The National Flood Insurance Program: Status and Remaining Issues for Congress

King, Rawle O.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency management;    Flood damage;    Floods;    Disaster relief;   

RP-ID  :  R42850
RP-ID  :  R42850_2013Feb06

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an analysis of flood risk management, summarizes major challenges facing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and outlines key reforms enacted in the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. The report identifies and presents some key remaining flood management issues for congressional consideration, and concludes with a discussion of policy options for the future financial management of flood hazards in the United States.