{"data":{"id":"us/6-u.s.c.-677","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"6 U.S.C. § 677","heading":"Sense of Congress","body":"It is the sense of Congress that—(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) 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.","path":["Title 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY","CHAPTER 1—HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc06@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:47Z","sha256":"f7ee80cda4617029f2adf4018cf7728efee511b6ddbb815f28287c93997851b0","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/6-u.s.c.-674","next":"us/6-u.s.c.-677a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}