Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
42 U.S.C. § 1437r — Consultation with affected areas in settlement of litigation
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
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.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 1437r
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 95d9bc3ec18506d5f1ce7c54e6c7a88cc63de4b1970929eb44b613ba7b122e29. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_3790b2d9a7705b454b597e16
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-42/section-1437r-consultation-with-affected-areas-in-settlement-of-litigation--a552609c3e.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 2c1f8211a61768dc06b01087be5b4c3782dccc1b05bc8b4b2f867c8613e00b08
Source location: Title 42, Chapter 8, § 1437r; chapter-008-low-income-housing.md
Stored source content
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.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title VIII, § 815, 68 Stat. 647, required submission of specifications by applicants prior to award of any contract for construction of a project and submission of data with respect to acquisition of land prior to authorization to purchase such land.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 1437f
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
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
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 1490
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
For purposes of this part:
(1) The term “applicant” means the following entities that may represent the tenants of the housing:
(A) A resident management corporation established in accordance with the requirements of the Secretary under [section 1437r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437r&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) A resident council.
(C) A cooperative association.
(D) A public or private nonprofit organization.
(E) A public body (including an agency or instrumentality thereof).
(F) A public housing agency (including an Indian housing authority).
(G) A mutual housing association.
(2) The term “eligible family” means a family or individual—
(A) who is a tenant of the eligible property on the date the Secretary approves an implementation grant; or
(B) whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families.
(3) The term “eligible property” means a multifamily rental property, containing 5 or more units, that is—
(A) owned or held by the Secretary;
(B) financed by a loan or mortgage held by the Secretary or insured by the Secretary;
(C) determined by the Secretary to have serious physical or financial problems under the terms of an insurance or loan program administered by the Secretary; or
(D) owned or held by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Resolution Trust Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, the General Services Administration, any other Federal agency, or a State or local government or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
(4) The term “homeownership program” means a program for homeownership
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 12877
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “applicant” means the following entities that may represent the tenants of the project:
(A) A public housing agency.
(B) A resident management corporation, established in accordance with requirements of the Secretary under [section 1437r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437r&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) A resident council.
(D) A cooperative association.
(E) A public or private nonprofit organization.
(F) A public body, including an agency or instrumentality thereof.
(2) The term “eligible family” means—
(A) a family or individual who is a tenant in the public housing project on the date the Secretary approves an implementation grant;
(B) a low-income family; or
(C) a family or individual who is assisted under a housing program administered by the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture (not including any non-low income families assisted under any mortgage insurance program administered by either Secretary).
(3) The term “homeownership program” means a program for homeownership meeting the requirements under this subchapter.
(4) The term “recipient” means an applicant approved to receive a grant under this subchapter or such other entity specified in the approved application that will assume the obligations of the recipient under this subchapter.
(5) The term “resident council” means any incorporated nonprofit organization or association that—
(A) is representative of the tenants of the housing;
(B) adopts written procedures providing for the election of officers on a regular basis; and
(C) has a democratically elected governing board, elected by the tenants of the housing.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 1411b
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Homeownership opportunities in general** Low-income families residing in a public housing project shall be provided with the opportunity to purchase the dwelling units in the project through a qualifying resident management corporation as follows:
(1) **Formation of resident management corporation** — As a condition for public housing homeownership—
(A) the adult residents of a public housing project shall have formed a resident management corporation in accordance with regulations and requirements of the Secretary prescribed under this section and [section 1437r of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437r&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) the resident management corporation shall have entered into a contract with the public housing agency establishing the respective management rights and responsibilities of the resident management corporation and the public housing agency; and
(C) the resident management corporation shall have demonstrated its ability to manage public housing effectively and efficiently for a period of not less than 3 years.
(2) **Homeownership assistance**
(A) The Secretary may provide assistance from the Capital Fund to a public housing project in which homeownership activities under this section are conducted.
(B) The Secretary may provide financial assistance to public housing agencies, resident management corporations, or resident councils that obtain, by contract or otherwise, training, technical assistance, and educational assistance as the Secretary determines to be necessary to promote homeownership opportunities under this section.
