Executive Order 11490
Executive Order 11490—Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to Federal
Departments and Agencies
October 28, 1969
WHEREAS our national security is dependent upon our ability to assure continuity of government,
at every level, in any national emergency type situation that might conceivably 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 emergency preparedness
plans and has provided funds for the accomplishment thereof; and
WHEREAS this national emergency preparedness planning activity has been an established
program of the United States Government for more than twenty years:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, 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 as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Parts
1 Purpose and Scope.
2 Department of State.
3 Department of the Treasury. 4 Department of Defense.
5 Department of Justice.
6 Post Office Department.
7 Department of the Interior.
8 Department of Agriculture.
9 Department of Commerce.
10 Department of Labor.
11 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 12 Department of Housing and Urban Development. 13 Department of Transportation.
14 Atomic Energy Commission.
15 Civil Aeronautics Board.
16 Export-Import Bank of the United States.
17 Federal Bank Supervisory Agencies.
18 Federal Communications Commission.
19 Federal Power Commission.
20 General Services Administration.
21 Interstate Commerce Commission.
22 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 23 National Science Foundation.
24 Railroad Retirement Board.
25 Securities and Exchange Commission.
26 Small Business Administration.
27 Tennessee Valley Authority.
28 United States Civil Service Commission.
29 Veterans Administration.
30 General Provisions.
THE PRESIDENT
Part 1
Purpose and Scope
SECTION 101 Purpose.
This order consolidates the assignment of emergency preparedness functions to various departments
and agencies heretofore contained in the 21 Executive orders and 2 Defense Mobilization orders
listed in Section 3015 of this order. Assignments have been adjusted to conform to changes in
organization which have occurred subsequent to the issuance of those Executive orders and Defense
Mobilization orders.
SEC.102 Scope.
(a) This order is concerned with the emergency national planning and preparedness
functions of the several departments and agencies of the Federal Government which
complement the military readiness planning responsibilities of the Department of
Defense; together, these measures provide the basic foundation for our overall national
preparedness posture, and are fundamental to our ability to survive.
(b) The departments and agencies of the Federal Government are hereby severally
charged with the duty of assuring the continuity of the Federal Government in any
national emergency type situation that might confront the nation. To this end, each
department and agency with essential functions, whether expressly identified in this
order or not, shall develop such plans and take such actions, including but not limited to
those specified in this order, as may be necessary to assure that it will be able to perform
its essential functions, and continue as a viable part of the Federal Government, during
any emergency that might conceivably occur. These include plans for maintaining the
continuity of essential functions of the department or agency at the seat of government
and elsewhere, through programs concerned with:
(1) succession to office;
(2) predelegation of emergency authority;
(3) safekeeping of essential records;
(4) emergency relocation sites supported by communications and required
services;
(5) emergency action steps;
(6) alternate headquarters or command facilities; and
(7) protection of Government resources, facilities, and personnel. The
continuity of Government activities undertaken by the departments and
agencies shall be in accordance with guidance provided by, and subject to
evaluation by, the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
(c) In addition to the activities indicated above, the heads of departments and agencies
described in Parts 2 through 29 of this order shall:
(1) prepare national emergency plans, develop preparedness programs, and
attain an appropriate
state of readiness with respect to the functions assigned to them in this order
for all conditions of national emergency;
(2) give appropriate consideration to emergency preparedness factors in the
conduct of the regular functions of their agencies, particularly those
functions considered essential in time of emergency, and
(3) be prepared to implement, in the event of an emergency, all appropriate
plans developed under
this order.
SEC. 103 Presidential Assistance.
The Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, in accordance with the provisions of
Executive Order No. 11051 of September 27, 1962, shall advise and assist the President in
determining national preparedness goals and policies for the performance of functions under this
order and in coordinating the performance of such functions with the total national preparedness
program.
SEC. 104 General and Specific Functions.
The functions assigned by Part 30, General Provisions, apply to all departments and agencies
having emergency preparedness responsibilities. Specific functions are assigned to departments and
agencies covered in Parts 2 through 29.
SEC. 105 Construction.
The purpose and legal effect of the assignments contained in this order do not constitute authority to
implement the emergency plans prepared pursuant to this order. Plans so developed may be
effectuated only in the event that authority for such effectuation is provided by a law enacted by the
Congress or by an order or directive issued by the President pursuant to statutes or the Constitution
of the United States.
Part 2
Department of State
SECTION 201 Functions.
The Secretary of State shall prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness programs
to permit modification or expansion of the activities of the Department of State and agencies,
boards, and commissions under his jurisdiction in order to meet all conditions of national
emergency, including attack upon the United States. The Secretary of State shall provide to all other
departments and agencies overall foreign policy direction, coordination, and supervision in the
formulation and execution of those emergency preparedness activities which have foreign policy
implications, affect foreign relations, or depend directly or indirectly, on the policies and
capabilities of the Department of State. The Secretary of State shall develop policies, plans, and
procedures for carrying out his responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign relations of the United
States under conditions of national emergency, including, but not limited to
(1) the formulation and implementation, in consultation with the Department of Defense
and other appropriate agencies, and the negotiation of contingency and post-emergency
plans with our allies and of the intergovernmental agreements and arrangements
required by such plans;
(2) formulation, negotiation, and execution of policy affecting the relationships of the
United States with neutral States;
(3) formulation and execution of political strategy toward hostile or enemy States,
including the definition of war objectives and the political means for achieving those
objectives;
(4) maintenance of diplomatic and consular representation abroad;
(5) reporting and advising on conditions overseas which bear upon the national
emergency;
(6) carrying out or proposing economic measures with respect to other nations,
including coordination with the export control functions of the Secretary of Commerce;
(7) mutual assistance activities such as ascertaining requirements of the civilian
economies of other nations, making recommendations to domestic resource agencies for
meeting such requirements, and determining the availability of and making
arrangements for obtaining foreign resources required by the United States;
(8) providing foreign assistance, including continuous supervision and general direction
of authorized economic and military assistance programs, and determination of the
value thereof;
(9) protection or evacuation of American citizens and nationals abroad and safeguarding
their property;
(10) protection and/or control of international organization and foreign diplomatic,
consular,and other official personnel and property, or other assets, inthe United States;
(11) documentary control of persons seeking to enter or leave the United States; and
(12) regulation and control of exports of items on the munitions list.
Part 3
Department of the Treasury
SECTION 301 Functions.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall develop policies, plans and procedures for the performance of
emergency functions with respect to
(1) stabilization aspects of the monetary, credit, and financial system;
(2) stabilization of the dollar in relation to foreign currencies;
(3) collection of revenue;
(4) regulation of financial institutions;
(5) supervision of the Federal depository system;
(6) direction of transactions in government securities;
(7) tax and debt policies;
(8) participation in bilateral and multilateral financial arrangements with. foreign
governments;
(9) regulation of foreign assets in the United States and of foreign financial dealings (in
consultation with the Secretaries of State and Commerce);
(10) development of procedures for the manufacture and/or issuance and redemption of
securities, stamps, coins, and currency;
(11) development of systems for the issuance and payment of Treasury checks;
(12) maintenance of the central government accounting and financial reporting system;
(13) administration of customs laws, tax laws, and laws on control of alcohol, alcoholic
beverages, tobacco, and firearms;
(14) suppression of counterfeiting and forgery of government securities, stamps, coins,
and currency;
(15) protection of the President and the Vice President and other designated persons;
(16) granting of loans (including participation in or guarantees of loans) for the
expansion of capacity, the development of technological processes, or the production of
essential material; and
(17) to the extent that such functions have not been transferred to the Secretary of
Transportation, enforcement of marine inspection and navigation laws.
SEC. 302 Financial Coordination.
The Secretary shall assume the initiative in developing plans for implementation of national policy
on sharing war losses and for the coordination of emergency monetary, credit, and Federal benefit
payment programs of those departments and agencies which have responsibilities dependent on the
policies or capabilities of the Department.
Part 4
Department of Defense
SECTION 401 Functions.
In addition to the civil defense functions assigned to the Secretary of Defense by Executive Order
No. 10952, the Secretary of Defense shall perform the following emergency preparedness functions:
(1) Provide specific strategic guidance as required for emergency preparedness planning
and programming, including, for example, guidance regarding such factors as
accessibility of foreign sources of supply and estimated shipping loss discounts and
aircraft losses in the event of war.
(2) Develop and furnish quantitative and. time-phased military requirements for selected
end-items, consistent with defined military concepts, and supporting requirements for
materials, components, production facilities, production equipment, petroleum, natural
gas, solid fuels, electric power, food, transportation, and other services needed to carry
out specified Department of Defense current and mobilization procurement,
construction, research and development, and production programs. The items and
supporting resources to be included in such requirements, the periods to be covered, and
the dates for their submission to the appropriate resource agency will be determined by
mutual agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the head of the appropriate
resource agency.
(3) Advise and assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in developing a national
system of production urgencies.
(4) Advise and assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in developing a system, in
conjunction with the Department of State, for the international allocation of critical
materials and products among the United States and the various foreign claimants in the
event of an emergency, including an attack on the United States.
(5) Plan for and administer priorities and allocations authority delegated to the
Department of Defense. Authorize procurement and production schedules and make
allotments of controlled materials pursuant to program determinations of the Office of
Emergency Preparedness.
(6) Assist the Department of Commerce and other appropriate agencies in the
development of the production and distribution controls plans for use in any period of
emergency.
(7) Develop with industry, plans for the procurement and production of selected military
equipment and supplies needed to fulfill emergency requirements, making maximum
use of plants in dispersed locations, and, where essential and appropriate, providing for
alternative sources of supply in order to minimize the effects of enemy attack.
(8) Develop with industry, plans and programs for minimizing the effect of attack
damage to plants producing major items of military equipment and supply.
(9) Recommend to the Office of Emergency Preparedness measures for overcoming
potential deficiences in production
capacity to produce selected military supplies and equipment needed to fulfill
emergency requirements, when necessary measures cannot be effected by the
Department of Defense.
(10) Furnish information and recommendations, when requested by the Office of
Emergency Preparedness, for purposes of processing applications for defense loans
under Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended.
(11) Furnish advice and assistance on the utilization of strategic and critical materials in
defense production, including changes that occur from time to time.
(12) Analyze problems that may arise in maintaining an adequate mobilization
production base in military-product industries and take necessary actions to overcome
these problems within the limits of the authority and funds available to the Department
of Defense.
(13) Assist the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the identification and evaluation
of facilities important to the national defense.
(14) Advise and assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in the development and
review of standards for the strategic location and physical security of industries,
services, government, and other activities for which continuing operation is essential to
national security, and exercise physical security cognizance over the facilities assigned
to him for such purpose.
(15) Develop and operate damage assessment systems and assist the Office of
Emergency Preparedness and other departments and agencies in their responsibilities as
stated in Section 3002 (2): participate with the Office of Emergency Preparedness in the
preparation of estimates of potential damage from enemy attack.
