SEC. 107. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(1) CONTINUING
EFFECT
OF
LEGAL
DOCU-
MENTS.—All orders, determinations, rules, regula-
tions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certifi-
cates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other 
administrative actions— 
(A) which have been issued, made, grant-
ed, or allowed to become effective by the Presi-
dent, any Federal agency or official thereof, or 
by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the per-
formance
of
functions
that
are
transferred 
under section 105; and 
(B) which are in effect on the date of the 
transfers of functions under section 105, or 
were final before such date and are to become 
effective on or after such date, shall continue in 
effect according to their terms until modified, 
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
accordance with law by the President, the Di-
rector, or other authorized official, a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. 
(2) PROCEEDINGS NOT AFFECTED.—The provi-
sions of this title shall not affect any proceedings, 
including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any ap-
plication for any license, permit, certificate, or finan-
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cial assistance pending before the Agency on the 
date of the transfers of functions under section 105, 
with respect to functions transferred by section 105 
but such proceedings and applications shall continue. 
Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be 
made pursuant to such orders, as if this title had 
not been enacted, and orders issued in any such pro-
ceedings shall continue in effect until modified, ter-
minated, superseded, or revoked by a duly author-
ized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modi-
fication of any such proceeding under the same 
terms and conditions and to the same extent that 
such proceeding could have been discontinued or 
modified if this title had not been enacted. 
(3) SUITS NOT AFFECTED.—The provisions of 
this title shall not affect suits commenced before the 
date of the transfers of functions under section 105, 
and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, ap-
peals taken, and judgments rendered in the same 
manner and with the same effect as if this title had 
not been enacted. 
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(4) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, ac-
tion, or other proceeding commenced by or against 
the Agency, or by or against any individual in the 
official capacity of such individual as an officer of 
the Agency, shall abate by reason of the enactment 
of this title. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS
RELATING
TO 
PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any administra-
tive action relating to the preparation or promulga-
tion of a regulation by the Agency relating to a 
function transferred under section 105 may be con-
tinued by the Agency with the same effect as if this 
title had not been enacted. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other Fed-
eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation 
of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a depart-
ment, agency, or office from which a function is trans-
ferred by section 105— 
(1) to the head of such department, agency, or 
office is deemed to refer to the head of the depart-
ment, agency, or office to which such function is 
transferred; or 
(2) to such department, agency, or office is 
deemed to refer to the department, agency, or office 
to which such function is transferred. 
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SEC. 108. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—Section 901(b)(2) 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(H)
The
Federal
Emergency
Management 
Agency.’’. 
(b) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After consultation with the 
appropriate committees of Congress and the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
Director shall prepare recommended legislation con-
taining technical and conforming amendments to re-
flect the changes made by this title. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the last day of the transition period 
referred to in section 105(b), the Director shall sub-
mit
to
Congress
a
report
containing
the
rec-
ommended legislation. 
(c)
REPEALS.—The
following
provisions
of
the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) 
are repealed: 
(1) Section 503(1). 
(2) Section 507. 
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Subtitle B—Federal Emergency 
Management Agency Personnel 
SEC. 121. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 101—FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘10101. Definitions. 
‘‘10102. Human capital strategy. 
‘‘10103. Recruitment bonuses for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘10104. Retention bonuses for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘10105. Disaster workforce reserve cadre. 
‘‘§ 10101. Definitions 
‘‘For purposes of this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency’ or ‘Agency’ shall be considered to refer to 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency estab-
lished under section 101 of the RESPOND Act of 
2006; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Director of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency’ or ‘Director’ shall be 
considered to refer to the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency appointed under 
section 103 of the RESPOND Act of 2006. 
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‘‘§ 10102. Human capital strategy 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall develop a human 
capital strategy to ensure that the Agency has a workforce 
of the appropriate size and with the appropriate skills and 
training to effectively carry out the mission and respon-
sibilities of the Agency, consistent with the policies and 
plans developed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—The strategy shall include, at a 
minimum— 
‘‘(1) a workforce development strategy for the 
Agency; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the workforce character-
istics and future needs of the Agency; 
‘‘(3) an analysis of how the Agency’s human re-
sources policies and programs align with the Agen-
cy’s mission, strategic goals, and performance out-
comes; and 
‘‘(4) any other elements that the Director deter-
mines necessary to develop and maintain a human 
capital strategy, including elements described in sec-
tion 1402. 
‘‘(c) SCHEDULE.—The Director shall transmit to 
Congress— 
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