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42 U.S.C. § 1490q — Disaster assistance
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**(a) Authority**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, in the event of a natural disaster, so declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [[42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Secretary shall allocate, for assistance under this section to the States affected for use in the counties designated as disaster areas and the counties contiguous to such counties, amounts made available to the Secretary by an appropriations Act for such purpose. Allocations under this section may be made for each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period beginning on the declaration of the disaster by the President.
(2) **Amount** — Subject to the availability of amounts pursuant to appropriations Acts, assistance under paragraph (1) shall be made in an amount equal to the product of—
(A) the sum of the official State estimate of the number of dwelling units in the counties described in paragraph (1) within the eligible service area of the Farmers Home Administration (or otherwise if the Secretary provides for a waiver under subsection (d)) that are destroyed or seriously damaged; and
(B) 20 percent of the average cost of all dwelling units assisted by the Secretary in the State during the previous 3 years.
**(b) Use** The assistance made available under this section may be used for the housing purposes authorized under this subchapter, and the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section to assure the prompt and expeditious use of such funds for the restoration of decent, safe, and sanitary housing within the areas described in subsection (a)(1).
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**(a) Authority**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, in the event of a natural disaster, so declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [[42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Secretary shall allocate, for assistance under this section to the States affected for use in the counties designated as disaster areas and the counties contiguous to such counties, amounts made available to the Secretary by an appropriations Act for such purpose. Allocations under this section may be made for each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period beginning on the declaration of the disaster by the President.
(2) **Amount** — Subject to the availability of amounts pursuant to appropriations Acts, assistance under paragraph (1) shall be made in an amount equal to the product of—
(A) the sum of the official State estimate of the number of dwelling units in the counties described in paragraph (1) within the eligible service area of the Farmers Home Administration (or otherwise if the Secretary provides for a waiver under subsection (d)) that are destroyed or seriously damaged; and
(B) 20 percent of the average cost of all dwelling units assisted by the Secretary in the State during the previous 3 years.
**(b) Use** The assistance made available under this section may be used for the housing purposes authorized under this subchapter, and the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section to assure the prompt and expeditious use of such funds for the restoration of decent, safe, and sanitary housing within the areas described in subsection (a)(1). In implementing this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the natural hazards to which any permanent replacement housing is exposed and shall take appropriate action to mitigate such hazards.
**(c) Eligibility** Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, assistance allocated under this section shall be available to units of general local government and their agencies and to local nonprofit organizations, agencies, and corporations for the construction or rehabilitation of housing for agricultural employees and their families.
**(d) Waiver of rural area requirements** The Secretary may waive the application of the provisions of [section 1490 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1490&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to assistance under this section, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
**(e) Rural Housing Insurance Fund** The Secretary is authorized to advance from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund such sums as may be necessary to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1), subject to limits previously approved in appropriations Acts.
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As used in this subchapter, the terms “rural” and “rural area” mean any open country, or any place, town, village, or city which is not (except in the cases of Pajaro, in the State of California, and Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona) part of or associated with an urban area and which (1) has a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or (2) has a population in excess of 2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if it is rural in character, or (3) has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 20,000, and (A) is not contained within a standard metropolitan statistical area, and (B) has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families, as determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. For purposes of this subchapter, any area classified as “rural” or a “rural area” prior to October 1, 1990, and determined not to be “rural” or a “rural area” as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, 2010, or 2020 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a “rural area” for purposes of this subchapter under any other provision of law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2020, shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2030, if such area has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 35,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the ye
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**(a)** The Congress hereby finds and declares that—
(1) because disasters often cause loss of life, human suffering, loss of income, and property loss and damage; and
(2) because disasters often disrupt the normal functioning of governments and communities, and adversely affect individuals and families with great severity;
special measures, designed to assist the efforts of the affected States in expediting the rendering of aid, assistance, and emergency services, and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of devastated areas, are necessary.
