Executive Order 12656 --
Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities
Whereas
our national security is dependent upon our ability to assure continuity of
government, at every level, in any national security emergency situation that
might confront the Nation; and
Whereas
effective national preparedness planning to meet such an emergency, including a
massive nuclear attack, is essential to our national survival; and
Whereas
effective national preparedness planning requires the identification of
functions that would have to be performed during such an emergency, the
assignment of responsibility for developing plans for performing these functions,
and the assignment of responsibility for developing the capability to implement
those plans; and
Whereas
the Congress has directed the development of such national security emergency
preparedness plans and has provided funds for the accomplishment thereof;
Now,
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958 (72 Stat. 1799), the National Security Act of
1947, as amended, the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the
Federal Civil Defense Act, as amended, it is hereby ordered that the
responsibilities of the Federal departments and agencies in national security
emergencies shall be as follows:
Part
1 -- Preamble
Section
101. National Security Emergency Preparedness Policy.
(a)
The policy of the
(b)
Effective national security emergency preparedness planning requires:
identification of functions that would have to be performed during such an
emergency; development of plans for performing these functions; and development
of the capability to execute those plans.
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102. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this Order is to assign national security
emergency preparedness responsibilities to Federal departments and agencies.
These assignments are based, whenever possible, on extensions of the regular
missions of the departments and agencies.
(b)
This Order does not constitute authority to implement the plans prepared
pursuant to this Order. Plans so developed may be executed only in the event
that authority for such execution is authorized by law.
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103. Scope. (a) This Order addresses national security emergency preparedness
functions and activities. As used in this Order, preparedness functions and
activities include, as appropriate, policies, plans, procedures, and readiness
measures that enhance the ability of the United States Government to mobilize
for, respond to, and recover from a national security emergency.
(b)
This Order does not apply to those natural disasters, technological
emergencies, or other emergencies, the alleviation of which is normally the
responsibility of individuals, the private sector, volunteer organizations,
State and local governments, and Federal departments and agencies unless such
situations also constitute a national security emergency.
(c)
This Order does not require the provision of information concerning, or
evaluation of, military policies, plans, programs, or states of military
readiness.
(d)
This Order does not apply to national security emergency preparedness
telecommunications functions and responsibilities that are otherwise assigned
by Executive Order 12472.
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104. Management of National Security Emergency Preparedness. (a) The National
Security Council is the principal forum for consideration of national security
emergency preparedness policy.
(b)
The National Security Council shall arrange for Executive branch liaison with,
and assistance to, the Congress and the Federal judiciary on national
security-emergency preparedness matters.
(c)
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall serve as an
advisor to the National Security Council on issues of national security
emergency preparedness, including mobilization preparedness, civil defense,
continuity of government, technological disasters, and other issues, as
appropriate. Pursuant to such procedures for the organization and management of
the National Security Council process as the President may establish, the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency also shall assist in the
implementation of and management of the National Security Council process as
the President may establish, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency also shall assist in the implementation of national security emergency
preparedness policy by coordinating with the other Federal departments and
agencies and with State and local governments, and by providing periodic
reports to the National Security Council on implementation of national security
emergency preparedness policy.
(d)
National security emergency preparedness functions that are shared by more than
one agency shall be coordinated by the head of the Federal department or agency
having primary responsibility and shall be supported by the heads of other
departments and agencies having related responsibilities.
(e)
There shall be a national security emergency exercise program that shall be
supported by the heads of all appropriate Federal departments and agencies.
(f)
Plans and procedures will be designed and developed to provide maximum
flexibility to the President for his implementation of emergency actions.
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105. Interagency Coordination. (a) All appropriate Cabinet members and agency
heads shall be consulted regarding national security emergency preparedness
programs and policy issues. Each department and agency shall support
interagency coordination to improve preparedness and response to a national
security emergency and shall develop and maintain decentralized capabilities
wherever feasible and appropriate.
(b)
Each Federal department and agency shall work within the framework established
by, and cooperate with those organizations assigned responsibility in,
Executive Order No. 12472, to ensure adequate national security emergency
preparedness telecommunications in support of the functions and activities
addressed by this Order.
Part
2 -- General Provisions
Sec.
201. General. The head of each Federal department and agency, as appropriate,
shall:
(1)
Be prepared to respond adequately to all national security emergencies,
including those that are international in scope, and those that may occur
within any region of the Nation;
(2)
Consider national security emergency preparedness factors in the conduct of his
or her regular functions, particularly those functions essential in time of
emergency. Emergency plans and programs, and an appropriate state of readiness,
including organizational infrastructure, shall be developed as an integral part
of the continuing activities of each Federal department and agency;
(3)
Appoint a senior policy official as Emergency Coordinator, responsible for
developing and maintaining a multi-year, national security emergency
preparedness plan for the department or agency to include objectives, programs,
and budgetary requirements;
(4)
Design preparedness measures to permit a rapid and effective transition from
routine to emergency operations, and to make effective use of the period
following initial indication of a probable national security emergency. This
will include:
(a)
Development of a system of emergency actions that defines alternatives,
processes, and issues to be considered during various states of national
security emergencies;
(b)
Identification of actions that could be taken in the early stages of a national
security emergency or pending national security emergency to mitigate the
impact of or reduce significantly the lead times associated with full emergency
action implementation;
(5)
Base national security emergency preparedness measures on the use of existing
authorities, organizations, resources, and systems to the maximum extent
practicable;
(6)
Identify areas where additional legal authorities may be needed to assist
management and, consistent with applicable Executive orders, take appropriate
measures toward acquiring those authorities;
(7)
Make policy recommendations to the National Security Council regarding national
security emergency preparedness activities and functions of the Federal
Government;
(8)
Coordinate with State and local government agencies and other organizations,
including private sector organizations, when appropriate. Federal plans should
include appropriate involvement of and reliance upon private sector
organizations in the response to national security emergencies;
(9)
Assist State, local, and private sector entities in developing plans for
mitigating the effects of national security emergencies and for providing
services that are essential to a national response;
(10)
Cooperate, to the extent appropriate, in compiling, evaluating, and exchanging
relevant data related to all aspects of national security emergency preparedness;
(11)
Develop programs regarding congressional relations and public information that
could be used during national security emergencies;
(12)
Ensure a capability to provide, during a national security emergency,
information concerning Acts of Congress, presidential proclamations, Executive
orders, regulations, and notices of other actions to the Archivist of the
United States, for publication in the Federal Register, or to each agency
designated to maintain the Federal Register in an emergency;
(13)
Develop and conduct training and education programs that incorporate emergency
preparedness and civil defense information necessary to ensure an effective
national response;
(14)
Ensure that plans consider the consequences for essential services provided by
State and local governments, and by the private sector, if the flow of Federal
funds is disrupted;
(15)
Consult and coordinate with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to ensure that those activities and plans are consistent with current
National Security Council guidelines and policies.
