1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Emergency and Disaster Profiteering Act of 2020 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Emergency period; emergency area An emergency period is the period during which, and an emergency area is a geographical area in which, there exists— (A) a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ); (B) an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 )