CRS Report for Congress

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RL33729 Federal Emergency Management Policy ChangesAfter Hurricane Katrina: A Summary of Statutory ProvisionsNovember 15, 2006 Keith Bea, CoordinatorSpecialist, American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionElaine Halchin, Henry Hogue, Frederick Kaiser, Natalie Love,Francis X. McCarthy, Shawn Reese, Barbara SchwemleGovernment and Finance DivisionFederal Emergency Management Policy Changes AfterHurricane Katrina: A Summary of Statutory ProvisionsSummaryReports issued by committees of the 109th Congress , the White House, federaloffices of Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO),among others, concluded that the losses caused by Hurricane Katrina and otherdisasters were due, in part, to deficiencies such as questionable leadership decisionsand capabilities, organizational failures, overwhelmed preparation andcommunication systems, and inadequate statutory authorities.

CRS-2 5 To address the needs of the disaster victim s, Congress enacted legislation within weeks of the disasters to provide: supplemental appropriations (P.L. 109-61 — H.R. 3645 and P.L. 109-62 — H.R. 3673), higher levels of borrowi ng for the federal flood insurance program

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