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handle is hein.crs/govebkg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional . *.Research Service Informing the fegisiative d bate since 1914___________________ Stafford Act Emergency Declarations for Attacks on Federal Property January 12, 2021 In response to an attack (or other exigency) on federal property, the President may issue a declaration of an emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, Stafford Act; 42 U.S.C. @§5121 et seq.). This Insight describes the types of federal assistance that may be provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under an emergency declaration to support response and recovery efforts following an attack on federal property and includes historical examples of such declarations. Stafford Act Emergencies A Stafford Act emergency declaration authorizes FEMA to coordinate and provide emergency assistance for response efforts. Section 501 of the Stafford Act defines an emergency as: ...any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabdities to save lives and to protect..public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States. Primary Federal Responsibility Generally, the governor of an affected state or territory, or the chief executive of an affected Indian tribal government make a formal request for an emergency declaration from the President. Section 501(b) of the Stafford Act, however, authorizes the President to issue an emergency declaration without a request when: Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11571 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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