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‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Authority is to— 
‘‘(1) lead the Nation’s efforts to prepare for, re-
spond to, recover from, and mitigate the risks of nat-
ural and man-made disasters, including catastrophic 
incidents; 
‘‘(2) partner with State and local governments 
and emergency response providers, with other Federal 
agencies, with the private sector, and with nongovern-
mental organizations to build a national system of 
emergency management that can effectively and effi-
ciently utilize the full measure of the Nation’s re-
sources to respond to a catastrophic incident or other 
natural or man-made disaster; 
‘‘(3) develop a Federal response capability that, 
when necessary and appropriate, can act effectively, 
rapidly, and proactively to deliver assistance essential 
to saving lives or protecting or preserving property or 
public health and safety in a natural or man-made 
disaster; 
‘‘(4) fuse the Department’s emergency response, 
preparedness, recovery, mitigation, and critical infra-
structure assets into a new, integrated organization 
that can effectively confront the challenges of a nat-
ural or man-made disaster; 
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‘‘(5) develop and maintain robust Regional Of-
fices that will work with State and local governments 
and emergency response providers to identify and ad-
dress regional priorities; 
‘‘(6) under the leadership of the Secretary, co-
ordinate with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
the Director of Customs and Border Protection, the 
Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
the National Operations Center, and other agencies 
and offices in the Department to take full advantage 
of the substantial range of resources in the Depart-
ment that can be brought to bear in preparing for 
and responding to a natural or man-made disaster; 
‘‘(7) carry out the provisions of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
‘‘(8) provide funding, training, exercises, tech-
nical assistance, planning, and other assistance, to 
build local, State, regional, and national capabilities, 
including communications capabilities, necessary to 
respond to a potential natural or man-made disaster; 
‘‘(9) implement an all-hazards-plus strategy for 
preparedness that places priority on building those 
common capabilities necessary to respond to both ter-
rorist attacks and natural disasters while also build-
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ing the unique capabilities necessary to respond to 
specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk 
to our Nation; and 
‘‘(10) promote, plan for, and facilitate the secu-
rity and resiliency of critical infrastructure and key 
resources, including cyber infrastructure, against a 
natural or man-made disaster, and the post-disaster 
restoration of such critical infrastructure and key re-
sources. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
have not less than 5 years of executive leadership and 
management experience in the public or private sec-
tor, significant experience in crisis management or 
another relevant field, and a demonstrated ability to 
manage a substantial staff and budget. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall re-
port to the Secretary, without being required to report 
through any other official of the Department. 
‘‘(4) PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON EMERGENCY PRE-
PAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is 
the principal emergency preparedness and re-
sponse advisor to the President, the Homeland 
Security Council, and the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In presenting ad-
vice with respect to any matter to the Presi-
dent, the Homeland Security Council, or the 
Secretary, the Administrator shall, as the 
Administrator considers appropriate, in-
form the President, the Homeland Security 
Council, or the Secretary, as the case may 
be, of the range of emergency mitigation, 
preparedness, response, and recovery op-
tions with respect to that matter. 
‘‘(ii) ADVICE ON REQUEST.—The Ad-
ministrator, as an emergency preparedness 
and response advisor, shall provide advice 
to the President, the Homeland Security 
Council, or the Secretary on a particular 
matter when the President, the Homeland 
Security Council, or the Secretary requests 
such advice. 
‘‘(iii) RECOMMENDATIONS
TO
CON-
GRESS.—After informing the Secretary, the 
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Administrator may make such recommenda-
tions to Congress relating to emergency pre-
paredness and response as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate. 
‘‘(C) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed as affecting 
the authority of the Secretary under this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 503. AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall provide 
Federal leadership necessary to prepare for and respond to 
a natural or man-made disaster, including— 
‘‘(1) carrying out the mission to reduce the loss 
of life and property and protect the Nation from all 
hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a 
comprehensive, risk-based emergency preparedness 
and response program of— 
‘‘(A) mitigation, by taking sustained ac-
tions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to 
people and property from hazards and their ef-
fects; 
‘‘(B) preparedness, by planning, training, 
and building the emergency preparedness and re-
sponse workforce to prepare effectively for, miti-
gate against, respond to, and recover from any 
hazard; 
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