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§ 677. Sense of Congress

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§ 677.

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

the purpose of this part is to authorize the Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred and to establish the authorities that are provided under the declaration to respond to and recover from the significant incident; and

(2)

the authorities established under this part are intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant incident.

Source(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2231, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VI, § 70602(a),
Nov. 15, 2021
, 135 Stat. 1267.)

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