align with the Agency’s mission, strategic 
goals, and performance outcomes; and 
‘‘(4) any other elements that the Di-
rector determines necessary to develop 
and maintain a human capital strategy, 
including elements described in section 
1402. 
‘‘(c) SCHEDULE.—The Director shall trans-
mit to Congress— 
‘‘(1) the strategy developed under this 
section not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this chapter; and 
‘‘(2) periodic updates to the strategy 
referred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘§ 10103. Recruitment bonuses for the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency may pay 
a bonus to an individual in order to recruit 
the individual for a position within the Agen-
cy that would otherwise be difficult to fill in 
the absence of such a bonus. 
‘‘(b) BONUS AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
bonus under this section shall be deter-
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mined by the Director, but may not ex-
ceed 25 percent of the annual rate of 
basic pay of the position involved. 
‘‘(2) 
FORM
OF
PAYMENT.—A 
bonus 
under this section shall be paid in the 
form of a lump-sum payment and shall 
not be considered to be part of basic pay. 
‘‘(c) SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—Payment of a 
bonus under this section shall be contingent 
upon the employee entering into a written 
service agreement with the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. The agreement 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) the period of service the indi-
vidual shall be required to complete in 
return for the bonus; and 
‘‘(2) the conditions under which the 
agreement may be terminated before the 
agreed-upon service period has been 
completed, and the effect of the termi-
nation. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—A bonus under this sec-
tion may not be paid to recruit an individual 
for— 
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‘‘(1) a position to which an individual 
is appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate; 
‘‘(2) a position in the Senior Executive 
Service as a noncareer appointee (as de-
fined in section 3132(a)); or 
‘‘(3) a position which has been ex-
cepted from the competitive service by 
reason of its confidential, policy-deter-
mining, policy-making, or policy-advo-
cating character. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to pay 
bonuses under this section shall terminate 5 
years after the date of enactment of this chap-
ter. 
‘‘§ 10104. Retention bonuses for the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency may 
pay, on a case-by-case basis, a bonus under 
this section to an employee of the Agency if— 
‘‘(1) the unusually high or unique 
qualifications of the employee or a spe-
cial need of the Agency for the employ-
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ee’s services makes it essential to retain 
the employee; and 
‘‘(2) the Director determines that, in 
the absence of such a bonus, the em-
ployee would be likely to leave— 
‘‘(A) the Federal service; or 
‘‘(B) for a different position in the 
Federal service. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Payment of a 
bonus under this section is contingent upon 
the employee entering into a written service 
agreement with the Agency to complete a pe-
riod of service with the Agency. Such agree-
ment shall include— 
‘‘(1) the period of service the indi-
vidual shall be required to complete in 
return for the bonus; and 
‘‘(2) the conditions under which the 
agreement may be terminated before the 
agreed-upon service period has been 
completed, and the effect of the termi-
nation. 
‘‘(c) BONUS AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
bonus under this section shall be deter-
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mined by the Director, but may not ex-
ceed 25 percent of the annual rate of 
basic pay of the position involved. 
‘‘(2) 
FORM
OF
PAYMENT.—A 
bonus 
under this section shall be paid in the 
form of a lump-sum payment and shall 
not be considered to be part of basic pay. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—A bonus under this sec-
tion may not be based on any period of service 
which is the basis for a recruitment bonus 
under section 10103. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority to grant bonuses under this section 
shall expire 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this chapter. 
‘‘§ 10105. Disaster workforce reserve cadre 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency a disaster workforce reserve cadre to 
meet the Agency’s surge requirements during 
periods of emergency, as determined by the 
Director of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this chapter, the Di-
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rector shall conduct a comprehensive review 
of the current disaster workforce reserves for 
the purpose of identifying areas for redevel-
opment. As part of the review, the Director 
shall review and redevelop the disaster work-
force to create a capable cadre by— 
‘‘(1) providing for the effective utiliza-
tion of the disaster workforce; 
‘‘(2) establishing consistent and short-
er disaster workforce mobilization times; 
‘‘(3) establishing standards to meet 
mission requirements; 
‘‘(4) 
establishing 
a 
robust 
credentialing system for the disaster 
workforce to integrate capabilities and 
skill sets into job descriptions for a more 
effective and faster response capability; 
‘‘(5) establishing employment protec-
tions for disaster workforce reservists; 
and 
‘‘(6) establishing a streamlined de-
ployment system. 
