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| | Fair Housing Laws and Presidential Executive Orders - HUD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Executive Order 12892, as amended, requires federal agencies to affirmatively further fair housing in their programs and activities, and provides that the Secretary of HUD will be responsible for coordinating the effort. |
 | | The Order also establishes the President's Fair Housing Council, which will be chaired by the Secretary of HUD. |
 | | Executive Order 12898 requires that each federal agency conduct its program, policies, and activities that substantially affect human health or the environment in a manner that does not exclude persons based on race, color, or national origin. |
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