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094538 1 (1973-04-09)

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                 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                        WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548

                                                FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                                EXPECTED AT 10:00 AM EST
                                                MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1973

                              STATEMENT OF
        ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                               BEFORE THE
                SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
         OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
                          UNITED STATES SENATE
                                   ON
           HOUSING SUBSIDY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
                             ADMINISTERED BY
             THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                    AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE ISSUED OVER 100 REPORTS IN THE

HOUSING AREA. THIS NUMBER INCLUDED REPORTS ON LOW-RENT HOUSING, URBAN

RENEWAL, MORTGAGE INSURANCE ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS,

SUCH AS MODEL CITIES, OPEN-SPACE LAND, WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, AND

NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES. THIS MORNING, I WILL DISCUSS BRIEFLY OUR WORK

ON THE HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AND SOME OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE REPORTED ON. THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS WHICH RECENTLY

WERE SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

     AT THE OUTSET, I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THE POINT THAT OUR REVIEWS AND

REPORTS WERE PRIMARILY AIMED AT IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HUD PRO-

GRAMS TO BETTER ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECTIVES INTENDED BY THE CONGRESS.

     FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OUR REVIEW OF HUD'S ADMINISTRATION

OF THE HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAMS.

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