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§1701n Reduction of vulnerability of congested urban areas to enemy attack

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - NATIONAL HOUSING › § 1701n

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

HUD and other federal housing agencies must use their legal powers to help make crowded cities less vulnerable to enemy attack.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §1701n

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development, and any other departments or agencies of the Federal Government having powers, functions, or duties with respect to housing under any law shall exercise such powers, functions, or duties in such manner as, consistent with the requirements thereof, will facilitate progress in the reduction of the vulnerability of congested urban areas to enemy attack.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Housing Act of 1954, and not as part of the National Housing Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Department of Housing and Urban Development” for “Housing and Home Finance Agency, including its constituent agencies”.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 1701n

Title 12Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73