42 USC § 5182 - Legal services

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5182"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 5182 - Legal services"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5182"
section_name: "Legal services"
chapter_number: 68
chapter_name: "DISASTER RELIEF"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
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 IV, § 415, formerly § 412, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 157; renumbered § 415, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(h), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4705.)"
---


# § 5182. Legal services

Whenever the President determines that low-income individuals are unable to secure legal services adequate to meet their needs as a consequence of a major disaster, consistent with the goals of the programs authorized by this chapter, the President shall assure that such programs are conducted with the advice and assistance of appropriate Federal agencies and State and local bar associations.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 415, formerly § 412, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 157; renumbered § 415, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(h), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4705.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 418 by  and is classified to .