See this explanation from the HSDL. And see also the comment by Bill Cumming correcting the origins of the report.
Recovery Diva
Long-Term Recovery from Disasters
See this explanation from the HSDL. And see also the comment by Bill Cumming correcting the origins of the report.
Recovery Diva 
Neither DHS or FEMA nor the President was the original source for this annual report. See PKEMRA 2006 that established the statutory mandate. That made made effective by law in March 2007.
See: http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dhs/fema/pl109-295.pdf