HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin, Chairman THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania District of Columbia STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina GLADYS NOON SPELLMAN, Maryland DAVID W. EVANS, Indiana NORMAN E. D'AMOURS, New Hampshire STANLEY N. LUNDINE, New York JOHN J. CAVANAUGH, Nebraska MARY ROSE OAKAR, Ohio JIM MATTOX, Texas BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota J. WILLIAM STANTON, Ohio STEWART B. MCKINNEY, Connecticut JIM LEACH, Iowa THOMAS B. EVANS, JR., Delaware ED BETHUNE, Arkansas South Carolina DON RITTER, Pennsylvania JON HINSON, Mississippi LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL DECEMBER 1979. To: All Members of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: I hereby transmit for the use of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs a revised Committee Print entitled, "Basic Laws and Authorities on Housing and Community Development." This compilation of laws and authorities is being updated in response to the numerous requests from Members of Congress and the public. The revision is made necessary by laws enacted, and numerous Executive Orders issued, since January 3, 1978, the date of our last revision. The laws, Executive Orders, and other authorities contained in this Committee Print are those which authorize the functions and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or which are closely related to those functions and activities. They are arranged in accordance with their subject matter and are divided into the general categories of "Housing," "Community Development" and other "General Laws Applicable to Housing and Community Development Activities." The Committee has been assisted in the preparation of this revised compilation by the Office of General Counsel in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As in past years, the excellent technical assistance provided by this Office has proved invaluable. Sincerely, HENRY S. REUSS, Chairman. DECEMBER 1979. Hon. HENRY S. REUSS, Chairman, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Transmitted herewith for your consideration is an extensive revision of the Committee publication "Basic Laws and Authorities on Housing and Community Development." Due to the increased volume and the rapidly changing nature of laws and authorities relating to housing and community development, periodic revisions of this compilation of "Basic Laws" is necessary. In transmitting this revised compilation. I would like to acknowledge the excellent assistance in its preparation we received from the Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sincerely, THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Jhairman, Subcommittee on Housing CONTENTS Part I-Basic Laws and Authorities on Housing National Housing goals and reports.--. Department of HUD-General policy directives... Organizational chart of HUD____ Local housing assistance plans-fund allocation_ Handicapped-accessibility to buildings. Assigning emergency preparedness functions. Executive Order 12049-Defense economic adjustment programs. Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Tech- VI Part I-Basic Laws and Authorities on Housing-Continued Commission on mortgage interest rates_ Page 385 385 386 387 387 391 453 1 452 Mobile home construction and safety standards_ Secondary market for mortgage loans. Federal National Mortgage Association-FNMA. Interest rates-Federal-State conflict. Rural, defense and veterans housing programs. Department of Agriculture-FmHA. Department of Defense... Veterans' Administration.. National financial institutions_ Department of Treasury, Investment powers. Federal Home Loan Bank_ Federal savings and loan associations_ Federal financing bank.... National housing partnerships.. Federal Reserve Mortgage Disclosure Financial privacy. Index ___ Part II-Basic Laws and Authorities on Community Development: Growth policy and planning.... 479 485 491 495 503 537 549 553 557 562 568 571 1575 583 583 601 615 627 645 654 658 694 700 701 751 776 776 785 797 809 831 839 844 |