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


### Answer
**National emergency** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 98h*:

> a general declaration of emergency with respect to the national defense made by the President or by the Congress

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 98h*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIAL GENERALLY > SUBCHAPTER III-ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC RAW MATERIALS**

