§11311. Establishment

There is established in the executive branch an independent establishment to be known as the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness whose mission shall be to coordinate the Federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the end of homelessness.

( Pub. L. 100–77, title II, §201, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 486 ; Pub. L. 108–199, div. G, title II, §216(4), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 394 ; Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, §1004(a)(1), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1666 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2009-Pub. L. 111–22 inserted before period at end "whose mission shall be to coordinate the Federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the end of homelessness".

2004-Pub. L. 108–199 substituted "United States Interagency Council on Homelessness" for "Interagency Council on the Homeless".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, §1004(b), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1668 , provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting section 11318 of this title, amending this section and sections 11312, 11313, and 11315 of this title, and repealing former section 11318 of this title] shall take effect on, and shall apply beginning on, the date of the enactment of this division [May 20, 2009]."