(3) develop and maintain a national emergency 
management system that is capable of preparing for, 
protecting against, responding to, recovering from, 
and mitigating hazards of all magnitudes, including 
catastrophic disasters; and 
(4) supervise grant programs administered by 
the Agency. 
(g) ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH.—In carrying out the 
responsibilities under this section, the Administrator shall 
coordinate the implementation of an all-hazards strategy 
that builds those common capabilities necessary to prepare 
for, respond to, recover from, or 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.). 
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 
Management Agency, as constituted on January 1, 
2009, including continuity of operations and con-
tinuity of Government plans and programs. 
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(2) The functions relating to the Agency under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency 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 
(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 Agen-
cy under the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform 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. 
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(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There shall be trans-
ferred to the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency all of the functions relating to the 
Inspector General that were transferred from the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to the Department of 
Homeland Security on or after January 1, 2003. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The following programs shall not 
be affected by this Act and remain within the Department 
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) The programs authorized by sections 2003 
and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 604 and 605). 
(4) The trucking security grant program (Pub-
lic Law 110–329; 122 Stat. 3671). 
(5) The buffer zone protection program (Public 
Law 110–329; 122 Stat. 3672). 
(6) The commercial equipment direct assistance 
program (Public Law 110–329; 122 Stat. 3672). 
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