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The Secretary of Homeland Security has identified many systemicshortfalls that have retarded the development of a more effectivenational response system. Congress should support his proposals tofix the problem and consider reforming the grant allocationprocess, regional preparedness, and the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency's response mission to strengthen the Department'scapacity to deal with deadly disasters.
Scientific research on disaster response and analysis of recent emergencies argues that a federalist approach should be the cornerstone of the national response effort. The federalgovernment's role in disaster preparedness is to meet its ownresponsibilities, create a national response system that promotescollaborative effort, and support "train the trainer" programs thathelp communities to build strong grassroots response.