### Question
Can you define what disaster area means?


### Answer
**Disaster area** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 300hh*:

> an area in which the President has declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 5122 of this title), during the period of such declaration

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300hh*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER XXVI-NATIONAL ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES > Part B-All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response**

