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[CITE: 42USC3608a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                        CHAPTER 45--FAIR HOUSING
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 3608a. Collection of certain data


(a) In general

    To assess the extent of compliance with Federal fair housing 
requirements (including the requirements established under title VI of 
Public Law 88-352 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] and title VIII of Public Law 
90-284 [42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.]), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
collect, not less than annually, data on the racial and ethnic 
characteristics of persons eligible for, assisted, or otherwise 
benefiting under each community development, housing assistance, and 
mortgage and loan insurance and guarantee program administered by such 
Secretary. Such data shall be collected on a building by building basis 
if the Secretary determines such collection to be appropriate.

(b) Reports to Congress

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the annual report of 
such Secretary to the Congress a summary and evaluation of the data 
collected by such Secretary under subsection (a) of this section during 
the preceding year.

(Pub. L. 100-242, title V, Sec. 562, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1944; Pub. 
L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1071(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 720.)

                       References in Text

    Public Law 88-352, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88-352, 
July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended, known as the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally 
to subchapter V (Sec. 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.
    Title VIII of Public Law 90-284, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
title VIII of Pub. L. 90-284, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81, as amended, 
known as the Fair Housing Act, which is classified principally to 
subchapter I (Sec. 3601 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 3601 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1987, and not as part of title VIII of Pub. L. 90-284, popularly 
known as the Fair Housing Act, which comprises this subchapter.


                               Amendments

    1995--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-66, Sec. 1071(e)(1), struck out ``the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and'' before ``the Secretary 
of Agriculture'', ``each'' before ``collect, not less than annually'', 
and ``involved'' before ``determines such collection''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-66, Sec. 1071(e)(2), substituted ``The'' 
for ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the'' before 
``Secretary of Agriculture'' and struck out ``each'' before ``include in 
the''.
