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handle is hein.crs/govcaoy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Stafford Act Assistance for Public Health Incidents March 2, 2020 This Insight provides a brief overview of presidential declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (hereinafter the Stafford Act-42 U.S.C. §5121 et seq.) that could be authorized in response to public health incidents. It also provides examples of Stafford Act declarations that have been previously issued to address public health hazards, including infectious disease incidents, which may be relevant to the current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Overview The Stafford Act authorizes the President to issue two types of declarations that could provide federal assistance to states and localities in response to a public health incident: an emergency declaration or a major disaster declaration. Emergency Declarations An emergency is defined broadly, and arguably may include public health incidents. 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 capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States (42 U.S.C. §5122(1)). Emergency declarations can be issued before an incident when a threat is detected (for example, before a hurricane makes landfall) to supplement and coordinate local and state, tribal, or territorial response efforts. As traditionally implemented, however, the Stafford Act does not supplant or supersede other federal authorities directed at public health incidents, such as those exercised by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11229 CRS NS GHT Prepard For Merubers and Co rm ttees of Conqress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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