42 USC § 12906 - Grants for AIDS housing information and coordination services

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12906"
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title: "42 USC § 12906 - Grants for AIDS housing information and coordination services"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12906"
section_name: "Grants for AIDS housing information and coordination services"
chapter_number: 131
chapter_name: "HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS"
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 VIII, § 857, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4379; Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 606(j)(11)(B), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3811.)"
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# § 12906. Grants for AIDS housing information and coordination services

Grants under this section may only be used for the following activities:

**(1)** **Housing information services** To provide (or contract to provide) counseling, information, and referral services to assist eligible persons to locate, acquire, finance, and maintain housing and meet their housing needs.

**(2)** **Resource identification** To identify, coordinate, and develop housing assistance resources (including conducting preliminary research and making expenditures necessary to determine the feasibility of specific housing-related initiatives) for eligible persons.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 857, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4379; Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 606(j)(11)(B), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3811.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1992—Pars. (1), (2).  substituted “eligible persons” for “individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases”.