6 U.S.C. § 315

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 315 - Functions transferred

(a) In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), there are transferred to the Agency the following:

(1) All functions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including existing responsibilities for emergency alert systems and continuity of operations and continuity of government plans and programs as constituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities, and including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto.

(2) The Directorate of Preparedness, as constituted on June 1, 2006, including all of its functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities, and including the functions of the Under Secretary for Preparedness relating thereto.

(b) Exceptions

The following within the Preparedness Directorate shall not be transferred:

(1) The Office of Infrastructure Protection.

(2) The National Communications System.

(3) The National Cybersecurity Division.

(4) The functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, and liabilities of each component described under paragraphs (1) through (3).

6 U.S.C. § 315

Pub. L. 107-296, title V, §505, as added Pub. L. 109-295, title VI, §611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1400; amended Pub. L. 115-387, §2(f)(4), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5168.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 505 of Pub. L. 107-296 was renumbered section 518 and is classified to section 321g of this title.

AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 115-387 redesignated par. (5) as (4), substituted "(1) through (3)" for "(1) through (4)", and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "The Office of the Chief Medical Officer."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Mar. 31, 2007, see section 614(b)(3) of Pub. L. 109-295 set out as a note under section 701 of this title.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFor transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of this title and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of this title.

Department

The term "Department" means the Department of Homeland Security.

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

assets

The term "assets" includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel).

functions

The term "functions" includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibilities.

personnel

The term "personnel" means officers and employees.

Agency

the term "Agency" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency;

emergency management

the term "emergency management" means the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters;