# 42 U.S.C. § 5133: Predisaster hazard mitigation

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 5133
- **Heading:** Predisaster hazard mitigation
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 68—DISASTER RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER II—DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION ASSISTANCE

## Text

In this section, the term “small impoverished community” means a community of 3,000 or fewer individuals that is economically disadvantaged, as determined by the State in which the community is located and based on criteria established by the President.

( Pub. L. 93–288, title II, § 203 , as added Pub. L. 106–390, title I, § 102(a) , Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1553 ; amended Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 135 , Jan. 23, 2004 , 118 Stat. 441 ; Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title I, § 105 , Dec. 8, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3343 ; Pub. L. 109–139, § 2 , Dec. 22, 2005 , 119 Stat. 2649 ; Pub. L. 110–329, div. D, title V, § 553 , Sept. 30, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3690 ; Pub. L. 111–83, title V, § 543 , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2176 ; Pub. L. 111–351 , §§ 3(a), (b), 4, Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3864 ; Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1234(a) , (d), Oct. 5, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3461 , 3463.)

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