Disaster Relief Integrity and Independence Act aims to prevent political bias in federal disaster assistance and sets a 45-day response timeline for.
The Disaster Relief Integrity and Independence Act amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the President from basing federal disaster assistance, funding, or relief decisions on political affiliations. It also mandates that the President must respond to requests for major disaster declarations within 45 days, with automatic approval if no response is made within this period. This legislation ensures timely and impartial disaster response and assistance.
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