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42 U.S.C. 1474: Loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings
Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-723. Changed by 9 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.
4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1483, 42 U.S.C. 1490m, 42 U.S.C. 6863, 42 U.S.C. 6873.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act · became law · changed (a)
How it got here
2014
- Pub. L. 113–128 substituted "an insufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or the Community Service Senior Opportunities Act," for "an insufficient nu… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–569 substituted "$7,500" for "$2,500" in fourth sentence. (American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000) Law text · (a)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(24)], struck out "the Job Training Partnership Act or" after "pursuant to". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(32)], substituted "pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the" for "pursuant to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 or the". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (c)
1983
- Pub. L. 98–181 substituted "The Secretary may make a loan, grant, or combined loan and grant to an eligible very low-income applicant in order to improve or modernize a rural dwelling, to make the dwelling safer or more sanitary, or to remove hazards. The Secretary may make a loan or g… · (a)
1979
- Pub. L. 96–153 substituted provisions limiting the assistance in the form of grants to any individual or family to $5,000 and in the form of loans or combined loans and grants to $7,500 for provisions limiting loans, grants, or combined loans and grants to $5,000 in the case of assista… · (a)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–619 added subsec. (c). · (c)
1974
- Pub. L. 93–383 substituted provisions relating to repairs or improvements of a rural dwelling, scope of such repairs or improvements, limitation of $5,000 as maximum amount of grant or loan, and requirement of a promissory note for loan less than $2,500, for provisions relating to repa… · (a)
1970
- Pub. L. 91–609 increased limitation on amount of assistance from "$1,500" to "$2,500" and provided for an alternative larger amount not exceeding $3,500 as Secretary determines to be necessary in case of repairs or improvements involving water supply, septic tank, or bathroom or kitche… · (a)
1966
- Pub. L. 89–754 increased limitation on assistance from $1,000 to $1,500. · (a)
1962
- Pub. L. 87–723 substituted "in the form of a loan, grant, or combined loan and grant in excess of $1,000" for "(1) in the form of a loan, or combined loan and grant, in excess of $1,000, or (2) in the form of a grant (whether or not combined with a loan) in excess of $500." · (a)
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.