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42 USC § 12840 - Suspension of requirements for disaster areas 

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title: "42 USC § 12840 - Suspension of requirements for disaster areas"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12840"
section_name: "Suspension of requirements for disaster areas"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 290, as added Pub. L. 103–233, title II, § 208, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 366.)"
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# § 12840. Suspension of requirements for disaster areas

42 U.S.C. 5170

For funds designated under this subchapter by a recipient to address the damage in an area for which the President has declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [ et seq.], the Secretary may suspend all statutory requirements for purposes of assistance under this subchapter for that area, except for those related to public notice of funding availability, nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, and low-income housing affordability.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 290, as added Pub. L. 103–233, title II, § 208, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 366.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in text, is , , . Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 5170 et seq.) of chapter 68 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to any amounts made available to carry out this subchapter after , and any amounts made available to carry out this subchapter before that date that remain uncommitted on that date, with Secretary to issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section not later than end of 45-day period beginning on that date, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under .