[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR2.14]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
             CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
 
PART 2--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A--Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
 
Sec. 2.14  Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs.

    (a) Mission. The Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs 
coordinates FEMA's ongoing emergency management relationships with the 
Congress, public interest groups, and State and local organizations.
    (b) Functions. The principal functions of the Office of 
Congressional and Governmental Affairs are:
    (1) Liaison with Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and 
the White House on legislative matters directly affecting FEMA;
    (2) Advising the Director and other FEMA officials on actions 
pending or anticipated in Congress;
    (3) Liaison with Federal Coordinating Officers following 
declarations of disasters or emergencies under the Stafford Act, on 
matters requiring coordination with Congress; and
    (4) Liaison with FEMA's constituencies on FEMA legislative matters.
    (c) Delegated authorities. The Director of the Office of 
Congressional and Governmental Affairs is authorized to exercise the 
duties and powers of the Director in the Director's capacity as agency 
head in support of the functions listed in paragraph (b) of this 
section.