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202. Continuity of Government. The head of each Federal department and agency
shall ensure the continuity of essential functions in any national security
emergency by providing for: succession to office and emergency delegation of
authority in accordance with applicable law; safekeeping of essential
resources, facilities, and records; and establishment of emergency operating
capabilities.
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203. Resource Management. The head of each Federal department and agency, as
appropriate within assigned areas of responsibility, shall:
(1)
Develop plans and programs to mobilize personnel (including reservist
programs), equipment, facilities, and other resources;
(2)
Assess essential emergency requirements and plan for the possible use of
alternative resources to meet essential demands during and following national
security emergencies;
(3)
Prepare plans and procedures to share between and among the responsible
agencies resources such as energy, equipment, food, land, materials, minerals,
services, supplies, transportation, water, and workforce needed to carry out
assigned responsibilities and other essential functions, and cooperate with
other agencies in developing programs to ensure availability of such resources
in a national security emergency;
(4)
Develop plans to set priorities and allocate resources among civilian and
military claimants;
(5)
Identify occupations and skills for which there may be a critical need in the
event of a national security emergency.
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204. Protection of Essential Resources and Facilities. The head of each Federal
department and agency, within assigned areas of responsibility, shall:
(1)
Identify facilities and resources, both government and private, essential to
the national defense and national welfare, and assess their vulnerabilities and
develop strategies, plans, and programs to provide for the security of such
facilities and resources, and to avoid or minimize disruptions of essential
services during any national security emergency;
(2)
Participate in interagency activities to assess the relative importance of
various facilities and resources to essential military and civilian needs and
to integrate preparedness and response strategies and procedures;
(3)
Maintain a capability to assess promptly the effect of attack and other
disruptions during national security emergencies.
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205. Federal Benefit, Insurance, and Loan Programs. The head of each Federal
department and agency that administers a loan, insurance, or benefit program
that relies upon the Federal Government payment system shall coordinate with
the Secretary of the Treasury in developing plans for the continuation or
restoration, to the extent feasible, of such programs in national security
emergencies.
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206. Research. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and
the heads of Federal departments and agencies having significant research and
development programs shall advise the National Security Council of scientific
and technological developments that should be considered in national security
emergency preparedness planning.
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207. Redelegation. The head of each Federal department and agency is hereby
authorized, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, to redelegate the
functions assigned by this Order, and to authorize successive redelegations to
organizations, officers, or employees within that department or agency.
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208. Transfer of Functions. Recommendations for interagency transfer of any
emergency preparedness function assigned under this Order or for assignment of
any new emergency preparedness function shall be coordinated with all affected
Federal departments and agencies before submission to the National Security
Council.
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209. Retention of Existing Authority. Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to
derogate from assignments of functions to any Federal department or agency or
officer thereof made by law.
Part
3 -- Department of Agriculture
Sec.
301. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Agriculture shall:
(1)
Develop plans to provide for the continuation of agricultural production, food
processing, storage, and distribution through the wholesale level in national
security emergencies, and to provide for the domestic distribution of seed,
feed, fertilizer, and farm equipment to agricultural producers;
(2)
Develop plans to provide food and agricultural products to meet international
responsibilities in national security emergencies;
(3)
Develop plans and procedures for administration and use of Commodity Credit
Corporation inventories of food and fiber resources in national security
emergencies;
(4)
Develop plans for the use of resources under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of Agriculture and, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Commerce, Defense,
and the Interior, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and
the heads of other government entities, plan for the national security
emergency management, production, and processing of forest products;
(5)
Develop, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, plans and programs for
water to be used in agricultural production and food processing in national
security emergencies;
(6)
In cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies, develop plans for a
national program relating to the prevention and control of fires in rural areas
of the United States caused by the effects of enemy attack or other national
security emergencies;
(7)
Develop plans to help provide the Nation's farmers with production resources,
including national security emergency financing capabilities;
(8)
Develop plans, in consonance with those of the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Department of the Interior, and the Environmental Protection
Agency, for national security emergency agricultural health services and
forestry, including:
(a)
Diagnosis and control or eradication of diseases, pests, or hazardous agents
(biological, chemical, or radiological) against animals, crops, timber, or
products thereof;
(b)
Protection, treatment, and handling of livestock and poultry, or products
thereof, that have been exposed to or affected by hazardous agents;
(c)
Use and handling of crops, agricultural commodities, timber, and agricultural
lands that have been exposed to or affected by hazardous agents; and
(d)
Assuring the safety and wholesomeness, and minimizing losses from hazards, of
animals and animal products and agricultural commodities and products subject
to continuous inspection by the Department of Agriculture or owned by the
Commodity Credit Corporation or by the Department of Agriculture;
(9)
In consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, represent the
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302. Support Responsibility. The Secretary of Agriculture shall assist the
Secretary of Defense in formulating and carrying out plans for stockpiling
strategic and critical agricultural materials.
Part
4 -- Department of Commerce
Sec.
401. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities covered
in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Commerce shall:
(1)
Develop control systems for priorities, allocation, production, and
distribution of materials and other resources that will be available to support
both national defense and essential civilian programs in a national security
emergency;
(2)
In cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and other departments and
agencies, identify those industrial products and facilities that are essential
to mobilization readiness, national defense, or post-attack survival and
recovery;
(3)
In cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and other Federal departments and
agencies, analyze potential effects of national security emergencies on actual
production capability, taking into account the entire production complex,
including shortages of resources, and develop preparedness measures to
strengthen capabilities for production increases in national security
emergencies;
(4)
In cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, perform industry analyses to
assess capabilities of the commercial industrial base to support the national
defense, and develop policy alternatives to improve the international
competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet
defense program needs;
(5)
In cooperation with the Secretary of the Treasury, develop plans for providing
emergency assistance to the private sector through direct or participation
loans for the financing of production facilities and equipment;
(6)
In cooperation with the Secretaries of State, Defense, Transportation, and the
Treasury, prepare plans to regulate and control exports and imports in national
security emergencies;
(7)
Provide for the collection and reporting of census information on human and
economic resources, and maintain a capability to conduct emergency surveys to
provide information on the status of these resources as required for national
security purposes;
(8)
Develop overall plans and programs to ensure that the fishing industry
continues to produce and process essential protein in national security
emergencies;
(9)
Develop plans to provide meteorological, hydrologic, marine weather, geodetic,
hydrographic, climatic, seismic, and oceanographic data and services to
Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate;
(10)
In coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, represent the
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402. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of Commerce shall:
(1)
Assist the Secretary of Defense in formulating and carrying out plans for
stockpiling strategic and critical materials;
(2)
Support the Secretary of Agriculture in planning for the national security
management, production, and processing of forest and fishery products;
(3)
Assist, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, the
Secretary of the Treasury in the formulation and execution of economic measures
affecting other nations.
Part
5 -- Department of Defense
Sec.
501. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Defense shall:
(1)
Ensure military preparedness and readiness to respond to national security
emergencies;
(2)
In coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, develop, with industry,
government, and the private sector, reliable capabilities for the rapid
increase of defense production to include industrial resources required for
that production;
(3)
Develop and maintain, in cooperation with the heads of other departments and
agencies, national security emergency plans, programs, and mechanisms to ensure
effective mutual support between and among the military, civil government, and
the private sector;
(4)
Develop and maintain damage assessment capabilities and assist the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the heads of other departments and
agencies in developing and maintaining capabilities to assess attack damage and
to estimate the effects of potential attack on the Nation;
(5)
Arrange, through agreements with the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies, for the transfer of certain Federal resources to the jurisdiction
and/or operational control of the Department of Defense in national security
emergencies;
(6)
Acting through the Secretary of the Army, develop, with the concurrence of the
heads of all affected departments and agencies, overall plans for the management,
control, and allocation of all usable waters from all sources within the
jurisdiction of the United States. This includes:
(a)
Coordination of national security emergency water resource planning at the
national, regional, State, and local levels;
(b)
Development of plans to assure emergency provision of water from public works
projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army to public water
supply utilities and critical defense production facilities during national
security emergencies;
(c)
Development of plans to assure emergency operation of waterways and harbors;
and
(d)
Development of plans to assure the provision of potable water;
(7)
In consultation with the Secretaries of State and Energy, the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and others, as required, develop plans and
capabilities for identifying, analyzing, mitigating, and responding to hazards
related to nuclear weapons, materials, and devices; and maintain liaison, as
appropriate, with the Secretary of Energy and the Members of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission to ensure the continuity of nuclear weapons production
and the appropriate allocation of scarce resources, including the recapture of
special nuclear materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensees when
appropriate;
(8)
Coordinate with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the Secretary of Energy, as appropriate, to prepare for the
use, maintenance, and development of technologically advanced aerospace and
aeronautical-related systems, equipment, and methodologies applicable to
national security emergencies;
(9)
Develop, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, the Directors of the
Selective Service System, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, plans and systems to ensure that the Nation's
human resources are available to meet essential military and civilian needs in
national security emergencies;
(10)
Develop national security emergency operational procedures, and coordinate with
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to residential
property, for the control, acquisition, leasing, assignment and priority of
occupancy of real property within the jurisdiction of the Department of
Defense;
(11)
Review the priorities and allocations systems developed by other departments
and agencies to ensure that they meet Department of Defense needs in a national
security emergency; and develop and maintain the Department of Defense programs
necessary for effective utilization of all priorities and allocations systems;
(12)
Develop, in coordination with the Attorney General of the United States,
specific procedures by which military assistance to civilian law enforcement
authorities may be requested, considered, and provided;
(13)
In cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and other departments and
agencies, identify those industrial products and facilities that are essential
to mobilization readiness, national defense, or post-attack survival and
recovery;
(14)
In cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal departments and
agencies, analyze potential effects of national security emergencies on actual
production capability, taking into account the entire production complex,
including shortages of resources, and develop preparedness measures to
strengthen capabilities for production increases in national security
emergencies;
(15)
With the assistance of the heads of other Federal departments and agencies,
provide management direction for the stockpiling of strategic and critical
materials, conduct storage, maintenance, and quality assurance operations for
the stockpile of strategic and critical materials, and formulate plans,
programs, and reports relating to the stockpiling of strategic and critical
materials.
