Considerations for a Catastrophic Declaration: Issues and Analysis

Lindsay, Bruce R. ; McCarthy, Francis X.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency management;    Disaster relief -- U.S.;    Disasters;   

RP-ID  :  R41884
RP-ID  :  R41884_2011Jul06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines concerns expressed by policymakers and experts that current Stafford Act declarations are inadequate to respond to, and recover from, highly destructive events.It presents the arguments for and against amending the act to add a catastrophic declaration amendment. This report also includes data analyses of past and potential disasters to determine what incidents might be deemed as catastrophic, and explores alternative policy options that might obviate the need for catastrophic declarations.