42 U.S.C. § 12706 — Certification

The Secretary^* shall, by regulation or otherwise, as deemed by the Secretary to be appropriate, require any application for housing assistance^* under subchapter II of this chapter, assistance under the Housing^* and Community Development Act of 1974, or assistance under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.], to contain or be accompanied by a certification^* by an appropriate State^* or local public official that the proposed housing activities are consistent with the housing strategy of the jurisdiction^* to be served.