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502. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of Defense shall:
(1)
Advise and assist the heads of other Federal departments and agencies in the
development of plans and programs to support national mobilization. This
includes providing, as appropriate:
(a)
Military requirements, prioritized and time-phased to the extent possible, for
selected end-items and supporting services, materials, and components;
(b)
Recommendations for use of financial incentives and other methods to improve
defense production as provided by law; and
(c)
Recommendations for export and import policies;
(2)
Advise and assist the Secretary of State and the heads of other Federal
departments and agencies, as appropriate, in planning for the protection,
evacuation, and repatriation of United States citizens in threatened areas
overseas;
(3)
Support the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the heads of other
agencies, as appropriate, in the development of plans to restore community
facilities;
(4)
Support the Secretary of Energy in international liaison activities pertaining
to nuclear materials facilities;
(5)
In consultation with the Secretaries of State and Commerce, assist the Secretary
of the Treasury in the formulation and execution of economic measures that
affect other nations;
(6)
Support the Secretary of State and the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies as appropriate in the formulation and implementation of foreign
policy, and the negotiation of contingency and post-emergency plans,
intergovernmental agreements, and arrangements with allies and friendly
nations, which affect national security;
(7)
Coordinate with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency the
development of plans for mutual civil-military support during national security
emergencies;
(8)
Develop plans to support the Secretary of Labor in providing education and
training to overcome shortages of critical skills.
Part
6 -- Department of Education
Sec.
601. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Education shall:
(1)
Assist school systems in developing their plans to provide for the earliest
possible resumption of activities following national security emergencies;
(2)
Develop plans to provide assistance, including efforts to meet shortages of
critical educational personnel, to local educational agencies;
(3)
Develop plans, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, for dissemination of emergency preparedness instructional
material through educational institutions and the media during national
security emergencies.
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602. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of Education shall:
(1)
Develop plans to support the Secretary of Labor in providing education and
training to overcome shortages of critical skills;
(2)
Support the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the development of human
services educational and training materials, including self-help program
materials for use by human service organizations and professional schools.
Part
7 -- Department of Energy
Sec.
701. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Energy shall:
(1)
Conduct national security emergency preparedness planning, including
capabilities development, and administer operational programs for all energy
resources, including:
(a)
Providing information, in cooperation with Federal, State, and energy industry
officials, on energy supply and demand conditions and on the requirements for
and the availability of materials and services critical to energy supply
systems;
(b)
In coordination with appropriate departments and agencies and in consultation
with the energy industry, develop implementation plans and operational systems
for priorities and allocation of all energy resource requirements for national
defense and essential civilian needs to assure national security emergency
preparedness;
(c)
Developing, in consultation with the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, plans necessary for the integration of its power system into the
national supply system;
(2)
Identify energy facilities essential to the mobilization, deployment, and
sustainment of resources to support the national security and national welfare,
and develop energy supply and demand strategies to ensure continued provision
of minimum essential services in national security emergencies;
(3)
In coordination with the Secretary of Defense, ensure continuity of nuclear
weapons production consistent with national security requirements;
(4)
Assure the security of nuclear materials, nuclear weapons, or devices in the
custody of the Department of Energy, as well as the security of all other
Department of Energy programs and facilities;
(5)
In consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense and the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, conduct appropriate international
liaison activities pertaining to matters within the jurisdiction of the
Department of Energy;
(6)
In consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Members of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, and others, as required, develop plans and capabilities for
identification, analysis, damage assessment, and mitigation of hazards from
nuclear weapons, materials, and devices;
(7)
Coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation in the planning and management
of transportation resources involved in the bulk movement of energy;
(8)
At the request of or with the concurrence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, recapture special nuclear
materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensees where necessary to
assure the use, preservation, or safeguarding of such material for the common
defense and security;
(9)
Develop national security emergency operational procedures for the control,
utilization, acquisition, leasing, assignment, and priority of occupancy of
real property within the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy;
(10)
Manage all emergency planning and response activities pertaining to Department
of Energy nuclear facilities.
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702. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of Energy shall:
(1)
Provide advice and assistance, in coordination with appropriate agencies, to
Federal, State, and local officials and private sector organizations to assess
the radiological impact associated with national security emergencies;
(2)
Coordinate with the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior regarding the
operation of hydroelectric projects to assure maximum energy output;
(3)
Support the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the heads of other
agencies, as appropriate, in the development of plans to restore community
facilities;
(4)
Coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the emergency
preparedness of the rural electric supply systems throughout the Nation and the
assignment of emergency preparedness responsibilities to the Rural
Electrification Administration.
Part
8 -- Department of Health and Human Services
Sec.
801. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall:
(1)
Develop national plans and programs to mobilize the health industry and health
resources for the provision of health, mental health, and medical services in
national security emergencies;
(2)
Promote the development of State and local plans and programs for provision of
health, mental health, and medical services in national security emergencies;
(3)
Develop national plans to set priorities and allocate health, mental health,
and medical services' resources among civilian and military claimants;
(4)
Develop health and medical survival information programs and a nationwide
program to train health and mental health professionals and paraprofessionals
in special knowledge and skills that would be useful in national security
emergencies;
(5)
Develop programs to reduce or eliminate adverse health and mental health
effects produced by hazardous agents (biological, chemical, or radiological),
and, in coordination with appropriate Federal agencies, develop programs to
minimize property and environmental damage associated with national security
emergencies;
(6)
Develop guidelines that will assure reasonable and prudent standards of purity
and/or safety in the manufacture and distribution of food, drugs, biological
products, medical devices, food additives, and radiological products in
national security emergencies;
(7)
Develop national plans for assisting State and local governments in
rehabilitation of persons injured or disabled during national security
emergencies;
(8)
Develop plans and procedures to assist State and local governments in the
provision of emergency human services, including lodging, feeding, clothing,
registration and inquiry, social services, family reunification and mortuary
services and interment;
(9)
Develop, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, human services
educational and training materials for use by human service organizations and
professional schools; and develop and distribute, in coordination with the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, civil defense information
relative to emergency human services;
(10)
Develop plans and procedures, in coordination with the heads of Federal
departments and agencies, for assistance to United States citizens or others
evacuated from overseas areas.
Sec.
802. Support Responsibility. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
support the Secretary of Agriculture in the development of plans related to
national security emergency agricultural health services.
Part
9 -- Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sec.
901. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall:
(1)
Develop plans for provision and management of housing in national security
emergencies, including:
(a)
Providing temporary housing using Federal financing and other arrangements;
(b)
Providing for radiation protection by encouraging voluntary construction of
shelters and voluntary use of cost-efficient design and construction techniques
to maximize population protection;
(2)
Develop plans, in cooperation with the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies and State and local governments, to restore community facilities,
including electrical power, potable water, and sewage disposal facilities,
damaged in national security emergencies.
Part
10 -- Department of the Interior
Sec.
1001. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of the Interior shall:
(1)
Develop programs and encourage the exploration, development, and mining of
strategic and critical and other nonfuel minerals for national security
emergency purposes;
(2)
Provide guidance to mining industries in the development of plans and programs
to ensure continuity of production during national security emergencies;
(3)
Develop and implement plans for the management, control, allocation, and use of
public land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior in
national security emergencies and coordinate land emergency planning at the
Federal, State, and local levels.
Sec.
1002. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of the Interior shall:
(1)
Assist the Secretary of Defense in formulating and carrying out plans for
stockpiling strategic and critical minerals;
(2)
Cooperate with the Secretary of Commerce in the identification and evaluation
of facilities essential for national security emergencies;
(3)
Support the Secretary of Agriculture in planning for the national security
management, production, and processing of forest products.
Part
11 -- Department of Justice
Sec.
1101. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Attorney General of the United States shall:
(1)
Provide legal advice to the President and the heads of Federal departments and
agencies and their successors regarding national security emergency powers,
plans, and authorities;
(2)
Coordinate Federal Government domestic law enforcement activities related to
national security emergency preparedness, including Federal law enforcement
liaison with, and assistance to, State and local governments;
(3)
Coordinate contingency planning for national security emergency law enforcement
activities that are beyond the capabilities of State and local agencies;
(4)
Develop national security emergency plans for regulation of immigration,
regulation of nationals of enemy countries, and plans to implement laws for the
control of persons entering or leaving the United States;
(5)
Develop plans and procedures for the custody and protection of prisoners and
the use of Federal penal and correctional institutions and resources during
national security emergencies;
(6)
Provide information and assistance to the Federal Judicial branch and the
Federal Legislative branch concerning law enforcement, continuity of
government, and the exercise of legal authority during national security
emergencies;
(7)
Develop intergovernmental and interagency law enforcement plans and
counterterrorism programs to interdict and respond to terrorism incidents in
the United States that may result in a national security emergency or that
occur during such an emergency;
(8)
Develop intergovernmental and interagency law enforcement plans to respond to
civil disturbances that may result in a national security emergency or that
occur during such an emergency.
Sec.
1102. Support Responsibilities. The Attorney General of the United States
shall:
(1)
Assist the heads of Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments,
and the private sector in the development of plans to physically protect
essential resources and facilities;
(2)
Support the Secretaries of State and the Treasury in plans for the protection
of international organizations and foreign diplomatic, consular, and other
official personnel, property, and other assets within the jurisdiction of the
United States;
(3)
Support the Secretary of the Treasury in developing plans to control the
movement of property entering and leaving the United States;
(4)
Support the heads of other Federal departments and agencies and State and local
governments in developing programs and plans for identifying fatalities and
reuniting families in national security emergencies;
(5)
Support the intelligence community in the planning of its counterintelligence
and counterterrorism programs.
Part
12 -- Department of Labor
Sec.
1201. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Labor shall:
(1)
Develop plans and issue guidance to ensure effective use of civilian workforce
resources during national security emergencies. Such plans shall include, but
not necessarily be limited to:
(a)
Priorities and allocations, recruitment, referral, training, employment
stabilization including appeals procedures, use assessment, and determination
of critical skill categories; and
(b)
Programs for increasing the availability of critical workforce skills and
occupations;
(2)
In consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, develop plans and
procedures for wage, salary, and benefit costs stabilization during national
security emergencies;
(3)
Develop plans and procedures for protecting and providing incentives for the
civilian labor force during national security emergencies;
(4)
In consultation with other appropriate government agencies and private
entities, develop plans and procedures for effective labor-management relations
during national security emergencies.
Sec.
1202. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of Labor shall:
(1)
Support planning by the Secretary of Defense and the private sector for the
provision of human resources to critical defense industries during national
security emergencies;
(2)
Support planning by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Selective
Service for the institution of conscription in national security emergencies.
Part
13 -- Department of State
Sec.
1301. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of State shall:
(1)
Provide overall foreign policy coordination in the formulation and execution of
continuity of government and other national security emergency preparedness
activities that affect foreign relations;
(2)
Prepare to carry out Department of State responsibilities in the conduct of the
foreign relations of the United States during national security emergencies,
under the direction of the President and in consultation with the heads of
other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, including, but not limited
to:
(a)
Formulation and implementation of foreign policy and negotiation regarding
contingency and post-emergency plans, intergovernmental agreements, and
arrangements with United States' allies;
(b)
Formulation, negotiation, and execution of policy affecting the relationships
of the United States with neutral states;
(c)
Formulation and execution of political strategy toward hostile or enemy states;
(d)
Conduct of mutual assistance activities;
(e)
Provision of foreign assistance, including continuous supervision and general
direction of authorized economic and military assistance programs;
(f)
Protection or evacuation of United States citizens and nationals abroad and
safeguarding their property abroad, in consultation with the Secretaries of
Defense and Health and Human Services;
(g)
Protection of international organizations and foreign diplomatic, consular, and
other official personnel and property, or other assets, in the United States,
in coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury;
(h)
Formulation of policies and provisions for assistance to displaced persons and
refugees abroad;
(i)
Maintenance of diplomatic and consular representation abroad; and
(j)
Reporting of and advising on conditions overseas that bear upon national
security emergencies.
Sec.
