United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-03-16 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-95-140 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-140 P0b002ee18039f75a f:trc95140 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-140 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-140 T-RCED-95-140 Disaster relief aid Federal/state relations Emergency preparedness Flood insurance Federal aid to states Relief agencies State governments Fund audits Planning Federal agency accounting systems Disaster Relief Fund Hurricane Hugo Loma Prieta Earthquake Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Iniki Northridge Earthquake Typhoon Omar FEMA National Flood Insurance Program National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Testimony RCED Concern has been growing in Congress about the rising costs of federal disaster assistance in recent years. This testimony focuses on (1) ways to enhance the effectiveness of several federal disaster assistance programs, (2) proposals to modify federal disaster assistance policy to potentially lower future federal costs, and (3) the accuracy of financial information in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-140/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-140.htm GAO/T-RCED-95-140 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-140 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-95-140; Disaster Assistance: Information on Expenditures and Proposals to Improve Effectiveness and Reduce Future Costs; Disaster relief aid Federal/state relations Emergency preparedness Flood insurance Federal aid to states Relief agencies State governments Fund audits Planning Federal agency accounting systems Disaster Relief Fund Hurricane Hugo Loma Prieta Earthquake Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Iniki Northridge Earthquake Typhoon Omar FEMA National Flood Insurance Program National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program