---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 208.4"
title: "44"
number: "208.4"
heading: "Purpose for System."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/208.4"
---

# §208.4. Purpose for System.


It is DHS policy to develop and provide a national system of standardized US&R resources to respond to Emergencies and Major Disasters that are beyond the capabilities of affected State and Local Governments.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5206; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376; E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 166.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 9194, Feb. 24, 2005, unless otherwise noted.