2018 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 8A - Slum Clearance, Urban Renewal, and Farm Housing
Subchapter III - Farm Housing
Sec. 1490l - Processing of applications
| 42 U.S.C. § 1490l (2018) |
| §1490l. Processing of applications |
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(a) Priority
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall, in making assistance available under this subchapter, give a priority to applications submitted by— (1) persons and families that have the greatest housing assistance needs because of their low income and their residing in inadequate dwellings; (2) applicants applying for assistance for projects that will serve such persons and families; and (3) applicants residing in areas which are the most rural in character. In making available the assistance authorized by section 1483 of this title and section 1490a(a) of this title with respect to projects involving insured and guaranteed loans and interest credits and rental assistance payments, the Secretary shall process and approve requests for such assistance in a manner that provides for a preliminary reservation of assistance at the time of initial approval of the project. (c) Prioritization of section 1485 housing assistance (1) In generalThe Secretary shall make assistance under section 1485 of this title available pursuant to an objective procedure established by the Secretary, under which the Secretary shall identify counties and communities having the greatest need for such assistance and designate such counties and communities to receive such assistance. The Secretary shall use the following objective measures to determine the need for rental housing assistance under paragraph (1): (A) The incidence of poverty. (B) The lack of affordable housing and the existence of substandard housing. (C) The lack of mortgage credit. (D) The rural characteristics of the location. (E) Other factors as determined by the Secretary, demonstrating the need for affordable housing. In administering this subsection, the Secretary shall use information from the most recent decennial census of the United States, relevant comprehensive affordable housing strategies under section 12705 of this title, and other reliable sources obtained by the Secretary which demonstrate the need for affordable housing in rural areas. A designation under this subsection shall not be effective for a period of more than 3 years, but may be renewed by the Secretary in accordance with the procedure set forth in this subsection. The Secretary shall take such other reasonable actions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to notify the public of such designations. |
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(July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title V, §532, as added Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title V, §521], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1250; amended Pub. L. 104–180, title VII, §734(f), Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1604.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–180, §734(f)(1), substituted "Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the Secretary" for "The Secretary" in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–180, §734(f)(2), added subsec. (c). |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 8A - SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING SUBCHAPTER III - FARM HOUSING Sec. 1490l - Processing of applications |
| section 1490l |
| 2018 |
| January 14, 2019 |
| No |
| standard |
| 97 Stat. 1250 110 Stat. 1604 |
| Public Law 98-181, Public Law 104-180 |
