---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 9062"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "9062"
heading: "Rule of construction"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/9062"
units:
  - "Chapter 116 — Coronavirus Economic Stabilization (cares Act)"
  - "Subchapter III — Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the United States Economy"
  - "Part A — Coronavirus Economic Stabilization"
---

# §9062. Rule of construction


Nothing in this part shall be construed to allow the [Secretary](/usc/15/9041.md?p=9) to provide relief to [eligible businesses](/usc/15/9041.md?p=4), [States](/usc/15/9041.md?p=10), and [municipalities](/usc/15/9041.md?p=7) except in the form of loans, loan guarantees, and other investments as provided in this part and under terms and conditions that are in the interest of the Federal Government.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4028, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 497.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 4001–4029) of title IV of div. A of Pub. L. 116–136, known as the Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020, which is classified principally to this part. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see section 4001 of Pub. L. 116–136, set out as a Short Title note under section 9001 of this title, and Tables.