(16) Advise and assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in the development of
over-all manpower policies to be instituted in the event of an emergency, including an
attack on the United States, including the provision of information relating to the size
and composition of the Armed Forces.
(17) Advise on existing communications facilities and furnish military requirements for
commercial communications facilities and services in planning for and in event of an
emergency, including an attack on the United States.
(18) Furnish military requirements for all forms of transportation and transportation
facilities in planning for and in the event of emergency, including an attack upon the
United States.
(19) Assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in preparation of legislative
programs and plans for coordinating nonmilitary support of emergency preparedness
programs.
(20) Develop plans and procedures for the Department of Defense utilization of
noindustrial facilities in the event of an emergency in order to reduce requirements for
new construction and to provide facilities in a minimum period of time.
(21) Advise and assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in
(1) determining what key foreign facilities and operating rights thereto are
important to the security of the United States, and
(2) obtaining through appropriate channels protection against sabotage.
(22) Develop plans and procedure to carry out Department of Defense responsibilities
stated in the National Censorship Agreement between the Department of Defense and
the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
(23) Advise and assist the Department of State in planning for the evacuation of
dependents from overseas areas, United States teachers and administrators in the
overseas dependents schools, and such other United States citizens as may be working
in United States schools overseas.
(24) Develop plans for implementation of approved Department of State/Department of
Defense policies and procedures for the protection and evacuation of United States
citizens and certain designated aliens abroad.
(25) Develop plans and procedures for the provision of logistical support to members of
foreign forces, their employees and dependents as may be present in the United States
under the terms of bilateral or multilateral agreements which authorize such support in
the event of a national emergency.
(26) Develop with the Department of Transportation and Federal Communications
Commission plans and programs for the control of air traffic, civil and military, during
an emergency.
(27) Develop with the Federal Communications Commission and the Office of
Telecommunications Management (OEP) plans and programs for the emergency control
of all devices capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation.
Part 5
Department of Justice
SECTION 501. Functions.
The Attorney General shall perform the following emergency preparedness functions:
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(1) Emergency documents and measures. Provide advice, as appropriate, with respect
to any emergency directive or procedure prepared by a department or agency as a part
of its emergency preparedness function.
(2) Industry support. As appropriate, review the legal procedures developed by the
Federal agencies concerned to be instituted if it becomes necessary for the Government
to institute extraordinary measures with respect to vital production facilities, public
facilities, communications systems, transportation systems, or other facility, system, or
service essential to national survival.
(3) Judicial and legislative liaison. In cooperation with the Office of Emergency
Preparedness, maintain liaison with Federal courts and with the Congress so there will
be mutual understanding of Federal emergency plans involving law enforcement and the
exercise of legal powers during emergencies of various magnitudes.
(4) Legal advice. Develop emergency plans for providing legal advice to the President,
the Cabinet, and the heads of Executive departments and agencies wherever they may
be located in an emergency, and provide emergency procedures for the review as to
form and legality of Presidential proclamations, Executive orders, directives,
regulations, and documents, and of other documents requiring approval by
the President or by the Attorney General which may be issued by authorized officers
after an armed attack.
(5) Alien control and control of entry and departure.
Develop emergency plans for the control of alien enemies and other aliens within the
United States, and in consultation with the Department of State and Department of the
Treasury, develop emergency plans for the control of persons attempting to enter or
leave the United States. These plans shall specificaily include provisions for the
following:
(a) The location, restraint, or custody of alien enemies.
(b) Temporary detention of alien enemies and other persons attempting to
enter the United States pending determination of their admissibility.
(c) Apprehension of deserting alien crewmen and stowaways.
(d) Investigation and control of aliens admitted as contract laborers.
(e) Control of persons entering or departing from the United States at
designated ports of entry.
(f) Increased surveillance of the borders to preclude prohibited crossings by
persons.
(6) Alien property. Develop emergency plans, in consultation with the Department of
State, for the seizure and administration of property of alien enemies under provisions
of the Trading with the Enemy Act.
(7) Security standards. In consultation with the Department of Defense and with other
executive agencies, to the extent appropriate, prepare plans for adjustment of security
standards governing the employment of Federal personnel and Federal contractors in an
emergency.
(8) Drug Control. Develop emergency plans and procedures for the administration of
laws governing the import, manufacture, and distribution of narcotics. Consult with and
render all possible aid and assistance to the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the General Services Administration
in the allocation, distribution, and, if necessary, the replenishment of Government
stockpiles of narcotic drugs.
SEC. 502 Civil Defense Functions.
In consonance with national civil defense programs developed by the Department of Defense, the
Attorney General shall:
(1) Local law enforcement. Upon request, consult with and assist the Department of
Defense to plan, develop, and distribute materials for use in the instruction and training
of law enforcement personnel for civil defense emergency operations; develop and carry
out a national plan for civil defense instruction and training for enforcement officers,
designed to utilize to the maximum extent practicable the resources and facilities of
existing Federal, State, and local public schools. academies, and other appropriate
institutions of learning; and assist the States in preparing for the conduct of intrastate
and interstate law enforcement operations to meet the extraordinary needs that would
exist for emergency police services under conditions of attack or imminent attack.
(2) Penal and correctional institutions. Develop emergency plans and procedures for
the custody and protection of prisoners and the use of Federal penal and correctional
institutional resources, when available, for cooperation with local authorities in
connection with mass feeding and housing, for the storage of standby emergency
equipment, for the emergency use of prison hospitals and laboratory facilities, for the
continued availability of prison-industry products, and, in coordination with the
Department of Labor, for the development of Federal prisoner skills to appropriately
augment the total supply of manpower, advise States and their political subdivisions
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regarding the use of State and local prisons, jails, and prisoners for the purpose of
relieving local situations and conditions arising from a state of emergency.
(3) Identification and location of persons. Develop emergency plans and procedures
for the use of the facilities and personnel of the Department of Justice in assisting the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare with the development of plans and
procedures for the identification of the dead and the reuniting of families during a civil
defense emergency.
Part 6
Post Office Department
SECTION 601 Functions.
The Postmaster General shall prepare plans and programs for emergency mail service and shall
cooperate with indicated Federal agencies, in accordance with existing agreements or directives, in
the following national emergency programs:
(1) Registering of persons. Assist the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in
planning a national program and developing technical guidance for States, and directing
Post Office activities concerned with registering persons and families for the purpose of
receiving and answering welfare inquiries and reuniting families in civil defense
emergencies. The program shall include procurement, transportation, storage, and
distribution of safety notification and emergency change of address cards in quantities
and localities jointly determined by the Department of Defense and the Post Office
Department.
(2) Other emergency programs.
(a) Censorship of international mails. (Department of Defense; Department
of the Treasury; Office of Emergency Preparedness)
(b) Provision for emergency mail service to Federal agencies at both regular
and emergency sites. (General Services Administration)
(c) Emergency registration of Federal employees. (Civil Service
Commission)
(d) Emergency leasing of space for Federal agencies. (General Services
Administration)
(3) Registration of enemy aliens. (Department of Justice)
Part 7
Department of the Interior
SECTION 701 Resume of Responsibilities.
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The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness
programs covering
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(1) electric power;
(2) petroleum and gas;
(3) solid fuels;
(4) minerals; and
(5) water, as defined in Section 702 of this part.
702 Definitions. As used in this part:
(1) "Electric power" means all forms of electric power and energy, including the
generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization thereof.
(2) "Petroleum" means crude oil and synthetic liquid fuel, their products, and associated
hydrocarbons, including pipelines for their movement and facilities specially designed
for their storage.
(3) "Gas" means natural gas (including helium) and manufactured gas, including
pipelines for their movement and facilities specially designed for their storage.
(4) "Solid fuels" means all forms of anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignitic
coals, coke, and coal chemicals produced in the coke-making process.
(5) "Minerals" means all raw materials of mineral origin (except petroleum, gas, solid
fuels, and source materials as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended)
obtained by mining and like operations and processed through the stages specified and
at the facilities designated in an agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce as being within the emergency
preparedness responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) "Water" means water from all sources except water after its withdrawal into a
community system, or an emergency system for treatment, storage, and distribution for
public use.
703 Resource functions.
With respect to the resources defined in Section 702, the Secretary of the Interior shall:
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(1) Minerals development. Develop programs and encourage the exploration,
development, and mining of strategic and critical minerals for emergency purposes.
(2) Production. Provide guidance and leadership to assigned industries in the
development of plans and programs to insure the continuity of production in the event
of an attack, and cooperate with the Department of Commerce in the identification and
evaluation of essential facilities.
(3) Water. Develop plans with respect to water, including plans for the treatment and
disposal, after use, of water after its withdrawal into a community system or an
emergency system for treatment, storage, and distribution for public use. In developing
any plans relating to water for use on farms and in food facilities, assure that those plans
are in consonance with plans and programs of the Department of Agriculture.
(4) Electric power and natural gas. In preparedness planning for electric power and
natural gas, the Federal Power Commission shall assist the Secretary of the Interior as
set forth in Section 1901 of this order.
Part 8
Department of Agriculture
SECTION 801 Resume of Responsibilities.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness
programs covering:
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(1) food resources, farm equipment, fertilizer, and food resource facilities as defined
below;
(2) lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) rural fire control;
(4) defense against biological and chemical warfare and radiological fallout pertaining
to agricultural activities; and
(5) rural defense information and education.
802 Definitions. As used in this part:
(1) "Food resources" means all commodities and products, simple, mixed, or
compound, or complements to such commodities or products, that are capable of being
eaten or drunk, by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which
such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of processing from the raw
commodity to the products thereof in vendible form for human or animal consumption.
For the purposes of this order, the term "food resources" shall also include all starches,
sugars, vegetable and animal fats and oils, cotton, tobacco, wool, mohair, hemp, flax
fiber, and naval stores, but shall not include any such material after it loses its identity
as an agricultural commodity or agricultural product.
(2) "Farm equipment" means machinery, equipment, and repair parts manufactured
primarily for use on farms in connection with the production or preparation for market
or use of "food resources."
(3) "Fertilizer" means any product or combination of products for plant nutrition in form
for distribution to the users thereof.
(4) "Food resource facilities" means plants, machinery, vehicles (including on farm),
and other facilities (including farm housing) for the production, processing, distribution,
and storage (including cold storage) of food resources, and for domestic distribution of
farm equipment and fertilizer.
SEC. 803 Functions.
With respect to food resources, food resource facilities, lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary,
farm equipment, and fertilizer, the Secretary of Agriculture shall:
(1) Production, processing, storage, and distribution. Develop plans for priorities,
allocations, and distribution control systems and related plans, including control of use
of facilities designed to provide adequate and continuing production, processing,
storage, and distribution of essential food resources in an emergency, and to provide for
the domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer.
