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119189 1 (1982-08-13)

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             UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                    WASHINGTON,  D.C.  20548

                                         FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                         EXPECTED AT 10:00 AM EST
                                         FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1982

                          STATEMENT OF
               BALTAS E. BIRKLE,  DEPUTY DIRECTOR
          COMMUNITY AND  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                          BEFORE  THE
               SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER  RESOURCES
                           OF THE
         COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS  AND TRANSPORTATION
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                              119189
                             ON

            FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE  AND S. 2250,



MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE  SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE WELCOME YOUR INVITATION TO BE HERE  TODAY TO DISCUSS THE

RESULTS OF SOME OF OUR RECENT REVIEWS OF  FEDERAL DISASTER ASSIST-

ANCE ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT AGENCY

(FEMA) AND TO PRESENT COMMENTS ON S. 2250, A  BILL TO AMEND THE

DISASTER RELIEF ACT OF 1974  (PUBLIC LAW 93-288).

GAO REVIEWS OF FEDERAL
DISASTER ASSISTANCE


     OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS WE HAVE REPORTED ON A WIDE  RANGE OF

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY FEMA AND ONE OF  ITS PREDECESSOR AGEN-

CIES, THE FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION.   A LIST

OF OUR REPORTS ISSUED SINCE MARCH 1978  IS OFFERED IN APPENDIX I.

OUR CURRENT DISASTER ASSISTANCE WORK RELATES TO ASSISTANCE

PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE MOUNT ST. HELENS MAY  1980 ERUPTION.

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
NEEDED TO CLARIFY ACT

     IN DECEMBER 1981 WE ISSUED A REPORT ENTITLED  REQUESTS FOR

FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE NEED BETTER EVALUATION  (CED-82-4).

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