# § 5152. Use and coordination of relief organizations
**(a)** In providing relief and assistance under this chapter, the President may utilize, with their consent, the personnel and facilities of the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, long-term recovery groups, domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or disaster assistance organizations, in the distribution of medicine, food, supplies, or other items, and in the restoration, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of community services housing and essential facilities, whenever the President finds that such utilization is necessary.
**(b)** The President is authorized to enter into agreements with the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, long-term recovery groups, domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or disaster assistance organizations under which the disaster relief activities of such organizations may be coordinated by the Federal coordinating officer whenever such organizations are engaged in providing relief during and after a major disaster or emergency. Any such agreement shall include provisions assuring that use of Federal facilities, supplies, and services will be in compliance with regulations prohibiting duplication of benefits and guaranteeing nondiscrimination promulgated by the President under this chapter, and such other regulation as the President may require.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 309, formerly § 312, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 150; renumbered § 309, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(f), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691; amended Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1227, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3458.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Prior Provisions
A prior was renumbered section 306 by and is classified to .
### Amendments
2018—Subsecs. (a), (b). substituted “long-term recovery groups, domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or” for “and other relief or”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by applicable to each major disaster and emergency declared by the President on or after , and authorities provided under div. D of applicable to each major disaster and emergency declared by the President on or after , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .