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111
TH
CONGRESS1
ST
S
ESSION
 
H. R. 1174
To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-levelindependent agency in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
F
EBRUARY
25, 2009Mr. O
BERSTAR
(for himself, Mr. M
ICA 
, Ms. N
ORTON
, and Mr. M
 ARIO
D
IAZ
-B
 ALART
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred tothe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition tothe Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently de-termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisionsas fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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(a) S
HORT
T
ITLE
.—This Act may be cited as the
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‘‘FEMA Independence Act of 2009’’.
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(b) T
 ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
.—
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1.Short title; table of contents.2.Definitions.
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TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT AGENCY101.Establishment of independent agency.102.Administrator; Deputy Administrator; and other officials of the Agency.103.Authority and responsibilities.104.Office of the Inspector General.105.Transfer of functions.106.Personnel and other transfers.107.Savings provisions.108.Conforming and technical amendments.109.Amendments to Homeland Security Act of 2002.110.Recommended legislation.TITLE II—RELATED MATTERS201.National Advisory Council.202.National Integration Center.203.Credentialing and typing.204.Disability coordinator.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act, the following definitions apply:
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(1) A 
DMINISTRATOR
.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
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trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal
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Emergency Management Agency appointed under
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section 102.
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(2) A 
GENCY
.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the
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Federal Emergency Management Agency established
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 under section 101.
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(3) E
MERGENCY
.—The term ‘‘emergency’’ has
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the meaning given that term in section 102 of the
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
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 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
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(4) E
MERGENCY MANAGEMENT
.—The term
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‘‘emergency management’’ means preparedness for,
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response to, recovery from, and mitigating hazards.
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(5) H
 AZARD
.—The term ‘‘hazard’’ has the
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meaning given that term in section 602(b) of the
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
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 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(b)) and includes
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any major disaster or emergency.
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(6) M
 AJOR DISASTER
.—The term ‘‘major dis-
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aster’’ has the meaning given that term in section
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102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
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TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MAN-
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 AGEMENT AGENCY
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SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT AGENCY.
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(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—The Federal Emergency Manage-
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ment Agency is established as a cabinet-level independent
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establishment in the executive branch.
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(b) M
ISSION
.—The primary mission of the Agency 
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shall be to reduce the loss of life and property and protect
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the Nation from hazards by leading and supporting the
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Nation in a comprehensive emergency management system
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of preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
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SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATOR; DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR; AND
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OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE AGENCY.
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(a) A 
DMINISTRATOR
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