42 USC § 5197d - Applicability of subchapter

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title: "42 USC § 5197d - Applicability of subchapter"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5197d"
section_name: "Applicability of subchapter"
chapter_number: 68
chapter_name: "DISASTER RELIEF"
subchapter_number: "IV–B"
subchapter_name: "EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 625, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3110.)"
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# § 5197d. Applicability of subchapter

The provisions of this subchapter shall be applicable to the United States, its States, Territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia, and their political subdivisions.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 625, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3110.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2259 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .