Public Law 93-383

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Public Law 93-383 is a major 1974 U.S. federal statute that overhauled national housing policy and created key community development and housing assistance programs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
community development law
housing law
administeredBy United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
amendedAct Housing Act of 1949
National Housing Act of 1934
surface form: National Housing Act

United States Housing Act of 1937
beneficiaryGroup local governments
low- and moderate-income persons
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdProgram Community Development Block Grant program
Federal Urban Renewal replacement mechanisms
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments program
Urban Homesteading program
dateEnacted 1974-08-22
dateSigned 1974-08-22
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress
fundingType block grants
hasTitle Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
historicalSignificance major overhaul of U.S. federal housing and community development policy in the 1970s
housingAssistanceModel project-based subsidies
tenant-based subsidies
introducedConcept entitlement-based community development funding to cities and urban counties
introducedMechanism housing assistance payments to private landlords on behalf of eligible tenants
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
longTitleIncludes to consolidate programs for community development
to expand the supply of housing for low- and moderate-income families
to provide for the elimination and prevention of slums and blight
policyGoal to decentralize federal control over local development
to expand housing assistance for low-income households
to improve urban environments and infrastructure
to provide flexible community development funding to local governments
publicLawNumber Public Law 93-383 self-linksurface differs
surface form: P.L. 93-383
reformType shift from categorical grants to block grants in community development
replacedProgram traditional federal urban renewal program for many purposes
sectionReference Section 8 – Housing Assistance Payments Program
Title I – Community Development
shortTitle Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
signedBy Gerald Ford
signingPresident Gerald Ford
statutesAtLargeCitation 88 Stat. 633
subjectMatter community development
federal housing assistance
housing policy
urban development
targetArea distressed neighborhoods
urban areas
yearOfEnactment 1974

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Public Law 93-383 publicLawNumber Public Law 93-383 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: P.L. 93-383