US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 9817

Department of Agriculture; Rural Development Administration programs

The Secretary of Agriculture or, where appropriate, the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration, or of the Rural Development Administration, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall take all necessary steps to ensure that community development corporations and local cooperative associations shall qualify for and shall receive—
(1)
42 U.S.C. 1441 such assistance in connection with housing development under the Housing Act of 1949, as amended [ et seq.];
(2)
7 U.S.C. 1921 such assistance in connection with housing, business, industrial, and community development under the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 [ et seq.] and the Rural Development Act of 1972; and
(3)
such further assistance under all such programs of the United States Department of Agriculture; as shall further the purposes of this subchapter.

Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 62895 Stat. 497Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2303(f)(2)104 Stat. 3981(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act July 15, 1949, ch. 33863 Stat. 413section 1441 of this titleThe Housing Act of 1949, referred to in par. (1), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 8A (§ 1441 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 87–12875 Stat. 307Pub. L. 92–419, § 10186 Stat. 657section 1921 of Title 7The Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961, referred to in par. (2), is title III of , , , which was redesignated the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by , , , and is classified principally to chapter 50 (§ 1921 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 92–41986 Stat. 657section 1921 of Title 7The Rural Development Act of 1972, referred to in par. (2), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1972 Amendment note set out under .

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–6241990— substituted “Department of Agriculture; Rural Development Administration programs” for “Department of Agriculture and Farmers Home Administration programs” in section catchline and inserted “, or of the Rural Development Administration” after “of the Farmers Home Administration” in text.