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[Document affected by Public Law 106-390 Section 206(b)]
[CITE: 42USC5192]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 68--DISASTER RELIEF
 
             SUBCHAPTER IV-A--EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 5192. Federal emergency assistance


(a) Specified

    In any emergency, 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 emergency assistance efforts to save lives, protect 
    property and public health and safety, and lessen or avert the 
    threat of a catastrophe;
        (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 or 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;

        (4) provide emergency assistance through Federal agencies;
        (5) remove debris in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
    section 5173 of this title;
        (6) provide temporary housing assistance in accordance with 
    section 5174 of this title; and
        (7) assist State and local governments in the distribution of 
    medicine, food, and other consumable supplies, and emergency 
    assistance.

(b) General

    Whenever the Federal assistance provided under subsection (a) of 
this section with respect to an emergency is inadequate, the President 
may also provide assistance with respect to efforts to save lives, 
protect property and public health and safety, and lessen or avert the 
threat of a catastrophe.

(Pub. L. 93-288, title V, Sec. 502, as added Pub. L. 100-707, title I, 
Sec. 107(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4706.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5159, 5172, 5189, 5191 of 
this title; title 7 section 2014; title 16 section 3505.
