[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR5.500]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 5--GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart E--Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens
 
Sec. 5.500  Applicability.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1436a and 3535(d).


    (a) Covered programs/assistance. This subpart E implements Section 
214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1436a). Section 214 prohibits HUD from making financial 
assistance available to persons who are not in eligible status with 
respect to citizenship or noncitizen immigration status. This subpart E 
is applicable to financial assistance provided under:
    (1) Section 235 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z) (the 
Section 235 Program);
    (2) Section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) 
(tenants paying below market rent only) (the Section 236 Program);
    (3) Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) (the Rent Supplement Program); and
    (4) The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S. C. 1437 et seq.) 
which covers:
    (i) HUD's Public Housing Programs;
    (ii) The Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs; and
    (iii) The Housing Development Grant Programs (with respect to low 
income units only).
    (b) Covered individuals and entities--(1) Covered individuals/
persons and families. The provisions of this subpart E apply to both 
applicants for assistance and persons already receiving assistance 
covered under this subpart E.
    (2) Covered entities. The provisions of this subpart E apply to 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), project (or housing) owners, and 
mortgagees under the Section 235 Program. The term ``responsible 
entity'' is used in this subpart E to refer collectively to these 
entities, and is further defined in Sec. 5.504.

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