§ 5144. Emergency support and response teams

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–288 title III § 303 · 88 Stat. 143

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5144

   Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 303, formerly § 304, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 148

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 303, formerly § 304, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 148

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 303. (a) Immediately upon his declaration of a major disaster, 42 USC 5143. the President shall appoint a Federal coordinating officer to operate in the affected area. (b) In order to effectuate the purposes of this Act, the Federal coordinating officer, within the affected area, shall— (1) make an initial appraisal of the types of relief most urgently needed; (2) establish such field offices as he deems necessary and as are authorized by the President; (3) coordinate the administration of relief, including activities of the State and local governments, the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, and other relief or disaster assistance organizations, which agree to operate under his advice or direction, except that nothing contained in this Act shall limit or in any way affect the responsibilities of the American National Red Cross under the Act of January 5, 1905, as amended (33 Stat, 699); and 36 USC 1. (4) take such other action, consistent with authority delegated to him by the President, and consistent with the provisions of this Act, as he may deem necessary to assist local citizens and public officials in promptly obtaining assistance to which they are entitled. (c) When the President determines assistance under this Act is State coordinating officer. necessary, he shall request that the Governor of the affected State designate a State coordinating officer for the purpose of coordinating State and local disaster assistance efforts with those of the Federal Government.

2. 2006

   Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–295 title VI § 633 · 120 Stat. 1355

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5144

      Pub. L. 109–295 substituted “Emergency support and response teams” for “Emergency support teams” in section catchline

   2. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 5144

      Pub. L. 109–295 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 5144

      Pub. L. 109–295 inserted subsec. heading

   4. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 5144

      Pub. L. 109–295 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–295 substituted “Emergency support and response teams” for “Emergency support teams” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted subsec. heading, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 633. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS.   Section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5144) is amended— (1) by striking “sec. 303.” and all that follows through “The President shall” and inserting the following: “SEC. 303. EMERGENCY SUPPORT AND RESPONSE TEAMS. “(a) Emergency Support Teams.— The President shall” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Emergency Response Teams.— “(1) Establishment.— In carrying out subsection (a), the President, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish— “(A) at a minimum 3 national response teams; and “(B) sufficient regional response teams, including Regional Office strike teams under section 507 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and “(C) other response teams as may be necessary to meet the incident management responsibilities of the Federal Government. “(2) Target capability level.— The Director shall ensure that specific target capability levels, as defined pursuant to the guidelines established under section 646(a) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, are established for Federal emergency response teams. “(3) Personnel.— The President, acting through the Director, shall ensure that the Federal emergency response teams consist of adequate numbers of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel to achieve the established target capability levels. Each emergency response team shall work in coordination with State and local officials and onsite personnel associated with a particular incident. “(4) Readiness reporting.— The Director shall evaluate team readiness on a regular basis and report team readiness levels in the report required under section 652(a) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.” .

3. 2011

   Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010

   Pub. L. 111–351 § 3(c)(2) · 124 Stat. 3863

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5144(b)

   Pub. L. 111–351 substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–351 substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking “Director” each place it appears and inserting “Administrator”, except— (A) in section 622 (42 U.S.C. 5197a)— (i) in the second and fourth places it appears in subsection (c); and (ii) in subsection (d); and (B) in section 626(b) (42 U.S.C. 5197e(b)).

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision