The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this chapter, and shall establish reasonable standards of safety, convenience, and health.
(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 308, formerly § 11, 54 Stat. 1128; renumbered title III, § 308, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(b), 55 Stat. 363; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)