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42 U.S.C. § 5193

Amount of assistance

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 5193, Amount of assistance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480290
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The Federal share for assistance provided under this subchapter shall be equal to not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs. Except as provided in paragraph (2), total assistance provided under this subchapter for a single emergency shall not exceed $5,000,000. The limitation described in paragraph (1) may be exceeded when the President determines that— Whenever the limitation described in paragraph (1) is exceeded, the President shall report to the Congress on the nature and extent of emergency assistance requirements and shall propose additional legislation if necessary.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-288(S. 3062)1974-05-22
    Disaster Relief Act of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-707(H.R. 2707)1988-11-23
    Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally