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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 3533. Officers of Department
(a) Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, and General Counsel
There shall be in the Department a Deputy Secretary, eight
Assistant Secretaries, and a General Counsel, who shall be
appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, and who shall perform such functions, powers, and
duties as the Secretary shall prescribe from time to time.
(b) Federal Housing Commissioner
There shall be in the Department a Federal Housing Commissioner,
who shall be one of the Assistant Secretaries, who shall head a
Federal Housing Administration within the Department, who shall
have such duties and powers as may be prescribed by the Secretary,
and who shall administer, under the supervision and direction of
the Secretary, departmental programs relating to the private
mortgage market. The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent
practicable, that managers of Federal Housing Administration
programs, at each level of the Department, shall be accountable for
program operation, risk management, management of cash and other
Federal assets, and program financing related to activities over
which such managers have responsibility.
(c) Director of Urban Program Coordination; designation; powers and
duties; studies of urban and community problems and
recommendations for administration of Federal programs affecting
such problems
There shall be in the Department a Director of Urban Program
Coordination, who shall be designated by the Secretary. He shall
assist the Secretary in carrying out his responsibilities to the
President with respect to achieving maximum coordination of the
programs of the various departments and agencies of the Government
which have a major impact on community development. In providing
such assistance, the Director shall make such studies of urban and
community problems as the Secretary shall request, and shall
develop recommendations relating to the administration of Federal
programs affecting such problems, particularly with respect to
achieving effective cooperation among the Federal, State, and local
agencies concerned. Subject to the direction of the Secretary, the
Director shall, in carrying out his responsibilities, (1) establish
and maintain close liaison with the Federal departments and
agencies concerned and (2) consult with State, local, and regional
officials, and consider their recommendations with respect to such
programs.
(d) Assistant to Secretary; designation; duty to provide
information and advice to nonprofit project sponsors
There shall be in the Department an Assistant to the Secretary,
designated by the Secretary, who shall be responsible for providing
information and advice to nonprofit organizations desiring to
sponsor housing projects assisted under programs administered by
the Department.
(e) Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Programs; report
to Congress
(1)(A) There shall be in the Department a Special Assistant for
Indian and Alaska Native Programs, who shall be located in the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
The Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Programs shall
be designated by the Secretary not later than 60 days after October
12, 1977.
(B) The Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Programs
shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under
the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service.
(C) The Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Programs
shall be responsible for -
(i) administering, in coordination with the relevant office in
the Department, the provision of housing assistance to Indian
tribes or Indian housing authorities under each program of the
Department that provides for such assistance;
(ii) administering the community development block grant
program for Indian tribes under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.] and
the provision of assistance to Indian tribes under such Act;
(iii) directing, coordinating, and assisting in managing any
regional offices of the Department that administer Indian
programs to the extent of such programs; and
(iv) coordinating all programs of the Department relating to
Indian and Alaska Native housing and community development.
(D) The Secretary shall include in the annual report under
section 3536 of this title a description of the extent of the
housing needs for Indian families and community development needs
of Indian tribes in the United States and the activities of the
Department, and extent of such activities, in meeting such needs.
(2) The Secretary shall, not later than December 1 of each year,
submit to Congress an annual report which shall include -
(A) a description of his actions during the current year and a
projection of his activities during the succeeding years;
(B) estimates of the cost of the projected activities for
succeeding fiscal years;
(C) a statistical report on the conditions of Indian and Alaska
Native housing; and
(D) recommendations for such legislative, administrative, and
other actions, as he deems appropriate.
(f) Federal Housing Administration Comptroller
There shall be in the Department a Federal Housing Administration
Comptroller, designated by the Secretary, who shall be responsible
for overseeing the financial operations of the Federal Housing
Administration.
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