### Question
How does the law define organizational equipment?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 5195a*, **organizational equipment** is defined as:

> equipment determined by the Director to be necessary to an emergency preparedness organization, as distinguished from personal equipment, and of such a type or nature as to require it to be financed in whole or in part by the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5195a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-DISASTER RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER IV&ndash;B-EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS**

