Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

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The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, (12 U.S.C. 1706e)Pub.L. 93–383, 88 Stat. 633, enacted August 22, 1974, is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing,[1] authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and created the National Institute of Building Sciences.[2] Under Section 810 of the Act the first federal Urban Homesteading program was created.

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  1. ^ 88 Stat. 662
  2. ^ National Institute of Building Sciences

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