Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§11320 Encouragement of State Involvement

Title 42 › CHAPTER 119 — HOMELESS ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS › § 11320

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each State must name one person to be the State contact. That person will receive and share information and messages from the Council, including the bimonthly bulletin mentioned in section 11313(a)(7). Each State should create a State interagency council on homelessness or pick a lead agency. That council or agency would take primary responsibility for coordinating with the Council and with State and local agencies as needed.

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Title 42, §11320

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(a)State contact persons

Each State shall designate an individual to serve as a State contact person for the purpose of receiving and disseminating information and communications received from the Council, including the bimonthly bulletin described in section 11313(a)(7) of this title.

(b)State interagency councils and lead agencies

Each State is encouraged to establish a State interagency council on the homeless or designate a lead agency for the State for the purpose of assuming primary responsibility for coordinating and interacting with the Council and State and local agencies as necessary.

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Par. (7) of section 11313(a) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was redesignated par. (11) of section 11313(a) by Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, § 1004(a)(3)(A), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1667.

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42 U.S.C. § 11320

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110