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October
2008
Volume
15
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July/August/September CRS Reports on FEMA - Annotated Bibliography By Jonathan Lindsley Managing
Disaster Debris: Overview of Regulatory Requirements, Agency Roles, and
Selected Challenges. This report focuses on the challenges posed by waste materials in the wake of natural disasters. Vegetation, solid waste, demolished homes and vehicles, and hazardous waste are among the kinds of things that need to be disposed of following natural disasters. This report also discusses the responsibilities and roles of different federal, state, and local agencies. (http://opencrs.com/document/RL34576) The
Strategic
Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspective, and Issues.
The strategic petroleum reserve was mandated by Congress to help allay the effects of an energy crisis following the 1973-1974 Arab Oil Embargo. This article discusses the legislative history of this initiative, all the way up to budget requests for FY2009. (http://opencrs.com/document/RL33341) The
Public
Health and Medical Response to Disasters: Federal Authority and Funding. This paper examines the authorities and coordinating mechanisms of the President and the Secretary of HHS in providing routine assistance in major disaster declarations and public health emergencies. It looks at the mechanisms used in the response, and potential gaps, as well as financing of the costs of responses to public health and medical emergencies. (http://opencrs.com/document/RL33579) FEMA’s
Pre
Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues.
The Pre Disaster Mitigation Program began in 1997. This article discusses this program’s history, as well as its future. (http://opencrs.com/document/RL34537) Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance:
Summary Data. Since 1989, Congress has appropriated $250 billion (2008 dollars) in supplemental emergency assistance nationwide. This paper provides an overview and summary of these appropriations. (http://opencrs.com/document/RL33226) Federal
Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible
Activities and Funding. The Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act gives the president power to issue major disaster and emergency declarations in response to overwhelming catastrophes. This article discusses specifically what happens when such a declaration is declared: who does what; who receives assistance; etc. It also discusses the legislative history and potential future of this Act. (http://opencrs.com/document/RL33053) Disaster
Tax
Relief for the Midwest. This article discusses the specifics of the
Midwestern
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008, which was intended to allay some of
the
financial damage inflicted on the (http://opencrs.com/document/RS22941) Flood
Insurance Requirements for Stafford Act Assistance.
The Stafford Act imposes requirements on potential applicants for flood insurance: whether the applicant has received previous assistance; and if the applicant lives in a federally designated flood hazard. This report discusses these requirements as well as the history of flood insurance and disaster assistance. (http://opencrs.com/document/RS22945)
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