Emergency determination of March 13, 2020 under Stafford Act § 501(b) (nationwide emergency; implemented by FEMA as EM-3428 through EM-3580 series, one per State and territory, all dated March 13, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (every State, Tribe, territory and the District of Columbia)

Level

Federal

Authority

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act § 501(b) (42 U.S.C. § 5191(b)); §§ 502-503 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5192-5193)

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-13; incident period January 20, 2020 through May 11, 2023 (FEMA) (read as 2020-03-13)

End

2023-05-11 (FEMA notice, FED-152) (read as 2023-05-11)

In force

Mar. 13, 2020 to May 11, 2023

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declaration

Addressees

• FEMA
• every Governor and tribal leader (invited to request major-disaster declarations)
• the Secretary of the Treasury (tax-deadline relief under 26 U.S.C. § 7508A)

Functions reached

• predicate for every State's FEMA Public Assistance Category B measures (the funding behind State and local emergency operations)

Collection

Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

Therefore, as an initial step, I hereby determine, under section 501(b) of the Stafford Act, that an emergency exists nationwide. In accordance with this determination, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may provide, as appropriate, assistance pursuant to section 502 and 503 of the Stafford Act for emergency protective measures not authorized under other Federal statutes.

Enforcement

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