United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-02-27 monographic deposited born digital 63 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-369 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369 P0b002ee1803958a1 f:d08369 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369 GAO-08-369 Aid for the disabled Disabilities Disaster planning Disaster recovery plans Disaster relief aid Emergency management Emergency preparedness Emergency preparedness programs Emergency response Emergency response personnel Emergency response plans Federal agencies Federal/state relations Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes Interagency relations Natural disasters Program evaluation Public assistance programs Volunteer services Program coordination Program implementation National Response Plan Other Written Product A81089 Using lessons from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, the federal government released the National Response Framework (NRF) in January 2008. This report examines (1) why the primary role for mass care in the NRF shifted from the Red Cross to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and potential issues with implementation, (2) whether National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD)--an umbrella organization of 49 voluntary agencies--is equipped to fulfill its NRF role, (3) the extent to which FEMA has addressed issues with mass care for the disabled since the hurricanes, (4) the extent to which major voluntary agencies have prepared to better serve the disabled since the hurricanes, and (5) the extent to which FEMA has addressed issues voluntary agencies faced in receiving Public Assistance reimbursement. To analyze these issues, GAO reviewed the NRF and other documents, and interviewed officials from FEMA, voluntary agencies, and state and local governments. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369.pdf GAO-08-369 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-369 Other Written Product GAO-08-369; National Disaster Response: FEMA Should Take Action to Improve Capacity and Coordination between Government and Voluntary Sectors; Aid for the disabled Disabilities Disaster planning Disaster recovery plans Disaster relief aid Emergency management Emergency preparedness Emergency preparedness programs Emergency response Emergency response personnel Emergency response plans Federal agencies Federal/state relations Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes Interagency relations Natural disasters Program evaluation Public assistance programs Volunteer services Program coordination Program implementation National Response Plan Volume 120 Page 1426 Volume 120 Page 1427 Volume 120 Page 1428 Volume 120 Page 1446 Volume 120 Page 1448 120 Stat. 1426 120 Stat. 1427 120 Stat. 1428 120 Stat. 1446 120 Stat. 1448 Public Law 100-707 Public Law 101-336 Public Law 102-295 Public Law 109-295