42 USC § 3542 - Public notice and comment regarding demonstration programs not expressly authorized in law

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title: "42 USC § 3542 - Public notice and comment regarding demonstration programs not expressly authorized in law"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3542"
section_name: "Public notice and comment regarding demonstration programs not expressly authorized in law"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title IV, § 470], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1237.)"
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# § 3542. Public notice and comment regarding demonstration programs not expressly authorized in law

**(a)** No demonstration program not expressly authorized in law may be commenced by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development until (1) a description of such demonstration program is published in the Federal Register, which description may be included in a notice of funding availability; and (2) there expires a period of sixty calendar days following the date of such publication, during which period the Secretary shall fully consider any public comments submitted with respect to such demonstration program.

**(b)** Nothing in this section may be considered to authorize the conducting of any demonstration program by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title IV, § 470], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1237.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984, and not as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act which comprises this chapter.