42 U.S.C. § 12831: Equal opportunity

Summary

Participating jurisdictions must create and run a minority outreach program that the Secretary approves. The program must try, as much as possible, to include minorities, women, and businesses they own in all contracts the jurisdiction makes, both public and private, to help carry out affordable housing work. It covers firms like real estate, construction, appraisal, management, financial, investment, underwriting, accounting, and legal service providers. Within 180 days after the first allocation of funds under section 12747 of this title, the Secretary must send Congress a report describing what each participating jurisdiction did and any recommendations for actions.

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(a)Solicitation of contracts

Each participating jurisdiction shall prescribe procedures acceptable to the Secretary to establish and oversee a minority outreach program within each such jurisdiction to ensure the inclusion, to the maximum extent possible, of minorities and women, and entities owned by minorities and women, including, without limitation, real estate firms, construction firms, appraisal firms, management firms, financial institutions, investment banking firms, underwriters, accountants, and providers of legal services, in all contracts, entered into by the participating jurisdiction with such persons or entities, public and private, in order to facilitate the activities of the participating jurisdiction to provide affordable housing authorized under this Act or any other Federal housing law applicable to such jurisdiction.

(b)Report to Congress

Before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date the first allocation of funds is made under section 12747 of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing a description of the actions taken by each participating jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a) and such recommendations for administrative and legislative action as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of such subsection.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 101–625, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4079, known as the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 12701 of this title and Tables.

§12831 Equal Opportunity