42 U.S.C. § 5189b
Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before date of disaster
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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Eligibility for Federal assistance under this subchapter shall begin on the date of the occurrence of the event which results in a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists; except that reasonable expenses which are incurred in anticipation of and immediately preceding such event may be eligible for Federal assistance under this chapter.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Disaster Relief Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally