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[CITE: 42USC13615]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 135--RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
                                 HOUSING
 
 SUBCHAPTER II--AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PREFERENCES FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS 
 AND UNITS FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN SECTION 8 ASSISTED HOUSING
 
Sec. 13615. Preference within groups

    Among disabled families qualifying for occupancy in units reserved 
under section 13612 of this title, and among elderly families and near-
elderly families qualifying for preference for occupancy pursuant to 
section 13611 or 13613 of this title, preference for occupancy in units 
that are assisted under section 1437f of this title shall be given to 
disabled families according to any preferences established under any 
system established under section 1437f(d)(1)(A) of this title by the 
public housing agency.

(Pub. L. 102-550, title VI, Sec. 655, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3824; 
Pub. L. 104-99, title IV, Sec. 402(d)(6)(C), Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 
43; Pub. L. 105-276, title V, Sec. 514(b)(2)(B), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 
Stat. 2548.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-276 substituted ``shall be given to disabled 
families according to any preferences established under any system 
established under section 1437f(d)(1)(A) of this title by the public 
housing agency.'' for ``shall be given to disabled families according to 
the preferences for occupancy referred to in section 1437f(d)(1)(A)(i) 
of this title and the first sentence of section 1437f(o)(3)(B) of this 
title, to elderly families according to such preferences, and to near-
elderly families according to such preferences, respectively.''
    1996--Pub. L. 104-99, Sec. 402(d)(6)(C), (f), temporarily 
substituted ``any preferences'' for ``the preferences for occupancy 
referred to in section 1437f(d)(1)(A)(i) of this title and the first 
sentence of section 1437f(o)(3)(B) of this title, to elderly families 
according to such preferences, and to near-elderly families according to 
such preferences, respectively''. See Effective and Termination Dates of 
1996 Amendment note below.


            Effective and Termination Dates of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-99 effective Jan. 26, 1996, only for fiscal 
years 1996, 1997, and 1998, and to cease to be effective Oct. 21, 1998, 
see section 402(f) of Pub. L. 104-99, as amended, and section 514(f) of 
Pub. L. 105-276, set out as notes under section 1437a of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 13612 of this title.
