---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch68/schIV–B/ptA"
level: "part"
label: "Part A"
heading: "Powers and Duties"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch68-schIV-B-ptA"
sections_count: 8
---

# Part A — Powers and Duties

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 68 — Disaster Relief › Subchapter IV–B — Emergency Preparedness

## Sections

- [§5196. Detailed functions of administration](/usc/42/5196.md)
- [§5196a. Mutual aid pacts between States and neighboring countries](/usc/42/5196a.md)
- [§5196b. Contributions for personnel and administrative expenses](/usc/42/5196b.md)
- [§5196c. Grants for construction of emergency operations centers](/usc/42/5196c.md)
- [§5196d. Use of funds to prepare for and respond to hazards](/usc/42/5196d.md)
- [§5196e. Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund](/usc/42/5196e.md)
- [§5196f. Disaster related information services](/usc/42/5196f.md)
- [§5196g. Guidance and training by FEMA on coordination of emergency response plans](/usc/42/5196g.md)