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42 USC § 12871 - Program authority 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12871"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12871 - Program authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12871"
section_name: "Program authority"
chapter_number: 130
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "HOPE for Homeownership of Multifamily Units"
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 IV, § 421, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4162; Pub. L. 102–550, title I, § 181(a)(2)(B)(i), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3735.)"
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# § 12871. Program authority

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary is authorized to make—

**(1)** planning grants to enable applicants to develop homeownership programs; and

**(2)** implementation grants to enable applicants to carry out homeownership programs.

**(b)** **Authority to reserve housing assistance** section 1437f of this title

In connection with a grant under this part, the Secretary may reserve authority to provide assistance under  to the extent necessary to provide rental assistance for a nonpurchasing tenant who resides in the project on the date the Secretary approves the application for an implementation grant, for use by the tenant in another project.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title IV, § 421, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4162; Pub. L. 102–550, title I, § 181(a)(2)(B)(i), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3735.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This part, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle B (§§ 421–431) of title IV of , , , which enacted this part and amended , Banks and Banking.

### Amendments

1992—Subsec. (c).  struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “.—There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this part $51,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $280,000,000 for fiscal year 1992. Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.”