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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 68— DISASTER RELIEF · SUBCHAPTER III— MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION · § 5152

§ 5152. Use and coordination of relief organizations

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(a)In providing relief and assistance under this chapter, the President may utilize, with their consent, the personnel and facilities of the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, long-term recovery groups, domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or disaster assistance organizations, in the distribution of medicine, food, supplies, or other items, and in the restoration, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of community services housing and essential facilities, whenever the President finds that such utilization is necessary.
(b)The President is authorized to enter into agreements with the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, long-term recovery groups, domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or disaster assistance organizations under which the disaster relief activities of such organizations may be coordinated by the Federal coordinating officer whenever such organizations are engaged in providing relief during and after a major disaster or emergency. Any such agreement shall include provisions assuring that use of Federal facilities, supplies, and services will be in compliance with regulations prohibiting duplication of benefits and guaranteeing nondiscrimination promulgated by the President under this chapter, and such other regulation as the President may require.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 309, formerly § 312, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 150; renumbered § 309, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(f), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691; amended Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1227, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3458.)
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  • Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 309
  • 88 Stat. 150
  • Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(f)
  • 102 Stat. 4691
  • 132 Stat. 3458
  • Pub. L. 93–288
  • 88 Stat. 143
  • section 309 of Pub. L. 93–288
  • Pub. L. 100–707
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