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42 U.S.C. § 5185

U.S. CodeFederal
Emergency communications
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/us/usc/t42/s5185
Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH68
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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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.) Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsA prior section 418 of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered section 421 by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section 5188 of this title.

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