(1) to help families not owning a home to save for a down payment for the purchase of a home;
(2) to retain wherever feasible as housing affordable to low-income families those dwelling units produced for such purpose with Federal assistance;
(3) to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production and operation of housing affordable to low-income and moderate-income families;
(4) to expand and improve Federal rental assistance for very low-income families; and
(5) to increase the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs to live with dignity and independence.
Structure US Code
Title 42— THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 130— NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES
§ 12701. National housing goal
§ 12702. Objective of national housing policy
§ 12703. Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
§ 12705. State and local housing strategies
§ 12705a. Purposes of Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing Act
§ 12705b. Definition of regulatory barriers to affordable housing
§ 12705c. Grants for regulatory barrier removal strategies and implementation
§ 12705d. Regulatory barriers clearinghouse
§ 12707. Citizen participation
§ 12709. Energy efficiency standards
§ 12711. Protection of State and local authority
§ 12712. 5-year energy efficiency plan