### Question
What does federally declared disaster mean?


### Answer
**Federally declared disaster** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1064*:

> a disaster or other situation for which a Presidential declaration of major disaster is issued under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170)

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

