42 USC § 3608a - Collection of certain data

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title: "42 USC § 3608a - Collection of certain data"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3608a"
section_name: "Collection of certain data"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "FAIR HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–242, title V, § 562, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1944; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1071(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 720.)"
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# § 3608a. Collection of certain data

**(a)** **In general** Public Law 88–35242 U.S.C. 2000dPublic Law 90–28442 U.S.C. 3601

To assess the extent of compliance with Federal fair housing requirements (including the requirements established under title VI of  [ et seq.] and title VIII of  [ et seq.]), the Secretary of Agriculture shall collect, not less than annually, data on the racial and ethnic characteristics of persons eligible for, assisted, or otherwise benefiting under each community development, housing assistance, and mortgage and loan insurance and guarantee program administered by such Secretary. Such data shall be collected on a building by building basis if the Secretary determines such collection to be appropriate.

**(b)** **Reports to Congress** The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the annual report of such Secretary to the Congress a summary and evaluation of the data collected by such Secretary under subsection (a) during the preceding year.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–242, title V, § 562, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1944; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1071(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 720.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Title VIII of , referred to in subsec. (a), is title VIII of , , , known as the Fair Housing Act, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 3601 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, and not as part of title VIII of , popularly known as the Fair Housing Act, which comprises this subchapter.

### Amendments

1995—Subsec. (a). , struck out “the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and” before “the Secretary of Agriculture”, “each” before “collect, not less than annually”, and “involved” before “determines such collection”.

Subsec. (b). , substituted “The” for “The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the” before “Secretary of Agriculture” and struck out “each” before “include in the”.