Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§1701n Reduction of Vulnerability of Congested Urban Areas to Enemy Attack
Title 12 › CHAPTER 13 — NATIONAL HOUSING › § 1701n
Summary
HUD and any federal agency with housing duties must use their housing powers, following the law, to make crowded cities less vulnerable to enemy attack.
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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 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102