Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73
§1702 Administrative provisions
Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - NATIONAL HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - HOUSING RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION › § 1702
Summary
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development must use the powers given by this chapter to run and carry out the listed subchapters. The Secretary can create agencies, take unpaid help, use federal (and with state permission, state or local) employees, hire other staff, set their duties and pay, and delegate tasks to people he appoints. He can spend money as needed for these duties, even if other spending rules would normally apply. All pay and expenses come from funds provided under this chapter. The Secretary can also sue or be sued in state or federal court in his official role. Costs for examining and insuring loans or investments, properly capitalized costs, and other needed expenses that are not general overhead (per generally accepted accounting rules) are treated as nonadministrative and payable from chapter funds. Except for subchapter III, contract costs that are not capitalized or routinely taken from sale proceeds are not nonadministrative and cannot be paid from those funds. Unless Congress says otherwise, certain yearly expenditures under this rule (other than insurance claims and property-related costs) cannot exceed 35% of HUD’s premiums and fees income from the prior fiscal year.
Full Legal Text
Title 12, §1702
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The powers conferred by this chapter shall be exercised by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”). In order to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and subchapters II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX–B, and X, the Secretary may establish such agencies, accept and utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services, utilize such Federal officers and employees, and, with the consent of the State, such State and local officers and employees, and appoint such other officers and employees as he may find necessary, and may prescribe their authorities, duties, responsibilities, and tenure and fix their compensation. The Secretary may delegate any of the functions and powers conferred upon him under this subchapter and subchapters II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX–B, and X to such officers, agents, and employees as he may designate or appoint, and may make such expenditures (including expenditures for personal services and rent at the seat of government and elsewhere, for law books and books of reference, and for paper, printing, and binding) as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and subchapters II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX–B, and X, without regard to any other provisions of law governing the expenditure of public funds. All such compensation, expenses, and allowances shall be paid out of funds made available by this chapter: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provisions of law except provisions of law hereafter enacted expressly in limitation hereof, all expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the examination and insurance of loans or investments under any subchapter of this chapter all properly capitalized expenditures, and other necessary expenses not attributable to general overhead in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles shall be considered nonadministrative and payable from funds made available by this chapter, except that, unless made pursuant to specific authorization by the Congress therefor, expenditures made in any fiscal year pursuant to this proviso, other than the payment of insurance claims and other than expenditures (including services on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, completion, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property of the Department acquired under authority of this chapter, shall not exceed 35 per centum of the income received by the Department of Housing and Urban Development from premiums and fees during the preceding fiscal year. Except with respect to subchapter III, for the purposes of this section, the term “nonadministrative” shall not include contract expenses that are not capitalized or routinely deducted from the proceeds of sales, and such expenses shall not be payable from funds made available by this chapter. The Secretary shall, in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and subchapters II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX–B, and X, be authorized, in his official capacity, to sue and be sued in any court of competent jurisdiction, State or Federal.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 1701 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Amendments
1999—Pub. L. 106–74 inserted before last sentence “Except with respect to subchapter III, for the purposes of this section, the term “nonadministrative” shall not include contract expenses that are not capitalized or routinely deducted from the proceeds of sales, and such expenses shall not be payable from funds made available by this chapter.” 1989—Pub. L. 101–235 struck out “IX–A,” after “VIII,” wherever appearing. 1988—Pub. L. 100–242 struck out comma before period at end of second sentence. 1984—Pub. L. 98–479 struck out “without regard to the provisions of other laws applicable to the employment or compensation of other officers or employees of the United States” at end of second sentence. 1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Department of Housing and Urban Development” and “Secretary” for “Federal Housing Administration” and “Commissioner”, respectively, wherever appearing, substituted provision for exercise of national housing powers by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for former authorization for creation of a Federal Housing Administration under a Federal Housing Commissioner appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate, and substituted “Department” for “Administration” in penultimate sentence. 1966—Pub. L. 89–754 inserted references to subchapter IX–B. 1965—Pub. L. 89–117 inserted references to subchapters V and IX–A. 1951—Act Sept. 1, 1951, inserted references to subchapter X. 1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, made technical
Amendments
to section to reflect change in title of Administrator to Commissioner and to omit provisions relating to tenure and compensation of Commissioner. 1949—Joint Res. Oct. 25, 1949, inserted proviso at end of fourth sentence. Act Aug. 8, 1949, made provisions applicable to subchapter VIII. 1948—Act Aug. 10, 1948, substituted “subchapters II, III, VI, and VII” for “subchapters II, III, and VI”. 1941—Act June 28, 1941, substituted “$12,000” for “$10,000”. Act Mar. 28, 1941, substituted “subchapters II, III, and VI” for “subchapters II and III”. 1935—Act Aug. 23, 1935, inserted sentence at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1941 AmendmentAmendment by act
June 28, 1941, effective
July 1, 1941, see section 6 of act
June 28, 1941.
Repeals
Act Aug. 10, 1948, ch. 832, title V, § 501(a), 62 Stat. 1283, formerly cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 655.
Transfer of Functions
Functions, powers, and duties of Federal Housing Administration and Housing and Home Finance Agency transferred to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development who was authorized to delegate such functions, powers, and duties to such officers and employees of Department of Housing and Urban Development as Secretary may designate, see section 3534 and 3535 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, eff.
July 27, 1947, 12 F.R. 4981, 61 Stat. 954, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, abolished office of Federal Housing Administrator and transferred functions to Federal Housing Commissioner. It also consolidated Federal Housing Administration with other agencies into Housing and Home Finance Agency and transferred functions of Federal Loan Administrator with respect to Federal Housing Administration and its functions to Housing and Home Finance Administrator. Federal Housing Administration continued as a constituent agency within Housing and Home Finance Agency. For provisions concerning appointment and compensation of Federal Housing Commissioner, see section 3 of Reorganization Plan. Functions, powers, and duties of National Housing Agency with respect to property, funds, and other assets which were formerly under administration of Farm Security Administration and were transferred to National Housing Agency by Ex. Ord. No. 9070, Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529, as amended, were abolished by section 2(a)(3) of act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, 60 Stat. 1063, as amended, set out as a note under sections 1001 to 1005d of Title 7, Agriculture, except with respect of housing projects and such other properties and assets in process of liquidation. Federal Housing Administration consolidated with other agencies into National Housing Agency during World War II, see Ex. Ord. No. 9070. Functions of National Housing Agency with respect to non-farm-housing projects and other properties remaining under its jurisdiction pursuant to section 2(a)(3) of act Aug. 14, 1946, transferred to Public Housing Commissioner by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, § 4(b), eff.
July 27, 1947, 12 F.R. 4983, 61 Stat. 955, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. Federal Housing Administration to be administered by Federal Loan Administrator within Federal Loan Agency, see Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, § 402, eff.
July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2730, 53 Stat. 1429 set out in the Appendix to Title 5. Executive Order No. 7058 Ex. Ord. No. 7058,
May 29, 1935, authorized Federal Housing Administrator to adopt a seal for Federal Housing Administration, provided that copies of any books, records, papers, documents, agreements, orders, rules, or
Regulations
of Administration were admissible in evidence equally with originals thereof, and empowered Administrator or his designee to certify or exemplify copies of any books, records, papers, or documents of Administration. Executive Order No. 7280 Ex. Ord. No. 7280, Jan. 28, 1936, was issued as evidence of creation of Federal Housing Administration and validated and confirmed creation thereof.
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12 U.S.C. § 1702
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
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