Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims
Improves Federal Delivery of Disaster Assistance to Victims
What it does
Agencies must develop and implement a plan to streamline Federal disaster assistance, including a centralized application and information clearinghouse.
Real-world impact
- Creates a centralized application and information clearinghouse for disaster victims.
- Reduces duplicate forms and simplifies applications for federal disaster aid.
- Strengthens controls to prevent improper payments, fraud, waste, and abuse.
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Summary
This order requires the federal government to make disaster aid easier and faster for victims of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or other declared emergencies.
It creates an interagency Task Force to produce a plan to streamline assistance, including a centralized application, a continuously updated information clearinghouse, fewer duplicate forms, and stronger controls against fraud.
The Task Force must submit the plan to the President and begin phased implementation with milestones and metrics to track progress.
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