential victims, through providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to those in need, and through restoring critical public services; and recovery, by rebuilding communities so individuals, businesses, and governments can function on their own, return to normal life, and protect against future hazards.
In carrying out subsection (c)(3), the Director, at a minimum, shall— help to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers in responding to a hazard; coordinate and provide the Federal Government’s response to hazards; build a comprehensive national incident management system with Federal, State, and local government personnel, agencies, and authorities to respond to hazards; consolidate existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated plan to be known as the National Response Plan; administer and ensure the implementation of the National Response Plan, including coordinating and ensuring the readiness of each emergency support function under the National Response Plan; and help ensure the acquisition of operable and interoperable communications capabilities by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers.
The Director shall prepare and implement the plans and programs of the Federal Government for— continuity of operations; continuity of Government; and continuity of plans. The Director shall— coordinate the National Advisory Council; maintain and operate within the Agency the National Response Coordination Center (or its successor); develop and maintain a national emergency management system that is capable of preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating hazards of all magnitudes, including catastrophic disasters; and supervise grant programs administered by the Agency.
In carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the Director shall coordinate the implementation of an all-hazards strategy that builds those common capabilities necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate hazards.
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