1 Authorization for DUA can be found in the Stafford Act, Section 410, P.L. 100-707, 42 USC 5177. Regulations can be found at 20 CFR 625. 2 For a description of FEMA, see CRS Report RL33064, Organization and Mission of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate: Issues and Options for the 109th Congress, by Keith Bea. Order Code RS22022

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CRS-2 3 The survivor who becomes the head of household is not required to have wage credits and could be eligible for DUA independent of whether the deceased household head would have been eligible for UC benefits. DUA benefits are available only to those individuals who have become unemployed as a direct result of a declared major disaster. First created in1970 through P.L. 91-606, DUA benefits are authorized by the Robert T.

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