38 USC § 3601 - Definition of emergency situation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s3601"
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title: "38 USC § 3601 - Definition of emergency situation"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3601"
section_name: "Definition of emergency situation"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EMERGENCY SITUATIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–333, § 2(a)(2), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6122.)"
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# § 3601. Definition of emergency situation

In this chapter, the term “emergency situation” means a situation that—

**(1)** the President declares is an emergency; and

**(2)** the Secretary determines is an emergency for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–333, § 2(a)(2), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6122.)