Expanding Disaster Relief Eligibility: Aid for Bordering Areas and Cumulative Damage.
This law makes it easier for citizens to receive federal disaster assistance. First, aid can now reach areas bordering a disaster zone, even if those areas were not formally declared disaster areas. Second, the definition of "major disaster" now includes the cumulative damage from multiple smaller events (like floods or fires) occurring over a 12-month period, ensuring support for frequently impacted regions.
Key points
Federal assistance (e.g., for home repairs, hazard mitigation) will be available to residents in areas contiguous to an officially declared major disaster zone.
Regions hit by a series of smaller catastrophes within a year (which individually wouldn't qualify for aid) can now combine the damage to receive federal support.
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