42 USC § 12831 - Equal opportunity

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title: "42 USC § 12831 - Equal opportunity"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12831"
section_name: "Equal opportunity"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 281, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4125.)"
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# § 12831. Equal opportunity

**(a)** **Solicitation of contracts** Each participating jurisdiction shall prescribe procedures acceptable to the Secretary to establish and oversee a minority outreach program within each such jurisdiction to ensure the inclusion, to the maximum extent possible, of minorities and women, and entities owned by minorities and women, including, without limitation, real estate firms, construction firms, appraisal firms, management firms, financial institutions, investment banking firms, underwriters, accountants, and providers of legal services, in all contracts, entered into by the participating jurisdiction with such persons or entities, public and private, in order to facilitate the activities of the participating jurisdiction to provide affordable housing authorized under this Act or any other Federal housing law applicable to such jurisdiction.

**(b)** **Report to Congress** section 12747 of this title

Before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date the first allocation of funds is made under , the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing a description of the actions taken by each participating jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a) and such recommendations for administrative and legislative action as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of such subsection.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 281, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4125.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), 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.