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[CITE: 42USC3536]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 44--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 3536. Annual reports

    The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each 
calendar year, make a report to the President for submission to the 
Congress on the activities of the Department during the preceding 
calendar year.

(Pub. L. 89-174, Sec. 8, Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 670.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 624e of former Title 5, 
Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to 
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.


    Performance Goals for Department of Housing and Urban Development

    Pub. L. 102-550, title IX, Sec. 925(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 
3884, provided that:
    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (hereafter in this Act [see Short Title of 1992 
Amendment note set out under section 5301 of this title] referred to as 
the `Secretary') may establish performance goals for the major programs 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to measure 
progress towards meeting the objectives of national housing policy.
    ``(2) Form of goals.--The performance goals referred to in paragraph 
(1) shall be expressed in terms sufficient to measure progress.
    ``(3) Report.--The Secretary shall include in the Secretary's annual 
report to the Congress a description of the progress made in attaining 
the performance goals for each program, citing the results achieved in 
each program for the previous year.
    ``(4) Failure to meet goals.--If a performance standard or goal has 
not been met, the description under paragraph (3) shall include an 
explanation of why the goal was not met, propose plans for achieving the 
performance goal, and recommend any legislative or regulatory changes 
necessary for achievement of the goal.''


    Annual Report on Characteristics of Families in Assisted Housing

    Pub. L. 100-242, title I, Sec. 166, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1864, as 
amended by Pub. L. 101-625, title IX, Sec. 954(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 
Stat. 4420, provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall include in the annual report under section 8 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act [probably means section 8 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3536] descriptions of the 
characteristics of families assisted under each of the following 
programs of assistance: public housing, section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] (other than subsection (o) of such 
section), section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and 
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 [12 U.S.C. 1701q].
    ``(b) Specific Requirements.--The descriptions required in 
subsection (a) shall include information with respect to--
        ``(1) family size, including the number of children;
        ``(2) amount and sources of family income;
        ``(3) the age, race, and sex of family members; and
        ``(4) whether the head of the family (or the spouse of such 
    person) is a member of the armed forces.
    ``(c) Collection and Maintenance of Data.--The Secretary shall 
collect and maintain data necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
section and shall coordinate such efforts, to the greatest extent 
possible, with activities and responsibilities under section 8 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act [42 U.S.C. 3536].''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1437d, 1437u, 3533 of this 
title; title 12 section 1831q.
