Disaster Relief Act of 1950

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Disaster_Relief_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:basisFor modern federal disaster response framework
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Title_42_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established federal disaster declaration process
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major federal disaster relief legislation in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Disaster Relief Act of 1950
gptkbp:precededBy ad hoc disaster relief appropriations
gptkbp:providesFor federal aid to states and localities after disasters
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Public Law 81-875
gptkbp:purpose to provide federal assistance for state and local disaster relief
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Disaster_Relief_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
September 30, 1950
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_93-288
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7