Establishment of FEMA as cabinet-level independent agency

(a) In general The Federal Emergency Management Agency is established as a cabinet-level independent establishment in the executive branch. (b) Mission The primary mission of the Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.