Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) : An Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Federal government.

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC, P.L. 104-321), an interstate mutual aid compact that provides a legal structure by which States affected by a catastrophe may request emergency assistance from other States. Describes Congressional and State actions to approve and adopt interstate compacts, the EMAC procedure for requesting assistance, including coordination with FEMA, legal and financial issues, and issues associated with EMAC implementation in homeland security efforts.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

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