For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 2, 2002
Memorandum for the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
SUBJECT: Designation of Officers of the Federal
Emergency
Management Agency to Act as Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution
and laws of the United States of America and pursuant to the Federal
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order
that:
Section 1. Order of Succession.
During any period when both the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (Director) and the Deputy Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (Deputy Director) have died, resigned, or
otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the
office of Director, the following officers of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, in the order listed, shall perform the functions and
duties of the office of Director, if they are eligible to act as
Director under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, until such time as the Director or Deputy Director is able to
perform the functions and duties of the office of Director:
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration;
Administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration;
Assistant Director, Administration and Resource Planning
Directorate; and
Regional Director, Region IV.
Section 2. Exceptions.
(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1
in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as
Director pursuant to this memorandum.
(b) Not withstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the
President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d, to
depart from this order in designating an acting Director.
Section 3. Termination.
This memorandum shall terminate immediately upon the transfer of
the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Homeland Security.
Section 4. Publication.
The Director is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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