42 USC § 5163 - Limitation on use of sliding scales

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5163"
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title: "42 USC § 5163 - Limitation on use of sliding scales"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5163"
section_name: "Limitation on use of sliding scales"
chapter_number: 68
chapter_name: "DISASTER RELIEF"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 320, as added Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(m)(1), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4696.)"
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# § 5163. Limitation on use of sliding scales

No geographic area shall be precluded from receiving assistance under this chapter solely by virtue of an arithmetic formula or sliding scale based on income or population.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 320, as added Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(m)(1), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4696.)

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