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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 68— DISASTER RELIEF · SUBCHAPTER IV— MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · § 5185

§ 5185. Emergency communications

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The President is authorized during, or in anticipation of, an emergency or major disaster to establish temporary communications systems and to make such communications available to State and local government officials and other persons as he deems appropriate.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 418, formerly § 415, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 158; renumbered § 418, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(j), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4705.)
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  • Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 418
  • 88 Stat. 158
  • Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(j)
  • 102 Stat. 4705
  • section 418 of Pub. L. 93–288
  • Pub. L. 100–707
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