Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Administrative law.

Administrative agencies.

Government information.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (15 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-1981a in the 2013 issue.

Provides background on disaster response, including disaster and emergency declarations, legislative framework for providing Federal assistance, and policies employed by executive branch to provide supplemental help to State and local governments during time of disasters. Discusses forms of disaster assistance and related Congressional activity. Provides online resources with information on response to current disasters, disaster management process and Federal disaster assistance programs, and current scientific predictions for various natural hazards.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.