2019 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 130 - National Affordable Housing
Subchapter I - General Provisions and Policies
Sec. 12703 - Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 12703 (2019)
Section Name §12703. Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
Section Text

The purposes of this Act are—

(1) to help families not owning a home to save for a down payment for the purchase of a home;

(2) to retain wherever feasible as housing affordable to low-income families those dwelling units produced for such purpose with Federal assistance;

(3) to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production and operation of housing affordable to low-income and moderate-income families;

(4) to expand and improve Federal rental assistance for very low-income families; and

(5) to increase the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs to live with dignity and independence.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 101–625, title I, §103, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4085.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 101–625, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4079, known as the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12701 of this title and Tables.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 130 - NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES
Sec. 12703 - Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
Contains section 12703
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 104 Stat. 4085, 4079
Public Law References Public Law 101-625
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