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.
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Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
Summary
Documents
Document
About this law
Year
1988
Most recent update
01/08/2016
Geography
Response areas
Disaster Risk Management
Sectors
Economy-wide
Note
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