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[CITE: 42USC12831]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 130--NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 
             SUBCHAPTER II--INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 
                       Part F--General Provisions
 
Sec. 12831. Equal opportunity


(a) Solicitation of contracts

    Each participating jurisdiction shall prescribe procedures 
acceptable to the Secretary to establish and oversee a minority outreach 
program within each such jurisdiction to ensure the inclusion, to the 
maximum extent possible, of minorities and women, and entities owned by 
minorities and women, including, without limitation, real estate firms, 
construction firms, appraisal firms, management firms, financial 
institutions, investment banking firms, underwriters, accountants, and 
providers of legal services, in all contracts, entered into by the 
participating jurisdiction with such persons or entities, public and 
private, in order to facilitate the activities of the participating 
jurisdiction to provide affordable housing authorized under this Act or 
any other Federal housing law applicable to such jurisdiction.

(b) Report to Congress

    Before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date the first 
allocation of funds is made under section 12747 of this title, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing a description 
of the actions taken by each participating jurisdiction pursuant to 
subsection (a) of this section and such recommendations for 
administrative and legislative action as the Secretary may determine to 
be appropriate to carry out the purposes of such subsection.

(Pub. L. 101-625, title II, Sec. 281, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4125.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 101-625, Nov. 28, 
1990, 104 Stat. 4079, known as the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 12701 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12834 of this title.
