### Question
How is the term disaster defined?


### Answer
The term **disaster** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5204* as the following:

> a declaration of a major disaster by the President after September 1, 1989, pursuant to section 5170 of this title

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5204*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-DISASTER RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER V-MISCELLANEOUS**

