{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-5189b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 5189b","heading":"Date of eligibility; expenses incurred before date of disaster","body":"Eligibility for Federal assistance under this subchapter shall begin on the date of the occurrence of the event which results in a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists; except that reasonable expenses which are incurred in anticipation of and immediately preceding such event may be eligible for Federal assistance under this chapter.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 68—DISASTER RELIEF"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"9c2afaeb7a5d1a02775974f936109477895232a169d428e1096c34af60246e8e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-5189a","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-5189c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}