---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch68/schIV–B"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter IV–B"
heading: "Emergency Preparedness"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch68-schIV-B"
sections_count: 21
---

# Subchapter IV–B — Emergency Preparedness

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 68 — Disaster Relief

## Sections

- [§5195. Declaration of policy](/usc/42/5195.md)
- [§5195a. Definitions](/usc/42/5195a.md)
- [§5195b. Administration of subchapter](/usc/42/5195b.md)
- [§5195c. Critical infrastructures protection](/usc/42/5195c.md)

## Contents

- [Part A — Powers and Duties](/usc/42/ch68-schIV-B-ptA.md)
- [Part B — General Provisions](/usc/42/ch68-schIV-B-ptB.md)