(2) Stockpiles. In addition to the food stockpile functions identified in Executive Order
No. 10958, take all possible measures in the administration of Commodity Credit
Corporation inventories of food resources to assure the availability of such inventories
when and where needed in an emergency. The Secretary shall also develop plans and
procedures for the proper utilization of agricultural items stockpiled for survival
purposes.
(3) Land management. Develop plans and direct activities for the emergency protection,
management, and utilization of the lands, resources, and installations under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and assist in the development of plans for the
emergency operation, production, and processing of forest products in cooperation with
other Federal, State, and private agencies.
SEC. 804 Civil Defense Functions.
In consonance with national civil defense programs developed by the Department of Defense, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall:
(1) Rural fire defense. In cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies, develop
plans for a national program and direct activities relating to the prevention and control
of fires in the rural areas of the United States caused by the effects of enemy attack.
(2) Biological, chemical, and radiological warfare defense. Develop plans for a national
program, direct Federal activities, and furnish technical guidance to State and local
authorities concerning
(a) diagnosis and strengthening of defensive barriers and control or
eradication of diseases, pests, or chemicals introduced as agents of
biological or chemical warfare against animals, crops, or products thereof;
(b) protective measures, treatment, and handling of livestock, including
poultry, agricultural commodities on farms or ranches, agricultural lands,
forest lands, and water for agricultural purposes, any of which have been
exposed to or affected by radiation. Plans shall be developed for a national
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program and direction of Federal activities to assure the safety and
wholesomeness and to minimize losses from biological and chemical
warfare, radiological effects, and other emergency hazards of livestock,
meat ‘and meat products, poultry and poultry products in establishments
under the continuous inspection of the Department of Agriculture, and
agricultural commodities and products owned by the Commodity Credit
Corporation or by the Department of Agriculture.
(3) Defense information and education. Conduct a defense information and education
program in support of the Department's emergency responsibilities.
Part 9
Department of Commerce
SECTION 901 Resume of Responsibilities
The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness
programs covering:
(1) The production and distribution of all materials, the use of all production facilities
(except those owned by, controlled by, or under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Defense or the Atomic Energy Commission), the control of all construction materials,
and the furnishing of basic industrial services except those involving the following:
(a) Production and distribution of and use of facilities for petroleum, solid
fuels, gas, electric power, and water;
(b) Production, processing, distribution, and storage of food resources and
the use of food resource facilities for such production, processing,
distribution, and storage;
(c) Domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer;
(d) Use of communications services and facilities, housing and lodging
facilities, and health, education, and welfare facilities ;
(e) Production, and related distribution, of minerals as defined in Subsection
702 (5), and source materials as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended; and the construction and use of facilities designated as within
the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior;
(f) Distribution of items in the supply systems of, or controlled by, the
Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission;
(g) Construction, use, and management of civil aviation facilities; and
(h) Construction and use of highways, streets, and appurtenant structures.
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(2) Federal emergency operational control responsibilities with respect to ocean
shipping, ports, and port facilities, except those owned by, controlled by, or under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, and except those responsibilities of the
Department of the Treasury with respect to the entrance and clearance of vessels. The
following definitions apply to this part:
(a) "Ocean shipping" includes all overseas, coastwise, intercoastal, and
Great Lakes shipping except that solely engaged in the transportation of
passengers and cargo between United States ports on the Great Lakes.
(b) "Port" or "port area" includes any zone contiguous to or associated in the
traffic network of an ocean or Great Lakes port, or outport location,
including beach loading sites, within which facilities exist for transshipment
of persons and property between domestic carriers and carriers engaged in
coastal, intercoastal, and overseas transportation.
(c) "Port facilities" includes all port facilities, port equipment including
harbor craft, and port services normally used in accomplishing the transfer
or interchange of cargo and passengers between ocean-going vessels and
other media of transportation, or in connection therewith (including the
Great Lakes).
(3) Scientific and technological services and functions, essential to emergency
preparedness plans, programs, and operations of the Federal departments and agencies,
in which the Department of Commerce has the capability, including, but not limited to:
(a) Meteorological and related services;
(b) Preparation, reproduction, and distribution of nautical and aeronautical
charts, geodetic, hydrographic, and oceanographic data, and allied services
for nonmilitary purposes;
(c) Standards of measurement and supporting services; and
(d) Research, development, testing, evaluation, application, and associated
services and activities in the various fields and disciplines of science and
technology in which the
Department has special competence.
(4) Collection, compilation, and reporting of census information and the provision of
statistical and related services, as required, for emergency planning and operations.
(5) Regulation and control of exports and imports, under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Commerce, in support of national security, foreign policy, and economic
stabilization objectives.
(6) Regulation and control of transfers of capital to, and reinvestment of earnings of,
affiliated foreign nationals pursuant to authority conferred by Executive Order No.
11387 of January 1, 1968.
SEC. 902 Production Functions.
Within the areas designated in section 901 (1) hereof, the Secretary of Commerce shall:
(1) Priorities and allocations. Develop control systems for priorities, allocation,
production, and distribution, including provisions for other Federal departments and
agencies, as appropriate, to serve as allotting agents for materials and other resources
made available under such systems for designated programs and the construction and
operation of facilities assigned to them.
(2) New construction. Develop procedures by which new production facility
construction proposals will be reviewed for appropriate location in light of such area
factors as locational security, availability of labor, water, power, housing, and other
support requirements.
(3) Industry evaluation. Identify and evaluate the national security essentiality of those
products and services, and their producing or supporting facilities, which are of
exceptional importance to mobilization readiness, national defense, or
post-attack survival and recovery.
(4) Production capability. Analyze potential effects of attack on actual production
capability, taking into account the entire production complex, including shortages of
resources, and conduct studies as a basis for recommending pre-attack measures that
would strengthen capabilities for post-attack production.
(5) Loans for plant modernization. Develop plans, in coordination with the Small
Business Administration, for providing emergency assistance to essential small business
establishments through direct loans or participation loans for the financing of
production facilities and equipment.
SEC. 903 Maritime Functions.
Within the areas designated in section 901(2) of this part, the Secretary of Commerce shall develop
plans and procedures in consonance with international treaties, under coordinating authority of the
Secretary of Transportation and in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies and the
States and their political subdivisions, to provide for Federal operational control of ocean ports and
shipping, including:
(1) Shipping allocation. Allocation of specific ocean shipping to meet the national
requirements, including those for military, foreign assistance, emergency procurement
programs, and those essential to the civilian economy.
(2) Ship acquisition. Provision of ships for ocean shipping by purchase, charter, or
requisition, by breakout from the national defense reserve fleet, and by construction.
(3) Operations. Operation of ocean shipping, directly or indirectly.
(4) Traffic control. Provisions for the control of passengers and cargo through port areas
to assure an orderly and continuous flow of such traffic.
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(5) Traffic priority. Administration of priorities for the movement of passengers and
cargo through port areas.
(6) Port allocation. Allocation of specific ports and port facilities to meet the needs of
the Nation and our allies.
(7) Support activities. Performance of supporting activities needed to carry out the
above-described functions, such as: ascertaining national support requirements for
ocean shipping, including those for support of military and other Federal programs and
those essential to the civil economy; maintenance, repair, and arming of ships;
recruiting, training, and assigning of officers and seamen; procurement, warehousing,
and issuance of ships' stores, supplies, equipment, and spare parts; supervision of
stevedoring and bunkering; management of terminals, shipyards, repair, and other
facilities; and provision, maintenance, and restoration of port facilities.
SEC. 904 Census Functions.
Within the area designated in section 901(4) hereof, the Secretary of Commerce shall:
(1) Provide for the collection and reporting of census information on the status of
human and economic resources, including population, housing, agriculture,
manufacture, mineral industries, business, transportation, foreign trade, construction,
and governments, as required for emergency planning purposes.
(2) Plan, create, and maintain a capability for the conduct of post-attack surveys to
provide information on the status of surviving populations and resources as required for
the programs of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
(3) Provide for and maintain the ability to make estimates of attack effects on industry,
population, and other resources for use within the Department of Commerce.
SEC. 905 Civil Defense Functions.
In consonance with national civil defense programs developed by the Department of Defense, the
Secretary of Commerce shall:
(1) Weather functions. Prepare and issue currently, as well as in an emergency, forecasts
and estimates of areas likely to be covered by radiological fallout in event of attack and
make this information available to Federal, State, and local authorities for public
dissemination.
(2) Geodetic, hydrographic, and oceanographic data. Provide geodetic, hydrographic,
and oceanographic data and services to the Department of Defense and other
governmental agencies, as appropriate.
Part 10
Department of Labor
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SECTION 1001 Resume of Responsibilities.
The Secretary of Labor shall have primary responsibility for preparing national emergency plans
and developing preparedness programs covering civilian manpower mobilization, more effective
utilization of limited manpower resources, including specialized personnel, wage and salary
stabilization, worker incentives and protection, manpower resources and requirements, skill
development and training, research, labor-management relations, and critical occupations.
SEC. 1002 Functions.
The Secretary of Labor shall:
(1) Civilian manpower mobilization. Develop plans and issue guidance designed to
utilize to the maximum extent civilian manpower resources, such plans and guidance to
be developed with the active participation and assistance of the States and local political
subdivisions thereof, and of other organizations and agencies concerned with the
mobilization of the people of the United States. Such plans shall include, but not
necessarily be limited to:
(a) Manpower management. Recruitment, selection and referral, training,
employment stabilization (including appeals procedures), proper utilization,
and determination of the skill categories critical to meeting the labor
requirements of defense and essential civilian activities;
(b) Priorities. Procedures for translating survival and production urgencies
into manpower priorities to be used as guides for allocating available
workers; and
(c) Improving mobilization base. Programs for more effective utilization of
limited manpower resources, and, in cooperation with other appropriate
agencies, programs for recruitment, training, allocation, and utilization of
persons possessing specialized competence or aptitude in acquiring such
competence.
(2) Wage and salary stabilization. Develop plans and procedures for wage and salary
stabilization and for the national and field organization necessary for the administration
of such a program in an emergency, including investigation, compliance, and appeals
procedures; statistical studies of wages, salaries, and prices for policy decisions and to
assist operating stabilization agencies to carry out their functions.
(3) Worker incentives and protection. Develop plans and procedures for wage and salary
compensation and death and disability compensation for authorized civil defense
workers and, as appropriate, measures for unemployment payments, reemployment
rights, and occupational safety, and other protection and incentives for the civilian labor
force during an emergency.
(4) Skill development and training. Initiate current action programs to overcome or
offset present or anticipated manpower deficiencies, including those identified as a
result of resource and requirements studies.
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(5) Labor-management relations. Develop, after consultation with the Department of
Commerce, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, the National
Labor Relations Board, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the National
Mediation Board, and other appropriate agencies and groups, including representatives
of labor and management, plans and procedures, including organization plans, for the
maintenance of effective labor-management relations during a national emergency.
Part 11
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
SECTION 1101 Resume of Responsibilities.
