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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 68— DISASTER RELIEF · SUBCHAPTER III— MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION · § 5148

§ 5148. Nonliability of Federal Government

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The Federal Government shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance of or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 305, formerly § 308, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 149; renumbered § 305, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(d), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691.)
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  • Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 305
  • 88 Stat. 149
  • Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(d)
  • 102 Stat. 4691
  • Pub. L. 93–288
  • 88 Stat. 143
  • section 305 of Pub. L. 93–288
  • section 5145 of this title
  • Pub. L. 100–707
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