‘‘(c) ANNUITANTS.—If an individual receiv-
ing an annuity from the Civil Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund becomes tempo-
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rarily reemployed pursuant to this section, 
such annuity shall not be discontinued there-
by. An individual so reemployed shall not be 
considered an employee for the purposes of 
chapter 83 or 84. 
‘‘(d) EXPENSES.—The Director may provide 
members of the disaster workforce reserve 
cadre transportation and per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable 
provisions of this title, for the purpose of par-
ticipating in any training that relates to serv-
ice as a member of the disaster workforce re-
serve cadre.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters for subpart I of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘101. Federal Emergency Management Agency Per-
sonnel .....................................................................................
10101’’. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING THE 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MAN-
AGEMENT AGENCY 
SEC. 201. CATASTROPHIC PLANNING PROGRAM. 
Subtitle A of title VI of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
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ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 616. CATASTROPHIC PLANNING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall 
establish a program to assist States and local 
governments representing areas at substan-
tial risk for a catastrophic incident, and other 
Federal agencies as appropriate, in devel-
oping a comprehensive program to prepare 
for a catastrophic incident. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The program may in-
clude planning, training, exercises, and such 
other activities as the Director considers nec-
essary. 
‘‘(c) SITE SELECTION.—In conducting the 
program, the Director, in coordination with a 
State or local government, shall select sites 
within the jurisdiction of such State or local 
government that are at substantial risk for a 
catastrophic incident and require additional 
preparedness activities to ensure an effective 
response and recovery. 
‘‘(d) CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘catastrophic incident’ means 
any natural or manmade incident, including 
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terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels 
of mass casualties, damage, or disruption se-
verely affecting the population, infrastruc-
ture, environment, economy, national morale, 
or government functions. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Director shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
on the preparedness levels of participating ju-
risdictions. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section $30,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2007, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
$34,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. Such sums 
shall remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 202. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. 
Section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5144) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Presi-
dent shall’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 303. EMERGENCY SUPPORT AND RESPONSE TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) EMERGENCY
SUPPORT
TEAMS.—The 
President shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out 
subsection 
(a), 
the 
President, 
acting 
through the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, shall es-
tablish at a minimum 3 national response 
teams and sufficient regional and other 
response teams as may be necessary to 
meet the incident management respon-
sibilities of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(2) TARGET
CAPABILITY
LEVEL.—The 
Director shall ensure that specific target 
capability levels, as defined pursuant to 
the guidelines established under section 
703(b)(2)(A), are established for Federal 
emergency response teams. 
‘‘(3) PERSONNEL.—The President, act-
ing through the Director, shall ensure 
that the Federal emergency response 
teams consist of adequate numbers of 
properly planned, organized, equipped, 
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trained, 
and 
exercised 
personnel 
to 
achieve the established target capability 
levels. Each emergency response team 
shall work in coordination with State and 
local officials and onsite emergency per-
sonnel associated with a particular inci-
dent. 
‘‘(4) READINESS
REPORTING.—The Di-
rector shall evaluate team readiness on a 
regular basis and report team readiness 
levels in the report required under sec-
tion 703(b)(8)(A).’’. 
SEC. 203. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS. 
(a) NATIONAL.—The Director shall main-
tain and operate within the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency a national emer-
gency operations center to support Federal 
emergency operations. 
(b) REGIONAL.—The Director shall ensure 
that each region of the Agency maintains and 
operates an emergency operations center to 
support Federal emergency operations. 
(c) TARGET CAPABILITY LEVELS.—The Di-
rector shall ensure that specific target capa-
bility levels, as defined pursuant to the guide-
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