42 USC § 3153 - Prohibition on use of funds for attorney’s and consultant’s fees

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title: "42 USC § 3153 - Prohibition on use of funds for attorney’s and consultant’s fees"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3153"
section_name: "Prohibition on use of funds for attorney’s and consultant’s fees"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3607.)"
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# § 3153. Prohibition on use of funds for attorney’s and consultant’s fees

Assistance made available under this subchapter shall not be used directly or indirectly for an attorney’s or consultant’s fee incurred in connection with obtaining grants and contracts under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3607.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3153, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , , authorized appropriations for supplemental and basic grants and loans, prior to repeal by .

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