Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§5148 Nonliability of Federal Government

Title 42 › Chapter 68— DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter III— MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › § 5148

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Title 42, §5148

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The Federal Government shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance of or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

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References in Text

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

Prior Provisions

A prior section 305 of Pub. L. 93–288 was classified to section 5145 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–707.

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42 U.S.C. § 5148

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73