Sec. 326. DESIGNATION OF SMALL STATE AND RURAL ADVOCATE
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## SEC. 326 DESIGNATION OF SMALL STATE AND RURAL ADVOCATE ###
(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 Act. ###
(c)Duties The Small State and Rural Advocate shall— ####
(1)participate in the disaster declaration process under section 401 and the emergency declaration process under section 501, 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 presentation of material in the disaster or emergency declaration request relevant to demonstrate 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 Economic Analysis; #####
(B)the disaster impacted population profile, 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 already receiving Government assistance such as Supplemental Security Income and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 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 regarding American Indian and Alaskan Native Tribal populations raised in the State’s request for a major disaster declaration that may not be reflected in the data points referenced in this subparagraph; #####
(C)the impact to community infrastructure, 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, infrastructure, and utilities; and #####
(D)any other information relevant to demonstrate severe local impacts; and ####
(4)conduct such other activities as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers appropriate. **[**[42 U.S.C. 5165d](/us/usc/t42/s5165d)**]**
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