[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR4.20]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 4_HUD REFORM ACT--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart B_Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions

 

Sec.  4.20  Purpose.





    The provisions of this subpart B are authorized under section 103 of 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. 

L. 101-235, approved December 15, 1989) (42 U.S.C. 3537a) (hereinafter, 

Section 103). Both the provisions of Section 103 and this subpart B 

apply for the purposes of Section 103. Section 103 proscribes direct or 

indirect communication of certain information during the selection 

process by HUD employees to persons within or outside of the Department 

who are not authorized to receive that information. The purpose of the 

proscription is to preclude giving an unfair advantage to applicants who 

would receive information not available to other applicants or to the 

public. Section 103 also authorizes the Department to impose a civil 

money penalty on a HUD employee who knowingly discloses protected 

information, if such a violation of Section 103 is material, and 

authorizes the Department to



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sanction the person who received information improperly by, among other 

things, denying assistance to that person.