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42 U.S.C. § 1490 — “Rural” and “rural area” defined
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As used in this subchapter, the terms “rural” and “rural area” mean any open country, or any place, town, village, or city which is not (except in the cases of Pajaro, in the State of California, and Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona) part of or associated with an urban area and which (1) has a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or (2) has a population in excess of 2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if it is rural in character, or (3) has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 20,000, and (A) is not contained within a standard metropolitan statistical area, and (B) has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families, as determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. For purposes of this subchapter, any area classified as “rural” or a “rural area” prior to October 1, 1990, and determined not to be “rural” or a “rural area” as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, 2010, or 2020 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a “rural area” for purposes of this subchapter under any other provision of law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2020, shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2030, if such area has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 35,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the ye
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As used in this subchapter, the terms “rural” and “rural area” mean any open country, or any place, town, village, or city which is not (except in the cases of Pajaro, in the State of California, and Guadalupe, in the State of Arizona) part of or associated with an urban area and which (1) has a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or (2) has a population in excess of 2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if it is rural in character, or (3) has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 20,000, and (A) is not contained within a standard metropolitan statistical area, and (B) has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families, as determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. For purposes of this subchapter, any area classified as “rural” or a “rural area” prior to October 1, 1990, and determined not to be “rural” or a “rural area” as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, 2010, or 2020 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a “rural area” for purposes of this subchapter under any other provision of law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2020, shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2030, if such area has a population in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 35,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the city of Plainview, Texas, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be considered a rural area for purposes of this subchapter until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000.
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**(a) Authority of Secretary.—**
(1) If the Secretary of Defense makes a determination that appropriate educational programs are not available through a local educational agency for dependents of members of the armed forces and dependents of civilian employees of the Federal Government residing on a military installation in the United States (including territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the United States), the Secretary may enter into arrangements to provide for the elementary or secondary education of the dependents of such members of the armed forces and, to the extent authorized in subsection (c), the dependents of such civilian employees.
(2) The Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, permit dependents of members of the armed forces and, to the extent provided in subsection (c), dependents of civilian employees of the Federal Government residing in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States but not on a military installation, to enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection. If a member of the armed forces is assigned to a remote location or is assigned to an unaccompanied tour of duty, a dependent of the member who resides, on or off a military installation, in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States, as authorized by the member’s orders, may be enrolled in an educational program provided by the Secretary under this subsection.
(3)
(A) Under the circumstances described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, permit a dependent of a member of the armed forces to enroll in an educational program provided by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection without regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to residen
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In negotiating any settlement of, or consent decree for, significant litigation regarding public housing or section 8 [[42 U.S.C. 1437f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437f&num=0&edition=prelim)] tenant-based assistance that involves the Secretary and any public housing agency or any unit of general local government, the Secretary shall seek the views of any units of general local government and public housing agencies having jurisdictions that are adjacent to the jurisdiction of the public housing agency involved, if the resolution of such litigation would involve the acquisition or development of public housing dwelling units or the use of vouchers under [section 1437f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437f&num=0&edition=prelim) in jurisdictions that are adjacent to the jurisdiction of the public housing agency involved in the litigation.
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**(a) Families included; rent options; minimum amount; occupancy by police officers and over-income families**
(1) Dwelling units assisted under this chapter shall be rented only to families who are low-income families at the time of their initial occupancy of such units. Reviews of family income shall be made pursuant to paragraph (6); except that, in the case of any family with a fixed income, as defined by the Secretary, after the initial review of the family’s income, the public housing agency or owner shall not be required to conduct a review of the family’s income for any year for which such family certifies, in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish, which shall include policies to adjust for inflation-based income changes, that 90 percent or more of the income of the family consists of fixed income, and that the sources of such income have not changed since the previous year, except that the public housing agency or owner shall conduct a review of each such family’s income not less than once every 3 years. Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to the requirement under paragraph (3), a family shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit assisted under this chapter (other than a family assisted under section 1437f(o) or (y) of this title or paying rent under section 1437f(c)(3)(B) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) the highest of the following amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar:
(A) 30 per centum of the family’s monthly adjusted income;
(B) 10 per centum of the family’s monthly income; or
(C) if the family is receiving payments for welfare assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, adjusted in accordance with the family’s actual housing costs, is specifically designated by such agency
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**(a) Standards of adequate farm housing and other buildings; criteria** The Secretary, for the purposes of this subchapter, shall have the power to determine and prescribe the standards of adequate farm housing and other buildings, by farms or localities, taking into consideration, among other factors, the type of housing which will provide decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling for the needs of the family using the housing, the type and character of the farming operations to be conducted, and the size and earning capacity of the land. The Secretary shall approve a residential building as meeting such standards if the building is constructed in accordance with (1) the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary, (2) the minimum property standards prescribed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for mortgages insured under title II of the National Housing Act [[12 U.S.C. 1707](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1707&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], (3) the standards contained in any of the voluntary national model building codes, or (4) in the case of manufactured housing, the standards referred to in [section 1472(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1472/e&num=0&edition=prelim). To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall promote the use of energy saving techniques through standards established by such Secretary for newly constructed residential housing assisted under this subchapter. Such standards shall, insofar as is practicable, be consistent with the standards established pursuant to section 526 of the National Housing Act [[12 U.S.C. 1735f–4](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1735f–4&num=0&edition=prelim)]
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In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary shall have the power to—
**(a) Service and supply contracts** make contracts for services and supplies without regard to the provisions of [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim), when the aggregate amount involved is less than $300;
**(b) Subordination, subrogation, and other agreements** enter into subordination, subrogation, or other agreements satisfactory to the Secretary;
**(c) Compromise of claims and obligations** compromise, adjust, reduce, or charge-off claims, and adjust, modify, subordinate, or release the terms of security instruments, leases, contracts, and agreements entered into or administered by the Secretary under this subchapter, as circumstances may require, including the release of borrowers or others obligated on a debt from personal liability with or without payment of any consideration at the time of the compromise, adjustment, reduction, or charge-off of any claim;
**(d) Collection of claims and obligations** collect all claims and obligations arising out of or under any mortgage, lease, contract, or agreement entered into pursuant to this subchapter and, if in his judgment necessary and advisable, to pursue the same to final collection in any court having jurisdiction: Provided, That the prosecution and defense of all litigation under this subchapter shall be conducted under the supervision of the Attorney General and the legal representation shall be by the United States attorneys for the districts, respectively, in which such litigation may arise and by such other attorney or attorneys as may, under law, be designated by the Attorney General; except that—
(1) prosecution and defense o
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**(a) Administrative approval of housing subdivisions** The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each accept an administrative approval of any housing subdivision made by any of the others so that not later than January 1, 1984, there is total reciprocity for housing subdivision approvals among the agencies which they head.
