42 USC § 12703 - Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

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title: "42 USC § 12703 - Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12703"
section_name: "Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 103, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4085.)"
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# § 12703. Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

The purposes of this Act are—

**(1)** to help families not owning a home to save for a down payment for the purchase of a home;

**(2)** to retain wherever feasible as housing affordable to low-income families those dwelling units produced for such purpose with Federal assistance;

**(3)** to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production and operation of housing affordable to low-income and moderate-income families;

**(4)** to expand and improve Federal rental assistance for very low-income families; and

**(5)** to increase the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs to live with dignity and independence.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 103, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4085.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.