[20220408]IN11534_联邦应急管理局会建议在灾难发生后提供公共援助吗？拟议的规则制定.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Will FEMA Recommend Public Assistance Following a Disaster? Proposed Rulemaking Updated April 8, 2022 This Insight reviews the Federal Emergency Management Agencys (FEMAs) proposed rulemaking on assessing requests for Public Assistance (PA) for major disaster declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended). FEMA estimated that the rulemaking, if finalized, would significantly reduce PA obligations. The public comment period closed in April 2021. As of April 2022, FEMA reported to CRS that the agencys next action on the rule is undetermined, and that the “does not expect to have a regulatory action” before December 10, 2022. Current Process to Assess Requests for Public Assistance PA supports state, local, tribal, and territorial governments (SLTTs), and eligible nonprofits when requested by a governor or tribal chief executive and authorized through a presidential Stafford Act declaration of emergency or major disaster (see Figure 1). On average, PA accounts for the largest source of spending authorized under the Stafford Act.