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[CITE: 7USC6943]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
          CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
 
        SUBCHAPTER III--RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 6943. Rural Housing and Community Development Service


(a) Establishment authorized

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is 
authorized to establish and maintain within the Department the Rural 
Housing and Community Development Service and to assign to the Service 
such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(b) Functions

    If the Secretary establishes the Rural Housing and Community 
Development Service under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary 
is authorized to assign to the Service jurisdiction over the following:
        (1) Programs and activities under title V of the Housing Act of 
    1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).
        (2) Programs and activities that relate to rural community 
    lending programs, including programs authorized by section 2008d of 
    this title.

(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 233, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3219; 
Pub. L. 104-127, title VII, Secs. 747(b)(3), 753(b)(2), Apr. 4, 1996, 
110 Stat. 1128, 1131.)

                       References in Text

    The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act July 
15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, as amended. Title V of the Act is 
classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 1471 et seq.) of chapter 8A 
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 
of Title 42 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 104-127 redesignated par. (3) as 
(2), substituted ``section 2008d of this title'' for ``sections 2008 
through 2008d of this title'', and struck out former par. (2) which read 
as follows: ``Programs and activities authorized under section 1932(i) 
of this title and related provisions of law.''
