---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 3616"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "3616"
heading: "Cooperation with State and local agencies administering fair housing laws; utilization of services and personnel; reimbursement; written agreements; publication in Federal Register"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/3616"
units:
  - "Chapter 45 — Fair Housing"
  - "Subchapter I — Generally"
---

# §3616. Cooperation with State and local agencies administering fair housing laws; utilization of services and personnel; reimbursement; written agreements; publication in Federal Register


The [Secretary](/usc/42/3602.md?p=a) may cooperate with [State](/usc/42/3602.md?p=g) and local [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) charged with the administration of [State](/usc/42/3602.md?p=g) and local fair housing laws and, with the consent of such [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), utilize the services of such [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) and their employees and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may reimburse such [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) and their employees for services rendered to assist him in carrying out this subchapter. In furtherance of such cooperative efforts, the [Secretary](/usc/42/3602.md?p=a) may enter into written agreements with such [State](/usc/42/3602.md?p=g) or local [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1). All agreements and terminations thereof shall be published in the Federal Register.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 817, formerly § 816, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89; renumbered § 817, Pub. L. 100–430, § 8(1), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1625.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 817 of Pub. L. 90–284 was renumbered section 818 and is classified to section 3617 of this title.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Fair Housing Initiatives Program

Pub. L. 100–242, title V, § 561, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1942, as amended, which established a demonstration program on fair housing initiatives and was formerly set out as a note under this section, was transferred to section 3616a of this title.