In addition to the medical stockpile functions identified in Executive Order No. 10958, the
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall prepare national emergency plans and develop
preparedness programs covering health services, civilian health manpower, health resources,
welfare services, social security benefits, credit union operations, and educational programs as
defined below.
SEC. 1102 Definitions.
As used in this part:
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(1) "Emergency health services" means medical and dental care for the civilian
population in all of their specialties and adjunct therapeutic fields, and the planning,
provision, and operation of first aid stations, hospitals, and clinics;preventive health
services, including detection, identification and control of communicable diseases, their
vectors, and other public health hazards, inspection and control of purity and safety of
food, drugs, and biologicals; vital statistics services; rehabilitation and related services
for disabled survivors; preventive and curative care related to human exposure to
radiological, chemical, and biological warfare agents; sanitary aspects of disposal of the
dead; food and milk sanitation; community solid waste disposal; emergency public
water supply; and the determination of the health significance of water pollution and the
provision of other services pertaining to health aspects of water use and water-borne
wastes as set forth in an agreement between the Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare and the Secretary of the Interior, approved by the President, pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1966, which plan placed upon the Secretary of the Interior
responsibilities for the prevention and control of water pollution. It shall be understood
that health services for the purposes of this order, however, do not encompass the
following areas for which the Department of Agriculture has responsibility: plant and
animal diseases and pest prevention, control, and eradication, wholesomeness of meat
and meat products, and poultry and poultry products in establishments under continuous
inspection service by the Department of Agriculture, veterinary biologicals, agricultural
commodities and products owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation or the
Secretary of Agriculture, livestock, agricultural commodities stored or harvestable on
farms and ranches, agricultural lands and water, and registration of pesticides.
(2) "Health manpower" means physicians (including osteopaths); dentists; sanitary
engineers; registered professional nurses; and such other occupations as may be
included in the List of Health Manpower Occupations issued for the purposes of this
part by the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness after agreement by the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
(3) "Health resources" means manpower, material, and facilities required to prevent the
impairment of, improve, and restore the physical and mental health conditions of the
civilian population.
(4) "Emergency welfare services" means feeding; clothing; lodging in private and
congregate facilities; registration; locating and reuniting families; care of
unaccompanied children, the aged, the handicapped, and other groups needing
specialized care or services; necessary financial or other assistance; counseling and
referral services to families and individuals; aid to welfare institutions under national
emergency or post-attack conditions; and all other feasible welfare aid and services to
people in need during a civil defense emergency. Such measures include organization,
direction, and provision of services to be instituted before attack, in the event of
strategic or tactical evacuation, and after attack in the event of evacuation or of refuge in
shelters.
(5) "Social security benefits" means the determination of entitlement and the payment of
monthly insurance benefits to those eligible, such as workers who have retired because
of age or disability and to their dependent wives and children, and to the eligible
survivors of deceased workers. It also includes determinations of eligibility and
payments made on behalf of eligible individuals to hospitals, home health agencies,
extended care facilities, physicians, and other providers of medical services.
(6) "Credit union operations" means the functions of any credit union, chartered either
by a State or the Federal Government, in stimulating systematic savings by members,
the investment and protection of those savings, providing loans for credit union
members at reasonable rates, and encouraging sound credit and thrift practices among
credit union members.
(7) "Education" or "training" means the organized process of learning by study and
instruction primarily through public and private systems.
SEC. 1103 Health Functions.
With respect to emergency health services, as defined above, and in consonance with national civil
defense plans, programs, and operation of the Department of Defense under Executive Order No.
10952, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall:
(1) Professional training. Develop and direct a nationwide program to train health
manpower both in professional and technical occupational content and in civil defense
knowledge and skills. Develop and distribute health education material for inclusion in
the curricula of schools, colleges, professional schools, government schools, and other
educational facilities throughout the United States. Develop and distribute civil defense
information relative to health services to States, voluntary agencies, and professional
groups.
(2) Emergency public water supply. Prepare plans to assure the provision of usable
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water supplies for human consumption and other essential community uses in an
emergency. This shall include inventorying existing community water supplies,
planning for other alternative sources of water for emergency uses, setting standards
relating to human consumption, and planning community distribution. In carrying on
these activities, the Department shall have primary responsibility but will make
maximum use of the resources and competence of State and local authorities, the
Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies.
(3) Radiation. Develop and coordinate programs of radiation measurement and
assessment as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities involved in the
provision of emergency health services.
(4) Biological and chemical warfare. Develop and coordinate programs for the
prevention, detection, and identification of human exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities involved in the
provision of emergency health services, including the provision of guidance and
consultation to Federal, State, and local authorities on measures for minimiting the
effects of biological or chemical warfare.
(5) Food, drugs, and biologicals. Plan and direct national programs for the maintenance
of purity and safety in the manufacture and distribution of food, drugs, and biologicals
in an emergency.
(6) Disabled survivors. Prepare national plans for emergency operations of vocational
rehabilitation and related agencies, and for measures and resources necessary to
rehabilitate and make available for employment those disabled persons among the
surviving population.
SEC. 1104 Welfare Functions.
With respect to emergency welfare services as defined above, and in consonance with national civil
defense plans, programs, and operations of the Department of Defense under Executive Order No.
10952, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall:
(1) Federal support. Cooperate in the development of Federal support procedures,
through joint planning with other Departments and agencies, including but not limited
to the Post Office Department, the Department of Labor, and the Selective Service
System, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and resource agencies,
including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the
Department of Commerce, for logistic support of State and community welfare services
in an emergency.
(2) Emergency welfare training. Develop and direct a nationwide program to train
emergency welfare manpower for the execution of the functions set forth in this part,
develop welfare educational materials, including self-help program materials for use
with welfare organizations and professional schools, and develop and distribute civil
defense information relative to emergency welfare services to States, voluntary
agencies, and professional groups.
(3) Financial aid. Develop plans and procedures for financial assistance to individuals
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injured or in want as a result of enemy attack and for welfare institutions in need of such
assistance in an emergency.
(4) Non-combatant evacuees to the Continental United States. Develop plans and
procedures for assistance, at ports of entry to U.S. personnel evacuated from overseas
areas, their onward movement to final destination, and follow-up assistance after arrival
at final destination.
SEC. 1105 Social Security Functions.
With respect to social security, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall:
(1) Social security benefits. Develop plans for the continuation or restoration of benefit
payments to those on the insurance rolls as soon as possible after a direct attack upon
the United States, and prepare plans for the acceptance and disposition of current claims
for social security benefits.
(2) Health insurance. Develop plans for the payment of health insurance claims for
reimbursement for items or services provided by hospitals, physicians, and other
providers of medical services submitted by or on behalf of individuals who are eligible
under the Medicare program.
SEC. 1106 Credit Union Functions.
With respect to credit union functions, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall:
(1) Credit union operations. Provide instructions to all State and Federally chartered
credit unions for the development of emergency plans to be put into effect as soon as
possible after an attack upon the United States in order to guarantee continuity of credit
union operations.
(2) Economic stabilization. Provide guidance to credit unions that will contribute to
stabilization of the Nation's economy by helping to establish and maintain a sound
economic base for combating inflation, maintaining confidence in public and private
financial institutions, and promoting thrift.
SEC. 1107 Education Functions.
With respect to education, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall:
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(1) Program guidance. Develop plans and issue guidance for the continued function of
educational systems under all conditions of national emergency. Although extraordinary
circumstances may require the temporary suspension of education, plans should provide
for its earliest possible resumption.
(2) Educational adjustment. Plan to assist civilian educational institutions, both public
and private, to adjust to demands laid upon them by a large expansion of government
activities during any type of emergency. This includes advice and assistance to schools,
colleges, universities, and other educational institutions whose facilities may be
temporarily needed for Federal, State, or local government programs in an emergency or
whose faculties and student bodies may be affected by the demands of a sudden or long-
standing emergency.
(3) Post-attack recovery. Develop plans for the rapid restoration and resumption of
education at all levels after an attack. This includes assistance to educators and
educational institutions to locate and use surviving facilities, equipment, supplies,
books, and educational personnel. Particular emphasis shall be given to the role of
educational institutions and educational leadership in reviving education and training in
skills needed for post-attack recovery.
(4) Civil defense education. In consonance with national civil defense plans, programs,
and operations of the Department of Defense, develop and issue instructional materials
to assist schools, colleges, and other educational institutions to incorporate emergency
protective measures and civil defense concepts into their programs. This includes
assistance to various levels of education to develop an understanding of the role of the
individual, family, and community for civil defense in the nuclear age.
Part 12
Department of Housing and Urban Development
SECTION 1201 Resume of Responsibilities.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall prepare national emergency plans and
develop preparedness programs covering all aspects of housing, community facilities related to
housing, and urban development (except that housing assets under the jurisdiction and control of the
Department of Defense, other than those leased for terms not in excess of one year, shall be and
remain the responsibility of the Department of Defense).
SEC. 1202 Definition. As used in this part:
(1) "Emergency housing" means any and all types of accommodations used as dwellings
in an emergency.
(2) "Community facilities related to housing" means installations necessary to furnish
water, sewer, electric, and gas services between the housing unit or project and the
nearest practical source or servicing point.
(3) "Urban development" means the building or restoration of urban community,
suburban, and metropolitan areas (except transportation facilities).
SEC. 1203 Housing and Community Facilities Functions.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall:
(1) New housing. Develop plans for the emergency construction and management of
new housing and the community facilities related thereto to the extent that it is
determined that it may be necessary to provide for such construction and management
with public funds and through direct Federal action, and to the extent that such
construction of new housing may have to be provided through Federal financial or
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credit assistance.
(2) Community facilities. Develop plans to restore community facilities related to
housing affected by an emergency through the repair of damage, the construction of
new facilities, and the use of alternate or back-up facilities.
SEC. 1204 Urban Development Functions.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall:
(1) Regional cooperation. Encourage regional emergency planning and cooperation
among State and local governments with respect to problems of housing and
metropolitan development.
(2) Vulnerability and redevelopment. In cooperation with the Office of Emergency
Preparedness, develop criteria and provide guidance for the design and location of
housing and community facilities related to housing to minimize the risk of loss under
various emergency situations. Develop criteria for determining which areas should be
redeveloped in the event of loss or severe damage resulting from emergencies.
SEC. 1205 Civil Defense Functions.
In consonance with national civil defense plans, programs, and operations of the Department of
Defense under Executive Order No. 10952, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall:
(1) Transitional activities. Develop plans for the orderly transfer of people from fallout
shelters and from billets to temporary or permanent housing, including advice and
guidance for State and local government agencies in the administration thereof. These
plans shall be coordinated with national plans and guidance for emergency welfare
services of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
(2) Temporary housing. Develop plans for the emergency repair and restoration for use
of damaged housing, for the construction and management of emergency housing units
and the community facilities related thereto, for the emergency use of tents and trailers,
and for the emergency conversion for dwelling use of non-residential structures, such
activities to be financed with public funds through direct Federal action or through
financial or credit assistance.
