### Question
Can you define what national emergency means?


### Answer
**National emergency** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 1064*:

> a national emergency declared by the President or Congress

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1064*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 54-COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE BENEFITS**

