42 USC § 3020a - Application of other laws; costs of projects under this chapter not treated as income or benefits under other laws

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title: "42 USC § 3020a - Application of other laws; costs of projects under this chapter not treated as income or benefits under other laws"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3020a"
section_name: "Application of other laws; costs of projects under this chapter not treated as income or benefits under other laws"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION ON AGING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 210, formerly § 211, as added Pub. L. 94–135, title I, § 102, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 713; amended Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 102(h), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1515; renumbered § 210 and amended Pub. L. 97–115, § 2(e)(2), (j), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1596.)"
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# § 3020a. Application of other laws; costs of projects under this chapter not treated as income or benefits under other laws

**(a)** The provisions and requirements of chapter 71 of title 31 shall not apply to the administration of the provisions of this chapter or to the administration of any program or activity under this chapter.

**(b)** No part of the costs of any project under any subchapter of this chapter may be treated as income or benefits to any eligible individual (other than any wage or salary to such individual) for the purpose of any other program or provision of Federal or State law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 210, formerly § 211, as added Pub. L. 94–135, title I, § 102, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 713; amended Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 102(h), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1515; renumbered § 210 and amended Pub. L. 97–115, § 2(e)(2), (j), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1596.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

In subsec. (a), “chapter 71 of title 31” substituted for “the Act of  (; ) [ et seq.]” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 209 and is classified to .

### Amendments

1981—Subsec. (a). , § (2)(j), struck out “and ” after “chapter 52A of this chapter”.

1978—Subsec. (a). , (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and provided for nonapplication of provisions relating to Congressional declaration of policy respecting “Insular Areas”.

Subsec. (b). , added subsec. (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by  effective at close of , see , set out as a note under .