(3) Shelter. In conformity with national shelter policy assist in the development of plans
to encourage the construction of shelters for both old and new housing, and develop
administrative procedures to encourage the use of low-cost design and construction
techniques to maximize protection in connection with national programs.
Part 13 Department of Transportation
SECTION 1301 Resume of Responsibilities.
The Secretary of Transportation, in carrying out his responsibilities to exercise leadership in
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transportation matters affecting the national defense and those involving national or regional
transportation emergencies, shall prepare emergency plans and develop preparedness programs
covering:
(1) Preparation and promulgation of over-all national policies, plans, and procedures
related to providing civil transportation of all forms - air, ground, water, and pipelines,
including public storage and warehousing (except storage of petroleum and gas and
agricultural food resources including cold storage): Provided that plans for the
movement of petroleum and natural gas through pipelines shall be the responsibility of
the Secretary of the Interior except to the extent that such plans are a part of functions
vested in the Secretary of Transportation by law;
(2) Movement of passengers and materials of all types by all forms of civil
transportation;
(3) Determination of the proper apportionment and allocation for control of the total
civil transportation capacity, or any portion thereof, to meet over-all essential civil and
military needs;
(4) Determination and identification of the transportation resources available and
required to meet all degrees of national emergencies and regional transportation
emergencies;
(5) Assistance to the various States, the local political subdivisions thereof, and non-
governmental organizations and systems engaged in transportation activities in the
preparation of emergency plans;
(6) Rehabilitation and recovery of the Nation's transportation systems; and
(7) Provisions for port security and safety, for aids to maritime navigation, and for
search and rescue and law enforcement over, upon, and under the navigable waters of
the United States and the high seas.
SEC. 1302 Transportation Planning and Coordination
Functions. In carrying out the provisions of Section 1301, the Secretary of Transportation, with
assistance and support of other Federal, State and local governmental agencies, and the transport
industries, as appropriate, shall:
(1) Obtain, assemble, analyze, and evaluate data on current and projected emergency
requirements of all claimants for all forms of civil transportation to meet the needs of
the military and of the civil economy, and on current and projected civil transportation
resources -- of all forms available to the United States to move passengers or materials
in an emergency.
(2) Develop plans and procedures to provide - under emergency conditions - for the
collection and analysis of passenger and cargo movement demands as they relate to the
capabilities of the various forms of transport, including the periodic assessment of over-
all transport resources available to meet emergency requirements.
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(3) Conduct a continuing analysis of transportation requirements and capabilities in
relation to economic projections for the purpose of initiating actions and/or
recommending incentive and/or regulatory programs designed to stimulate government
and industry improvement of the structure of the transportation system for use in an
emergency.
(4) Develop systems for the control of the movement of passengers and cargo by all
forms of transportation, except for those resources owned by, controlled by, or under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including allocation of resources and
assignment of priorities, and develop policies, standards, and procedures for emergency
enforcement of these controls.
SEC. 1303 Departmental Emergency Transportation Preparedness.
Except for those resources owned by, controlled by, or under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Defense, the Secretary of Transportation shall prepare emergency operational plans and programs
for, and develop a capability to carry out, the transportation operating responsibilities assigned to
the Department, including but not limited to:
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(1) Allocating air carrier civil air transportation capacity and equipment to meet civil
and military requirements.
(2) Emergency management, including construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of
the Nation's civil airports, civil aviation operating facilities. civil aviation services, and
civil aircraft (other than air carrier aircraft), except manufacturing facilities.
(3) Emergency management of all Federal, State, city, local, and other highways, roads,
streets, bridges, tunnels, and appurtenant structures, including:
(a) The adaptation, development, construction, reconstruction, and
maintenance of the Nation's highway and street systems to meet emergency
requirements;
(b) The protection of the traveling public by assisting State and local
authorities in informing them of the dangers of travel through hazardous
areas; and
(c) The regulation of highway traffic in an emergency through a national
program in cooperation with all Federal, State, and local governmental units
or other agencies concerned.
(4) Emergency plans for urban mass transportation, including:
(a) Providing guidance to urban communities in their emergency mass
transportation planning efforts, either directly or through State, regional, or
metropolitan agencies;
(b) Coordinating all such emergency planning with the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to assure compatibility with emergency
plans for all other aspects of urban development;
(c) Maintaining an inventory of urban mass transportation systems.
(5) Maritime safety and law enforcement over, upon, and under the high seas and
waters, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, in the following specific
programs:
(a) Safeguarding vessels, harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities from
destruction, loss or injury, accidents, or other causes of a similar nature.
(b) Safe passage over, upon, and under the high seas and United States
waters through effective and reliable systems of aids to navigation and
ocean stations.
(c) Waterborne access to ice-bound locations in furtherance of national
economic, scientific, defense, and consumer needs.
(d) Protection of lives, property, natural resources, and national interests
through enforcement of Federal law and timely assistance.
(e) Safety of life and property through regulation of commercial vessels,
their officers and crew, and administration of maritime safety law.
(f) Knowledge of the sea, its boundaries, and its resources through
collection and analysis of data in support of the national interest.
(g) Operational readiness for essential wartime functions.
(6) Planning for the emergency management and operation of the Alaska Railroad, and
for the continuity of railroad and petroleum pipeline safety programs.
(7) Planning for the emergency operation and maintenance of the United States-
controlled sections of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Part 14
Atomic Energy Commission
SECTION 1401 Functions.
The Atomic Energy Commission shall prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness
programs for the continuing conduct of atomic energy activities of the Federal Government. These
plans and programs shall be designed to develop a state of readiness in these areas with respect to
all conditions of national emergency, including attack upon the United States and, consistent with
applicable provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, shall be closely coordinated
with the Department of Defense and the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The Atomic Energy
Commission shall:
(1) Production. Continue or resume in an emergency, essential
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(a) manufacture, development, and control of nuclear weapons and
equipment, except to the extent that the control over such weapons and
equipment shall have been transferred to the Department of Defense;
(b) development and technology related to reactors;
(c) process development and production of feed material, special nuclear
materials, and other special products;
(d) related raw materials procurement, processing, and development; and (e)
repair, maintenance, and construction related to the above.
(2) Regulation. Continue or resume in an emergency
(a) controlling the possession, use, transfer, import, and export of atomic
materials and facilities; and
(b) ordering the operation or suspension of licensed facilities, and
recapturing from licensees, where necessary, special nuclear materials
whether related to military support or civilian activities.
(3) Public health and safety. Shut down, where required, in anticipation of an imminent
enemy attack on the United States, and maintain under surveillance, all Commission-
owned facilities which could otherwise constitute a significant hazard to public health
and safety, and insure the development of appropriate emergency plans for nuclear
reactors and other nuclear activities licensed by the Commission whether privately-
owned or Government-owned.
(4) Scientific, technical, and public atomic energy information. Organize, reproduce,
and disseminate appropriate public atomic energy information and scientific and
technical reports and data relating to nuclear science research, development,
engineering, applications, and effects to interested Government agencies, the scientific
and technical communities, and approved, friendly, and cooperating foreign nations.
(5) International atomic energy affairs. Maintain, in consultation with the Department of
State, essential liaison with foreign nations with respect to activities of mutual interest
involving atomic energy.
(6) Health services. Assist the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, consistent
with the above requirements, in integrating into civilian health programs in an
emergency the Commission's remaining health manpower and facilities not required for
the performance of the Commission's essential emergency functions.
(7) Priorities and allocations. Plan for the administration of any priorities and
allocations authority delegated to the Atomic Energy Commission. Authorize
procurement and production schedules and make allotments of controlled materials
pursuant to program determinations of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Part 15
Civil Aeronautics Board
SECTION 1501 Definitions.
As used in this part:
SEC.
(1) "War Air Service Program" (hereinafter referred to as WASP) means the program
designed to provide for the maintenance of essential civil air routes and services, and to
provide for the distribution and redistribution of air carrier aircraft among civil air
transport carriers after withdrawal of aircraft allocated to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
(2) "Civil Reserve Air Fleet" (hereinafter referred to as CRAF) means those air carrier
aircraft allocated by the Secretary of Transportation to the Department of Defense to
meet essential military needs in the event of an emergency.
1502 Functions.
The Civil Aeronautics Board, under the coordinating authority of the Secretary of Transportation,
shall:
(1) Distribution of aircraft. Develop plans and be prepared to carry out such distribution
and redistribution of all air carrier civil aircraft allocated by the Secretary of
Transportation among the civil air transport carriers as may be necessary to assure the
maintenance of essential civil routes and services under WASP operations after the
CRAF requirements have been met.
(2) Economic regulations. Develop plans covering route authorizations and operations,
tariffs, rates, and fares charged the public, mail rates, government compensation and
subsidy, and accounting and contracting procedures essential to WASP operations.
(3) Operational controls and priorities. Develop plans and procedures for the
administration of operational controls and priorities of passenger and cargo movements
in connection with the utilization of air carrier aircraft for WASP purposes in an
emergency.
(4) Investigation. Maintain the capability to investigate violations of emergency
economic regulations affecting air carrier operations.
(5) Contracting. Prepare to perform as a contracting agency, if such an agency is
necessary, in connection with distribution and redistribution of aircraft for WASP.
Part 16
Export-Import Bank of the United States
SECTION 1601 Functions.
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(a) Under guidance of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Export-Import Bank shall
develop plans for the utilization of the resources of the Bank, or other resources made
available to the Bank, in expansion of productive capacity abroad for essential
materials, foreign barter arrangements, acquisition of emergency imports, and in support
of the domestic economy, or any other plans designed to strengthen the relative position
of the Nation and its allies.
(b) In carrying out the guidance functions described above, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall consult with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce as appropriate.
Part 17
Federal Bank Supervisory Agencies
SECTION 1701 Financial Plans and Programs.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Farm Credit Administration, and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Coorporation shall participate with the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the
Department of the Treasury, and other agencies in the formulation of emergency financial and
stabilization policies. The heads of such agencies shall, as appropriate, develop emergency plans,
programs, and regulations, in consonance with national emergency financial and stabilization plans
and policies, to cope with potential economic effects of mobilization or an attack, including, but not
limited to, the following:
(1) Money and credit. Provision and regulation of money and credit in accordance with
the needs of the economy, including the acquisition, decentralization, and distribution of
emergency supplies of currency; the collection of cash items and non-cash items; and
the conduct of fiscal agency and foreign operations.
(2) Financial institutions. Provision for the continued or resumed operation of banking,
savings and loan, and farm credit institutions, including measures for the re-creation of
evidence of assets or liabilities destroyed or inaccessible.
(3) Liquidity. Provision of liquidity necessary to the continued or resumed operation of
banking, savings and loan, credit unions, and farm credit institutions, including those
damaged or destroyed by enemy action.
