Disaster purchasing program.

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Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Chapter 5: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part 538: FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING › Subpart 538.70: Subpart 538.70—Use of Federal Supply Schedule Contracts by Eligible Non-Federal Entities › § 538.7002-2: Disaster purchasing program.

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(a) 40 U.S.C. 502(d) allows State or local governments, as defined in 40. U.S.C. 502(c)(3), to purchase supplies or services that are to be used to facilitate—

(1) Disaster preparedness or response;

(2) Recovery from a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121

et seq.

); or

(3) Recovery from terrorism, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack.

(b) The GSA program that implements this authority is called the Disaster Purchasing program.

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