[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR150.1]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 150--PUBLIC SAFETY AWARDS TO PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 150.1  Background and purpose.

    The regulations in this part are issued under the authority of the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (the Act), 15 U.S.C. 
2201 et seq. The Act establishes two classes of honorary awards for 
public safety officers and directs the issuance of the necessary joint 
regulations by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) and the Attorney General. The functions of the Secretary of 
Commerce were transferred by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 to the 
Director, FEMA. Since initial passage of the Act, civil defense 
functions which then were delegated to the Secretary of Defense have 
been delegated to the Director, FEMA. Section 15 of the Act has been 
amended to delete the Secretary of Defense from participating in the 
granting of awards. See Public Law 98-241, 98 Stat. 95, 96 (1984). The 
Director, FEMA, and the Attorney General are issuing this regulation to 
implement the statutory provisions for FEMA and the Department of 
Justice.