(4) Cash withdrawals and credit transfers. Regulation of the withdrawal of currency and
the transfer of credits including deposit and share account balances.
(5) Insurance. Provision for the assumption and discharge of liability pertaining to
insured deposits and insured savings accounts or withdrawable shares in banking and
savings and loan institutions destroyed or made insolvent.
SEC. 1702 Sharing of war losses.
Heads of agencies shall, as appropriate, participate with the Office of Emergency Preparedness and
the Department of the Treasury in the development of policies, plans, and procedures for
implementation of national policy on sharing war losses.
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Part 18
Federal Communications Commission
SECTION 1801 Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Common carrier" means any person subject to Commission regulation engaged in
providing for use by the public, for hire, interstate or foreign communications facilities
or services by wire or radio; but a person engaged in radio broadcasting shall not,
insofar as such person is so engaged, be deemed a common carrier.
(2) "Broadcast facilities" means those stations licensed by the Commission for the
dissemination of radio communications intended to be received by the public directly or
by the intermediary of relay stations.
(3) "Safety and special radio services" includes those non-broadcast and non-common
carrier services which are licensed by the Commission under the generic designation
"safety and special radio services" pursuant to the Commission's Rules and Regulations.
SEC. 1802 Functions.
The Federal Communications Commission shall develop policies, plans, and procedures, in
consonance with national telecommunications plans and policies developed pursuant to Executive
Order No. 10705, Executive Order No. 10995, Executive Order No. 11051, the Presidential
Memorandum of August 21, 1963, "Establishment of the National Communications System", and
other appropriate authority, covering:
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(1) Common carrier service.
(a) Extension, discontinuance, or reduction of common carrier facilities or
services, and issuance of appropriate authorizations for such facilities,
services, and personnel in an emergency; and control of all rates, charges,
practices, classifications, and regulations for service to Government and
non-Government users during an emergency, in consonance with overall
national economic stabilization policies.
(b) Development and administration of priority systems for public
correspondence and for the use and resumption of leased inter-city private
line service in an emergency.
(c) Use of common carrier facilities and services to overseas points to meet
vital needs in an emergency.
(2) Broadcasting service. Construction, activation, or deactivation of broadcasting
facilities and services, the continuation or suspension of broadcasting services and
facilities, and issuance of appropriate authorizations for such facilities, services, and
personnel in an emergency.
(3) Safety and special radio services. Authorization, operation, and use of safety and
special radio services, facilities, and personnel in the national interest in an emergency.
(4) Radio frequency assignment. Assignment of radio frequencies to, and their use by,
Commission licensees in an emergency.
(5) Electromagnetic radiation. Closing of any radio station or any device capable of
emitting electro-magnetic radiation or suspension or amending any rules or regulations
applicable thereto, in any emergency, except for those belonging to, or operated by, any
department or agency of the United States Government.
(6) Investigation and enforcement. Investigation of violations of pertinent law and
regulations in an emergency, and development of procedures designated to initiate,
recommend, or otherwise bring about appropriate enforcement actions required in the
interest of national security.
Part 19
Federal Power Commission
SECTION 1901 Functions.
The Federal Power Commission shall assist the Department of the Interior, in conformity with Part
7, in the preparation of national emergency plans and the development of preparedness programs
for electric power and natural gas in the areas as set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement dated
August 9, 1962, between the Secretary of the Interior and the Chairman of the Federal Power
Commission.
Part 20
General Services Administration
SECTION 2001 Resume of Responsibilities.
The Administrator of General Services shall prepare national emergency plans and develop
preparedness programs designed to permit modification or expansion of the activities of the General
Services Administration under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended and other statutes prescribing the duties and responsibilities of the Administrator. These
plans and programs shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) operation, maintenance, and protection of Federal buildings and their sites;
construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings; and acquisition; utilization, and
disposal of real and personal properties;
(2) public utilities service management for Federal agencies;
(3) telecommunications to meet the essential requirements of civilian activities of
executive departments and agencies;
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(4) transportation management to meet the traffic service requirements of civilian
activities of Federal agencies;
(5) records management;
(6) Emergency Federal Register;
(7) Government-wide supply support; (8) service to survival items stockpiles; (9) national industrial reserve;
(10) guidance and consultation to Government agencies regarding facilities protection
measures;
(11) administration of assigned functions under the Defense Production Act; and
(12) administration and operation of the stockpile of strategic and critical materials in
accordance with policies and guidance furnished by the Office of Emergency
Preparedness.
SEC. 2002 Functions.
The Administrator of General Services shall:
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(1) Public buildings. Develop emergency plans and procedures for the operation,
maintenance, and protection of both existing and new Federally-owned and Federally-
occupied buildings, and construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings. Develop
emergency operating procedures for the control, acquisition, assignment, and priority of
occupancy of real property by the Federal Government and by State and local
governments to the extent they may be performing functions as agents of the Federal
Government.
(2) Public utility service management. Develop emergency operational plans and
procedures for the claimancy, procurement, and use of public utility services for
emergency activities of executive agencies of the Government.
(3) Communications. Plan for and provide, operate, and maintain appropriate
telecommunications facilities designed to meet the essential requirements of Federal
civilian departments and agencies during an emergency within the framework of the
National Communications System. Plans and programs of the Administrator shall be in
consonance with national telecommunications policies, plans, and programs developed
pursuant to Executive Order No. 10705, Executive Order No. 10995, Executive Order
No. 11051, and the Presidential Memorandum of August 21, 1963, "Establishment of
the National Communications System," or other appropriate authority.
(4) Transportation. Develop plans and procedures for providing:
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(a) general transportation and traffic management services to civilian
activities of Federal agencies in connection with movement of property and
supplies, including the claimancy, contracting, routing, and accounting of
Government shipments by commercial transportation in time of emergency;
and
(b) motor vehicle service to meet the administrative needs of Federal
agencies, including dispatch and scheduled Government motor service at
and between headquarters, field offices, relocation sites, and other
installations of the Federal and State governments.
(5) Records. Provide instructions and advice on appraisal, selection, preservation,
arrangement, reference, reproduction, storage, and salvage of essential records needed
for the operation of the Federal Government after attack, on an emergency basis,
including a decentralized system.
(6) Federal Register. Develop emergency procedures for providing and making
available, on a decentralized basis, a Federal Register of Presidential Proclamations and
Executive Orders, Federal administrative regulations, Federal emergency notices and
actions, and Acts of Congress during a national emergency.
(7) Government-wide procurement and supply. Prepare plans and procedures for the
coordination and/or operation of Government-wide supply programs to meet the
requirements of Federal agencies under emergency conditions, including the
development of policies, methods, and procedures for emergency procurement and for
emergency requisitioning of private property when authorized by law and competent
authority; identification of essential civil agency supply items under the Federal catalog
system;development of emergency Federal specifications and standards; determination
of sources of supply; procurement of personal property and non-personal services;
furnishing appropriate inspection and contract administration services; and
establishment, coordination, and/or operation of emergency storage and distribution
facilities.
(8) Survival item stockpiles. Assist the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
insofar as civil defense medical stockpile items under its jurisdiction are concerned, and
the Department of Defense, insofar as survival items under its jurisdiction are
concerned, in formulating plans and programs for service activity support relating to
stockpiling of such supplies and equipment. The Administrator shall arrange for the
procurement, storage, maintenance, inspection, survey, withdrawal, and disposal of
supplies and equipment in accordance with the provisions of interagency agreements
with the departments concerned.
(9) National industrial reserve and machine tool program. Develop plans for the custody
of the industrial plants and production equipment in the national industrial reserve and
assist the Department of Defense, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce,
in the development of plans and procedures for the disposition, emergency reactivation,
and utilization of the plants and equipment of this reserve in the custody of the
Administrator.
(10) Excess and surplus real and personal property. Develop plans and emergency
operating procedures for the utilization of excess and surplus real and personal property
by Federal Government agencies with emergency assignments or by State and local
governmental units as directed, including review of the property holdings of Federal
agencies which do not possess emergency functions to determine the availability of
property for emergency use, and including the disposal of real and personal property
and the rehabilitation of personal property.
(11) Facilities protection and building and shelter manager service. In accordance with
the guidance from the Department of Defense, promote, with respect to Federal
buildings and installations, a Government-wide program
(a) to stimulate protection, preparedness, and control in emergencies in
order to minimize the effects of overt or covert attack, including dispersal of
facilities; and
(b) to establish shelter manager organizations, including safety and service
personnel, shelter manager service, first aid, police, and evacuation service.
SEC. 2003 Defense Production.
Tile Administrator of General Services shall assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in the
formulation of plans and programs relating to the certification of procurement programs, subsidy
payments, and plant improvement programs provided for by the Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended.
SEC. 2004 Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiles.
The Administrator of General Services shall assist the Office of Emergency Preparedness in
formulating plans, programs, and reports relating to the stockpiling of strategic and critical
materials. Within these plans and programs, the Administrator shall provide for the procurement
(for this purpose, procurement includes upgrading, rotation, and beneficiation), storage, security,
maintenance, inspection, withdrawal, and disposal of materials, supplies, and equipment.
Part 21
Interstate Commerce Commission
SECTION 2101 Resume of Responsibilities.
The Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, under the coordinating authority of the
Secretary of Transportation, shall prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness
programs covering railroad utilization, reduction of vulnerability, maintenance, restoration, and
operation in an emergency (other than for the Alaska Railroad - see Section 1303(6)); motor carrier
utilization, reduction of vulnerability, and operation in an emergency; inland waterway utilization of
equipment and shipping, reduction of vulnerability, and operation in an emergency; and also
provide guidance and consultation to domestic surface transportation and storage industries, as
defined below, regarding emergency preparedness measures, and to States regarding development
of their transportation plans in assigned areas.
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SEC. 2102 Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Domestic surface transportation and storage" means rail, motor, and inland water
transportation facilities and services and public storage;
(2) "Public storage" includes warehouses and other places which are used for the
storage of property belonging to persons other than the persons having the ownership or
control of such premises;
(3) "Inland water transportation" includes shipping on all inland waterways and Great
Lakes shipping engaged solely in the transportation of passengers or cargo between
United States ports on the Great Lakes;
(4) Specifically excluded, for the purposes of this part, are pipelines, petroleum and gas
storage, agricultural food resources storage, including the cold storage of food
resources, the St. Lawrence Seaway, ocean ports and Great Lakes ports and port
facilities, highways, streets, roads, bridges, and related appurtenances, maintenance of
inland waterways, and any transportation owned by or pre-allocated to the military.
SEC. 2103 Transportation Functions.
The Interstate Commerce Commission shall:
(1) Operational control. Develop plans with appropriate private transportation and
storage organizations and associations for the coordination and direction of the use of
domestic surface transportation and storage facilities for movement of passenger and
freight traffic.
(2) Emergency operations. Develop and maintain necessary orders and regulations for
the operation of domestic surface transport and storage industries in an emergency.
