What Was the Disaster Relief Act

question 15

Multiple Choice

What was the Disaster Relief Act?

• A) All of the functions and authority of the 1974 Act were placed under the director of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
• B) 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.
• C) 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.
• D) 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.

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