# § 2350. Civil actions
In providing technical and financial assistance under this part the Secretary may sue and be sued in any court of record of a State having general jurisdiction or in any United States district court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon such district court to determine such controversies without regard to the amount in controversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnishment, or other similar process, mesne or final, shall be issued against him or his property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to except the activities pursuant to sections 2343 and 2344 of this title from the application of sections 516, 547, and 2679 of title 28.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 260, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2034; temporarily renumbered § 258 and amended Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1864(a)(2), (c)(2), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 397, 398; Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(b), (c), Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(b), (c), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 374.)
### Termination of Assistance
For termination of assistance under this part after , see Termination Date note below.
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section reflects the , reversion to provisions in effect on . See Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival note below.
, which provided for the , revival of this section as in effect on , was repealed by , , , and the provisions of this section, as in effect on , were temporarily revived, effective , until , by , §§ 402(b), (c), 406. See 2011 and 2015 Amendment notes, Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes, and Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival notes below.
, which provided for , termination of amendment by , was repealed by , , , and the provisions of this section, as amended by and as in effect on , were temporarily revived, effective , until , by , §§ 201(b), (c), 233. See 2009 and 2011 Amendment notes, Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment notes, and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes below.
### Amendments
2015—, §§ 402(b), (c), 406, temporarily revived the provisions of this section, as in effect on . See Codification note above and 2011 Amendment and Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival notes below.
2011—, §§ 201(b), (c), 233, temporarily revived the provisions of this section, as in effect on . See Codification note above and 2009 Amendment and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes below.
2009—, §§ 1864(c)(2)(B), 1893, in last sentence, temporarily substituted “” for “sections 2343 and 2344 of this title” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to “title 28”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
, §§ 1864(c)(2)(A), 1893, in first sentence, temporarily struck out “and financial” before “assistance”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival
For revival and applicability, beginning on , of the provisions of this section as in effect on , see section 402(b), (c) of , set out as a note preceding .
For reversion, beginning on , to the provisions of this section as in effect on , with certain exceptions and subject to , see , set out as a note preceding .
### Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival
For revival and applicability, beginning on , of the provisions of this section as in effect on , see section 201(b), (c) of , set out as a note preceding .
, formerly set out as a note preceding , which provided for the reversion, beginning on , of the provisions of this section to those in effect on , subject to certain exceptions, was repealed by , , , effective . See Codification note above.
### Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment
Amendment by effective upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on , see , set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under .
Except as otherwise provided and subject to certain applicability provisions, amendment by effective upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on , see , set out as a note under .
, formerly set out as a Termination Date of 2009 Amendment note preceding , which provided that, except as otherwise provided, amendment by not applicable on or after , and that this section be applied and administered beginning , as if amendment by had never been enacted, was repealed by , , , effective . See Codification note above.
### Termination Date
Except as otherwise provided, technical assistance and grants may not be provided under this part after , see , as modified by , set out as notes preceding .