42 USC § 11320 - Encouragement of State involvement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s11320"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 11320 - Encouragement of State involvement"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "11320"
section_name: "Encouragement of State involvement"
chapter_number: 119
chapter_name: "HOMELESS ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–77, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 100–628, title II, § 206(a), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3229.)"
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# § 11320. Encouragement of State involvement

**1** **State contact persons** [^1]

Each State shall designate an individual to serve as a State contact person for the purpose of receiving and disseminating information and communications received from the Council, including the bimonthly bulletin described in section 11313(a)(7)  of this title.

See References in Text note below.

**(b)** **State interagency councils and lead agencies** Each State is encouraged to establish a State interagency council on the homeless or designate a lead agency for the State for the purpose of assuming primary responsibility for coordinating and interacting with the Council and State and local agencies as necessary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–77, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 100–628, title II, § 206(a), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3229.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Par. (7) of , referred to in subsec. (a), was redesignated par. (11) of section 11313(a) by , , .