To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Agriculture, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H962D2E40FA094004A1D35FAE88DEF69A: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the FEMA Independence Act of 2023. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
- Section H73B8B5741C134311A68589F36AD16568: 2. Establishment of FEMA as cabinet-level independent agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency is established as a cabinet-level independent...
- Section H6DD142E8D1B649559ACAC0091F2E2091: 3. Director; deputy directors; regional offices The Agency shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and...
- Section H16665EA2710D42678CC31A7453657E59: 4. Authority and responsibilities The Director shall provide the Federal leadership necessary to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate hazards....
- Section HFA91718BC88D4558BEA6B2B360BC3D2B: 5. Office of the Inspector General The Agency shall have an Office of the Inspector General, headed by an Inspector General, in accordance with chapter 4 of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Agriculture, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Moskowitz (for himself and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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