Part 22
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SECTION 2201 Functions.
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall:
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(1) Research and development. Adapt and utilize the scientific and technological
capability of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, consistent with over-
all requirements to meet priority needs of the programs of the Federal Government in an
emergency. This will include the direction and conduct of essential research and
development activities relating to
(a) aircraft, spacecraft, and launch vehicles,
(b) associated instrumentation, guidance, control and payload, propulsion,
and communications systems,
(c) scientific phenomena affecting both manned and unmanned space
flights,
(d) the life sciences (biology, medicine, and psychology) as they apply to
aeronautics and space, and
(e) atmospheric and geophysical sciences.
(2) Military support. Provide direct assistance as requested by the Department of
Defense and other agencies in support of the military effort. This may include
(a) undertaking urgent projects to develop superior aircraft, spacecraft,
launch vehicles, and weapons systems,
(b) developing methods to counter novel or revolutionary enemy weapons
systems.
(c) providing technical advice and assistance on matters involving air and
space activities, and
(d) furnishing personnel and facilities to assist in emergency repairs of
equipment deficiencies and for other essential purposes.
Part 23
National Science Foundation
SECTION 2301 Functions.
The Director of the National Science Foundation shall:
(1) Manpower functions. Assist the Department of Labor in sustaining readiness for the
mobilization of civilian manpower by:
(a) maintaining the Foundation's register of scientific and technical
personnel in such form and at such locations as will assure maximum
usefulness in an emergency;
(b) being prepared for rapid expansion of the Foundation's current operation
as a central clearing house for information covering all scientific and
technical personnel in the United States and its possessions; and
(c) developing, in consultation with the Department of Labor, the Selective
Service System, the Department of Defense, and the Office of Science and
Technology, plans and procedures to assure the most effective distribution
and utilization of the Nation's scientific and engineering manpower in an
emergency.
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(2) Special functions.
(a) Provide leadership in developing, with the assistance of Federal and
State agencies and appropriate non-governmental organizations, the ability
to mobilize scientists, in consonance with over-all civilian manpower
mobilization programs, to perform or assist in performance of special tasks,
including the identification of and defense against unconventional warfare;
(b) advance the national radiological defense capability by including, in
consultation with appropriate agencies, pertinent scientific information and
radiological defense techniques in the Foundation's scientific institute
program for science, mathematics, and engineering teachers;
(c) assemble data on the location and character of major scientific research
facilities, including non-governmental as well as government facilities, and
their normal inventories of types of equipment and instruments which would
be useful in identification and analysis of hazards to human life in the
aftermath of enemy attack; and
(d) prepare to carry on necessary programs for basic research and for
training of scientific manpower.
Part 24
Railroad Retirement Board
SECTION 2401 Functions. The Railroad Retirement Board shall:
(1) Manpower functions. Within the framework of the over-all manpower plans and
programs of the Department of Labor, assist in the mobilization of civilian manpower in
an emergency by developing plans for the recruitment and referral of that segment of
the Nation's manpower recources subject to the Railroad Retirement and Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Acts.
(2) Benefit payments. Develop plans for administering, under emergency conditions,
the essential aspects of the Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act consistent with overall Federal plans for the continuation of benefit
payments after an enemy attack.
Part 25
Securities and Exchange Commission
SECTION 2501 Functions.
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall collaborate with the Secretary of the Treasury in the development of emergency financial control plans, programs, procedures, and regulations for:
(1) Stock trading. Temporary closure of security exchanges, suspension of redemption
rights, and freezing of stock and bond prices, if required in the interest of maintaining
economic controls.
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(2) Modified trading. Development of plans designed to reestablish and maintain a
stable and orderly market for securities when the situation permits under emergency
conditions.
(3) Protection of securities. Provision of a national records system which will make it
possible to establish current ownership of securities in the event major trading centers
and depositories are destroyed.
(4) Flow of capital. The control of the formation and flow of private capital as it relates
to new securities offerings or expansion of prior offerings for the purpose of
establishing or reestablishing industries in relation to the Nation's needs in or following
a national emergency.
(5) Flight of capital. The prevention of the flight of capital outside this country, in
coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, and the impounding of securities in the
hands of enemy aliens.
Part 26
Small Business Administration
SECTION 2601 Functions.
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall:
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(1) Prime contract authority. Develop plans to administer a program for the acquisition
of prime contracts by the Administration and, in turn, for negotiating or otherwise
letting of subcontracts to capable small business concerns in an emergency.
(2) Resource information. Provide data on facilities, inventories, and potential
production capacity of small business concerns to all interested agencies.
(3) Procurement. Develop plans to determine jointly with Federal procurement agencies,
as appropriate, which defense contracts are to go to small business concerns and to
certify to the productive and financial ability of small concerns to perform specific
contracts, as required.
(4) Loans for plant modernization. Develop plans for providing emergency assistance to
essential individual industrial establishments through direct loans or participation loans
for the financing of production facilities and equipment.
(5) Resource pools. Develop plans for encouraging and approving small business
defense production and research and development pools.
(6) Financial assistance. Develop plans to make loans, directly or in participation with
private lending institutions, to small business concerns and to groups or pools of such
concerns, to small business investment companies, and to State and local development
companies to provide them with funds for lending to small business concerns, for
defense and essential civilian purposes.
Part 27
Tennessee Valley Authority
SECTION 2701 Functions.
The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall:
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(1).Electric power. Assist the Department of the Interior in the development of plans for
the integration of the Tennessee Valley Authority power system into national emergency
programs and prepare plans for the emergency management, operation, and
maintenance of the system and for its essential expansion.
(2) Waterways. Assist the Interstate Commerce Commission, under the coordinating
authority of the Secretary of Transportation, in the development of plans for integration
and control of inland waterway transportation systems and, in cooperation with the
Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior, prepare plans for the
management, operation, and maintenance of the river control system in the Tennessee
River and certain of its tributaries for navigation during an emergency.
(3) Flood control. Develop plans and maintain its river control operations for the
prevention or control of floods caused by natural phenomena or overt and covert attack
affecting the Tennessee River System and, in so doing, collaborate with the Department
of Defense with respect to the control of water in the lower Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers.
(4) Emergency health services and sanitary water supplies. Assist the Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare in the development of plans and programs covering
emergency health services, civilian health manpower, and health resources in the
Tennessee Valley Authority area and, in collaboration with the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, prepare plans for the
management, operation. and maintenance of the Tennessee River System consistent
with the needs for sanitary public water supplies, waste disposal, and vector control.
(5) Coordination of water use. Develop plans for determining or proposing priorities for
the use of water by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the event of conflicting claims
arising from the functions listed above.
(6) Fertilizer. Assist the Department of Agriculture in the development of plans for the
distribution and claimancy of fertilizer; assist the Department of Commerce and the
Department of Defense in the development of Tennessee Valley Authority production
quotas and any essential expansion of production facilities, and prepare plans for the
management, operation, and maintenance of its facilities for the manufacture of nitrogen
and phosphorous fertilizers.
(7) Munitions production. Perform chemical research in munitions as requested by the
Department of Defense, maintain standby munitions production facilities, and develop
plans for converting and utilizing fertilizer facilities as required in support of the
Department of Defense's munitions program.
(8) Land management. Develop plans for the maintenance, management, and utilization
of Tennessee Valley Authority-controlled lands in the interest of an emergency
economy.
(9) Food and forestry. Assist the Department of Agriculture in the development of plans
for the harvesting and processing of fish and game, and the Department of Commerce in
the development of plans for the production and processing of forest products.
(10) Coordination with Valley States. Prepare plans and agreements with Tennessee
Valley States, consistent with Federal programs, for appropriate integration of
Tennessee Valley Authority and State plans for the use of available Tennessee Valley
Authority resources.
Part 28
United States Civil Service Commission
SECTION 2801 Functions.
The United States Civil Service Commission shall:
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(1) Personnel system. Prepare plans for adjusting the Federal civilian personnel system
to simplify administration and to meet emergency demands.
(2) Utilization. Develop policies and implementing procedures designed to assist
Federal agencies in achieving the most effective utilization of the Federal Government's
civilian manpower in an emergency.
(3) Manpower policies. As the representative of the Federal Government as an
employer, participate, as appropriate, in the formulation of national and regional
manpower policies as they affect Federal civilian personnel and establish implementing
policies as necessary.
(4) Manpower administration. Prepare plans, in consonance with national manpower
policies and programs, for the administration of emergency civilian manpower and
employment policies within the executive branch of the Government, including the
issuance and enforcement of regulations to implement such policies.
(5) Wage and salary stabilization. Participate, as appropriate, with the Office of
Emergency Preparedness and the Department of Labor in the formulation of national
and regional wage and salary stabilization policies as they affect Federal civilian
personnel. Within the framework of such policies, prepare plans for the implementation
of such policies and controls established for employees within the executive branch of
the Government, including the issuance and enforcement of necessary regulations.
(6) Assistance. Develop plans for rendering personnel management and staffing
assistance to new and expanding Federal agencies.
(7) Recruiting. Develop plans for the coordination and control of civilian recruiting
policies and practices by all Federal agencies in order to increase the effectiveness of
the total recruitment efforts during an emergency and to prevent undesirable recruitment
practices.
(8) Reassignment. Develop plans to facilitate the reassignment or transfer of Federal
civilian employees, including the movement of employees from one agency or location
to another agency or location, in order to meet the most urgent needs of the executive
branch during an emergency.
(9) Registration. Develop plans and procedures for a nationwide system of post-attack
registration of Federal employees to provide a means for locating and returning to duty
those employees who become physically separated from their agencies after an enemy
attack, and to provide for the maximum utilization of the skills of surviving employees.
(10) Deferment. Develop plans and procedures for a system to control Government
requests for the selective service deferment of employees in the executive branch of the
Federal Government and in the municipal government of the District of Columbia.
(11) Investigation. Prepare plans, in coordination with agencies having responsibilities
in the personnel security field, for the conduct of national agency checks and inquiries,
limited suitability investigations, and full field investigations under emergency
conditions.
(12) Salaries, wages, and benefits. Develop plans for operating under emergency
conditions the essential aspects of salary and wage systems and such benefit systems as
the Federal Employees Retirement System, the Federal Employees Group Life
Insurance Program, the Federal Employees and Retired Federal Employees Health
Benefits Programs, and the Federal Employees Compensation Program.
(13) Federal manpower mobilization. Assist Federal agencies in establishing manpower
plans to meet their own emergency manpower requirements; identify major or special
manpower problems of individual Federal agencies and the Federal Government as a
whole in mobilizing a civilian work force to meet essential emergency requirements;
identify sources of emergency manpower supply for all agencies where manpower
problems are indicated; and develop Government-wide plans for the use of surplus
Federal civilian manpower.
(14) Distribution of manpower. Participate in the formulation of policies and decisions
on the distribution of the nation's civilian manpower resources, obtain appropriate
civilian manpower data from Federal agencies, and establish necessary implementing
policies and procedures within the Executive Branch.
