42 USC § 12839 - Termination of existing housing programs

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title: "42 USC § 12839 - Termination of existing housing programs"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12839"
section_name: "Termination of existing housing programs"
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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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 289, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4128; Pub. L. 106–400, § 2, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1675.)"
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# § 12839. Termination of existing housing programs

**(a)** **In general** Except with respect to projects and programs for which binding commitments have been entered into prior to October 1, 1991, no new grants or loans shall be made after October 1, 1991, under—

**(1)** section 17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437*o*];

**(2)** section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 1452b];

**(3)** title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987;

**(4)** section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(e)(2)], except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.]; and

**(5)** section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [12 U.S.C. 1706e].

**(b)** **Repeals**

**(1)** **In general** October 1, 1991

Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective on , the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are repealed.

**(2)** **No effect on SRO program** 42 U.S.C. 11360

The provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(4) shall remain in effect with respect to single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [ et seq.].

**(c)** **Disposition of repayments** October 1, 1991

Any amounts received on or after , as repayments or recaptures in connection with the programs referred to in subsection (a) and any other amounts for such programs that remain or become unobligated on or after such date, shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 289, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4128; Pub. L. 106–400, § 2, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1675.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 [], referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is set out as a note under section 1715 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(4) and (b)(2), is , , . Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 11360 et seq.) of chapter 119 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2000—Subsecs. (a)(4), (b)(2).  substituted “McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act” for “Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act”.