The National Low Income Housing Coalition has reported that FEMA interprets the nondiscrimination clause in the Stafford Act and civil rights law to mean that the agency cannot provide tailored assistance for disadvantaged communities.
Torres discusses FEMA's interpretation of the Stafford Act affecting assistance to disadvantaged communities.
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