; and (B) a Liaison Officer for Asset Acquisition and Deployment in Federal supported, State managed, and locally executed plan to support the delivery of funds, equipment, and resources to local jurisdictions in advance of pending disasters by facilitating engagement by the private sector with State and local governments in support of meeting the pending disaster response needs. (c) Office of Disaster Recovery (1) Duties The duties of the Office of Disaster Recovery shall be as follows: (A) Assess recovery following a disaster and make recommendations on the estimated time for recovery. (B) Provide definitions of what constitutes a short-term recovery and a long-term recovery, and how this determination shall be made in assessing post disaster recovery periods. (C) Coordinate and manage Federal assigned staff from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be sent to work in State or local government agencies. (D) Carry out the accurate collection, retention, and reporting of data related to Federal disaster recovery and shall act as a resource on post-disaster recovery efforts. (E) Submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an annual report on the status of all recovery projects during the prior year, including whether Federal projects are on time, within cost, and meeting the needs and objectives of recovery. (F) Provide for civil engineers that make recommendations to the Administrator and partnering Federal agencies on the scope and severity of damage, projections on rehabilitation, demolition, repair, and reconstruction of critical infrastructure deemed essential to Federal, State, and local government, accessing impacted areas, or achieving stability in the recovery process. (G) Any other duty determined appropriate by the Administrator. (2) Officers Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall appoint an Associate Administrator of the