out duties and powers prescribed by the Adminis-
trator and act for the Administrator when the Ad-
ministrator is absent or unable to serve or when the 
position of the Administrator is vacant. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Deputy Adminis-
trator shall be appointed from among individuals 
who have extensive experience in emergency pre-
paredness, response, recovery, and mitigation from 
hazards. 
(3) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5314 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the following: 
‘‘Deputy Administrators, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.’’; 
and 
(B) inserting the following: 
‘‘Deputy Administrator, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.’’. 
(c) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Agency shall have one 
or more Assistant Administrators, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Administrator and whose duties shall 
be determined by the Administrator. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each Assistant Admin-
istrator shall be appointed from among individuals 
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who have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge 
of emergency management or other field relevant to 
their position. 
(d) REGIONAL OFFICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Agency 
10 Regional Offices, as identified by the Adminis-
trator. 
(2) REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Regional Office 
shall be headed by a Regional Administrator 
who shall be appointed by the Administrator. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each Regional Ad-
ministrator shall be appointed from among 
individuals who have a demonstrated abil-
ity in and knowledge of emergency man-
agement. 
(ii) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting 
an individual to serve as a Regional Ad-
ministrator for a Regional Office, the Ad-
ministrator shall consider the familiarity of 
the individual with the geographical area 
and demographic characteristics of the 
population served by the Regional Office. 
(3) REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS.— 
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(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Each Regional Ad-
ministrator shall establish a Regional Advisory 
Council. 
(B) NOMINATIONS.—A State, local, or 
tribal government located within the geographic 
area served by the Regional Office may nomi-
nate officials, including Adjutants General and 
emergency managers, to serve as members of 
the Regional Advisory Council for that region. 
(C) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Regional 
Advisory Council shall— 
(i) advise the Regional Administrator 
on emergency management issues specific 
to that region; 
(ii) identify any geographic, demo-
graphic, or other characteristics peculiar to 
any State, local, or tribal government with-
in the region that might make prepared-
ness, response, recovery, or mitigation 
more complicated or difficult; and 
(iii) advise the Regional Administrator 
of any weaknesses or deficiencies in pre-
paredness, response, recovery, and mitiga-
tion for any State, local, and tribal govern-
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