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§1512 Consideration for Federal funding
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM › § 1512
Summary
Lets State, local, or tribal governments already following a federal mandate be considered for federal funding to cover current and additional costs of the mandate.
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Title 2, §1512
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Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a State, local, or tribal government that already complies with all or part of the Federal intergovernmental mandates included in the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report from consideration for Federal funding under section 658d(a)(2) of this title for the cost of the mandate, including the costs the State, local, or tribal government is currently paying and any additional costs necessary to meet the mandate.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–4, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 48, known as the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1501 of this title and Tables.
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Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, or on the date 90 days after appropriations are made available as authorized under section 1516 of this title, whichever is earlier, and applicable to legislation considered on and after such date, see section 110 of Pub. L. 104–4, set out as a note under section 1511 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 1512
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73