The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, (12 U.S.C. 1706e), is a

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that, among other provisions, amended the

Housing Act of 1937 The Housing Act of 1937 (), formally the "United States Housing Act of 1937" and sometimes called the Wagner–Steagall Act, provided for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies (LHAs) to improve living cond ...

to create

Section 8 housing Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (), often called Section 8, as repeatedly amended, authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to private landlords on behalf of low-income households in the United States. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hou ...

, authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the

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, and created the

National Institute of Building Sciences The National Institute of Building Sciences is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that brings together representatives of government, the professions, industry, labor and consumer interests, and regulatory agencies to focus on the identif ...

. Under Section 810 of the Act the first federal Urban Homesteading program was created. The S. 3066

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was passed by the United States 93rd Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974.

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Entitlement Communities Grants information, from hud.gov

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