(a) The Administrator will assure that adequate stocks of food will be ready and conveniently available for emergency mass feeding or distribution in any area of the United States which suffers a major disaster or emergency.
(b) In carrying out the responsibilities in paragraph (a) of this section, the Administrator may direct the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase food commodities in accordance with authorities prescribed in section 413(b) of the Stafford Act.
authority: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; Homeland Security Act of 2002,
6 U.S.C. 101
source: 54 FR 11615, Mar. 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 44 CFR 206.151