Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§1701o Annual Report of Secretary
Title 12 › CHAPTER 13 — NATIONAL HOUSING › § 1701o
Summary
Each calendar year, as soon as practical, the Secretary must give the President a report for submission to Congress on HUD programs from the prior year, covering major areas like insurance and housing and recommending improvements or new programs.
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Title 12, §1701o
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, as soon as practicable during each calendar year, make a report to the President for submission to the Congress on all operations and programs (including but not limited to the insurance, urban renewal, public housing, and rent supplement programs) under the jurisdiction of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the previous calendar year. Such report shall contain recommendations for strengthening or improving such programs, or, when necessary to implement more effectively Congressional policies and purposes, for establishing new or alternative programs.
Legislative History
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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
1988—Pub. L. 100–242 inserted section catchline “Annual report of Secretary”. 1967—Pub. L. 90–19 struck out “FHA” before “insurance” and substituted “Secretary of Housing and Urban Development” and “Department of Housing and Urban Development” for “Housing and Home Finance Administrator” and “Housing and Home Finance Agency”, respectively. 1965—Pub. L. 89–117 specifically included FHA insurance, urban renewal, public housing, and rent supplement programs within the operation and programs of the Housing and Home Finance Agency which the report shall cover and inserted requirement that the report contain recommendations for improving programs and for new or alternative programs.
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12 U.S.C. § 1701o
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102