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12 U.S.C. § 1704 — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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In carrying out his functions, powers, and duties—
**(a) Employment of personnel; delegation of functions** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may appoint such officers and employees as he may find necessary, which appointments shall be subject to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Secretary may make such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out his functions, powers, and duties, and there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out such functions, powers, and duties and for administrative expenses in connection therewith. The Secretary, without in any way relieving himself from final responsibility, may delegate any of his functions and powers to such officers, agents, or employees as he may designate, may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions and powers, as he may deem desirable, and may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his functions, powers, and duties.
**(b) Omitted**
**(c) Additional powers and duties of Secretary and Federal Home Loan Bank Board** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, respectively, may, in addition to and not in derogation of any powers and authorities conferred elsewhere in this Act—
(1) with the consent of the agency or organization concerned, accept and utilize equipment, facilities, or the services of employees of any Federal, State, or local public agency or instrumentality, educational institution, or nonprofit agency or organization and, in connection with the utilization of such services, may make payments for transpo
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In carrying out his functions, powers, and duties—
**(a) Employment of personnel; delegation of functions** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may appoint such officers and employees as he may find necessary, which appointments shall be subject to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Secretary may make such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out his functions, powers, and duties, and there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out such functions, powers, and duties and for administrative expenses in connection therewith. The Secretary, without in any way relieving himself from final responsibility, may delegate any of his functions and powers to such officers, agents, or employees as he may designate, may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions and powers, as he may deem desirable, and may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his functions, powers, and duties.
**(b) Omitted**
**(c) Additional powers and duties of Secretary and Federal Home Loan Bank Board** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, respectively, may, in addition to and not in derogation of any powers and authorities conferred elsewhere in this Act—
(1) with the consent of the agency or organization concerned, accept and utilize equipment, facilities, or the services of employees of any Federal, State, or local public agency or instrumentality, educational institution, or nonprofit agency or organization and, in connection with the utilization of such services, may make payments for transportation while away from their homes or regular places of business and per diem in lieu of subsistence en route and at place of such service, in accordance with the provisions of [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) utilize, contract with and act through, without regard to [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim), any Federal, State, or local public agency or instrumentality, educational institution, or non-profit agency or organization with the consent of the agency or organization concerned, and any funds available to said officers for carrying out their respective functions, powers, and duties shall be available to reimburse or pay any such agency or organization; and, whenever in the judgment of any such officer necessary, he may make advance, progress, or other payments with respect to such contracts without regard to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of [section 3324 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3324&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) make expenditures for all necessary expenses, including preparation, mounting, shipping, and installation of exhibits; purchase and exchange of technical apparatus; and such other expenses as may, from time to time, be found necessary in carrying out their respective functions, powers, and duties: Provided, That funds made available for administrative expenses in carrying out the functions, powers, and duties imposed upon the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank Agency,11 So in original. Probably should refer to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. respectively, by or pursuant to law may at their option be consolidated into a single administrative expense fund accounts of such officer or agency for expenditure by them, respectively, in accordance with the provisions hereof.
**(d) Use of funds for library memberships** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may utilize funds made available to him for salaries and expenses for payment in advance for dues or fees for library memberships in organizations (or for membership of the individual librarians in organizations which will not accept library membership) whose publications are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public, and for payment in advance for publications available only upon that basis or available at a reduced price on prepublication order.
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**(a)** Except as provided in this section, a payment under a contract to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government may not be more than the value of the service already provided or the article already delivered.
**(b)** An advance of public money may be made only if it is authorized by—
(1) a specific appropriation or other law; or
(2) the President to be made to—
(A) a disbursing official if the President decides the advance is necessary to carry out—
(i) the duties of the official promptly and faithfully; and
(ii) an obligation of the Government; or
(B) an individual serving in the armed forces at a distant station if the President decides the advance is necessary to disburse regularly pay and allowances.
