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42 U.S.C. 1437u: Family Self-Sufficiency program
Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-625. Changed by 7 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 1701x, 42 U.S.C. 1437f, 42 U.S.C. 1437g.
2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs, Section 202 Direct Loan Program, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities Program) (1), Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development (1).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act · became law · changed (p)
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(1), struck out "public housing and" after "coordinate use of" and substituted "sections 1437f and 1437g of this title" for "the certificate and voucher programs under section 1437f of this title". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to establishment of program. (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(5), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(A), substituted "Each eligible entity" for "Each public housing agency", "a household member of an eligible family" for "each leaseholder receiving assistance under the certificate and voucher programs of the public housing agency under section 1437f of t… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(B)(i), in introductory provisions, substituted "An eligible entity" for "A local program under this section", "shall coordinate" for "shall provide", "for each participating family" for "to each participating family", "coordinated for" for "provided durin… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(B)(ii), inserted "or attainment of a high school equivalency certificate" after "completion of high school". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(B)(iv), (v), added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F). Former subpar. (F) redesignated (G). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d), (F)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(B)(iii), (iv), redesignated subpar. (F) as (G) and struck out former subpar. (G) which read as follows: "training in homemaking and parenting skills;". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(B)(vi), inserted "financial literacy, such as training in financial management, financial coaching, and asset building, and" after "training in". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(B)(iv), (vii), (viii), added subpar. (J) and redesignated former subpar. (J) as (K). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d), (K)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(C), inserted "the first recertification of income after" after "not later than 5 years after", substituted "eligible entity" for "public housing agency", and struck out "of the agency" after "upon a finding". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(D), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The contract of participation shall require the head of the participating family to seek suitable employment during the term of the contract. The public housing agency may, during … (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(6)(E), added par. (5). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(7)(A), substituted "shall be calculated under the rental provisions of section 1437a of this title or section 1437f(o) of this title, as applicable." for "whose monthly adjusted income does not exceed 50 percent of the area median income for occupancy in the… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(7)(B), substituted "For each participating family, an amount equal to any increase in the amount of rent paid by the family in accordance with the provisions of section 1437a or 1437f(o) of this title, as applicable, that is attributable to increases in earn… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(7)(C), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Each public housing agency carrying out a local program under this section shall establish a plan to offer incentives to families to encourage families to participate in the progra… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(4), (8), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and struck out before period at end ", unless the income of the family equals or exceeds 80 percent of the median income of the area (as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families)". For… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(9)(A), substituted "Each eligible entity" for "Each public housing agency", "subsection (h)" for "subsection (g)", and "such eligible entity" for "the public housing agency". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(9)(B), substituted "eligible entity" for "public housing agency" in two places, struck out "or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act" after "under title I of the Workforce Innovation and O… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(4), redesignated subsec. (g) as (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(A), substituted "eligible entity" for "public housing agency" and "carrying out a" for "participating in the" and struck out "to the Secretary" after "to submit". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(B), substituted "eligible entity" for "public housing agency", "subsection (g)" for "subsection (f)", and "the current and prospective participants of the program" for "residents of the public housing" and struck out "or the Job Opportunities and Basic S… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(C)(i), substituted "subsection (d)(2)" for "subsection (c)(2)", "coordinated on behalf of participating" for "provided to", and "sections 1437f and 1437g of this title" for "the section 8 and public housing programs" and inserted "direct" before "assi… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(C)(ii), substituted "subsection (e)" for "subsection (d)" and "eligible entity" for "public housing agency". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(C)(iii), substituted "coordinate" for "deliver". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(C)(iv), struck out "the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act and" after "coordinated with". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(10)(C)(v), substituted "assistance under section 1437f or 1437g of this title" for "public housing or section 8 assistance". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(11), amended subsec. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (i) related to allowable public housing agency administrative fees and costs. (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(3), (4), redesignated subsec. (h) as (i) and struck out former subsec. (i) which related to public housing agency incentive award allocation. (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(12), substituted "Each eligible entity" for "Each public housing agency" and "units" for "public housing units in public housing projects administered by the agency", inserted "or coordination" after "provision", and struck out at end "The use of the facilities… (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (j)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(13), substituted "eligible entities" for "public housing agencies". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (k)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(17), added subsec. (l). Former subsec. (l) redesignated (m). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (l)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(16), redesignated subsec. (l) as (m). Former subsec. (m) redesignated (n). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (m)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(18)(A)(i), (ii), in introductory provisions, substituted "Each eligible entity" for "Each public housing agency" and "The contents of the report shall include" for "The report shall include". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (m)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(18)(A)(iii), substituted "eligible entity" for "public housing agency" and struck out "local" before "program coordinating committee". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (m)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(18)(B), inserted "and describing any additional research needs of the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of the program" after "under paragraph (1)". (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (m)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(14), (16), (19), redesignated subsec. (m) as (n), substituted "shall submit" for "may submit", and struck out former subsec. (n) which related to definitions. (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (n)
