{"identifier":"/us/usc/t6/s316","title":6,"num":"\u00a7\u202f316.","heading":"Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency","text":"\u00a7\u202f316.\nPreserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency\n(a)\nDistinct entity\nThe Agency shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department.\n(b)\nReorganization\nSection 452 of this title\n(c)\nProhibition on changes to missions\n(1)\nIn general\nThe Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce, including through a Joint Task Force established under\nsection 348 of this title\n1\n1 So in original. Probably should be \u201cauthorities, responsibilities, or functions\u201d.\nOctober 4, 2006\n(2)\nCertain transfers prohibited\nNo asset, function, or mission of the Agency may be diverted to the principal and continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, including a Joint Task Force established under\nsection 348 of this title\n(d)\nReprogramming and transfer of funds\nIn reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any applicable provisions of any Act making appropriations for the Department for fiscal year 2007, or any succeeding fiscal year, relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t6/s316.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f316."},{"t":"heading","text":"Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Distinct entity"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Agency shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Reorganization"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"Section 452 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t6/s452","tail":" shall not apply to the Agency, including any function or organizational unit of the Agency."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition on changes to missions"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce, including through a Joint Task Force established under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 348 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t6/s348","tail":", the authorities, responsibilities, or functions of the Agency or the capability of the Agency to perform those missions, authorities, responsibilities,"},{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSo in original. Probably should be \u201cauthorities, responsibilities, or functions\u201d."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSo in original. Probably should be \u201cauthorities, responsibilities, or functions\u201d.","tail":" except as otherwise specifically provided in an Act enacted after "},{"t":"text","text":"October 4, 2006","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Certain transfers prohibited"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"No asset, function, or mission of the Agency may be diverted to the principal and continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, including a Joint Task Force established under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 348 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t6/s348","tail":", except for details or assignments that do not reduce the capability of the Agency to perform its missions."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s316/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Reprogramming and transfer of funds"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In reprogramming or transferring funds, the Secretary shall comply with any applicable provisions of any Act making appropriations for the Department for fiscal year 2007, or any succeeding fiscal year, relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}