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§1441b Plan for elimination of all substandard housing and realization of national housing goal; report by President to Congress

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 8A— - SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1441b

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Summary

The President must send a report to Congress by January 15, 1969. The report must give a ten-year plan, from June 30, 1968, to June 30, 1978, to eliminate all substandard housing and meet the national housing goal named in section 1441a. The plan must say how many new or rehabilitated housing units are needed each fiscal year and how many will come from each Federal housing program; how many occupied substandard units must be reduced each year; the estimated Federal budget costs by program and by year; recommended laws and administrative steps to carry out the plan; and any other relevant data or advice the President thinks useful.

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Title 42, §1441b

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Not later than January 15, 1969, the President shall make a report to the Congress setting forth a plan, to be carried out over a period of ten years (June 30, 1968, to June 30, 1978), for the elimination of all substandard housing and the realization of the goal referred to in section 1441a of this title. Such plan shall—
(1)indicate the number of new or rehabilitated housing units which it is anticipated will have to be provided, with or without Government assistance, during each fiscal year of the ten-year period, in order to achieve the objectives of the plan, showing the number of such units which it is anticipated will have to be provided under each of the various Federal programs designed to assist in the provision of housing;
(2)indicate the reduction in the number of occupied substandard housing units which it is anticipated will have to occur during each fiscal year of the ten-year period in order to achieve the objectives of the plan;
(3)provide an estimate of the cost of carrying out the plan for each of the various Federal programs and for each fiscal year during the ten-year period to the extent that such costs will be reflected in the Federal budget;
(4)make recommendations with respect to the legislative and administrative actions necessary or desirable to achieve the objectives of the plan; and
(5)provide such other pertinent data, estimates, and recommendations as the President deems advisable.

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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Housing Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 1441b

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

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Apr 6, 2026

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