---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 3220"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "3220"
heading: "Acceptance of certifications by applicants"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/3220"
units:
  - "Chapter 38 — Public Works and Economic Development"
  - "Subchapter VI — Miscellaneous"
---

# §3220. Acceptance of certifications by applicants


Under terms and conditions determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13), the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) may accept the certifications of an applicant for assistance under this chapter that the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–136, title VI, § 610, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3616.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3220, Pub. L. 89–136, title VII, § 710, Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 574, set forth penalties for false statements, securities overvaluation, embezzlement, misapplication of funds, false book entries, schemes to defraud, and speculation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(b)(3), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3617.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 11, 1999, see section 105 of Pub. L. 105–393, set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.