{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s11901","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f11901.","heading":"Congressional findings","text":"\u00a7\u202f11901.\nCongressional findings\nThe Congress finds that\u2014\n(1) the Federal Government has a duty to provide public and other federally assisted low-income housing that is decent, safe, and free from illegal drugs;\n(2) public and other federally assisted low-income housing in many areas suffers from rampant drug-related or violent crime;\n(3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on public and other federally assisted low-income housing tenants;\n(4) the increase in drug-related and violent crime not only leads to murders, muggings, and other forms of violence against tenants, but also to a deterioration of the physical environment that requires substantial government expenditures;\n(5) local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources to deal with the drug problem in public and other federally assisted low-income housing, particularly in light of the recent reductions in Federal aid to cities;\n(6) the Federal Government should provide support for effective safety and security measures to combat drug-related and violent crime, primarily in and around public housing proj\u00adects with severe crime problems;\n(7) closer cooperation should be encouraged between public and assisted housing managers, local law enforcement agencies, and residents in developing and implementing anti-crime programs; and\n(8) anti-crime strategies should be improved through the expansion of community-oriented policing initiatives.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s11901.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f11901."},{"t":"heading","text":"Congressional findings","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Congress finds that\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Federal Government has a duty to provide public and other federally assisted low-income housing that is decent, safe, and free from illegal drugs;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" public and other federally assisted low-income housing in many areas suffers from rampant drug-related or violent crime;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on public and other federally assisted low-income housing tenants;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" the increase in drug-related and violent crime not only leads to murders, muggings, and other forms of violence against tenants, but also to a deterioration of the physical environment that requires substantial government expenditures;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources to deal with the drug problem in public and other federally assisted low-income housing, particularly in light of the recent reductions in Federal aid to cities;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Federal Government should provide support for effective safety and security measures to combat drug-related and violent crime, primarily in and around public housing proj\u00adects with severe crime problems;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" closer cooperation should be encouraged between public and assisted housing managers, local law enforcement agencies, and residents in developing and implementing anti-crime programs; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s11901/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"content","text":" anti-crime strategies should be improved through the expansion of community-oriented policing initiatives.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}