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42 U.S.C. 11411: Use of unutilized and underutilized public buildings and real property to assist the homeless

Created in 1987 by Public Law 100-77. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2669, 10 U.S.C. 2814, 10 U.S.C. 2854a, 10 U.S.C. 2878, 20 U.S.C. 7713.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Health and Human Services (2), Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development (1), Federal Management Regulation (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(1), struck out subpar. (A) designation after par. (2) designation, redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and added subpar. (C). Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(2), substituted "on the Web site of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the General Services Administration" for "in the Federal Register" in introductory provisions. Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(3)(A), substituted "period of 30 days" for "period of 60 days". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(3)(B), substituted "30-day period" for "60-day period". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(3)(C), inserted at end "If no such review of the determination is requested within the 20-day period, such property will not be included in subsequent publications unless the landholding agency makes changes to the property (e.g. improvements) that may change th… Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(3)(B), substituted "30-day period" for "60-day period". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(4)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "75 days" for "90 days" and "an initial application" for "a complete application", and added subpar. (B). Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(4)(B), substituted "10 days after receipt of an initial application" for "25 days after receipt of a completed application". Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(4)(C), added pars. (4) and (5). Law text · (e), (5)
    • Pub. L. 114–287, §22(5), substituted "available, at the applicant's discretion, by" for "available by". Law text · (f)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–199 substituted "United States Interagency Council on Homelessness" for "Interagency Council on the Homeless". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004) Law text · (c), (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–421 added subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i). · (h), (i)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484, §2824(a), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: "For purposes of subparagraph (A), property shall be considered to remain available for application for use to assist the homeless if, subsequent to the 60-day holding perio… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–484, §2824(b), inserted "or" after "Unutilized". · (f)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–645 amended section generally, substituting present provisions consisting of subsecs. (a) to (h) for former provisions consisting of subsecs. (a) to (e).

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(1), substituted "unutilized and underutilized" for "underutilized" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(2), substituted "unutilized or underutilized" for "underutilized" in heading and text and inserted ", within 2 months after collecting such information," before "shall identify" in text. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(3)(A), inserted "or to make the property available, on an interim basis, for use as facilities to assist the homeless" after "agency's need". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(3)(B), inserted before period at end "or made available on an interim basis for use as facilities to assist the homeless". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(4)(A), struck out "by lease" after "property" in heading. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(4)(B), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Federal buildings or property may be made available under this section only through the use of leases for at least 1 year. Ownership of the buildings and property shall not be tra… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 100–628, §501(4)(C), substituted "With respect to property identified under subsection (a) which has been designated as surplus property," for "To permit leases of surplus Federal buildings and other real property under this section,". · (d)

    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.