42 USC § 11922 - Clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s11922"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 11922 - Clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "11922"
section_name: "Clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing"
chapter_number: 124
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "DRUG-FREE PUBLIC HOUSING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–690, title V, § 5143, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4303.)"
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# § 11922. Clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing

**(a)** **Establishment** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish, in the Office of Public Housing in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a clearinghouse to receive, collect, process, and assemble information regarding the abuse of controlled substances in public housing projects.

**(b)** **Functions** The clearinghouse established under subsection (a) shall—

**(1)** respond to inquiries by members of the public requesting assistance in investigating, studying, and working on the problem of the abuse of controlled substances; and

**(2)** receive, collect, process, assemble, and provide information on programs, authorities, institutions, and agencies, that may further assist members of the public requesting information from the clearinghouse.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–690, title V, § 5143, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4303.)