42 USC § 12781 - Authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12781"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12781 - Authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12781"
section_name: "Authority"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Other Support for State and Local Housing Strategies"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 241, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4117.)"
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# § 12781. Authority

The Secretary shall, insofar as is feasible through contract with eligible organizations, develop the capacity of participating jurisdictions, State and local housing finance agencies, nonprofit organizations and for-profit corporations, working in partnership, to identify and meet needs for an increased supply of decent, affordable housing.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 241, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4117.)