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Under the Stafford Act

A. The Secretary of Homeland Security is responsible for coordinating Government response efforts.
B. The President may designate an incident as either an "emergency" or a "major disaster."
C. The FEMA Administrator may assume the authorities of local, tribal, and State authorities on a temporary basis.
D. The Federal Government may provide unlimited Federal assistance to jurisdictions.

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Answer: (B)

Under the Stafford Act, the President may designate an incident as either an "emergency" or a "major disaster."

Step-by-step explanation:

The Stafford Act allows the President to classify an incident that has occurred, or is about to occur, as either a "major disaster" or an "emergency".

This only occurs if the state in which the incident happens is not capable of handling the incident on its own.

After such a declaration, the Federal government can then render assistance to those affected in form of disaster relief materials or funds.

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