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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

**Dept. of Housing and Urban Development**

Established:	September 9, 1965
Activated:	January 13, 1966
Secretary:	Alphonso Jackson
Deputy Secretary:	Roy Bernardi
Budget:	$46.2 billion (2004)
Employees:	10,600 (2004)

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. It was founded in 1965 to develop and execute policy on housing and cities. It has largely scaled back its urban development function and now focuses primarily on housing.

The department was established on September 9, 1965 when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (PL 89-174) into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. The actual implementation was postponed until January 13, 1966, following the completion of a special study group report on the federal role in solving urban problems.

It is administered by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Operating units

All current programs are grouped in the following categories:

Regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Multifamily housing Federal Housing Administration
Single family housing programs
Healthcare facility loans
Office of Public and Indian Housing HOPE (Section 8)
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Community Development Block Grants
Office of Policy Development and Research (Bridges to Work)
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Lead hazard controls

Related legislation

1944 - Servicemen's Readjustment Act PL 78-346
1949 - Housing Act PL 81-171
1950 - Housing Act PL 81-475
1951 - Defense Housing Act PL 82-139
1952 - 550 Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act PL 82-325,
1954 - Housing Act PL 83-560
1959 - Housing Act PL 86-372
1962 - Senior Citizens Housing Act PL 87-723
1965 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 89-117
1965 - Department of Housing and Urban Development Act PL 89-174
1968 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 90-448
1974 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 93-383
1976 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 94-375
1986 - Tax Reform Act PL 99-514
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
1987 - Housing and Urban Development Act PL 100-242
1987 - McKinney Homeless Assistance Act PL 100-77
1990 - National Affordable Housing Act PL 101-625
1992 - Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act PL 102-550

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