In any emergency, the President may-
Whenever the Federal assistance provided under subsection (a) 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, including precautionary evacuations.
The President shall promulgate and maintain guidelines to assist Governors in requesting the declaration of an emergency in advance of a natural or man-made disaster (including for the purpose of seeking assistance with special needs and other evacuation efforts) under this section by defining the types of assistance available to affected States and the circumstances under which such requests are likely to be approved.
42 U.S.C. § 5192
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 117-263 inserted "and section 5183 of this title" after "section 5174 of this title". 2006-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109-295, §681(b)(1)(A), inserted ", including precautionary evacuations" before semicolon at end.Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 109-295, §681(b)(1)(B)-(D), added par. (8). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-295, §681(b)(2), inserted ", including precautionary evacuations" before period at end.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-295, §681(b)(3), added subsec. (c). 2000-Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 106-390 struck out "temporary housing" after "provide".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 117-263, div. G, title LXXIII, §7321(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3691, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106-390 effective 18 months after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 206(d) of Pub. L. 106-390 set out as a note under section 5174 of this title.
- Federal agency
- "Federal agency" means any department, independent establishment, Government corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including the United States Postal Service, but shall not include the American National Red Cross.
- State
- "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.