FEMA's Disaster Declaration Process: A Primer

McCarthy, Francis X.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency management;    Emergency assistance;    Emergency assistance Act;    Emergency management policy;    Disaster relief;   

RP-ID  :  R43784
RP-ID  :  R43784_2014Nov12

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (referred to as the Stafford Act - 42 U.S.C. 5721 et seq.), which authorizes the President to issue "major disaster" or "emergency" declarations before or after catastrophes occur. Emergency declarations trigger aid that protects property, public health, and safety and lessens or averts the threat of an incident becoming a catastrophic event. A major disaster declaration, issued after catastrophes occur, constitutes broader authority for federal agencies to provide supplemental assistance to help state and local governments, families and individuals, and certain nonprofit organizations recover from the incident.