**(c)** Before the Secretary of the Treasury acts on a requisition for an advance, the Comptroller General shall act on the requisition under [section 3522 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3522&num=0&edition=prelim). The Comptroller General does not countersign a requisition for an advance.
**(d)** The head of an agency may pay in advance from appropriations available for the purpose—
(1) to the Secretary of the Army, charges for messages sent by the Secretary of the Army for the head of the agency, including charges for—
(A) payment of tolls of commercial carriers;
(B) leasing facilities for sending messages; and
(C) installing and maintaining facilities for sending messages; and
(2) charges for a publication printed or recorded in any way for the auditory or visual use of the agency.
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**(a) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
**(b) Transfer authority** Funds made available for the purposes of this subchapter may be allocated or transferred for any of the purposes of this subchapter, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to any agency or government corporation designated to assist in carrying out this subchapter. Each such allocation or transfer shall be reported in full detail to the Congress within 30 days after such allocation or transfer.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts July 22, 1932, ch. 522, § 17, 47 Stat. 736; 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 3, eff. July 27, 1947, 12 F.R. 4981, 61 Stat. 954; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, § 109(a)(3), 69 Stat. 640; June 29, 1977, Pub. L. 95–56, 91 Stat. 252; Aug. 4, 1977, Pub. L. 95–90, §§ 1, 2, 91 Stat. 564; Oct. 15, 1982, Pub. L. 97–320, title I, § 127, 96 Stat. 1486; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–457, § 8, 96 Stat. 2507; Nov. 30, 1983, Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title VII, § 702(b)], 97 Stat. 1267, set forth powers and duties, etc., of Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
#### Transfer of Functions, Personnel, and Property of Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Pub. L. 101–73, title IV, §§ 401–406, Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 354–363, as amended by Pub. L. 102–233, title III, § 313, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1770; Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 367(5), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1556, provided that: “SEC. 401. FSLIC AND FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD ABOLISHED.“(a) In general.—“(1) FSLIC.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 9, 1989], the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation established under section 402 of the National Housing Act [former [12 U.S.C. 1725](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1725&num=0&edition=prelim)] is abolished. “(2) FHLBB.—Effective at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the position of Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board are abolished. “(b) Disposition of Affairs.—“(1) In general.—During the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 9, 1989], the Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board—“(A) shall, solely for the purpose of winding up t
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) **Appropriation.—** — The term “appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Federal government.—** — The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
**(b) Purchases.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or other law, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the Federal Government may be made or entered into only after advertising for proposals for a sufficient time.
(2) **Limitations on applicability.—** — Paragraph (1) does not apply when—
(A) the amount involved in any one case does not exceed $25,000;
(B) public exigencies require the immediate delivery of articles or performance of services;
(C) only one source of supply is available and the Federal Government purchasing or contracting officer so certifies; or
(D) services are required to be performed by a contractor in person and are—
(i) of a technical and professional nature; or
(ii) under Federal Government supervision and paid for on a time basis.
**(c) Sales.—** Except when otherwise authorized by law or when the reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $500, sales and contracts of sale by the Federal Government are governed by the requirements of this section for advertising.
**(d) Application to Wholly Owned Government Corporations.—** For wholly owned Government corporations, this section applies only to administrative transactions.
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An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.
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**(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 111–139, title I, § 10(a), Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 21**
**(b) Student loans** For all student loans under part B or D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [[20 U.S.C. 1071](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1071&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1087a et seq.] made during the period when a sequestration order under [section 904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section904&num=0&edition=prelim) is in effect as required by section 902 or 903 of this title, origination fees under sections 438(c)(2) and (6) and 455(c) [[20 U.S.C. 1087–1(c)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087–1/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim), (6), 1087e(c)] and loan processing and issuance fees under section 428(f)(1)(A)(ii) of that Act [[20 U.S.C. 1078(f)(1)(A)(ii)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1078/f/1/A/ii&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall each be increased by the uniform percentage specified in that sequestration order, and, for student loans originated during the period of the sequestration, special allowance payments under section 438(b) of that Act [[20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087–1/b&num=0&edition=prelim)] accruing during the period of the sequestration shall be reduced by the uniform percentage specified in that sequestration order.
