Tester Takes Hard Look At Disaster Relief In Indian Country
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TESTER TAKES HARD LOOK AT DISASTER RELIEF IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Indian Affairs Committee Assesses Impact of Amendments to the Stafford Act
Tester authored changes to the Stafford Act in the last
"After listening to the needs of Indian Country, I changed the Stafford Act to allow tribes to request a disaster declaration directly from the President," Tester said. "While that was an important step for tribes, there is more work that needs to be done"
Hearing witnesses echoed Tester's sentiment in their testimony.
One of the many tribes facing the long-term effects of climate change induced disasters is the
Tester concluded that better coordination between
Background
The President can issue major disaster declarations after a natural disaster to provide certain types of federal disaster assistance depending upon the specific needs of the stricken areas. Such declarations give broad authority to federal agencies to provide supplemental assistance to help state, local, territorial and tribal governments, families and individuals, and certain nonprofit organizations, recover from the incident.
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