Almost immediately after FEMA released one year late its draft housing strategy, fingers blamed the agency of crafting an inconclusive strategy that delivers an incomplete approach for such a critical issue. From what I have been able to read so far, I agree with most critics that this is a half baked, uncommitted report. But that is precisely the whole point: not until the Federal network takes responsibility, clarifies FEMA's mission, and related excuses, will these reports add much significant substance to the issue. It is not only in the organization recent history that the downfalls of this system are exposed, but in particular as it relates to disaster housing. FEMA both enjoys and suffers the grey zone of its congressional mandate. In order to clarify responsibilities, and future actions, the Stafford Act that legitimizes FEMA is critically what needs to change to start a different process.