### Question
What does surge capacity mean?


### Answer
**Surge capacity** has the following meaning in *22 U.S.C. § 6216*:

> the financial and technical resources necessary to carry out broadcasting activities in a geographical area during a crisis abroad

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 6216*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 71-UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING**

