---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 9817"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "9817"
heading: "Department of Agriculture; Rural Development Administration programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/9817"
units:
  - "Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs"
  - "Subchapter I — Community Economic Development"
  - "Part D — Supportive Programs and Activities"
---

# §9817. Department of Agriculture; Rural Development Administration programs


The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Agriculture or, where appropriate, the [Administrator](/usc/42/4005.md?p=1) of the Farmers Home Administration, or of the Rural Development Administration, after consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Health and Human Services, shall take all necessary steps to ensure that community development [corporations](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=2) and local cooperative associations shall qualify for and shall receive—

- (1) such assistance in connection with housing development under the Housing Act of 1949, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1441](/usc/42/1441.md) et seq.];
- (2) such assistance in connection with housing, business, industrial, and community development under the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 [[7 U.S.C. 1921](/usc/7/1921.md) et seq.] and the Rural Development Act of 1972; and
- (3) such further assistance under all such programs of the United States Department of Agriculture; as shall further the purposes of this subchapter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 628, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2303(f)(2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3981.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in par. (1), is act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, which is classified principally to chapter 8A (§ 1441 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 of this title and Tables.

The Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961, referred to in par. (2), is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307, which was redesignated the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by Pub. L. 92–419, § 101, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 657, and is classified principally to chapter 50 (§ 1921 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of Title 7 and Tables.

The Rural Development Act of 1972, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 92–419, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 657. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1972 Amendment note set out under section 1921 of Title 7.

### Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–624 substituted “Department of Agriculture; Rural Development Administration programs” for “Department of Agriculture and Farmers Home Administration programs” in section catchline and inserted “, or of the Rural Development Administration” after “of the Farmers Home Administration” in text.