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§11902 Authority to make grants

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 124— - PUBLIC HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION › § 11902

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Summary

HUD’s Secretary may fund public housing agencies, Indian tribes, recipients under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), and private owners of federally assisted low‑income housing to curb drug‑related and violent crime; agencies may form consortia to apply.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §11902

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(a)The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, may make grants to public housing agencies, public housing resident management corporations that are principally managing, as determined by the Secretary, public housing projects owned by public housing agencies, recipients of assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 [25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.], Indian tribes 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. and private, for-profit and nonprofit owners of federally assisted low-income housing for use in eliminating drug-related and violent crime.
(b)Subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, public housing agencies may form consortia for purposes of applying for grants under this subchapter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 104–330, Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4016, which is classified principally to chapter 43 (§ 4101 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4101 of Title 25 and Tables.

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–276, § 586(c), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “recipients of assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996” for “tribally designated housing entities”, inserted “and violent” after “drug-related”, and added subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–276, § 220(1), inserted “Indian tribes” before “and private”. 1996—Pub. L. 104–330 struck out “(including Indian Housing Authorities)” after “grants to public housing agencies” and inserted “tribally designated housing entities,” before “and private”. 1992—Pub. L. 102–550 inserted “, public housing resident management corporations that are principally managing, as determined by the Secretary, public housing projects owned by public housing agencies,” after “Authorities)”. 1990—Pub. L. 101–625 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, may make grants to public housing agencies (including Indian housing authorities) for use in eliminating drug-related crime in public housing projects.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by title V of Pub. L. 105–276 effective and applicable beginning upon Oct. 1, 1999, except as otherwise provided, with provision that Secretary may implement amendment before such date, except to extent that such amendment provides otherwise, and with

Savings Provision

, see section 503 of Pub. L. 105–276, set out as a note under section 1437 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–330 effective Oct. 1, 1997, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 107 of Pub. L. 104–330, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 4101 of Title 25, Indians.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 11902

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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