42 USC § 9809 - Statement of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s9809"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 9809 - Statement of purpose"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "9809"
section_name: "Statement of purpose"
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Special Rural Programs"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 620, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 493.)"
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# § 9809. Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this part to meet the special economic needs of rural communities or areas with concentrations or substantial numbers of low-income persons by providing support to self-help programs which promote economic development and independence, as a supplement to existing similar programs conducted by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Such programs should encourage low-income families to pool their talents and resources so as to create and expand rural economic enterprise.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 620, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 493.)