WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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42 U.S.C. 11381: Purposes

Created in 2009 by Public Law 100-77. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1437f, 42 U.S.C. 11364a.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development (1).

This Congress

  • S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change (10), (2), (4), (7), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h)

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 100-77 (May 20, 2009).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.