### Question
What does emergency situation mean?


### Answer
**Emergency situation** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 831*:

> a circumstance—


(A) that poses a serious threat to the interests of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 831*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 39-EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES**