- Pub. L. 115–174, §306(a)(15), (20), added subsec. (o) and struck out former subsec. (o) which related to effective date and regulations. (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (o)
2014
- Pub. L. 113–128, §512(ii)(1), substituted "lack of supportive services accessible to eligible families, which shall include insufficient availability of resources for programs under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" for "lack of supportive services accessib… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 113–128, §512(ii)(2), substituted "the local agencies (if any) responsible for carrying out programs under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act,"… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 113–128, §512(ii)(3)(A), substituted "any local agencies responsible for programs under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act" for "any local agen… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 113–128, §512(ii)(3)(B), substituted "programs under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and any other relevant employment, child care, transportation, training, and education programs in the applicable area" for "programs under title I of the Workforc… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (g)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(1)(A)(i), struck out "and" at end. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(1)(A)(ii), substituted ", subject to the limitations in paragraph (4); and" for period at end. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(1)(A)(iii), added subpar. (C). (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(23)(A)], struck out "the Job Training Partnership Act or" after "programs under". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(31)(A)], substituted "the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the" for "the Job Training Partnerships Act or the". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(1)(B), substituted "Subject to paragraph (4), each" for "Each" in introductory provisions. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(1)(C), (D), added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (b), (5)
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(2), struck out heading and text of par. (3) relating to use of escrow savings accounts. Text read as follows: "Notwithstanding paragraph (3), a family that uses assistance under section 1437f(y) of this title to purchase a dwelling may use up to 50 percent o… (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 105–276, §509(a)(3), inserted "carrying out a local program under this section" after "Each public housing agency". (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(23)(B)], struck out "the Job Training Partnership Act or" after "programs under". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(31)(B)], substituted "programs under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the" for "programs under the Job Training Partnership Act and the". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(23)(C)(i)], struck out "the Job Training Partnership Act or" after "programs under". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(31)(C)(i)], substituted "programs under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the" for "for programs under the Job Training Partnership Act and the". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(23)(C)(ii)], struck out "the Job Training Partnership Act or" after "programs under". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(31)(C)(ii)], substituted "programs under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and any other" for "program under the Job Training Partnership Act and any other". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (g)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–316 substituted "may" for "shall" after "United States", struck out "(1) In general.—" before "The Comptroller General", and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: (General Accounting Office Act of 1996) Law text · (m)
- Pub. L. 104–330 struck out heading and text of par. (2). Text read as follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this section shall be optional for Indian housing authorities." (Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996) Law text · (o)
1992
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(b), added subpars. (A) to (D) and concluding provisions and struck out former subpars. (A) to (D) which read as follows: · (b)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(c), added par. (4). · (b)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(d), in second sentence, inserted ", shall establish specific interim and final goals by which compliance with and performance of the contract may be measured," after "program" and substituted last sentence for former last sentence which read as follows: "The co… · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(e), struck out "to each participating family" after "paragraph (1)" in introductory provisions. · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(g)(1), substituted "Incentives for participation" for "Maximum rents and escrow savings accounts" in heading. · (d)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(f), substituted "after the family ceases to receive income assistance under Federal or State welfare programs, upon successful performance of the obligations of the family under the contract of participation entered into by the family under subsection (c), as d… · (d)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §185(b), added par. (3) relating to use of escrow savings accounts. · (d)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(g)(2), added par. (3) relating to a plan to offer incentives. · (d)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(h), added subpars. (D) and (I) and redesignated former subpars (D) to (G) as (E) to (H), respectively. · (g)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(a), amended last sentence generally. Prior to amendment, last sentence read as follows: "Of any amounts appropriated under section 1437g(c) of this title for each of fiscal years 1991 and 1992, $25,000,000 is authorized to be used for costs under this paragraph… · (h)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(i), added par. (3), redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively, and added par. (6). · (n)
- Pub. L. 102–550, §106(j), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "(2) Applicability to indian public housing.—In accordance with section 1437aa(b)(2) of this title, the provisions of this section shall also apply to public housing developed or oper… · (o)
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