1302. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of State shall:
(1)
Assist appropriate agencies in developing planning assumptions concerning accessibility
of foreign sources of supply;
(2)
Support the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation, as appropriate, with
the Secretaries of Commerce and Defense, in the formulation and execution of
economic measures with respect to other nations;
(3)
Support the Secretary of Energy in international liaison activities pertaining
to nuclear materials facilities;
(4)
Support the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the
coordination and integration of United States policy regarding the formulation
and implementation of civil emergency resources and preparedness planning;
(5)
Assist the Attorney General of the United States in the formulation of national
security emergency plans for the control of persons entering or leaving the United
States.
Part
14 -- Department of Transportation
Sec.
1401. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of Transportation shall:
(1)
Develop plans to promulgate and manage overall national policies, programs,
procedures, and systems to meet essential civil and military transportation
needs in national security emergencies;
(2)
Be prepared to provide direction to all modes of civil transportation in
national security emergencies, including air, surface, water, pipelines, and
public storage and warehousing, to the extent such responsibility is vested in
the Secretary of Transportation. This direction may include:
(a)
Implementation of priorities for all transportation resource requirements for
service, equipment, facilities, and systems;
(b)
Allocation of transportation resource capacity; and
(c)
Emergency management and control of civil transportation resources and systems,
including privately owned automobiles, urban mass transit, intermodal
transportation systems, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the St.
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation;
(3)
Develop plans to provide for the smooth transition of the Coast Guard as a
service to the Department of the Navy during national security emergencies.
These plans shall be compatible with the Department of Defense planning
systems, especially in the areas of port security and military readiness;
(4)
In coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, represent the United States in
transportation-related international (including NATO and allied) civil
emergency preparedness planning and related activities;
(5)
Coordinate with State and local highway agencies in the management of all
Federal, State, city, local, and other highways, roads, streets, bridges,
tunnels, and publicly owned highway maintenance equipment to assure efficient
and safe use of road space during national security emergencies;
(6)
Develop plans and procedures in consultation with appropriate agency officials
for maritime and port safety, law enforcement, and security over, upon, and
under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
to assure operational readiness for national security emergency functions;
(7)
Develop plans for the emergency operation of U.S. ports and facilities, use of
shipping resources (U.S. and others), provision of government war risks
insurance, and emergency construction of merchant ships for military and civil
use;
(8)
Develop plans for emergency management and control of the National Airspace
System, including provision of war risk insurance and for transfer of the
Federal Aviation Administration, in the event of war, to the Department of
Defense;
(9)
Coordinate the Interstate Commerce Commission's development of plans and
preparedness programs for the reduction of vulnerability, maintenance,
restoration, and operation of privately owned railroads, motor carriers, inland
waterway transportation systems, and public storage facilities and services in
national security emergencies.
Sec.
1402. Support Responsibility. The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate
with the Secretary of Energy in the planning and management of transportation
resources involved in the bulk movement of energy materials.
Part
15 -- Department of the Treasury
Sec.
1501. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Secretary of the Treasury shall:
(1)
Develop plans to maintain stable economic conditions and a market economy
during national security emergencies; emphasize measures to minimize inflation
and disruptions; and, minimize reliance on direct controls of the monetary,
credit, and financial systems. These plans will include provisions for:
(a)
Increasing capabilities to minimize economic dislocations by carrying out
appropriate fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policies and reducing
susceptibility to manipulated economic pressures;
(b)
Providing the Federal Government with efficient and equitable financing sources
and payment mechanisms;
(c)
Providing fiscal authorities with adequate legal authority to meet resource
requirements;
(d)
Developing, in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, and in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the National Credit
Union Administration Board, the Farm Credit Administration Board and other
financial institutions, plans for the continued or resumed operation and
liquidity of banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and farm credit
institutions, measures for the reestablishment of evidence of assets or
liabilities, and provisions for currency withdrawals and deposit insurance;
(2)
Provide for the protection of United States financial resources including
currency and coin production and redemption facilities, Federal check
disbursement facilities, and precious monetary metals;
(3)
Provide for the preservation of, and facilitate emergency operations of, public
and private financial institution systems, and provide for their restoration
during or after national security emergencies;
(4)
Provide, in coordination with the Secretary of State, for participation in
bilateral and multilateral financial arrangements with foreign governments;
(5)
Maintain the Federal Government accounting and financial reporting system in
national security emergencies;
(6)
Develop plans to protect the President, the Vice President, other officers in
the order of presidential succession, and other persons designated by the
President;
(7)
Develop plans for restoration of the economy following an attack; for the
development of emergency monetary, credit, and Federal benefit payment programs
of those Federal departments and agencies that have responsibilities dependent
on the policies or capabilities of the Department of the Treasury; and for the
implementation of national policy on sharing war losses;
(8)
Develop plans for initiating tax changes, waiving regulations, and, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Commerce or other guaranteeing agency,
granting or guaranteeing loans for the expansion of industrial capacity, the
development of technological processes, or the production or acquisition of
essential materials;
(9)
Develop plans, in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, to acquire emergency imports, make foreign barter
arrangements, or otherwise provide for essential material from foreign sources
using, as appropriate, the resources of the Export-Import Bank or resources
available to the Bank;
(10)
Develop plans for encouraging capital inflow and discouraging the flight of
capital from the United States and, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, for the seizure and administration of assets of enemy aliens during
national security emergencies;
(11)
Develop plans, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, to regulate financial and commercial transactions
with other countries;
(12)
Develop plans, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Attorney
General of the United States, to control the movement of property entering or
leaving the United States;
(13)
Cooperate and consult with the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, the Chairman of the
Commodities Futures Trading Commission in the development of emergency
financial control plans and regulations for trading of stocks and commodities,
and in the development of plans for the maintenance and restoration of stable
and orderly markets;
(14)
Develop plans, in coordination with the Secretary of State, for the formulation
and execution of economic measures with respect to other nations in national
security emergencies.
Sec.
