Qualified disaster defined
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified disaster” means—
(1)#
a disaster which results from a terroristic or military action (as defined in section 692(c)(2)),
(2)#
a federally declared disaster (as defined by section 165(i)(5)(A)),
(3)#
a disaster which results from an accident involving a common carrier, or from any other event, which is determined by the Secretary to be of a catastrophic nature, or
(4)#
with respect to amounts described in subsection (b)(4), a disaster which is determined by an applicable Federal, State, or local authority (as determined by the Secretary) to warrant assistance from the Federal, State, or local government or agency or instrumentality thereof.