Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5165a Minimum standards for public and private structures
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › § 5165a
Summary
If you get a disaster loan or grant, any repairs or building work paid for must meet safety, decency, sanitation, and all applicable building codes and standards. After talking with state and local officials, the President can require safe land‑use and construction practices and can require you to show proof that you followed those rules.
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Title 42, §5165a
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(a)As a condition of receipt of a disaster loan or grant under this chapter—
(1)the recipient shall carry out any repair or construction to be financed with the loan or grant in accordance with applicable standards of safety, decency, and sanitation and in conformity with applicable codes, specifications, and standards; and
(2)the President may require safe land use and construction practices, after adequate consultation with appropriate State and local government officials.
(b)A recipient of a disaster loan or grant under this chapter shall provide such evidence of compliance with this section as the President may require by regulation.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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42 U.S.C. § 5165a
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73