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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12840 Suspension of requirements for disaster areas

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 130— - NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Part Part F— - General Provisions › § 12840

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a recipient uses money under this subchapter to fix damage in an area where the President declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), the Secretary can pause most legal rules that apply to that assistance. The Secretary cannot pause rules about telling the public the funds are available, nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, or rules that keep housing affordable for low-income people.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12840

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

For funds designated under this subchapter by a recipient to address the damage in an area for which the President has declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.], the Secretary may suspend all statutory requirements for purposes of assistance under this subchapter for that area, except for those related to public notice of funding availability, nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, and low-income housing affordability.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 5170 et seq.) of chapter 68 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 5121 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to any amounts made available to carry out this subchapter after Apr. 11, 1994, and any amounts made available to carry out this subchapter before that date that remain uncommitted on that date, with Secretary to issue any

Regulations

necessary to carry out this section not later than end of 45-day period beginning on that date, see section 209 of Pub. L. 103–233, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1994 Amendment note under section 5301 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12840

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73