### Question
How is the "disaster area" defined?


### Answer
The term **disaster area** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300hh* as follows -

> 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**

