Executive Order Continuing the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council with Defined Term, Funding Cap, and Oversight

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including Article II, Section 3, which requires faithful execution of the laws, and section 7103(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, regarding advisory committees, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Continuation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, originally established to assess FEMA operations, is continued for five years from the date of this order. The Council shall consist of 12 members: four appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, three by the FEMA Administrator, two each from Senate and House Homeland Security Committees (one Democrat, one Republican per chamber), and one from the DHS Inspector General. Duties include annual reports on FEMA efficiency, disaster response gaps, and cost-saving measures, delivered to the President, Congress, and DHS. Section 2. Funding and Resources. Operations shall use discretionary funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security under the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), not to exceed $10 million per year or $50 million total. No new appropriations required; excess funds revert to Treasury. Section 3. Oversight and Sunset. The DHS Inspector General shall conduct biennial audits, reporting to congressional oversight committees. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees (Senate) and Homeland Security Committee (House) receive all reports. This order sunsets after five years unless renewed by subsequent order. Section 4. Judicial Review and Enforcement. Actions under this order are reviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with appeals to the D.C. Circuit. The DHS Secretary enforces compliance; violations trigger immediate Council termination.