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title: "42 U.S.C. § 12781"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
chapter_number: "130"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING"
section: "12781"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12781"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 12781 - Authority

## Text

The Secretary shall, insofar as is feasible through contract with eligible organizations, develop the capacity of participating jurisdictions, State and local housing finance agencies, nonprofit organizations and for-profit corporations, working in partnership, to identify and meet needs for an increased supply of decent, affordable housing.

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 241, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4117.)