**(b) Certificates of reasonable value for one or more properties as constituting administrative approval of subdivision** For purposes of complying with subsection (a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall consider the issuance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a certificate of reasonable value for 1 or more properties in a subdivision to be an administrative approval for the entire subdivision. This subsection shall not apply after September 30, 1994.
**(c) Report to Congress** Before the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (b), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report to the Congress on housing subdivision approval policies and practices, if any, of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The report shall focus on the administration of environmental laws in connection with any such policies and practices, and shall recommend any statutory, regulatory, and administrative changes needed to achieve total reciprocity for such housing subdivision approvals. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall consult with the foregoing agencies, and such other agencies as the Secretary selects, in preparing the report.
**(d) Approval by local, county, or State agencies** For loans made under this subchapter, the Secretary may accept subdivisions that
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**(a) Authority**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, in the event of a natural disaster, so declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [[42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Secretary shall allocate, for assistance under this section to the States affected for use in the counties designated as disaster areas and the counties contiguous to such counties, amounts made available to the Secretary by an appropriations Act for such purpose. Allocations under this section may be made for each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period beginning on the declaration of the disaster by the President.
(2) **Amount** — Subject to the availability of amounts pursuant to appropriations Acts, assistance under paragraph (1) shall be made in an amount equal to the product of—
(A) the sum of the official State estimate of the number of dwelling units in the counties described in paragraph (1) within the eligible service area of the Farmers Home Administration (or otherwise if the Secretary provides for a waiver under subsection (d)) that are destroyed or seriously damaged; and
(B) 20 percent of the average cost of all dwelling units assisted by the Secretary in the State during the previous 3 years.
**(b) Use** The assistance made available under this section may be used for the housing purposes authorized under this subchapter, and the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section to assure the prompt and expeditious use of such funds for the restoration of decent, safe, and sanitary housing within the areas described in subsection (a)(1).
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1490
Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 98–181, § 514(c), (d), added subsec.
(o), and struck out former subsec. (o) which related to
loans to persons of low income and to the minimum
amounts available to such persons.
1982—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–289 substituted ‘‘May
20, 1983’’ for ‘‘September 30, 1982’’.
1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–35 substituted ‘‘1982’’
for ‘‘1981’’.
1980—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–399, § 501(c), sub-
stituted ‘‘September 30, 1981’’ for ‘‘October 15, 1980’’.
Pub. L. 96–372 substituted ‘‘October 15, 1980’’ for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1980’’.
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 96–399, § 511, inserted reference to
moderate income borrowers.
1979—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–153, § 501(g), sub-
stituted ‘‘September 30, 1980’’ for ‘‘November 30, 1979’’.
Pub. L. 96–105 substituted ‘‘November 30, 1979’’ for
‘‘October 31, 1979’’.
Pub. L. 96–71 substituted ‘‘October 31, 1979’’ for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1979’’.
Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 96–153, § 511, redesignated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1978—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–557, § 501(f), substituted
‘‘September 30, 1979’’ for ‘‘October 31, 1978’’.
Pub. L. 95–406 substituted ‘‘October 31, 1978’’ for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1978’’.
Subsec. (j)(4). Pub. L. 95–557, § 506(b), substituted
‘‘1490a(a)’’ for ‘‘1490a(a)(2)’’.
1977—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–128, § 501(c), sub-
stituted ‘‘September 30, 1978’’ for ‘‘September 30, 1977’’.
Pub. L. 95–80 substituted ‘‘September 30, 1977’’ for
‘‘July 31, 1977’’.
Pub. L. 95–60 substituted ‘‘July 31, 1977’’ for ‘‘June 30,
1977’’.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–128, § 502(b), required separate
operation of guaranteed loan program and insured loan
program and prohibited transfer of funds from one pro-
gram to the other.
Subs
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