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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

The main federal law that organizes how federal disaster and emergency assistance is provided to state and local governments, as well as to individuals and businesses.

Substance use disorder

A medical condition where a person's use of alcohol or other substances leads to health problems or problems at work, school, or home, and they continue to use the substance despite negative consequences.

Alcohol use disorder

A medical condition where a person has an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences.

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

The head official of the government agency responsible for coordinating the federal government's role in preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating all hazards.

Comptroller General of the United States

The head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency that works for Congress to investigate how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training

A program under the Stafford Act that provides grants to states for short-term mental health assistance to survivors of major disasters.