42 U.S.C. § 1490q — Disaster assistance

Page 4815 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 loan guarantees made under this section.’’ Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 105–86, § 735(c)(3), substituted ‘‘1998’’ for ‘‘1996’’. 1996—Subsecs. (m)(1), (r)(1). Pub. L. 104–120, § 5(b), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to March 28, 1996. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section to be construed to have become effective Oct. 1, 1995, see section 13(a) of Pub. L. 104–120, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1996 Amendments note under section 1437d of this title. § 1490q. Disaster assistance (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 As- sistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.], the Sec- retary 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 appro- priations Act for such purpose. Allocations under this section may be made for each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period be- ginning on the declaration of the disaster by the President. (2) Amount Subject to the availability of amounts pur- suant 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 coun- ties described in paragraph (1) within the eli- gible service area of the Farmers Home Ad- ministration (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 sec- tion may be used for the housing purposes au- thorized under this subchapter, and the Sec- retary 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 sec- tion shall be available to units of general local government and their agencies and to local non- profit 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 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 ap- proved in appropriations Acts. (July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title V, § 541, as added Pub. L. 101–625, title IX, § 934, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4404; amended Pub. L. 102–550, title VII, § 713, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3842.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, which is classi- fied principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–550 substituted ‘‘amounts made available to the Secretary by an appro- priations Act for such purpose’’ for ‘‘amounts available under this subchapter’’. § 1490r. Rural housing voucher program (a) In general To such extent or in such amounts as are ap- proved in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall carry out a rural housing voucher program to assist very low-income families and persons