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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§5161a Audit of contracts

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › § 5161a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

FEMA's head must not pay back money to a State or local government, an Indian tribal government, or the owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for work done under any contract signed after August 1, 2017 if that contract stops FEMA or the Comptroller General from checking or auditing any part of it. Indian tribal government — a tribal government as defined in section 5122. Owner/operator of a private nonprofit facility — the private nonprofit owner or operator as defined in section 5122.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §5161a

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

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall not reimburse a State or local government, an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 5122 of this title), or the owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility (as defined in section 5122 of this title) for any activities made pursuant to a contract entered into after August 1, 2017, that prohibits the Administrator or the Comptroller General of the United States from auditing or otherwise reviewing all aspects relating to the contract.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 and as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, and not as part of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Authorities provided under div. D of Pub. L. 115–254, which enacted this section, applicable to each major disaster and emergency declared by the President under Pub. L. 93–288 on or after Jan. 1, 2016, except as otherwise provided, see section 1202(b) of Pub. L. 115–254, set out in an

Effective Date

of 2018 Amendment note under section 5121 of this title. Definitions For definitions of “Administrator” and “State” as used in this section, see section 1203 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 5122 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 5161a

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73