Stafford Act

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The Stafford Act is a U.S. federal law that provides the legal framework for federal natural disaster and emergency assistance to state and local governments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
disaster relief law ⓘ
administeredBy Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
allows adjustment of federal cost share in catastrophic events ⓘ
amends Disaster Relief Act of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Stafford Act
appliesTo states ⓘ
territories of the United States ⓘ
tribal governments ⓘ
authorizes President to provide federal assistance following a major disaster or emergency declaration ⓘ
community disaster loans ⓘ
crisis counseling assistance and training ⓘ
disaster unemployment assistance ⓘ
federal financial assistance for debris removal ⓘ
federal financial assistance for emergency protective measures ⓘ
federal financial assistance for repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged public facilities ⓘ
legal services for low-income disaster survivors ⓘ
temporary housing assistance for disaster survivors ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains cost-sharing provisions between federal and state or local governments ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateEnacted 1988-11-23 ⓘ
designates President of the United States as primary authority to declare major disasters and emergencies ⓘ
emergencyDefinitionSection 42 U.S.C. §5122 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ⓘ
Individual Assistance programs ⓘ
Public Assistance programs ⓘ
framework for federal-state-local coordination in disaster response and recovery ⓘ
formsLegalBasisFor most federal disaster response activities ⓘ
fullName Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
linked to: Stafford Act
hasBeenAmended multiple times after major U.S. disasters ⓘ
implementedThrough National Response Framework ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
majorDisasterDefinitionSection 42 U.S.C. §5122 ⓘ
namedAfter Robert T. Stafford ⓘ
policyStatementSection 42 U.S.C. §5121 ⓘ
primaryCitation 42 U.S.C. §5121 et seq. ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 100-707 ⓘ
purpose to encourage states and local governments to develop comprehensive disaster preparedness and assistance plans ⓘ
to provide an orderly and continuing means of federal assistance to state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and damage resulting from disasters ⓘ
to provide federal assistance programs for both public and private losses sustained in disasters ⓘ
relatedTo Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ⓘ
requires governor of an affected state to request a presidential disaster declaration ⓘ
state and local governments to develop and maintain emergency preparedness plans as a condition of certain federal assistance ⓘ
Robert T. Stafford United States Senator from Vermont ⓘ
scope emergencies ⓘ
major disasters ⓘ
natural disasters ⓘ
shortTitle Stafford Act ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ

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National Emergencies Act → relatedTo → Stafford Act ⓘ
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Stafford Act → fullName → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Stafford Act → amends → Disaster Relief Act of 1974 ⓘ
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Stafford Act → shortTitle → Stafford Act ⓘ
United States emergency management system → legalBasis → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Administrator of FEMA → legalBasis → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Executive Order 12148 → relatedTo → Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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FEMA Region II → follows → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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FEMA Region VIII → governingLaw → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Public Assistance programs → authorizedBy → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program → authorizedBy → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program → legalBasis → Stafford Act Section 404 ⓘ
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Public Law 100-707 → amends → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Public Law 100-707 → amends → Disaster Relief Act of 1974 ⓘ
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Public Law 100-707 → alsoKnownAs → Stafford Act Amendments of 1988 ⓘ
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New York State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan → conformsTo → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Robert T. Stafford → notableWork → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Robert T. Stafford → honorificEponym → Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Regional Response Coordination Centers → governedBy → Stafford Act authorities ⓘ
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Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 → amends → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Individual Assistance Program → legalBasis → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Recovery Division for Region V → follows → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide → basedOn → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program → legalAuthority → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
subject linked to: HMGP
linked to: Stafford Act
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program → legalAuthority → Stafford Act Section 404 ⓘ
subject linked to: HMGP
linked to: Stafford Act
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program → governedBy → Stafford Act hazard mitigation provisions ⓘ
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National Response Framework Emergency Support Function 8 → governedBy → Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
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