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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§3608a Collection of Certain Data

Title 42 › CHAPTER 45 — FAIR HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 3608a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

To check if federal fair‑housing and related civil‑rights rules (including title VI and title VIII) are being followed, the Agriculture Secretary must collect, at least once a year, information on the race and ethnicity of people who are eligible for, getting help from, or benefiting from each community development, housing, and mortgage or loan insurance and guarantee program the department runs. If the Secretary thinks it makes sense, the information can be gathered for each building. The Secretary must put a summary and an evaluation of the data from the previous year into the department’s annual report to Congress.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3608a

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(a)In general
To assess the extent of compliance with Federal fair housing requirements (including the requirements established under title VI of Public Law 88–352 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] and title VIII of Public Law 90–284 [42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.]), the Secretary of Agriculture shall collect, not less than annually, data on the racial and ethnic characteristics of persons eligible for, assisted, or otherwise benefiting under each community development, housing assistance, and mortgage and loan insurance and guarantee program administered by such Secretary. Such data shall be collected on a building by building basis if the Secretary determines such collection to be appropriate.
(b)Reports to Congress
The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the annual report of such Secretary to the Congress a summary and evaluation of the data collected by such Secretary under subsection (a) during the preceding year.

Legislative History

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References in Text

Public Law 88–352, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables. Title VIII of Public Law 90–284, referred to in subsec. (a), is title VIII of Pub. L. 90–284, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81, known as the Fair Housing Act, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 3601 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, and not as part of title VIII of Pub. L. 90–284, popularly known as the Fair Housing Act, which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

1995—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–66, § 1071(e)(1), struck out “the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and” before “the Secretary of Agriculture”, “each” before “collect, not less than annually”, and “involved” before “determines such collection”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–66, § 1071(e)(2), substituted “The” for “The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the” before “Secretary of Agriculture” and struck out “each” before “include in the”.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3608a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110