OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS

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• Document Release Date: February 28, 2007
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;.OPERATIONAF, .GUIDADICE FOR E~LERGENCY :~IOBIIaIZATION PREPAREDNESS
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the emergency mobilization preparedness
effort is an improved national capability to respond. to
major peacetime and wartime emergencies. Associated with.
this objective are the following principal goals:
To produce a Presidential statement of national.
..policy on emergency mobilization..,
To~develo.p a plan of action to improve emergency
mobilization .preparedness consistent with this
policy.
The proposed policy on national emergency mobilization
preparedness shall be consistent with the Administration's
policies for the economy and national defense. It should
call for preparedness programs and activities that will
provide for the maximum civilian contribution to the
military operations which may be required to cope with. the
emergencies for which the Department of Defense is .now
preparing as well as for the continuation of essential
civilian services. It shall. also provide for effective
utilization of military resources to assist civilian
authorities in responding to peacetime and wartime
emergencies.
The proposed policy and plan for national emergency
mobilization preparedness should be formulated in light
of the fiscal constraints operative througz FY 83.
Improvements in our preparedness capabilities should be
accomplished through more effective use of existing
resources and through their reallocation from Less
important programs: Individual agencies will be
responsible for implementing the plans and programs.
After consultation with the Office of ivlanagement and
Budget, periodic assessments on strengths ar_d limitations of
each agency's plans and programs will be prepared by the
ENIPB. These assessments will be used-for future planning
-purposes.
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STRUCTURE
THE EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS BOARD
Chairman: The Assistant to the President for National
Securit.' Affairs -
Meuzbership
Department of State Department of Energy
Department of Treasury Department of Education
Department of ~ Defense _ Office of Management & Budget
Department of Interior National Security Council Staff
Depart+-tent of Agriculture Office of Policy Developrment
Department of Commerce Organization of the Joint Chiefs
Department of Labor of Staff ..
Department of Health & office of Science & Technology Policy
Human Services Federal Emergency Panagement Agency-
Department of Housing & Office of Personnel Management
Urban Development Deputy Counsellor to t}-~a President
Department of Transportation -
And such .others as the President-may designate from time to tame.
Representatives will be at the Deputy Secretary/Under Secretary
level.
Functions
o Formulation of recommendations concerning policy for
emergency mobilization preparedness.
Development of `policy guidance documents for workir_g
groups and agencies.to implement approved policies and
plans of action.
Resolution of mobilization preparedness issues within.
the framework of current Administration policy.
o Formulation for Presidential review of a proposed statement
of national policy on emergency mobilization preparedness.
o Development of a recommended plan of emergency robilization
preparedness improvements consistent with the proposed
statement of policy.
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Area
Economic Stabilization and
Public Finance
Military Mobilization
Emergency Communications
Law Enforcement and Public
Safety
Food --Agriculture
Industrial Mobilization
.Human Resources _
Social. Services '
Health
.Government Operations
Civil Def ense
Membership
Agency Chairman
Department. of Treasury
Department of Defense
Departments of Defense/commerce
Department of Justice
Department of Agriculture.
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor ~ ..
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Health & Human Services
Federal Emergency Management Ager_cy
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Working Group membership will be determined by eacli.~~'orking Group
Chairman, subject to approval of the Board. The Chairman of each
Working Group will be at the Assistant Secretary level or .equivalent.
Agency representatives to the Working Groups will be at the Deputy -
Assistant Secretary level or higher. -
Functions
o Provide a mechanism for interdepartmental coordination of
emmergency mobilization policies and plans,
o Advise tine Board on natior_al policy for emergency mobilization
preparedness.
o Advise the Board on activities to be included in the plan of
action to improve emergency mobilization preparedness. .
Assist the Board in monitoring and assessing the
implementation of guidance on policy and the plan of
action.
o Report to the Board emergency mobilization preparedness
measures .undertaken by member agencies.
Policy
Due to the fiscal constraints through FY 83 the Tr7orking Groups are
to.concentrate on the identification of preparedness measures that
will enable the government to make. more effective use of e:~isting
national resources. Therefore the Groups should give attention to
the following: ~ _
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o Clarification and rationalization of the emergency
mobilization roles, responsibilities and authorities
of Federal agencies.
Improvement in mobilization response procedures. ~~
o Development of measures to facilitate the smooth .-
transition from routine to emergency operations.
o Attainment of better coordination between civilian
and military mobilization planners.
Initial Tasks
Identify emergency mobilization preparedness. activities
programmed by agencies in FY 82 and 83.
Determine the resources devoted to these activities in
FY 82 and 83.
o Prepare. an inventory of.legislation/regulations impacting
on emergency mobilization capabilities subject to approval
of the EMPB.
SECRETARIAT
Chairman
The Secretariat will be?chaired by=a senior official of FE~`4A,
who will be designated by the Director of FE,'~A and will be
referred to as the Executive Secretary of the EriPB.
Membership
P?Sembers of-the Secretariat will come from FEl`QA and other Federal
agencies represented on the Board (detailees). The Executive
Secretary will select the members and determine the proper mix
of FE~yA and other agency representatives. -
r^unctions
o Provide staff support to the Chairman and members of
the Ei`4PB. -
o Coordinate activities of the Working Groups.
o Provide a liaison between E"dPB and the i~lorking Groups.
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