42 USC § 12741 - Authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12741"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12741 - Authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12741"
section_name: "Authority"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "HOME Investment Partnerships"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 211, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4096.)"
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# § 12741. Authority

The Secretary is authorized to make funds available to participating jurisdictions for investment to increase the number of families served with decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing and expand the long-term supply of affordable housing in accordance with provisions of this part.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 211, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4096.)