**(b)** It is the intent of the Congress, by this chapter, to provide an orderly and continuing means of assistance by the Federal Government to State and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and damage which result from such disasters by—
(1) revising and broadening the scope of existing disaster relief programs;
(2) encouraging the development of comprehensive disaster preparedness and assistance plans, programs, capabilities, and organizations by the States and by local governments;
(3) achieving greater coordination and responsiveness of disaster preparedness and relief programs;
(4) encouraging individuals, States, and local governments to protect themselves by obtaining insurance coverage to supplement or replace governmental assistance;
(5) encouraging hazard mitigation measures to reduce losses from disasters, including development of land use and construction regulations;
(6) providing Federal assistance programs for both public and private losses sustained in disasters; and
(7) identifying and improving the climate and natural hazard resilience of vulnerable communities.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1490r
Subsecs. (m) to (r). Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(7), redesig-
nated subsecs. (n) to (s) as (m) to (r), respectively.
Former subsec. (m) redesignated (l).
Subsec. (s). Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(7), redesignated sub-
sec. (t) as (s). Former subsec. (s) redesignated (r).
Subsec. (s)(4). Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(4), added par. (4).
Subsec. (t). Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(7), redesignated sub-
sec. (u) as (t). Former subsec. (t) redesignated (s).
Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(5), inserted before period at end
‘‘to provide guarantees under this section for eligible
loans
having
an
aggregate
principal
amount
of
$500,000,000’’.
Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(8), added subsec. (u).
Former subsec. (u) redesignated (t).
Subsec. (v). Pub. L. 106–569, § 707(8), added subsec. (v).
1998—Subsec. (t). Pub. L. 105–276, § 599C(c)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘each fiscal year’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 1998’’.
Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 105–276, § 599C(c)(2), added subsec.
(u) and struck out heading and text of former subsec.
(u). Text read as follows: ‘‘A loan may not be guaran-
teed under this section after September 30, 1998.’’
1997—Subsec. (q)(2). Pub. L. 105–86, § 735(c)(1), added
par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par.
(2). Text read as follows: ‘‘In fiscal year 1996, the Sec-
retary may enter into commitments to guarantee loans
under this section only to the extent that the costs of
the guarantees entered into in such fiscal year do not
exceed $1,000,000.’’
Subsec. (t). Pub. L. 105–86, § 735(c)(2), added subsec. (t)
and struck out text of former subsec. (t). Text read as
follows: ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 1996 $1,000,000 for costs (as such term is defined
in section 661a of title 2) of
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5121
Sec.
5165g.
National veterinary emergency teams.
SUBCHAPTER IV—MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
5170.
Procedure for declaration.
5170a.
General Federal assistance.
5170b.
Essential assistance.
5170c.
Hazard mitigation.
5171.
Federal facilities.
5172.
Repair, restoration, and replacement of dam-
aged facilities.
5173.
Debris removal.
5174.
Federal assistance to individuals and house-
holds.
5174a.
Flexibility.
5174b.
Critical document fee waiver.
5175, 5176. Repealed.
5177.
Unemployment assistance.
5177a.
Emergency grants to assist low-income mi-
grant and seasonal farmworkers.
5178.
Repealed.
5179.
Benefits and distribution.
5180.
Food commodities.
5181.
Relocation assistance.
5182.
Legal services.
5183.
Crisis counseling assistance and training.
5184.
Community disaster loans.
5185.
Emergency communications.
5186.
Emergency public transportation.
5187.
Fire management assistance.
5188.
Timber sale contracts.
5189.
Simplified procedure.
5189a.
Appeals of assistance decisions.
5189b.
Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before
date of disaster.
5189c.
Transportation assistance to individuals and
households.
5189d.
Case management services.
5189e.
Essential service providers.
5189f.
Public assistance program alternative proce-
dures.
5189g.
Unified Federal review.
5189h.
Agency accountability.
SUBCHAPTER IV–A—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
5191.
Procedure for declaration.
5192.
Federal emergency assistance.
5193.
Amount of assistance.
SUBCHAPTER IV–B—EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
5195.
Declaration of policy.
5195a.
Definitions.
5195b.
Administration of subchapter.
5195c.
Critical infrastructures protection.
PART A—POWERS AND DUTIES
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