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PART 1. POLICIES, PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES
1. This plan provides for the establishment of national institutional arrangements for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) government for preparing and responding to emergency and disaster events within the country.
It includes arrangements for preparedness, mitigation, monitoring for potential events and response at the national level to manage national level events and support state level events. It also outlines arrangements to guide state disaster management plans and their connection to the national level arrangements. It includes provisions for accessing international support.
Development and Maintenance of the Plan
2. This Plan has been prepared under the Disaster Relief Assistance Act 1989 (the Act) Section 707 subsection (3) and outlines arrangements as minimum requirements for state disaster plans under Section 707 subsection (2) – refer also to Section 706 subsection (1). This Plan has been approved by and promulgated by the President.
This Plan establishes the National Disaster Committee (NDC) and may be adjusted by the Committee and re-issued as an amendment, effective from the date of reissue.
Substantive adjustments are to be approved by the President.
Notwithstanding any amendments, this Plan is to be reviewed by the National Disaster Committee at intervals not exceeding five years and submitted to the President for approval.