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Disaster Assistance: Improvements Needed in Determining Eligibility for Public Assistance

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 23, 1996
Report No. RCED-96-113
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Summary:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) public assistance program funds the repair of public and private nonprofit facilities, such as roads, government buildings, utilities, and hospitals, that are damaged during natural disasters. Under the program, FEMA has spent more than $6.5 billion for disasters that occurred during fiscal years 1989-94. This report (1) reviews FEMA's criteria for determining eligibility for public assistance, (2) examines how FEMA ensures that public assistance money is spent only for eligible items, and (3) discusses changes in eligibility that could lower the costs of public assistance in the future.

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