[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 4] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR791.406] [Page 31] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER VII--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING PROGRAMS) PART 791--ALLOCATIONS OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUNDS--Table of Contents Subpart D--Allocation of Budget Authority for Housing Assistance Sec. 791.406 Competition. (a) All budget authority allocated pursuant to Sec. 791.403(b)(2) shall be reserved and obligated pursuant to a competition. Any such competition shall be conducted pursuant to specific criteria for the selection of recipients of assistance. These criteria shall be contained in a regulation promulgated after notice and public comment or, to the extent authorized by law, a notice published in the Federal Register. (b) This section shall not apply to assistance referred to in Secs. 791.403(b)(1) and 791.407.