---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12840"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "12840"
heading: "Suspension of requirements for disaster areas"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/12840"
units:
  - "Chapter 130 — National Affordable Housing"
  - "Subchapter II — Investment in Affordable Housing"
  - "Part F — General Provisions"
---

# §12840. Suspension of requirements for disaster areas


For funds designated under this subchapter by a [recipient](/usc/42/12876.md?p=8) to address the damage in an area for which the President has declared a [disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford [Disaster](/usc/42/5204.md?p=2) Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [[42 U.S.C. 5170](/usc/42/5170.md) et seq.], the [Secretary](/usc/42/12704.md?p=16) 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](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8), labor standards, environmental standards, and low-income [housing](/usc/42/12704.md?p=8) affordability.


## Source credit

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

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### 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. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 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.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### 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.