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§3217 Maintenance and public inspection of list of approved applications for financial assistance

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 3217

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must keep a permanent public list of approved financial-assistance applications and let people inspect it during business hours. The list must show the applicant's name (and corporate officers/directors if any), the amount and term of the aid, and what the money will be used for.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3217

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(a)The Secretary shall—

(1)maintain as a permanent part of the records of the Department a list of applications approved for financial assistance under this chapter; and

(2)make the list available for public inspection during the regular business hours of the Department.

(b)The following information shall be added to the list maintained under subsection (a) as soon as an application described in subsection (a)(1) is approved:

(1)The name of the applicant and, in the case of a corporate application, the name of each officer and director of the corporation.

(2)The amount and duration of the financial assistance for which application is made.

(3)The purposes for which the proceeds of the financial assistance are to be used.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3217, Pub. L. 89–136, title VII, § 707, Aug. 26, 1965, 79 Stat. 573; Pub. L. 94–273, § 26, Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 380, required annual report to Congress on operations under this chapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–393, § 102(b)(3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 11, 1999, see section 105 of Pub. L. 105–393, set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3217

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73