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handle is hein.crs/goveqti0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Cong essona ______It Hurricane Helene Recovery: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources September 27, 2024 Introduction Before midnight on September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 major hurricane in northwestern Florida in the Big Bend area of the Gulf Coast. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center, the storm poses a major flood risk, with flash flood warnings extending into Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The hurricane also caused widespread power outages and damaging wind gusts. On September 24, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued an emergency declaration for Florida under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. §§5121 et seq.), authorizing Public Assistance (PA) Category B-emergency protective measures to support mass care, including evacuation and shelter support. On September 26, 2024, the President also issued emergency declarations authorizing PA Category B for Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. If the President signs a major disaster declaration for any of the states affected by Hurricane Helene, he may authorize FEMA to provide a suite of disaster assistance programs, including Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation Assistance. The situation in several southern states is still dynamic; additional declarations, including for other states and designated areas (counties), or additional forms of assistance may be forthcoming if the President determines that such federal assistance is necessary to support state and local response and recovery. Information about state and county disaster assistance authorizations is published in FEMA's declaration database. FEMA's Hurricane Helene webpage provides information on and directions to apply for disaster assistance. FEMA Emergency and Major Disaster Assistance FEMA provides three major categories of disaster assistance, some of which may be available pursuant to an emergency declaration and/or a major disaster declaration: Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12429 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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