Federal Disaster Policies After Terrorists Strike: Issues and Options for Congress

Bea, Keith

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Terrorism;    Counterterrorism;    National defense;    Defense policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL31464
RP-ID  :  RL31464_2002Jun24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is intended to assist Congress as it considers options for consequence management legislation. It provides information on federal policies that would be implemented in the event that terrorist attacks in an attempt to answer the question: Based on experiences gained thus far, should Congress consider changes in federal consequence management policies to address the effects of possible future attacks? The report explores two types of issues--selected administrative issues pertinent to the delivery of assistance, and selected policy issues about the assistance provided.