### Question
How is the term sponsoring agency defined?


### Answer
The term **sponsoring agency** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5165f* as the following:

> a State or local government that is the sponsor of a task force designated by the Administrator to participate in the System

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5165f*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-DISASTER RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER III-MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION**

