Title 3--The President Memorandum of November 26, 2002 Designation of Officers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Act as Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Memorandum for the 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 Re- form 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 Man- agement Agency (Director) and the Deputy Director of the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency (Deputy Director) have died, resigned, or other- wise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Di- rector, the following officers of the Federal Emergency Management Agen- cy, 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 i in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Director pursu- ant 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 au- thorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency to the Department of Homeland Security. Section 4. Publication. 328
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