42 USC § 5189b - Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before date of disaster
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5189b"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 5189b - Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before date of disaster"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5189b"
section_name: "Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before date of disaster"
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, § 424, as added Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(l), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4706.)"
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# § 5189b. Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before date of disaster
Eligibility for Federal assistance under this subchapter shall begin on the date of the occurrence of the event which results in a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists; except that reasonable expenses which are incurred in anticipation of and immediately preceding such event may be eligible for Federal assistance under this chapter.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 424, as added Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(*l*), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4706.)
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