The President shall designate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency a Small State and Rural Advocate.
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 chapter.
The Small State and Rural Advocate shall-
42 U.S.C. § 5165d
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 93-288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 117-263 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). 2011-Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 111-351 substituted "Administrator" for "Director".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSTRUCTION Pub. L. 109-295, title VI, §689g(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1453, provided that: "Nothing in this section [enacting this section] or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to authorize major disaster or emergency assistance that is not authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 2006]."
- State
- "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.