§ 1715. — Statistical and economic surveys.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC1715]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 13--NATIONAL HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER II--MORTGAGE INSURANCE
Sec. 1715. Statistical and economic surveys
The Secretary shall cause to be made in connection with the
insurance programs such statistical surveys and legal and economic
studies as he shall deem useful to guide the development of housing and
the creation of a sound mortgage market in the United States, and shall
publish from time to time the results of such surveys and studies.
Expenses of such studies and surveys, and expenses of publication and
distribution of the results of such studies and surveys, shall be
charged as a general expense of such insurance fund or funds, as the
Secretary shall determine.
(June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title II, Sec. 209, 48 Stat. 1252; Feb. 3,
1938, ch. 13, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 22; Mar. 28, 1941, ch. 31, Sec. 4(c), 55
Stat. 62; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title I, Sec. 122, 64 Stat. 59; Pub. L.
87-70, title VI, Sec. 612(d), June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 181; Pub. L. 89-
117, title XI, Sec. 1108(f), Aug. 10, 1965, 79 Stat. 504; Pub. L. 90-19,
Sec. 1(a)(3), (f), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 17, 18.)
Amendments
1967--Pub. L. 90-19 substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Commissioner''
wherever appearing and inserted ``in connection with the insurance
programs'' after ``made''.
1965--Pub. L. 89-117 struck out ``or account or accounts,'' after
``fund or funds,''.
1961--Pub. L. 87-70 substituted ``shall be charged as a general
expense of such insurance fund or funds, or account or accounts, as the
Commissioner shall determine'' for ``shall be charged as a general
expense of the Fund, the Housing Fund, and the Defense Housing Insurance
Fund in such proportion as the Commissioner shall determine''.
1950--Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted ``Commissioner'' for
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
1941--Act Mar. 28, 1941, substituted ``Fund, the Housing Fund, and
the Defense Housing Insurance Fund'' for ``Fund and the Housing Fund''.
1938--Act Feb. 3, 1938, inserted ``and the Housing Fund in such
proportion as the Administrator shall determine'' after ``Fund''.