1502. Support Responsibilities. The Secretary of the Treasury shall:
(1)
Cooperate with the Attorney General of the United States on law enforcement
activities, including the control of people entering and leaving the United
States;
(2)
Support the Secretary of Labor in developing plans and procedures for wage,
salary, and benefit costs stabilization;
(3)
Support the Secretary of State in plans for the protection of international
organizations and foreign diplomatic, consular, and other official personnel
and property or other assets in the United States.
Part
16 -- Environmental Protection Agency
Sec.
1601. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall:
(1)
Develop Federal plans and foster development of State and local plans designed
to prevent or minimize the ecological impact of hazardous agents (biological,
chemical, or radiological) introduced into the environment in national security
emergencies;
(2)
Develop, for national security emergencies, guidance on acceptable emergency
levels of nuclear radiation, assist in determining acceptable emergency levels
of biological agents, and help to provide detection and identification of
chemical agents;
(3)
Develop, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, plans to assure the
provision of potable water supplies to meet community needs under national
security emergency conditions, including claimancy for materials and equipment
for public water systems.
Sec.
1602. Support Responsibilities. The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall:
(1)
Assist the heads of other Federal agencies that are responsible for developing
plans for the detection, reporting, assessment, protection against, and
reduction of effects of hazardous agents introduced into the environment;
(2)
Advise the heads of Federal departments and agencies regarding procedures for
assuring compliance with environmental restrictions and for expeditious review
of requests for essential waivers.
Part
17 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sec.
1701. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall:
(1)
Coordinate and support the initiation, development, and implementation of
national security emergency preparedness programs and plans among Federal
departments and agencies;
(2)
Coordinate the development and implementation of plans for the operation and
continuity of essential domestic emergency functions of the Federal Government
during national security emergencies;
(3)
Coordinate the development of plans, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Defense, for mutual civil-military support during national security
emergencies;
(4)
Guide and assist State and local governments and private sector organizations
in achieving preparedness for national security emergencies, including
development of plans and procedures for assuring continuity of government, and
support planning for prompt and coordinated Federal assistance to States and
localities in responding to national security emergencies;
(5)
Provide the President a periodic assessment of Federal, State, and local
capabilities to respond to national security emergencies;
(6)
Coordinate the implementation of policies and programs for efficient
mobilization of Federal, State, local, and private sector resources in response
to national security emergencies;
(7)
Develop and coordinate with all appropriate agencies civil defense programs to
enhance Federal, State, local, and private sector capabilities for national
security emergency crisis management, population protection, and recovery in
the event of an attack on the
(8)
Develop and support public information, education and training programs to
assist Federal, State, and local government and private sector entities in
planning for and implementing national security emergency preparedness
programs;
(9)
Coordinate among the heads of Federal, State, and local agencies the planning,
conduct, and evaluation of national security emergency exercises;
(10)
With the assistance of the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and
agencies, develop and maintain capabilities to assess actual attack damage and
residual recovery capabilities as well as capabilities to estimate the effects
of potential attacks on the Nation;
(11)
Provide guidance to the heads of Federal departments and agencies on the
appropriate use of defense production authorities, including resource
claimancy, in order to improve the capability of industry and infrastructure
systems to meet national security emergency needs;
(12)
Assist the Secretary of State in coordinating the formulation and
implementation of
(a)
advice and assistance to the departments and agencies in alliance civil
emergency planning matters;
(b)
support to the United States Mission to NATO in the conduct of day-to-day civil
emergency planning activities; and
(c)
support facilities for NATO Civil Wartime Agencies in cooperation with the
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, State, and Transportation.
Sec.
1702. Support Responsibilities. The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall:
(1)
Support the heads of other Federal departments and agencies in preparing plans
and programs to discharge their national security emergency preparedness
responsibilities, including, but not limited to, such programs as mobilization
preparedness, continuity of government planning, and continuance of industry
and infrastructure functions essential to national security;
(2)
Support the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Members of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in developing plans and capabilities for
identifying, analyzing, mitigating, and responding to emergencies related to
nuclear weapons, materials, and devices, including mobile and fixed nuclear
facilities, by providing, inter alia, off-site coordination;
(3)
Support the Administrator of General Services in efforts to promote a
government-wide program with respect to Federal buildings and installations to
minimize the effects of attack and establish shelter management organizations.
Part
18 -- General Services Administration
Sec.
1801. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Administrator of General Services shall:
(1)
Develop national security emergency plans and procedures for the operation,
maintenance, and protection of federally owned and occupied buildings managed
by the General Services Administration, and for the construction, alteration,
and repair of such buildings;
(2)
Develop national security emergency operating procedures for the control,
acquisition, leasing, assignment, and priority of occupancy of real property by
the Federal Government, and by State and local governments acting as agents of
the Federal Government, except for the military facilities and facilities with
special nuclear materials within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Defense
and Energy;
(3)
Develop national security emergency operational plans and procedures for the
use of public utility services (other than telecommunications services) by
Federal departments and agencies, except for Department of Energy-operated
facilities;
(4)
Develop plans and operating procedures of government-wide supply programs to
meet the requirements of Federal departments and agencies during national
security emergencies;
(5)
Develop plans and operating procedures for the use, in national security
emergencies, of excess and surplus real and personal property by Federal,
State, and local governmental entities;
(6)
Develop plans, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, with respect to Federal buildings and installations, to
minimize the effects of attack and establish shelter management organizations.
Sec.
1802. Support Responsibility. The Administrator of General Services shall
develop plans to assist Federal departments and agencies in operation and
maintenance of essential automated information processing facilities during
national security emergencies.
Part
19 -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sec.
1901. Lead Responsibility. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense to prepare
for the use, maintenance, and development of technologically advanced aerospace
and aeronautical-related systems, equipment, and methodologies applicable to
national security emergencies.
Part
20 -- National Archives and Records Administration
Sec.
2001. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Archivist of the
(1)
Develop procedures for publication during national security emergencies of the
Federal Register for as broad public dissemination as is practicable of
presidential proclamations and Executive orders, Federal administrative
regulations, Federal emergency notices and actions, and Acts of Congress;
(2)
Develop emergency procedures for providing instructions and advice on the
handling and preservation of records critical to the operation of the Federal
Government in national security emergencies.
