Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part B · Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs
§ 9809. Statement of purpose
Statutory text
It is the purpose of this part to meet the special economic needs of rural communities or areas with concentrations or substantial numbers of low-income persons by providing support to self-help programs which promote economic development and independence, as a supplement to existing similar programs conducted by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Such programs should encourage low-income families to pool their talents and resources so as to create and expand rural economic enterprise.
Legislative history
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Pub. L. 97–35 title VI § 620 · 95 Stat. 357
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 9809
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 620, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 493.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 620, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 493.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 620. statement of purpose It is the purpose of this part to meet the special economic 42 USC 9809. needs of rural communities or areas with concentrations or substantial numbers of low-income persons by providing support to self-help programs which promote economic development and independence, as a supplement to existing similar programs conducted by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Such programs should encourage low-income families to pool their talents and resources so as to create and expand rural economic enterprise.
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