Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§5196d Use of Funds to Prepare for and Respond to Hazards
Title 42 › CHAPTER 68 — DISASTER RELIEF › SUBCHAPTER IV–B — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Part A — Powers and Duties › § 5196d
Summary
States may use funds given under this subchapter to prepare for hazards and to provide emergency help when hazards happen. Rules made to carry out the law must allow using emergency staff, supplies, and facilities that are paid for entirely or partly with these funds for those preparedness and response actions.
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Title 42, §5196d
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Funds made available to the States under this subchapter may be used by the States for the purposes of preparing for hazards and providing emergency assistance in response to hazards. Regulations prescribed to carry out this section shall authorize the use of emergency preparedness personnel, materials, and facilities supported in whole or in part through contributions under this subchapter for emergency preparedness activities and measures related to hazards.
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2289 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 3412(a).
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42 U.S.C. § 5196d
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102