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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part A · Chapter 130 — National Affordable Housing

§ 12753. Program enforcement and penalties for noncompliance

Statutory text

If the Secretary finds after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing that a participating jurisdiction has failed to comply substantially with any provision of this part, including any provision applicable throughout the period required by section 12745(a)(1)(E) of this title and applicable regulations, and until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any such failure to comply, the Secretary shall reduce the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund by the amount of any expenditures that were not in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter, and the Secretary may—

(1)

prevent withdrawals from the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund for activities affected by such failure to comply;

(2)

restrict the participating jurisdiction’s activities under this subchapter to activities that conform to one or more model programs made available under section 12743 of this title;

(3)

remove the participating jurisdiction from participation in allocations or reallocations of funds made available under this part; or

(4)

reduce payments to the participating jurisdiction under this part by an amount equal to the amount of such payments that were not expended by the participating jurisdiction in accordance with this subchapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. HOME Investment Partnerships Act

    Pub. L. 101–625 title II § 223 · 104 Stat. 4079

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12753

    Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 223, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4112

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 223, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4112

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 223. PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF FUNDS. If the Secretary finds after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing that a participating jurisdiction has failed to comply substantially with any provision of this subtitle and until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any such failure to comply, the Secretary shall reduce the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund by the amount of any expenditures that were not in accordance with the requirements of this title, and the Secretary may— (1) prevent withdrawals from the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund for activities affected by such failure to comply; (2) restrict the participating jurisdiction’s activities under this title to activities that conform to one or more model programs made available under section 213; or (3) remove the participating jurisdiction from participation in allocations or reallocations of funds made available under this subtitle.

  2. Pub. L. 119–101 § 501(t)(4)(B) · 140 Stat. 916

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 12753

    Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(B), inserted “, including any provision applicable throughout the period required by section 12745(a)(1)(E) of this title and applicable regulations,” after “any provision of this part” in introductory provisions

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–101 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(B), inserted “, including any provision applicable throughout the period required by section 12745(a)(1)(E) of this title and applicable regulations,” after “any provision of this part” in introductory provisions.

  3. Pub. L. 119–101 § 501(t)(4)(A) · 140 Stat. 916

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 12753

    Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(A), substituted “Program enforcement and penalties for noncompliance” for “Penalties for misuse of funds” in section catchline

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–101 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(A), substituted “Program enforcement and penalties for noncompliance” for “Penalties for misuse of funds” in section catchline.

  4. Pub. L. 119–101 § 501(t)(4)(C) · 140 Stat. 916

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 12753(4)

    Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(C) to (E), added par. (4)

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–101 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (4). Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(C) to (E), added par. (4).

1 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2026—Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(B), inserted “, including any provision applicable throughout the period required by section 12745(a)(1)(E) of this title and applicable regulations,” after “any provision of this part” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(A), substituted “Program enforcement and penalties for noncompliance” for “Penalties for misuse of funds” in section catchline.

Par. (4). Pub. L. 119–101, § 501(t)(4)(C) to (E), added par. (4).

Credits

1990–2026 · 2 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 223, , 104 Stat. 4112
  2. 2026Pub. L. 119–101, title V, § 501(t)(4), , 140 Stat. 916.
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(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 223, , 104 Stat. 4112; Pub. L. 119–101, title V, § 501(t)(4), , 140 Stat. 916.)

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