§ 2292 General provisions
§ 2292a Authorization of appropriations
§ 2292a-1 Appropriated funds; Presidential reports to Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
§ 2292b Disaster assistance coordination through a Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance; Presidential appointment and duties
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 22 > Chapter 32 > Subchapter I > Part IX - International Disaster Assistance

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7