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6 U.S.C. § 677 — Sense of Congress

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It is the sense of Congress that—
  1. (1)the purpose of this part is to authorize the Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred and to establish the authorities that are provided under the declaration to respond to and recover from the significant incident; and
  2. (2)the authorities established under this part are intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant incident.