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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 68 — Disaster Relief

§ 5189d. Case management services

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The President may provide case management services, including financial assistance, to State or local government agencies or qualified private organizations to provide such services, to victims of major disasters to identify and address unmet needs.

(b)

Training

Each State, local government agency, or qualified private organization providing professional counseling services described in subsection (a) shall ensure that any individual providing case management services to victims of a major disaster as authorized under subsection (a), including individuals working for nonprofit partners and recovery organizations, is appropriately trained to address impacts from major disasters in communities, and to individuals, with socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 93–288 title IV § 426 · 88 Stat. 143

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5189d

    Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689f, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1453

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689f, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1453

  2. FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022

    Pub. L. 117–251 § 8(a) · 136 Stat. 2354

    1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 5189d

      Pub. L. 117–251 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 5189d

      Pub. L. 117–251 inserted heading

    3. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 5189d

      Pub. L. 117–251 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–251 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189d) is amended— (1) by striking “The President” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— The President” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Training.— Each State, local government agency, or qualified private organization providing professional counseling services described in subsection (a) shall ensure that any individual providing case management services to victims of a major disaster as authorized under subsection (a), including individuals working for nonprofit partners and recovery organizations, is appropriately trained to address impacts from major disasters in communities, and to individuals, with socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.” .

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 117–251, § 8(b), Dec. 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 2357, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2022].”

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–251 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–251, § 8(b), , 136 Stat. 2357, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act [].”

Credits

2006–2022 · 2 acts
  1. 2006Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689f, , 120 Stat. 1453
  2. 2022amended Pub. L. 117–251, § 8(a), , 136 Stat. 2357.
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(Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689f, , 120 Stat. 1453; amended Pub. L. 117–251, § 8(a), , 136 Stat. 2357.)

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