Federal Emergency Management: Elements and Considerations ( Government Procedures and Operations )

Publication series :Government Procedures and Operations

Author: Lewis B. Adams  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781626182189

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781626182172

Subject: D8 Diplomacy, International Relations

Keyword: 外交、国际关系

Language: ENG

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Federal Emergency Management: Elements and Considerations

Chapter

FEDERAL TO FEDERAL SUPPORT

Stafford Act Incidents and Mission Assignments

Non-Stafford Act Incidents

OTHER KEY FEDERAL LAWS AND POLICIES

Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000

Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act

Homeland Security Presidential Directives

Homeland Security Act

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

KEY FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTERRESPONSE AND RECOVERY

National Guard

Department of Agriculture

Department of Defense

Immediate Response

Requests for Assistance

Army Corps of Engineers

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Housing of Housing and Urban Development

Community Development Block Grants

Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Protection Agency

Forest Service

Small Business Administration

End Notes

Chapter 2 PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE 8AND THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM: BACKGROUND AND ISSUESFOR CONGRESS

SUMMARY

OVERVIEW

BACKGROUND ON KEY CONCEPTS

National Versus Federal Preparedness Policy

Capability-Based Planning for All Hazard Preparedness

Current Status of PPD-8 Implementation

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GOAL

NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORKS

Content of the Frameworks

Coordinating Structure and the Support Function Model

National Prevention Framework

National Protection Framework

National Mitigation Framework

National Response Framework

National Disaster Recovery Framework

Potential Issues and Challenges

ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM

ISSUES FOR CONGRESS

Conformity with PKEMRA

Assignment of Federal Responsibilities

Effect on State and Local Governments, the Private Sector,and Citizens

Impact on Federal Budget and Resources

Monitoring and Evaluating the Overall Policy Impact of PPD-8

End Notes

Chapter 3 FEDERAL STAFFORD ACT DISASTER ASSISTANCE: PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATIONS, ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES,AND FUNDING

SUMMARY

OVERVIEW OF THE STAFFORD ACT

The 1974 Disaster Relief Act, as Amended

The 2006 Amendments

Enacted Legislation

OVERVIEW OF STAFFORD ACT DECLARATIONS

Prior to a Disaster

After a Catastrophe Occurs

Major Disaster Declarations

Emergency Declarations

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY

Major Disaster Assistance

Emergency Declaration Assistance

FUNDING CAPS AND COST SHARES

HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE

Section 404 Hazard Mitigation Grants

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Mission Assignments

ISSUES FOR THE 112TH CONGRESS

Expanding Eligibility

Private Utilities after the 1998 Ice Storms

Private Utilities after the 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Private Health System after 2001 Tropical Storm Allison

Policy Options

Reducing Federal Expenditures

Criteria for Assistance Declarations

Individual and Family Eligibility

Appeal Process

Impact of Panel Decisions on Funding

Summary of Issues on Appeals Process

End Notes

Chapter 4 FEMA’S DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS: A PRIMER

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

CONGRESS AND THE DECLARATION PROCESS

The Impetus for Reform

The Skepticism of Reform

PRESIDENTIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL DISCRETION

PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCEIN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS

Estimated Cost of the Assistance

Localized Impacts

Insurance Coverage

Hazard Mitigation

Recent Multiple Disasters

Other Federal Programs

FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCEIN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS

Concentration of Damages

Trauma

Special Populations

Voluntary Agency Assistance

Insurance Coverage

Average Amount of Individual Assistance by State

Congressional Considerations for the Declaration Process

The Composition of Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams

Updating and Revising Individual Assistance Averages

Other Potential Disaster Indicators

CONCLUSION

End Notes

Chapter 5 FEDERAL DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS: BRIEF SUMMARIES

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA

FEDERAL DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS

Assistance for Individuals and Families

Individuals and Households Program

Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Dislocated Worker Activities

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program

Public Safety Officers’ Educational Assistance Program

Physical Disaster Loans—Residential SBA Disaster Loans Availableto Homeowners and Renters

Personal Property Loans

Real Property Loans

Cora Brown Fund

Assistance for Victims of Crime

Crisis Counseling

Disaster Legal Services

Tax Relief

Assistance for State, Territorial, and Local Governments

Public Assistance Grants

Hazard Mitigation Grants

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants

Community Disaster Loans

Reimbursement for Firefighting on Federal Property

Fire Management Assistance Grant Program

Assistance for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations

Economic Injury Disaster Loans

Physical Disaster Loans—Businesses

Emergency Loans for Farms

National Flood Insurance Program

General Assistance Programs

Federal Agency Websites

FEMA Website

Disaster Assistance.govhttp://www.disasterassistance.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

End Notes

INDEX

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