(c) MISSION.—The responsibilities of the Adminis-
trator shall include carrying out the mission of the Agency 
by leading and supporting the Nation in a comprehensive 
emergency management system of— 
(1) mitigation, by taking sustained actions to re-
duce or eliminate long-term risks to people and prop-
erty from hazards and their effects; 
(2) preparedness, by planning, training, con-
ducting exercises, and building the emergency man-
agement profession to prepare effectively for miti-
gating, responding to, and recovering from any haz-
ard; 
(3) response, by conducting emergency operations 
to save lives and property through positioning emer-
gency equipment, personnel, and supplies, through 
evacuating potential victims, through providing food, 
water, shelter, and medical care to those in need, and 
through restoring critical public services; and 
(4) recovery, by rebuilding communities so indi-
viduals, businesses, and governments can function on 
their own, return to normal life, and protect against 
future hazards. 
(d) RESPONSE DUTIES.—In carrying out subsection 
(c)(3), the Administrator, at a minimum, shall— 
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(1) help to ensure the effectiveness of emergency 
response providers in responding to a hazard; 
(2) coordinate and provide the Federal Govern-
ment’s response to hazards; 
(3) build a comprehensive national incident 
management system with Federal, State, and local 
government personnel, agencies, and authorities to re-
spond to hazards; 
(4) consolidate existing Federal Government 
emergency response plans into a single, coordinated 
plan to be known as the National Response Plan; 
(5) administer and ensure the implementation of 
the National Response Plan, including coordinating 
and ensuring the readiness of each emergency support 
function under the National Response Plan; and 
(6) help ensure the acquisition of operable and 
interoperable communications capabilities by Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments and emergency 
response providers. 
(e) CONTINUITY
OF GOVERNMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall prepare and implement the plans and programs 
of the Federal Government for— 
(1) continuity of operations; 
(2) continuity of Government; and 
(3) continuity of plans. 
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(f) OTHER DUTIES.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) coordinate the National Advisory Council au-
thorized by this Act; 
(2) maintain and operate within the Agency the 
National Response Coordination Center (or its suc-
cessor); 
(3) develop and maintain a national emergency 
management system that is capable of preparing for, 
responding to, recovering from, and mitigating haz-
ards of all magnitudes, including catastrophic disas-
ters; and 
(4) supervise grant programs administered by 
the Agency. 
(g) ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH.—In carrying out the re-
sponsibilities under this section, the Administrator shall co-
ordinate the implementation of an all-hazards strategy that 
builds those common capabilities necessary to prepare for, 
respond to, recover from, and mitigate hazards. 
SEC. 104. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
The Agency shall have an Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral, headed by an Inspector General, in accordance with 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 
U.S.C. App.). 
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SEC. 105. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(c), there shall be transferred to the Administrator the fol-
lowing: 
(1) All functions of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, as constituted on January 1, 2009, 
including continuity of operations and continuity of 
Government plans and programs. 
(2) The functions relating to the Agency under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and other 
laws, including— 
(A) the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); 
(B) the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.); 
(C) the National Dam Safety Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.); 
(D) the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.); 
(E) Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.); 
(F) section 612 of the Security and Ac-
countability For Every Port Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 314a); and 
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(G) title III of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.). 
(3) Any function to be transferred to the Agency 
under the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Re-
form Act of 2006 (103 Stat. 1394), including the 
amendments made by that Act, even if the transfer 
has not taken place as of January 1, 2009. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There shall be transferred 
to the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency all of the functions relating to the Inspector 
General that were transferred from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity on or after January 1, 2003. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The following programs shall not be 
affected by this Act and shall remain within the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security: 
(1) The grant programs authorized by sections 
1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 
1135, 1163, and 1182). 
(2) The grant program authorized by section 
70107 of title 46, United States Code. 
(3) Programs authorized by sections 2003 and 
2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
604 and 605), as amended by this Act. 
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