(15) Training. Develop, organize, and conduct, as appropriate, interagency training
programs in emergency personnel management for Federal employees.
Part 29
Veterans Administration
SECTION 2901 Functions.
The Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall develop policies, plans, and procedures for the
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performance of emergency functions with respect to the continuation or restoration of authorized
programs of the Veterans Administration under all conditions of national emergency, including
attack upon the United States. These include:
(1) The emergency conduct of inpatient and outpatient care and treatment in Veterans
Administration medical facilities and participation with the Departments of Defense and
Health, Education, and Welfare as provided for in interagency agreements.
(2) The emergency conduct of compensation, pension, rehabilitation, education, and
insurance payments consistent with over-all Federal plans for the continuation of
Federal benefit payments.
(3) The emergency performance of insurance and loan guaranty functions in accordance
with indirect stabilization policies and controls designed to deal with various emergency
conditions.
Part 30
General Provisions
SECTION 3001 Resource Management.
In consonance with the national preparedness, security, and mobilization readiness plans, programs,
and operations of the Office of Emergency Preparedness under Executive Order No. 11051 of
September 27, 1962, and subject to the provisions of the preceding parts, the head of each
department and agency shall:
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(1) Priorities and allocations. Develop systems for the emergency application of
priorities and allocations to the production, distribution, and use of resources for which
he has been assigned responsibility.
(2) Requirements. Assemble, develop as appropriate, and evaluate requirements for
assigned resources, taking into account estimated needs for military, atomic energy,
civilian, and foreign purposes. Such evaluation shall take into consideration
geographical distribution of requirements under emergency conditions.
(3) Evaluation. Assess assigned resources in order to estimate availability from all
sources under an emergency situation, analyze resource availabilities in relation to
estimated requirements, and develop appropriate recommendations and programs,
including those necessary for the maintenance of an adequate mobilization base.
Provide data and assistance before and after attack for national resource analysis
purposes of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
(4) Claimancy. Prepare plans to claim from the appropriate agency supporting materials,
manpower, equipment, supplies, and services which would be needed to carry out
assigned responsibilities and other essential functions of his department or agency, and
cooperate with other agencies in developing programs to insure availability of such
resources in an emergency.
SEC. 3002 Facilities protection and warfare effects monitoring and reporting.
In consonance with the national preparedness, security, and mobilization readiness plans, programs,
and operations of the Office of Emergency Preparedness under Executive Order No. 11051, and
with the national civil defense plans, programs, and operations of the Department of Defense under
Executive Order No. 10952, the head of each department and agency shall:
(1) Facilities protection. Provide facilities protection guidance material adapted to the
needs of the facilities and services concerned and promote a national program to
stimulate disaster preparedness and control in order to minimize the effects of overt and
covert attack on facilities or other resources for which he has management
responsibility. Guidance shall include, but not be limited to, organization and training of
facility employees, personnel shelter, evacuation plans, records protection, continuity of
management, emergency repair, dispersal of facilities, and mutual aid associations for
an emergency.
(2) Warfare effects monitoring and reporting. Maintain a capability, both at national and
field levels, to estimate the effects of attack on assigned resources and to collaborate
with and provide data to the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the Department of
Defense, and other agencies, as appropriate, in verifying and updating estimates of
resource status through exchanges of data and mutual assistance, and provide for the
detection, identification, monitoring and reporting of such warfare effects at selected
facilities under his operation or control.
(3) Salvage and rehabilitation. Develop plans for salvage, decontamination, and
rehabilitation of facilities involving resources under his jurisdiction.
(4) Shelter. In conformity with national shelter policy, where authorized to engage in
building construction, plan, design, and construct such buildings to protect the public to
the maximum extent feasible against the hazards that could result from an attack upon
the United States with nuclear weapons; and where empowered to extend Federal
financial assistance, encourage recipients of such financial assistance to use standards
for planning design and construction which will maximize protection for the public.
SEC. 3003 Critical skills and occupations.
(a) The Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, and Labor shall carry out the mandate of the
National Security Council, dated February 15, 1968, to "maintain a continuing
surveillance over the Nation's manpower needs and identify any particular occupation or
skill that may warrant qualifying for deferment on a uniform national basis." In
addition, the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Labor, and Health, Education, and
Welfare shall carry out the mandate of the National Security Council to "maintain a
continuing surveillance over the Nation's manpower and education needs to identify any
area of graduate study that may warrant qualifying for deferment in the national
interest." In carrying out these functions, the Secretaries concerned shall consult with
the National Science Foundation with respect to scientific manpower requirements.
(b) The Secretaries of Commerce and Labor shall maintain and issue, as necessary, lists
of all essential activities and critical occupations that may be required for emergency
preparedness purposes.
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SEC. 3004 Research.
Within the framework of research policies and objectives established by the Office of Emergency
Preparedness, the head of each department and agency shall supervise or conduct research in areas
directly concerned with carrying out emergency preparedness responsibilities, designate
representatives for necessary ad hoc or task force groups, and provide advice and assistance to other
agencies in planning for research in areas involving each agency's interest.
SEC. 3005 Stockpiles.
The head of each department and agency, with appropriate emergency responsibilities, shall assist
the Office of Emergency Preparedness in formulating and carrying out plans for stockpiling of
strategic and critical materials, and survival items.
SEC. 3006 Direct Economic Controls.
The head of each department and agency shall cooperate with the Office of Emergency
Preparedness and the Federal financial agencies in the development of emergency preparedness
measures involving emergency financial and credit measures, as well as price, rent, wage and salary
stabilization, and consumer rationing programs.
SEC. 3007 Financial Aid.
The head of each department and agency shall develop plans and procedures in cooperation with the
Federal financial agencies for financial and credit assistance to those segments of the private sector
for which he is responsible in the event such assistance is needed under emergency conditions.
SEC. 3008 Functional Guidance.
The head of each department and agency in carrying out the functions assigned to him by this order,
shall be guided by the following:
(1) National program guidance. In consonance with the national preparedness, security,
and mobilization readiness plans, programs, and operations of the Office of Emergency
Preparedness under Executive Order No. 11051, and with the national civil defense
plans, programs, and operations of the Department of Defense, technical guidance shall
be provided to State and local governments and instrumentalities thereof, to the end that
all planning concerned with functions assigned herein will be effectively coordinated.
Relations with the appropriate segment of the private sector shall be maintained to
foster mutual understanding of Federal emergency plans.
(2) Interagency coordination. Emergency preparedness functions shall be coordinated
by the head of the department or agency having primary responsibility with all other
departments and agencies having supporting functions related thereto.
(3) Emergency preparedness.
Emergency plans, programs, and an appropriate state of readiness, including
organizational readiness, shall be developed as an integral part of the continuing
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activities of each department or agency on the basis that that department or agency will
have the responsibility for carrying out such plans and programs during an emergency.
The head of each department or agency shall be prepared to implement all appropriate
plans developed under this order. Modifications and temporary organizational changes,
based on emergency conditions, shall be in accordance with policy determinations by
the President.
(4) Professional liaison. Mutual understanding and support of emergency preparedness
activities shall be fostered, and the National Defense Executive Reserve shall be
promoted by maintaining relations with the appropriate non-governmental sectors.
SEC. 3009 Training.
The head of each department and agency shall develop and direct training programs which
incorporate emergency preparedness and civil defense training and information programs necessary
to insure the optimum operational effectiveness of assigned resources, systems, and facilities.
SEC. 3010 Emergency Public Information.
In consonance with such emergency public information plans and central program decisions of the
Office of Emergency Preparedness, and with plans, programs, and procedures established by the
Department of Defense to provide continuity of programming for the Emergency Broadcast System,
the head of each department and agency shall:
(1) Obtain and provide information as to the emergency functions or assignments of the
individual department or agency for dissemination to the American people during the
emergency, in accordance with arrangements made by the Office of Emergency
Preparedness.
(2) Determine requirements and arrange for prerecordings to provide continuity of
program service over the Emergency Broadcast System so that the American people can
receive information, advice, and guidance pertaining to the implementation of the civil
defense and emergency preparedness plans or assignments of each individual
department or agency.
SEC. 3011 Emergency Actions.
This order does not confer authority to put into effect any emergency plan, procedure, policy,
program, or course of action prepared or developed pursuant to this order. Plans so developed may
be effectuated only in the event that authority for such effectuation is provided by a law enacted by
the Congress or by an order or directive issued by the President pursuant to statutes or the
Constitution of the United States.
SEC. 3012 Redelegation.
The head of each department and agency is hereby authorized to redelegate the functions assigned
to him by this order, and to authorize successive redelegations to agencies or instrumentalities of the
United States, and to officers and employees of the United States.
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SEC. 3013 Transfer of Functions.
Any emergency preparedness function under this order, or parts thereof, may be transferred from one department or agency to another with the consent of the heads of the organizations involved and with the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness. Any new emergency
preparedness function may be assigned to the head of a department or agency by the Director of the
Office of Emergency Preparedness by mutual consent.
SEC. 3014 Retention of Existing Authority.
Except as provided by Section 3015, nothing in this order shall be deemed to derogate from any
now existing assignment of functions to any department or agency or officer thereof made by
statute, Executive order, or Presidential directives, including Memoranda.
SEC. 3015 Revoked Orders.
The following are hereby revoked:
(1) Defense Mobilization Order VI-2 of December 11, 1953.
(2) Defense Mobilization Order 1-12 of October 5, 1954.
(3) Executive Order No. 10312 of December 10, 1951.
(4) Executive Order No. 10346 of April 17, 1952.
(5) Executive Order No. 10997 of February 16, 1962.
(6) Executive Order No. 10998 of February 16, 1962.
(7) Executive Order No. 10999 of February 16, 1962.
(8) Executive Order No. 11000 of February 16, 1962.
(9) Executive Order No. 11001 of February 16, 1962.
(10) Executive Order No. 11002 of February 16, 1962. (11) Executive Order No. 11003 of February 16, 1962. (12) Executive Order No. 11004 of February 16, 1962. (13) Executive Order No. 11005 of February 16, 1962.
(14) Executive Order No. 11087 of February 26, 1963.
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(15) Executive Order No. 11088 of February 26, 1963.
(16) Executive Order No. 11089 of February 26, 1963.
(17) Executive Order No. 11090 of February 26, 1963.
(18) Executive Order No. 11091 of February 26, 1963.
(19) Executive Order No. 11092 of February 26, 1963.
(20) Executive Order No. 11093 of February 26, 1963.
(21) Executive Order No. 11094 of February 26, 1963.
(22) Executive Order No. 11095 of February 26, 1963.
(23) Executive Order No. 11310 of October 11, 1966. Richard Nixon
The White House,
October 28, 1969.
Richard Nixon, Executive Order 11490—Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to Federal
Departments and Agencies Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American
Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/255823
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