{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-9809","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 9809","heading":"Statement of purpose","body":"It is the purpose of this part to meet the special economic needs of rural communities or areas with concentrations or substantial numbers of low-income persons by providing support to self-help programs which promote economic development and independence, as a supplement to existing similar programs conducted by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Such programs should encourage low-income families to pool their talents and resources so as to create and expand rural economic enterprise.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 105—COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"4833d54e94a48a7bceb83191894126fada4d829baad4dc257595d137c9fa419f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-9808","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-9810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}