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 114 STAT. 584 PUBLIC LAW 106-246^JULY 13, 2000 (B) if a Manager is appointed under section 104(a)(3), the Manager. (3) INJURED PERSON. —The term "injured person" means— (A) an individual, regardless of the citizenship or alien status of the individual; or (B) an Indian tribe, corporation, tribal corporation, partnership, company, association, insurer, county, township, city. State, school district, or other non-Federal entity (including a legal representative), that suffered injury resulting from the Cerro Grande fire. (4) INJURY. —The term "injury" has the same meaning as the term "injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death" as used in section 1346(b)(1) of title 28, United States Code. (5) MANAGER. — The term "Manager" means an Independent Claims Manager appointed under section 104(a)(3). (6) OFFICE. —The term "Office" means the Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims established by section 104(a)(2). SEC. 104. COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS OF CERRO GRANDE FIRE. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) COMPENSATION. —Each injured person shall be entitled to receive from the United States— (A) compensation for injury suffered by the injured person as a result of the Cerro Grande fire; and (B) damages described in subsection (d)(4), as determined by the Director. (2) OFFICE OF CERRO GRANDE FIRE CLAIMS.— (A) IN GENERAL. — There is established within the Federal Emergency Management Agency an Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims. (B) PURPOSE. —The Office shall receive, process, and pay claims in accordance with this title. (C) FUNDING.— The Office— (i) shall be funded from funds made available to the Director under this title; (ii) may reimburse other Federal agencies for claims processing support and assistance; (iii) may appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary personnel as may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in competitive service; (iv) upon the request of the Director, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist it in carrying out its duties under this title; and (v) shall not diminish the ability of the Director to carry out the responsibilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Robert T. Staf- ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including the timely provision of disaster assistance to a State or territory, an area of which is the subject of a major disaster or emergency declaration made by the President during the period in which the Director carries out this Act.

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