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Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

1988LegislativeDisaster Risk ManagementMore details
Sectors: Economy-wide
The Homeland Security Act is the key piece of legislation that regulates the USA's response to disaster. It was adopted in 1988 and has been regularly amended since then. 

The document notably 1) sets out the governmental approach to disaster preparedness and assistance, 2) lists the major disaster assistance programs and related procedures, and 3) lists the emergency assistance programs and related procedures. 
Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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