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FEMA's disaster relief fund : elements and considerations /
The Robert T. Stafford Emergency Relief and Disaster Assistance Act authorizes the President to issue declarations for incidents ranging from destructive, large-scale disasters to more routine, less damaging events. Declarations trigger federal assistance in the forms of various response and recover...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Novinka,
2014.
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| Colección: | Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FEMA'S DISASTER RELIEF FUND: ELEMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS; FEMA'S DISASTER RELIEF FUND: ELEMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FEMA's DISASTER RELIEF FUND: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED ISSUES; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW OF THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND; CURRENT FUNDING AND BUDGETING PRACTICES FOR THE DRF; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; CONCLUDING POLICY QUESTIONS; Chapter 2: DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF ; SUMMARY; DISASTER RELIEF FUND; PAST AND PRESENT AUTHORITIES RELATED TO THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.
- HOW THE DRF IS FUNDEDTHE DEBATE OVER EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS; EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: FY1989-FY2013; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; CONCLUDING POLICY QUESTIONS; Chapter 3: FEMA'S DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS: A PRIMER; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; CONGRESS AND THE DECLARATION PROCESS; PRESIDENTIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL DISCRETION; PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS; FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE IN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; INDEX.