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[CITE: 42USC5170a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 68--DISASTER RELIEF
 
            SUBCHAPTER IV--MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 5170a. General Federal assistance

    In any major disaster, the President may--
        (1) direct any Federal agency, with or without reimbursement, to 
    utilize its authorities and the resources granted to it under 
    Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, 
    and managerial, technical, and advisory services) in support of 
    State and local assistance efforts;
        (2) coordinate all disaster relief assistance (including 
    voluntary assistance) provided by Federal agencies, private 
    organizations, and State and local governments;
        (3) provide technical and advisory assistance to affected State 
    and local governments for--
            (A) the performance of essential community services;
            (B) issuance of warnings of risks and hazards;
            (C) public health and safety information, including 
        dissemination of such information;
            (D) provision of health and safety measures; and
            (E) management, control, and reduction of immediate threats 
        to public health and safety; and

        (4) assist State and local governments in the distribution of 
    medicine, food, and other consumable supplies, and emergency 
    assistance.

(Pub. L. 93-288, title IV, Sec. 402, as added Pub. L. 100-707, title I, 
Sec. 106(a)(3), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4696.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 402 of Pub. L. 93-288 was classified to section 5172 
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-707.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5159 of this title; title 7 
section 2014; title 16 section 3505.