(C) This paragraph shall not have effect after February 4, 1991. The Secretary may not provide financial assistance under subparagraph (B), af
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 1437aaa–3
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Conditions for assistance** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the applicable Secretary may not make financial assistance available for the benefit of any alien unless that alien is a resident of the United States and is—
(1) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as an immigrant as defined by section 1101(a)(15) and (20) of title 8, excluding, among others, alien visitors, tourists, diplomats, and students who enter the United States temporarily with no intention of abandoning their residence in a foreign country;
(2) an alien who entered the United States prior to June 30, 1948, or such subsequent date as is enacted by law, has continuously maintained his or her residence in the United States since then, and is not ineligible for citizenship, but who is deemed to be lawfully admitted for permanent residence as a result of an exercise of discretion by the Attorney General pursuant to [section 1259 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1259&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States pursuant to an admission under [section 1157 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1157&num=0&edition=prelim) or pursuant to the granting of asylum (which has not been terminated) under [section 1158 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1158&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of an exercise of discretion by the Attorney General for emergent reasons or reasons deemed strictly in the public interest pursuant to [section 1182(d)(5) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/d/
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 1437o
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Certification of amounts** The Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State which has an unemployment compensation law approved by the Secretary of Labor under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, such amounts as the Secretary of Labor determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of such law during the fiscal year for which such payment is to be made, including 100 percent of so much of the reasonable expenditures of the State as are attributable to the costs of the implementation and operation of the immigration status verification system described in [section 1320b–7(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320b–7/d&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary of Labor’s determination shall be based on (1) the population of the State; (2) an estimate of the number of persons covered by the State law and of the cost of proper and efficient administration of such law; and (3) such other factors as the Secretary of Labor finds relevant. The Secretary of Labor shall not certify for payment under this section in any fiscal year a total amount in excess of the amount appropriated therefor for such fiscal year.
**(b) Payment of amounts** Out of the sums appropriated therefor, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon receiving a certification under subsection (a), pay, through the Fiscal Service of the Department of the Treasury and prior to audit or settlement by the Government Accountability Office, to the State agency charged with the administration of such law the amount so certified.
**(c) Mailing costs** No portion of the cost of mailing a statement under section 6050B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unemploy
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 502
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a)** As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “administrator” means the official designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to [section 1104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1104/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “advocates” includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in.
(3) The term “alien” means any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
(4) The term “application for admission” has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
(5) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.
(6) The term “border crossing identification card” means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien.
(7) The term “clerk of court” means a clerk of a naturalization court.
(8) The terms “Commissioner” and “Deputy Commissioner” mean the Co
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 8 U.S.C. § 1101
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 4580
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1437f
of 6-month period beginning Oct. 28, 1992, except as oth-
erwise provided, see section 13642 of this title.
INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN 1992 AMENDMENTS TO
INDIAN PUBLIC HOUSING
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–550 not applicable with re-
spect to lower income housing developed or operated
pursuant to contract between Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development and Indian housing authority, see
section 626 of Pub. L. 102–550, set out as a note under
section 1437a of this title.
§ 1437f. Low-income housing assistance
(a) Authorization for assistance payments
For the purpose of aiding low-income families
in obtaining a decent place to live and of pro-
moting economically mixed housing, assistance
payments may be made with respect to existing
housing in accordance with the provisions of
this section.
(b) Other existing housing programs
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized
to enter into annual contributions contracts
with public housing agencies pursuant to which
such agencies may enter into contracts to make
assistance payments to owners of existing dwell-
ing units in accordance with this section. In
areas where no public housing agency has been
organized or where the Secretary determines
that a public housing agency is unable to imple-
ment the provisions of this section, the Sec-
retary is authorized to enter into such contracts
and to perform the other functions assigned to a
public housing agency by this section.
(2) The Secretary is authorized to enter into
annual contributions contracts with public
housing agencies for the purpose of replacing
public housing transferred in accordance with
subchapter II–A of this chapter. Each contract
entered into under this subsection shall be for
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 42 U.S.C. § 1437f
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. The source passage cites 42 U.S.C. § 1437f. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 4677
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1437r
conveyance of units in a public housing project for the
purpose of providing homeownership opportunities for
lower income families capable of assuming the respon-
sibilities of homeownership.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 531(c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
2574, provided that: ‘‘This section [amending this sec-
tion and section 1437aaa–3 of this title and enacting
provisions set out as a note under section 1437aaa–3 of
this title] shall take effect on, and the amendments
made by this section are made on, and shall apply be-
ginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act
[Oct. 21, 1998].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1995 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–19 effective for applica-
tions for demolition, disposition, or conversion to
homeownership of public housing approved by the Sec-
retary, and other consolidation and relocation activi-
ties of public housing agencies undertaken on, before,
or after Sept. 30, 1995 and on or before Sept. 30, 1998, see
section 1002(d) of Pub. L. 104–19, as amended, set out as
a note under section 1437c of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 101–625, title V, § 512(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4195, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by this sec-
tion [amending this section] shall apply to any scat-
tered-site public housing project or portion of such
project disposed of after the date of the enactment of
this Act [Nov. 28, 1990].’’
REPLACEMENT HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Pub. L. 101–625, title V, § 513(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4195, directed Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to carry out a program to demonstrate the effec-
tiveness of replacing public housing
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 42 U.S.C. § 1437r
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.