Sec. 504. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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## SEC. 504 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES **[**[6 U.S.C. 314](/us/usc/t6/s314)**]** ###
(a)In General The Administrator shall provide Federal leadership necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including— ####
(1)helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies; ####
(2)with respect to the Nuclear Incident Response Team (regardless of whether it is operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this title)— #####
(A)establishing standards and certifying when those standards have been met; #####
(B)conducting joint and other exercises and training and evaluating performance; and #####
(C)providing funds to the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, for homeland security planning, exercises and training, and equipment; ####
(3)providing the Federal Government's response to terrorist attacks and major disasters, including— #####
(A)managing such response; #####
(B)directing the Domestic Emergency Support Team, the National Disaster Medical System,13 and (when operating as an organizational unit of the Department pursuant to this title) the Nuclear Incident Response Team; 13The phrase “, the National Disaster Medical System,” in subsection (a)(3)(B) probably should not appear. Section 301(c)(1) of Public Law 109–417 (120 Stat. 2854) provides for an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as follows:
(1)in section 502(3)(B), by striking “, the National Disaster Medical System,”; and The amendment was not executed because section 502 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was redesignated as section 504 by section 611(8) of Public Law 109–295 (120 Stat 1395). #####
(C)overseeing the Metropolitan Medical Response System; and #####
(D)coordinating other Federal response resources, including requiring deployment of the Strategic National Stockpile, in the event of a terrorist attack or major disaster; ####
(4)aiding the recovery from terrorist attacks and major disasters; ####
(5)building a comprehensive national incident management system with Federal, State, and local government personnel, agencies, and authorities, to respond to such attacks and disasters; ####
(6)consolidating existing Federal Government emergency response plans into a single, coordinated national response plan; ####
(7)helping ensure the acquisition of operable and interoperable communications capabilities by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers; ####
(8)assisting 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 under that Act; ####
(9)carrying out the mission of the Agency to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of— #####
(A)mitigation, by taking sustained actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and property from hazards and their effects; #####
(B)preparedness, by planning, training, and building the emergency management profession to prepare effectively for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from any hazard; #####
(C)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 #####
(D)recovery, by rebuilding communities so individuals, businesses, and governments can function on their own, return to normal life, and protect against future hazards; ####
(10)increasing efficiencies, by coordinating efforts relating to preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation; ####
(11)helping to ensure the effectiveness of emergency response providers in responding to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; ####
(12)supervising grant programs administered by the Agency; ####
(13)administering and ensuring the implementation of the National Response Plan, including coordinating and ensuring the readiness of each emergency support function under the National Response Plan; ####
(14)coordinating with the National Advisory Council established under section 508; ####
(15)preparing and implementing the plans and programs of the Federal Government for— #####
(A)continuity of operations; #####
(B)continuity of government; and #####
(C)continuity of plans; ####
(16)minimizing, to the extent practicable, overlapping planning and reporting requirements applicable to State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; ####
(17)maintaining and operating within the Agency the National Response Coordination Center or its successor; ####
(18)developing a national emergency management system that is capable of preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against catastrophic incidents; ####
(19)assisting the President in carrying out the functions under the national preparedness goal and the national preparedness system and carrying out all functions and authorities of the Administrator under the national preparedness System; ####
(20)carrying out all authorities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Directorate of Preparedness of the Department as transferred under section 505; and ####
(21)otherwise carrying out the mission of the Agency as described in section 503(b). ###
(b)All-Hazards Approach In carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the Administrator shall coordinate the implementation of a risk-based, all-hazards strategy that builds those common capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, while also building the unique capabilities necessary to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against the risks of specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation.
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- Pub. L. 109-417
- 120 Stat. 2854
- Pub. L. 109-295
- 120 Stat. 1395
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Sec. 504
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-417
Stat.120 Stat. 2854
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-295
Stat.120 Stat. 1395
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