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42 U.S. Code § 3544. Preventing fraud and abuse in housing and urban development programs
(a) DefinitionsAs used in this section:
(1) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) Applicant; participant
The terms “applicant” and “participant” shall have such meanings as the Secretary by regulation shall prescribe, except that such terms shall include members of an applicant’s or participant’s household, and such terms shall not include persons whose involvement is only in their official capacity, such as State or local government officials and officers of lending institutions.
(3) Public housing agency
The term “public housing agency” means any agency described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)].
(4) Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
The term “program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development” includes Indian housing programs assisted under title II [1] of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
(b) Applicant and participant consentAs a condition of initial or continuing eligibility for participation in any program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development involving initial and periodic review of an applicant’s or participant’s income, and to assure that the level of benefits provided under the program is correct, the Secretary may require that an applicant or participant—