(i) COORDINATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT.—Section 887 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and section 202(b) of 
the FEMA Independence Act of 2009’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b)(2) and (b)(3) by inserting 
‘‘the Federal Emergency Management Agency,’’ after 
‘‘the Department of Homeland Security,’’. 
(j) MEMBERSHIP OF NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY 
COUNCIL.—Section 903(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 493(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency.’’. 
SEC. 111. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO POST-KATRINA 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT OF 
2006. 
(a) SURGE CAPACITY FORCE.—Section 624 of the 
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
(6 U.S.C. 711) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of the Department’’; and 
(2) in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) by striking 
‘‘section 510 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203 
of the FEMA Independence Act of 2009’’. 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS
TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SYSTEMS.—Section 640(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 727(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department,’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 641 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 
741) is amended in paragraphs (2) and (14) by striking 
‘‘section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 311)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203 of the FEMA Inde-
pendence Act of 2009’’. 
(d) FEDERAL RESPONSE CAPABILITY INVENTORY.— 
Section 651 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 751) is amended in para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) by striking ‘‘section 
510 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 320)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 203 of the FEMA Independence Act 
of 2009’’. 
(e) FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS.—Section 653(a)(2) of 
such Act (6 U.S.C. 753(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 510 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
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320)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203 of the FEMA Independ-
ence Act of 2009’’. 
(f) NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY STRATEGY.—Sec-
tion 682(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 771(a)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary,’’ after ‘‘the Department of the In-
terior,’’. 
(g) 
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Section 
689(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 773(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 204 of the FEMA 
Independence Act of 2009’’. 
(h) LIMITATIONS ON TIERING OF SUBCONTRACTORS.— 
Section 692 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 792)— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Department’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Agency’’. 
(i) LIMITATION
ON
LENGTH
OF
CERTAIN
NON-
COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS.—Section 695 of such Act (6 
U.S.C. 794) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Department’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Agency’’. 
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SEC. 112. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS. 
(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) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT
OF 1978.—Section 
12(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES.—The 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 602(a) by striking paragraph (7) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’, except— 
(A) the second and fourth places it appears 
in section 622(c); and 
(B) in section 626(b). 
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SEC. 113. CHANGES TO ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall amend Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive–5, Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive–8, and any other similar administrative docu-
ment to reflect the changes made by this Act (including the 
amendments made by this Act). 
SEC. 114. RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—After consultation with Congress, 
the Administrator shall prepare recommended legislation 
containing additional technical and conforming amend-
ments to reflect the changes made by this title. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the last day of the transition period referred to 
in section 105(e), the Administrator shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing the recommended legislation. 
TITLE II—RELATED MATTERS 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall con-
tinue to maintain an advisory body to ensure effective and 
ongoing coordination of Federal preparedness, response, re-
covery, and mitigation for hazards, to be known as the Na-
tional Advisory Council. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The National Advisory Coun-
cil shall advise the Administrator on all aspects of emer-
gency management. 
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