§12839. Termination of existing housing programs
42 U.S.C. ch. 130 (§§ 12701–12841) — Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (incl. HOME Investment Partnerships Act, §§ 12741–12756) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States
(a) In general
Except with respect to projects and programs for which binding commitments have been entered into prior to October 1, 1991, no new grants or loans shall be made after October 1, 1991, under—
(1) section 17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437o];
(2) section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 1452b];
(3) title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987;
(4) section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(e)(2)], except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.]; and
(5) section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [12 U.S.C. 1706e].
(b) Repeals
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective on October 1, 1991, the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are repealed.
(2) No effect on SRO program
The provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(4) shall remain in effect with respect to single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.].
(c) Disposition of repayments
Any amounts received on or after October 1, 1991, as repayments or recaptures in connection with the programs referred to in subsection (a) and any other amounts for such programs that remain or become unobligated on or after such date, shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury.
(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, §289, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4128; Pub. L. 119–101, title V, §501(v)(1), July 11, 2026, 140 Stat. 917.)
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Overview- §12721. Findings
- §12722. Purposes
- §12723. Coordinated Federal support for housing strategies
- §12724. Authorization of program
- §12725. Notice
- §12741. Authority
- §12742. Eligible uses of investment
- §12743. Development of model programs
- §12744. Income targeting
- §12745. Qualification as affordable housing
- §12746. Participation by States and local governments
- §12747. Allocation of resources
- §12748. HOME Investment Trust Funds
- §12749. Repayment of investment
- §12750. Matching requirements
- §12751. Private-public partnership
- §12752. Distribution of assistance
- §12753. Program enforcement and penalties for noncompliance
- §12754. Limitation on jurisdictions under court order
- §12755. Tenant and participant protections
- §12756. Monitoring of compliance
- §12757. Revitalizing empty structures into desirable environme…
- §12771. Set-aside for community housing development organizati…
- §12772. Project-specific assistance to community housing devel…
- §12773. Housing education and organizational support
- §12774. Other requirements
- §12781. Authority
- §12782. Priorities for capacity development
- §12783. Conditions of contracts
- §12784. Research in housing affordability
- §12785. REACH: asset recycling information dissemination
- §12801. General authority
- §12802. Rental housing production
- §12803. Rental rehabilitation
- §12804. Rehabilitation loans
- §12805. Sweat equity model program
- §12806. Home repair services grants for older and disabled hom…
- §12807. Low-income housing conservation and efficiency grant p…
- §12808. Second mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers
- §12809. Rehabilitation of State and local government in rem pr…
- §12810. Cost-saving building technologies and construction tec…
- §12821. Omitted
- §12831. Equal opportunity
- §12832. Nondiscrimination
- §12833. Audits by Comptroller General
- §12834. Uniform recordkeeping and reports to Congress
- §12835. Citizen participation
- §12836. Labor
- §12837. Interstate agreements
- §12838. Environmental review
- §12839. Termination of existing housing programs
- §12840. Suspension of requirements for disaster areas
- §12841. Nonapplicability of certain requirements for small pro…