Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§4031 Treatment of certain payments
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM › § 4031
Summary
Flood mitigation aid for a property must not be counted as income or as an asset when deciding eligibility or benefit amounts for federal income- or resource-tested programs. This covers assistance under sections 4102a, 4104c, and 4030.
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Title 42, §4031
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Assistance provided under a program under this chapter for flood mitigation activities (including any assistance provided under the mitigation pilot program under section 4102a 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, any assistance provided under the mitigation assistance program under section 4104c of this title, and any funding provided under section 4030 1 of this title) with respect to a property shall not be considered income or a resource of the owner of the property when determining eligibility for or benefit levels under any income assistance or resource-tested program that is funded in whole or in part by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.
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References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to “this title” meaning title XIII of Pub. L. 90–448, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 572, known as the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 4001 of this title and Tables. section 4102a of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100225(c),
July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 941. section 4030 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100225(b),
July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 941.
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42 U.S.C. § 4031
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73