The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may sue and be sued only with respect to its functions under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1437](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and title II of Public Law 671, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 28, 1940, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. Funds made available for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (including appropriations therefor, which are authorized) shall be available, in such amounts as may from year to year be authorized by the Congress, for the administrative expenses of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law except provisions of law enacted after August 10, 1948 expressly in limitation hereof, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or any State or local public agency administering a low-rent housing project assisted pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 or title II of Public Law 671, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 28, 1940, shall continue to have the right to maintain an action or proceeding to recover possession of any housing accommodations operated by it where such action is authorized by the statute or regulations under which such housing accommodations are administered, and, in determining net income for the purposes of tenant eligibility with respect to low-rent housing projects assisted pursuant to said Acts, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized, where it finds such action equitable and in the public interest, to exclude am
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may sue and be sued only with respect to its functions under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1437](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and title II of Public Law 671, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 28, 1940, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. Funds made available for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (including appropriations therefor, which are authorized) shall be available, in such amounts as may from year to year be authorized by the Congress, for the administrative expenses of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law except provisions of law enacted after August 10, 1948 expressly in limitation hereof, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or any State or local public agency administering a low-rent housing project assisted pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 or title II of Public Law 671, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 28, 1940, shall continue to have the right to maintain an action or proceeding to recover possession of any housing accommodations operated by it where such action is authorized by the statute or regulations under which such housing accommodations are administered, and, in determining net income for the purposes of tenant eligibility with respect to low-rent housing projects assisted pursuant to said Acts, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized, where it finds such action equitable and in the public interest, to exclude amounts or portions thereof paid by the United States Government for disability or death occurring in connection with military service.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections 1401 to 1404 were omitted in the general revision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653.
Section 1401, acts Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, § 1, 50 Stat. 888; July 15, 1949, 338, title III, § 307(a), 63 Stat. 429; Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–372, title V, § 501, 73 Stat. 679; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–448, title II, § 206(a), 82 Stat. 504; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–609, title II, § 211, 84 Stat. 1779, set out declaration of policy. See [section 1437 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1402, acts, Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, § 2, 50 Stat. 888; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title III, §§ 302(b), 304(c), (i), 306, 307(b), 63 Stat. 424, 425, 429; Oct. 26, 1951, ch. 577, § 1, 65 Stat. 647; June 30, 1953, 170, § 24(c), 67 Stat. 128; Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1029, title IV, § 404(a), 70 Stat. 1104; July 12, 1957, Pub. L. 85–104, title III, § 307, title IV, § 401(a), 71 Stat. 301; Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–372, title V, §§ 502, 503(a), 504, 73 Stat. 680; June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87–70, title II, § 202, 75 Stat. 163; Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–560, title II, § 203(d), title IV, § 401(a), 78 Stat. 784, 794; Aug. 10, 1965, Pub. L. 89–117, title I, §§ 103(b), 104, 79 Stat. 457; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–448, title II, § 209(a), 82 Stat. 505; Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91–152, title II, § 213(a), title IV, § 403(a), 83 Stat. 389, 395; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–609, title II, § 208(a), title IX, § 903(c), 84 Stat. 1778, 1808; Dec. 22, 1971, Pub. L. 92–213, § 9, 85 Stat. 776, defined applicable terms. See [section 1437a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1
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§ 1437. Declaration of policy and public housing
agency organization
(a) Declaration of policy
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to promote the general welfare of the Na-
tion by employing the funds and credit of the
Nation, as provided in this chapter—
(A) to assist States and political subdivi-
sions of States to remedy the unsafe housing
conditions and the acute shortage of decent
and safe dwellings for low-income families;
(B) to assist States and political subdivi-
sions of States to address the shortage of
housing affordable to low-income families;
and
(C) consistent with the objectives of this
subchapter, to vest in public housing agen-
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§ 1437
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘(i)’’.
