United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 42. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Chapter 68. DISASTER RELIEF |
SubChapter III. MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION |
§ 5165d. Designation of Small State and Rural Advocate
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(a) In general The President shall designate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency a Small State and Rural Advocate.
(b) Responsibilities The Small State and Rural Advocate shall be an advocate for the fair treatment of small States and rural communities in the provision of assistance under this chapter.
(c) Duties The Small State and Rural Advocate shall— (1) participate in the disaster declaration process under section 5170 of this title and the emergency declaration process under section 5191 of this title, to ensure that the needs of rural communities are being addressed; (2) assist small population States in the preparation of requests for major disaster or emergency declarations; and (3) conduct such other activities as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers appropriate.
References In Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–288,
Amendments
2011—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 111–351 substituted “Administrator” for “Director”.
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689g(c),