Part
21 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sec.
2101. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
shall:
(1)
Promote the development and maintenance of national security emergency
preparedness programs through security and safeguards programs by licensed
facilities and activities;
(2)
Develop plans to suspend any licenses granted by the Commission; to order the
operations of any facility licensed under Section 103 or 104; Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2133 or 2134); to order the entry into any plant
or facility in order to recapture special nuclear material as determined under
Subsection (3) below; and operate such facilities;
(3)
Recapture or authorize recapture of special nuclear materials from licensees
where necessary to assure the use, preservation, or safeguarding of such
materials for the common defense and security, as determined by the Commission
or as requested by the Secretary of Energy.
Sec.
2102. Support Responsibilities. The Members of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission shall:
(1)
Assist the Secretary of Energy in assessing damage to Commission-licensed
facilities, identifying useable facilities, and estimating the time and actions
necessary to restart inoperative facilities;
(2)
Provide advice and technical assistance to Federal, State, and local officials
and private sector organizations regarding radiation hazards and protective
actions in national security emergencies.
Part
22 -- Office of Personnel Management
Sec.
2201. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall:
(1)
Prepare plans to administer the Federal civilian personnel system in national
security emergencies, including plans and procedures for the rapid mobilization
and reduction of an emergency Federal workforce;
(2)
Develop national security emergency workforce policies for Federal civilian
personnel;
(3)
Develop plans to accommodate the surge of Federal personnel security background
and pre-employment investigations during national security emergencies.
Sec.
2202. Support Responsibilities. The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall:
(1)
Assist the heads of other Federal departments and agencies with personnel
management and staffing in national security emergencies, including
facilitating transfers between agencies of employees with critical skills;
(2
In consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Selective
Service, develop plans and procedures for a system to control any conscription
of Federal civilian employees during national security emergencies.
Part
23 -- Selective Service System
Sec.
2301. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Director of Selective Service shall:
(1)
Develop plans to provide by induction, as authorized by law, personnel that
would be required by the armed forces during national security emergencies;
(2)
Develop plans for implementing an alternative service program.
Part
24 -- Tennessee Valley Authority
Sec.
2401. Lead Responsibility. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley
Authority shall develop plans and maintain river control operations for the
prevention or control of floods affecting the Tennessee River System during
national security emergencies.
Sec.
2402. Support Responsibilities. The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley
Authority shall:
(1)
Assist the Secretary of Energy in the development of plans for the integration
of the Tennessee Valley Authority power system into nationwide national
security emergency programs;
(2)
Assist the Secretaries of Defense, Interior, and Transportation and the
Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the development of plans for
operation and maintenance of inland waterway transportation in the Tennessee
River System during national security emergencies.
Part
25 -- United States Information Agency
Sec.
2501. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Director of the United States Information Agency
shall:
(1)
Plan for the implementation of information programs to promote an understanding
abroad of the status of national security emergencies within the United States;
(2)
In coordination with the Secretary of State's exercise of telecommunications
functions affecting United States diplomatic missions and consular offices
overseas, maintain the capability to provide television and simultaneous direct
radio broadcasting in major languages to all areas of the world, and the
capability to provide wireless file to all United States embassies during
national security emergencies.
Sec.
2502. Support Responsibility. The Director of the United States Information
Agency shall assist the heads of other Federal departments and agencies in
planning for the use of media resources and foreign public information programs
during national security emergencies.
Part
26 -- United States Postal Service
Sec.
2601. Lead Responsibility. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Postmaster General shall prepare plans and
programs to provide essential postal services during national security
emergencies.
Sec.
2602. Support Responsibilities. The Postmaster General shall:
(1)
Develop plans to assist the Attorney General of the United States in the
registration of nationals of enemy countries residing in the United States;
(2)
Develop plans to assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services in registering
displaced persons and families;
(3)
Develop plans to assist the heads of other Federal departments and agencies in
locating and leasing privately owned property for Federal use during national
security emergencies.
Part
27 -- Veterans' Administration
Sec.
2701. Lead Responsibilities. In addition to the applicable responsibilities
covered in Parts 1 and 2, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall:
(1)
Develop plans for provision of emergency health care services to veteran
beneficiaries in Veterans' Administration medical facilities, to active duty
military personnel and, as resources permit, to civilians in communities
affected by national security emergencies;
(2)
Develop plans for mortuary services for eligible veterans, and advise on
methods for interment of the dead during national security emergencies.
Sec.
2702. Support Responsibilities. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall:
(1)
Assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services in promoting the development
of State and local plans for the provision of medical services in national
security emergencies, and develop appropriate plans to support such State and
local plans;
(2)
Assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services in developing national plans
to mobilize the health care industry and medical resources during national
security emergencies;
(3)
Assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services in developing national plans
to set priorities and allocate medical resources among civilian and military claimants.
Part
28 -- Office of Management and Budget
Sec.
2801. In addition to the applicable responsibilities covered in Parts 1 and 2,
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare plans and
programs to maintain its functions during national security emergencies. In
connection with these functions, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall:
(1)
Develop plans to ensure the preparation, clearance, and coordination of
proposed Executive orders and proclamations;
(2)
Prepare plans to ensure the preparation, supervision, and control of the budget
and the formulation of the fiscal program of the Government;
(3)
Develop plans to coordinate and communicate Executive branch views to the
Congress regarding legislation and testimony by Executive branch officials;
(4)
Develop plans for keeping the President informed of the activities of
government agencies, continuing the Office of Management and Budget's
management functions, and maintaining presidential supervision and direction
with respect to legislation and regulations in national security emergencies.
Part
29 -- General
Sec.
2901. Executive Order Nos. 10421 and 11490, as amended, are hereby revoked.
This Order shall be effective immediately.
Ronald
Reagan
The
White House,
[Filed with the Office
of the Federal Register,