**(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 111–139, title I, § 10(c), Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 22**
**(d) Special rules for Medicare program**
(1) **Calculation of reduction in payment amounts** — To achieve the total percentage reduction in those programs required by section 902 or 903 of this title, subject
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall collect and maintain information regarding early defaults on mortgages as provided under this section. The Secretary shall make such information available for public inspection upon request. Information shall be collected quarterly with respect to each applicable collection period (as such term is defined in subsection (c)) and shall be available for inspection not more than 30 days after the conclusion of the calendar quarter relating to each such period. Information shall first be made available under this section for the applicable collection period relating to the first calendar quarter ending more than 180 days after November 28, 1990.
**(b) Contents**
(1) **Mortgage lender analysis** — Information collected under this section shall include, for each lender originating mortgages during the applicable collection period that are insured pursuant to [section 1709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1709&num=0&edition=prelim) and secured by property in a designated census tract, the following information with respect to such mortgages:
(A) The name of the lender and the number of each designated census tract in which the lender originated 1 or more such mortgages during the applicable collection period.
(B) The total number of such mortgages originated by such lender during the applicable collection period in each designated census tract and the number of mortgages originated each year in each designated census tract.
(C) The total number of defaults and foreclosures on such mortgages during the applicable collection period in each designated census tract and the number of defaults and foreclosures in each designated census tract in
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**(a) In general** The Secretary is authorized to make—
(1) planning grants to help applicants to develop homeownership programs in accordance with this subchapter; and
(2) implementation grants to carry out homeownership programs in accordance with this subchapter.
**(b) Authority to reserve housing assistance** In connection with a grant under this subchapter, the Secretary may reserve authority to provide assistance under [section 1437f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437f&num=0&edition=prelim) to the extent necessary to provide replacement housing and rental assistance for a nonpurchasing tenant who resides in the project on the date the Secretary approves the application for an implementation grant, for use by the tenant in another project.
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TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING
§ 1704
act (see 1954 Amendments note above), the words ‘‘ef-
fective date of the Housing Act of 1954 [Act Aug. 2,
1954]’’ mean the first day after the first full calendar
month following the date of approval of such act (Aug.
2, 1954).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1950 AMENDMENT
Act Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title I, § 101(b), 64 Stat. 48,
provided that ‘‘This section [amending this section]
shall take effect as of March 1, 1950.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT
Act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title II, § 202, 63 Stat. 421,
provided that: ‘‘This title [amending this section and
sections 1709 and 1738 of this title] shall take effect as
of June 30, 1949.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1939 AMENDMENT
Act June 3, 1939, ch. 175, § 4, 53 Stat. 805, provided
that: ‘‘The provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Act
[amending this section and repealing section 1706a of
this title] shall take effect on July 1, 1939.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1936 AMENDMENT
Act Apr. 3, 1936, ch. 165, § 1, 49 Stat. 1187, provided
that the amendment made by that section is effective
Apr. 1, 1936.
INCONSISTENT LAWS
Act Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title VIII, § 818, 68 Stat. 648,
provided that: ‘‘Insofar as the provisions of any other
law are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act [see
1954 Short Title note set out under section 1701 of this
title], the provisions of this Act shall be controlling.’’
POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OF ACT AUGUST 2, 1954 AS
CUMULATIVE; SEPARABILITY
Act Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title VIII, § 819, 68 Stat. 648,
provided that: ‘‘Except as may be otherwise expressly
provided in this Act [see Short Title of 1954 Amend-
ments note set out under section 1701 of this title], all
powers and authorities conferred by this Act shall be
cumulative and addit
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