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§12870 Authorization of Appropriations

Title 42 › CHAPTER 130 — NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER IV — HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES › § 12870

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Provides money for grants for two years. For fiscal year 1993 it provides $855,000,000 total. That money is split into three equal parts of $285,000,000 each for title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937, part A, and part B. Up to $4,500,000, $3,250,000, and $2,250,000 of those amounts, respectively, may be used for technical assistance. Those 1993 funds stay available until spent. For fiscal year 1994 it provides $883,641,000 total. That money is split into three equal parts of $294,547,000 each for title III, part A, and part B. Up to $4,500,000, $3,250,000, and $2,250,000 of those amounts, respectively, may be used for technical assistance. Those 1994 funds stay available until spent. Technical assistance can include training, clearinghouse services, collecting and sharing program information for local and national management, and seed money. It can be given directly or through contracts and grants. In any year, no single applicant or recipient in a given category may get more than 20 percent of that category’s technical assistance money.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12870

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(a)Fiscal year 1993
There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this title $855,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, of which—
(1)$285,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.], of which up to $4,500,000 of any amounts appropriated may be made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under this title;
(2)$285,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized under part A, of which up to $3,250,000 of any amounts appropriated may be made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under this 2 part; and
(3)$285,000,000 shall be available for activities under part B, of which up to $2,250,000 of any amounts appropriated may be made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under this 2 part.
Any amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
(b)Fiscal year 1994
There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this title 1 $883,641,000 for fiscal year 1994, of which—
(1)$294,547,000 shall be available for activities authorized under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.], up to $4,500,000 of which may be made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under this 2 title;
(2)$294,547,000 shall be available for activities authorized under part A, up to $3,250,000 of which may be made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under this 2 part; and
(3)$294,547,000 shall be available for activities under part B, up to $2,250,000 of which may be made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under this 2 part.
Any amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
(c)Technical assistance
Technical assistance made available under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.] or part A or part B of this subchapter may include, but shall not be limited to, training, clearinghouse services, the collection, processing and dissemination of program information useful for local and national program management, and provision of seed money. Such technical assistance may be made available directly, or indirectly under contracts and grants, as appropriate. In any fiscal year, no single applicant, potential applicant, or recipient under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937, or part A or part B of this subchapter may receive technical assistance in an amount exceeding 20 percent of the total amount made available for technical assistance under such title or part for the fiscal year.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in introductory provisions of subsecs. (a) and (b), is title IV of Pub. L. 101–625, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4148, known as the Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act, which enacted this subchapter and subchapter II–A (§ 1437aaa et seq.) of chapter 8 of this title, amended section 1437c, 1437f, 1437l, 1437p, 1437r, and 1437s of this title and section 1709 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1437c, 1437aa, and 1437aaa of this title. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1437aaa of this title and Tables. The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c), is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II–A (§ 1437aaa et seq.) of chapter 8 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1437 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–281 struck out the second sentence, which read as follows: “Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up to $40,000,000, but not less than 5 percent, shall be available for activities authorized under part C of this subchapter.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–281 struck out the second sentence, which read as follows: “Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up to $41,680,000, but not less than 5 percent, shall be available for activities authorized under part C of this subchapter.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

GAO Audit of Technical Assistance Contracts Pub. L. 102–550, title I, § 181(a)(3), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3735, provided that: “The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of all of the technical assistance contracts awarded for fiscal years 1993 and 1994 pursuant to section 402 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 12870]. The Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress describing the results of such audit not later than September 30, 1994.”

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12870

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110