§ 6943. — Rural Housing and Community Development Service.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC6943]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER III--RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 6943. Rural Housing and Community Development Service
(a) Establishment authorized
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is
authorized to establish and maintain within the Department the Rural
Housing and Community Development Service and to assign to the Service
such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) Functions
If the Secretary establishes the Rural Housing and Community
Development Service under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary
is authorized to assign to the Service jurisdiction over the following:
(1) Programs and activities under title V of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).
(2) Programs and activities that relate to rural community
lending programs, including programs authorized by section 2008d of
this title.
(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 233, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3219;
Pub. L. 104-127, title VII, Secs. 747(b)(3), 753(b)(2), Apr. 4, 1996,
110 Stat. 1128, 1131.)
References in Text
The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act July
15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, as amended. Title V of the Act is
classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 1471 et seq.) of chapter 8A
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441
of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 104-127 redesignated par. (3) as
(2), substituted ``section 2008d of this title'' for ``sections 2008
through 2008d of this title'', and struck out former par. (2) which read
as follows: ``Programs and activities authorized under section 1932(i)
of this title and related provisions of law.''
