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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1981
STATEMENT OF
HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW
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OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON
] EDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE]
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:
WE WELCOME YOUR INVITATION TO BE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS
THE RESULTS OF SOME OF OUR PAST REVIEWS OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
(FEMA) UNDER THE DISASTER RELIEF ACT OF 1974 (P.L. 93-288).
ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF LOANS, GRANTS, AND
INSURANCE FOR LOSSES FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.
GAO INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT
IN FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
IN THE PAST WE HAVE REPORTED ON A WIDE RANGE OF
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY FEMA AND ITS PREDECESSOR AGENCY,
THE FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadysi0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)