Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 3616a


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 3616a - Notes
                                   SOURCE
    (Pub. L. 100-242, title V, Sec. 561, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1942;
    Pub. L. 101-625, title IX, Sec. 953, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4419;
    Pub. L. 102-550, title IX, Sec. 905(b), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat.
    3869; Pub. L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1071(d), Dec. 21, 1995, 109
    Stat. 720.)
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Civil Rights Act of 1968, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1),
    (b)(1), (2)(C), (c)(1), and (d), is Pub. L. 90-284, Apr. 11, 1968,
    82 Stat. 73, as amended. Title VIII of the Act, known as the Fair
    Housing Act, 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 notes set out under sections 2000a and
    3601 of this title and Tables.
      The Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988, referred to in subsec.
    (d)(1), probably means the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988,
    Pub. L. 100-430, Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1619, as amended. For
    complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of
    1988 Amendment note set out under section 3601 of this title and
    Tables.
      The phrase "Not later than 6 months after the end of the
    demonstration period authorized in this section", referred to in
    subsec. (f)(2), probably means the end of the demonstration period
    pursuant to former subsec. (e) of this section, which provided that
    such period was to end Sept. 30, 1992. However, subsec. (e) was
    redesignated (h) and struck out by Pub. L. 102-550. See 1992
    Amendment notes below.
                               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, known as the Fair Housing Act, which comprises this
    subchapter.
      Section was formerly set out as a note under section 3616 of this
    title.
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1995 - Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 104-66 struck out par. (2) which
    read as follows: "The Secretary shall provide to the Committee on
    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
    on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of
    Representatives a quarterly report that summarizes the activities
    funded under this section and describes the geographical
    distribution of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements funded
    under this section."
      1992 - Subsecs. (b) to (f). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 905(b)(1), (2),
    added subsecs. (b) to (d) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and
    (c) as (e) and (f), respectively.
      Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 905(b)(1), (3), redesignated
    subsec. (d) as (g) and, in first sentence, substituted "$21,000,000
    for fiscal year 1993 and $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, of which
    - " and pars. (1) to (4) for "including any program evaluations,
    $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $6,300,000 for fiscal year
    1992, of which not more than $3,000,000 in each year shall be for
    the private enforcement initiative demonstration."
      Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 905(b)(4), added subsec. (h)
    and struck out former subsec. (h) which provided that the
    demonstration period authorized by this section would end Sept. 30,
    1992.
      Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 905(b)(1), redesignated subsec. (e) as (h).
      Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 905(b)(4), added
    subsecs. (i) and (j).
      1990 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 953(a), amended first
    sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as
    follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
    provisions of this section, including any program evaluations,
    $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year
    1989, of which not more than $3,000,000 in each year shall be for
    the private enforcement initiative demonstration."
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 953(b), substituted "1992" for
    "1989".
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of House of
    Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Banking and
    Financial Services of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of
    Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2,
    The Congress. Committee on Banking and Financial Services of House
    of Representatives abolished and replaced by Committee on Financial
    Services of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters
    relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally
    transferred from Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of
    Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh
    Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
                          CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS                      
      Section 905(a) of Pub. L. 102-550 provided that: "The Congress
    finds that - 
        "(1) in the past half decade, there have been major legislative
      and administrative changes in Federal fair housing and fair
      lending laws and substantial improvements in the Nation's
      understanding of discrimination in the housing markets;
        "(2) in response to evidence of continuing housing
      discrimination, the Congress passed the Fair Housing Act
      Amendments of 1988 [probably should be the Fair Housing
      Amendments Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-430, see Short Title of 1988
      Amendment note set out under section 3601 of this title], to
      provide for more effective enforcement of fair housing rights
      through judicial and administrative avenues and to expand the
      number of protected classes covered under Federal fair housing
      laws;
        "(3) in the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
      Enforcement Act of 1989 [Pub. L. 101-73, see Short Title of 1989
      Amendment note set out under 12 U.S.C. 1811], the Congress
      expanded the disclosure provisions under the Home Mortgage
      Disclosure Act [probably should be the Home Mortgage Disclosure
      Act of 1975; 12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.] to provide increased
      information on the mortgage lending patterns of financial
      institutions;
        "(4) in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [42 U.S.C.
      12101 et seq.], the Congress provided a clear and comprehensive
      national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against
      individuals with disabilities;
        "(5) in 1991, data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure
      Act disclosed evidence of pervasive discrimination in the
      Nation's mortgage lending markets;
        "(6) the Housing Discrimination Survey, released by the
      Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1991, found that
      Hispanic and African-American homeseekers experience some form of
      discrimination in at least half of their encounters with sales
      and rental agents;
        "(7) the Fair Housing Initiatives Program should be revised and
      expanded to reflect the significant changes in the fair housing
      and fair lending area that have taken place since the Program's
      initial authorization in the Housing and Community Development
      Act of 1987 [Pub. L. 100-242, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment
      note under section 5301 of this title];
        "(8) continuing educational efforts by the real estate industry
      are a useful way to increase understanding by the public of their
      fair housing rights and responsibilities; and
        "(9) the proven efficacy of private nonprofit fair housing
      enforcement organizations and community-based efforts makes
      support for these organizations a necessary component of the fair
      housing enforcement system."
                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This section is referred to in section 3535 of this title.

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