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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
[Document affected by Public Law 106-390 Section 206(c)]
[CITE: 42USC5178]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 68--DISASTER RELIEF
 
            SUBCHAPTER IV--MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 5178. Individual and family grant programs


(a) In general

    The President is authorized to make a grant to a State for the 
purpose of making grants to individuals or families adversely affected 
by a major disaster for meeting disaster-related necessary expenses or 
serious needs of such individuals or families in those cases where such 
individuals or families are unable to meet such expenses or needs 
through assistance under other provisions of this chapter or through 
other means.

(b) Cost sharing

                          (1) Federal share

        The Federal share of a grant to an individual or a family under 
    this section shall be equal to 75 percent of the actual cost 
    incurred.

                       (2) State contribution

        The Federal share of a grant under this section shall be paid 
    only on condition that the remaining 25 percent of the cost is paid 
    to an individual or family from funds made available by a State.

(c) Regulations

    The President shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section 
and such regulations shall include national criteria, standards, and 
procedures for the determination of eligibility for grants and the 
administration of grants under this section.

(d) Administrative expenses

    A State may expend not to exceed 5 percent of any grant made by the 
President to it under subsection (a) of this section for expenses of 
administering grants to individuals and families under this section.

(e) Administration through Governor

    The Governor of a State shall administer the grant program 
authorized by this section in the State.

(f) Limit on grants to individual

    No individual or family shall receive grants under this section 
aggregating more than $10,000 with respect to any single major disaster. 
Such $10,000 limit shall annually be adjusted to reflect changes in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department 
of Labor.

(Pub. L. 93-288, title IV, Sec. 411, as added Pub. L. 100-707, title I, 
Sec. 106(g), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4704.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 5178 and the effective date note thereto, Pub. L. 
93-288, title IV, Sec. 408, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 156, related to 
individual and family grant programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-
707, Sec. 106(g).
    A prior section 411 of Pub. L. 93-288 was renumbered section 414 by 
Pub. L. 100-707 and is classified to section 5181 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5204c of this title.
