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Stafford Act Reform Task Force
Task Force Report to U.S. Conference of Mayors Leadership, October 3, 2009
BACKGROUND MATERIALS
Hearing on “Post-Katrina: What it Takes to Cut the Bureaucracy and Assure a More Rapid Response After Catastrophic Disaster,” Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, July 27, 2009
Excerpts from Far from Home: Deficiencies in Federal Disaster Housing Assistance After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Recommendations for Improvement, Special Report, prepared by Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, February 2009
City of New Orleans Recommendations to FEMA National Advisory Council’s Stafford Act Subcommittee, May 8, 2008
City of New Orleans, Stafford Act Changes to provide Hurricane Katrina and Rita fixes Policy Position Paper, April 14, 2008
City of New Orleans, Stafford Act and Disaster Policy Changes , March 2, 2007
The Stafford Act: Priorities for Reform, The Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, New York University, October 2007
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and Related Authorities, FEMA 592, June 2007
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2005 National Action Plan on Safety and Security in America’s Cities (Working Paper of 10/24/05)
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