No funds may pause a FEMA training course or grant
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No funds may pause a FEMA training course or grant
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to pause a training or grant funded under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance''.”
Section 314(a). Money in this Act may not be used to pause a training course or a grant funded from FEMA's federal assistance account. Subsection (b) lifts the bar where the Secretary notifies both Appropriations Committees at least 10 business days in advance, subsection (c) sets what that notice must explain, and subsection (d) allows the Secretary to waive the notice in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten life or property.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to pause a training or grant funded under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance''.”
That sentence, in plain words
This money may not be used to pause a FEMA class or grant.
What this is about
A pause may still happen. But Congress must be told 10 work days ahead. The notice must say why and what it costs.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“No funds may pause a FEMA training course or grant,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec314-no-pausing-training-or-grants/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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