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[CITE: 42USC12840]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 130--NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 
             SUBCHAPTER II--INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 
                       Part F--General Provisions
 
Sec. 12840. Suspension of requirements for disaster areas

    For funds designated under this subchapter by a recipient to address 
the damage in an area for which the President has declared a disaster 
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.], the Secretary may suspend all 
statutory requirements for purposes of assistance under this subchapter 
for that area, except for those related to public notice of funding 
availability, nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, 
environmental standards, and low-income housing affordability.

(Pub. L. 101-625, title II, Sec. 290, as added Pub. L. 103-233, title 
II, Sec. 208, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 366.)

                       References in Text

    The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93-288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, as 
amended. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV 
(Sec. 5170 et seq.) of chapter 68 of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 5121 of this title and Tables.


                             Effective Date

    Section applicable with respect to any amounts made available to 
carry out this subchapter after Apr. 11, 1994, and any amounts made 
available to carry out this subchapter before that date that remain 
uncommitted on that date, with Secretary to issue any regulations 
necessary to carry out this section not later than end of 45-day period 
beginning on that date, see section 209 of Pub. L. 103-233, set out as 
an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 5301 of this 
title.