cies
that
perform
well,
the
maximum
amount of responsibility and flexibility in
program administration, with appropriate
accountability to public housing residents,
localities, and the general public;
(2) that the Federal Government cannot
through its direct action alone provide for the
housing of every American citizen, or even a
majority of its citizens, but it is the responsi-
bility of the Government to promote and pro-
tect the independent and collective actions of
private
citizens
to
develop
housing
and
strengthen their own neighborhoods;
(3) that the Federal Government should act
where there is a serious need that private citi-
zens or groups cannot or are not addressing re-
sponsibly; and
(4) that our Nation should promote the goal
of providing decent and affordable housing for
all citizens through the efforts and encourage-
ment of Federal, State, and local govern-
ments, and by the independent and collective
actions of private citizens, organizations, and
the private secto
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§ 1437a. Rental payments
(a) Families included; rent options; minimum
amount; occupancy by police officers and
over-income families
(1) Dwelling units assisted under this chapter
shall be rented only to families who are low-in-
come families at the time of their initial occu-
pancy of such units. Reviews of family income
shall be made pursuant to paragraph (6); except
that, in the case of any family with a fixed in-
come, as defined by the Secretary, after the ini-
tial review of the family’s income, the public
housing agency or owner shall not be required to
conduct a review of the family’s income for any
year for which such family certifies, in accord-
ance with such requirements as the Secretary
shall establish, which shall include policies to
adjust for inflation-based income changes, that
90 percent or more of the income of the family
consists of fixed income, and that the sources of
such income have not changed since the pre-
vious year, except that the public housing agen-
cy or owner shall conduct a review of each such
family’s income not less than once every 3
years. Except as provided in paragraph (2) and
subject to the requirement under paragraph (3),
a family shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit as-
sisted under this chapter (other than a family
assisted under section 1437f(o) or (y) of this title
or paying rent under section 1437f(c)(3)(B) 1 of
this title) the highest of the following amounts,
rounded to the nearest dollar:
(A) 30 per centum of the family’s monthly
adjusted income;
(B) 10 per centum of the family’s monthly
income; or
(C) if the family is receiving payments for
welfare assistance from a public agency and a
part of such payments, adjusted in accordance
with the family’s actual housing costs, is spe-
cifically
In connection with the national defense program, the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development are authorized to cooperate in making necessary housing available for persons engaged in national defense activities, as provided in this subchapter. “Persons engaged in national defense activities” (as that term is used in this subchapter) shall include (i) enlisted men with families, who are in the naval and military service and officers of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps not above the grade of captain, and officers of the Navy and Coast Guard, not above the grade of lieutenant and employees of the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force who are assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases, and (ii) workers with families, who are engaged or to be engaged in industries connected with and essential to the national defense program. No project shall be developed or assisted for the purposes of this subchapter except with the approval of the President and upon a determination by him that there is an acute shortage of housing in the locality involved which impedes the national defense program.
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§ 1501. Cooperation between departments; defini-
tions; limitation of projects
In connection with the national defense pro-
gram, the Departments of the Navy, Army, and
Air Force and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development are authorized to cooperate
in making necessary housing available for per-
sons engaged in national defense activities, as
provided in this subchapter. ‘‘Persons engaged
in national defense activities’’ (as that term is
used in this subchapter) shall include (i) enlisted
men with families, who are in the naval and
military service and officers of the Army, Air
Force, and Marine Corps not above the grade of
captain, and officers of the Navy and Coast
Guard, not above the grade of lieutenant and
employees of the Departments of the Navy,
Army, and Air Force who are assigned to duty
at naval or military reservations, posts, or
bases, and (ii) workers with families, who are
engaged or to be engaged in industries con-
nected with and essential to the national de-
fense program. No project shall be developed or
assisted for the purposes of this subchapter ex-
cept with the approval of the President and upon
a determination by him that there is an acute
shortage of housing in the locality involved
which impedes the national defense program.
(June 28, 1940, ch. 440, title II, § 201, 54 Stat. 681;
Oct. 26, 1942, ch. 626, § 1(a), 56 Stat. 988; July 26,
1947, ch. 343, title II, §§ 205(a), 207(a), (f), 61 Stat.
501–503; 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 4(a), eff. July 27,
1947, 12 F.R. 4981, 61 Stat. 955; Pub. L. 89–174,
§ 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1942—Act Oct. 26, 1942, substituted ‘‘and officers of
the Army and Marine Corps not above the grade of cap-
tain, and officers of the Navy and Coast Gu
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