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What Is the Stafford Act

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What is the Stafford Act?


A) The first law to formalize federal disaster relief to both States and individuals and families in one place. It also created the authority for the President to issue emergency declarations.
B) It amended the 1974 Act to establish the framework for federal disaster assistance including requirements for requesting assistance, the type of assistance available, and the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
C) All of the functions and authority of the 1974 Act were placed under the director of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) .
D) It was an amendment to a previous act to require all states to include long and short term hazard mitigation plans in their emergency response strategies, specifically requiring attention to both natural and man-made disasters.

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