42 USC § 5123 - References

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5123"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 5123 - References"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5123"
section_name: "References"
chapter_number: 68
chapter_name: "DISASTER RELIEF"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "FINDINGS, DECLARATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–288, title I, § 103, as added Pub. L. 113–2, div. B, § 1110(d), Jan. 29, 2013, 127 Stat. 49.)"
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# § 5123. References

Except as otherwise specifically provided, any reference in this chapter to “State and local”, “State or local”, “State, and local”, “State, or local”, or “State, local” (including plurals) with respect to governments or officials and any reference to a “local government” in sections 5172(d)(3) and 5184 of this title is deemed to refer also to Indian tribal governments and officials, as appropriate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title I, § 103, as added Pub. L. 113–2, div. B, § 1110(d), Jan. 29, 2013, 127 Stat. 49.)

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