legislation: 111-hr-4297

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111-hr-4297 111 hr 4297 Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009 Emergency Management 2009-12-11 2009-12-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] NH D H001043 0 Rural Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to individuals and to speed a declaration of a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to review, update, and revise the factors considered when evaluating a governor's request for such a declaration to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster; and (2) to consider any disproportionate impacts of disasters on rural areas. 2023-01-11T13:16:57Z  

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