US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 4630

Requirements for relocation payments and assistance of federally assisted program; assurances of availability of housing

Notwithstanding any other law, the head of a Federal agency shall not approve any grant to, or contract or agreement with, a displacing agency (other than a Federal agency), under which Federal financial assistance will be available to pay all or part of the cost of any program or project which will result in the displacement of any person on or after , unless he receives satisfactory assurances from such displacing agency that—
(1)
fair and reasonable relocation payments and assistance shall be provided to or for displaced persons, as are required to be provided by a Federal agency under sections 4622, 4623, and 4624 of this title;
(2)
section 4625 of this title relocation assistance programs offering the services described in shall be provided to such displaced persons;
(3)
section 4625(c)(3) of this title within a reasonable period of time prior to displacement, comparable replacement dwellings will be available to displaced persons in accordance with .

Pub. L. 91–646, title II, § 21084 Stat. 1899Pub. L. 100–17, title IV, § 410101 Stat. 254(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–171987— in introductory provisions substituted “displacing agency (other than a Federal agency)” for “State agency” and “assurances from such displacing agency” for “assurances from such State agency”, and in par. (3) substituted “comparable replacement dwellings” for “decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwellings”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–17section 4633 of this titlesection 412 of Pub. L. 100–17section 418 of Pub. L. 100–17section 4601 of this titleAmendment by effective on effective date provided in regulations promulgated under (as amended by ), but not later than 2 years after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

section 221(b) of Pub. L. 91–646section 4601 of this titleSection as completely applicable to all States after , but until such date applicable to a State to extent the State is able under its laws to comply with this section, see , set out as a note under .