Disaster Response and Recovery Act of 1993

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Disaster Response and Recovery Act of 1993 - Amends The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Disaster Act) and other specified Federal law to establish a new framework for governing the Federal Government's and State and local governments' preparedness for, response to, and recovery from, major disasters, emergencies, and terrorist attacks and coordination among such entities (including private relief agencies) in responding to such events through a reorganization of operations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (Sec. 3) Defines "catastrophic disaster." (Sec. 4) Transfers to the FEMA Director certain authority granted to the President under the Disaster Act, such as the authority to make grants to States for disaster preparedness, hazard mitigation, and assistance for individuals and families adversely affected by a major disaster. Imposes new duties on FEMA under the Disaster Act, such as: (1) developing plans for providing Federal assistance, when requested, to affected States and establishing chains of command, Federal agency duties, and the relationship between them and those of the State and local governments and private relief agenc…