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§ 1592e. Inter-agency transfers of property; application of rules and regulations.

Any Federal agency may, upon request of the Administrator, transfer to his jurisdiction without reimbursement any lands, improved or unimproved, or other property real or personal, considered by the Administrator to be needed or useful for housing or community facilities, or both, to be provided under this subchapter, and the Administrator is authorized to accept any such transfers. The Administrator may also utilize any other real or personal property under his jurisdiction for the purpose of this subchapter without adjustment of the appropriations or funds involved. Any property so transferred or utilized, and any funds in connection therewith, shall be subject only to the authorizations and limitations of this subchapter. The Administrator may, in his discretion, upon request of the Secretary of Defense or his designee, transfer to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense without reimbursement any land, improvements, housing, or community facilities constructed or acquired under the provisions of this subchapter and considered by the Department of Defense to be required for the purposes of the said Department. Upon the transfer of any such property to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, the laws, rules, and regulations relating to property of the Department of Defense shall be applicable to the property so transferred, and the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall no longer apply. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 306, 65 Stat. 306.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All of the functions, powers, and duties of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and its head and other officers and offices of said agency were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Pub. L. 89-174, § 5, Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669, classified to section 3534 of this title. Section 9 (c) of Pub. L. 89-174, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title, provided in part that with respect to any function, power, or duty transferred by or under Pub. L. 89-174 and exercised hereafter, reference in another Federal law to the Housing and Home Finance Agency or any other officer, office, or agency therein shall be deemed to mean the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and that the positions and agencies heretofore established by law in connection with the functions, powers, and duties transferred under section 5(a) of Pub. L. 89-174 shall lapse.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1592a of this title; title 12 section 1701g-5.

§ 1592f. Preservation of local civil and criminal jurisdiction, and civil rights; jurisdiction of State courts.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the acquisition by the United States of any real property pursuant to this subchapter or subchapter X of this chapter shall not deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its civil or criminal jurisdiction in and over such property, or impair the civil or other rights under the State or local law of the inhabitants of such property. Any proceedings by the United States for the recovery of possession of any property or project acquired, developed, or constructed under this subchapter or subchapter X of this chapter may be brought in the courts of the

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 1592g. Payment of annual sums to local authorities in lieu of taxes.

The Administrator shall pay from rentals annual sums in lieu of taxes and special assessments to any State and/or political subdivision thereof, with respect to any real property, including improvements thereon, acquired and held by him under this subchapter for residential purposes (or for commercial purposes incidental thereto), whether or not such property is or has been held in the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. The amount so paid for any year upon such property shall approximate the taxes and special assessments which would be paid to the State and/or subdivision, as the case may be, upon such property if it were not exempt from taxation and special assessments, with such allowance as may be considered by him to be appropriate for expenditures by the Federal Government for the provision or maintenance of streets, utilities, or other public services to serve such property. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 308, 65 Stat. 307.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 1592h. Conditions and requirements as to contracts; utilization of existing facilities; disposition of facilities constructed by United States.

In carrying out this subchapter

(a) notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, so far as is consistent with emergency needs, contracts shall be subject to section 5 of Title 41;

(b) the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting shall not be used, but contracts may be made on a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee basis: Provided, That the fixed fee shall not exceed 6 per centum of the estimated cost;

(c) wherever practicable, existing private and public community facilities shall be utilized or such facilities shall be extended, enlarged, or equipped in lieu of constructing new facilities; and

(d) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any community facilities constructed by the United States pursuant to the authority contained in this subchapter shall (if such agency is willing to accept such facility and operate the same for the purpose for which it was constructed) be disposed of to the appropriate State, city, or other

local agency having responsibility for such type of facility in the area not later than one year after June 30, 1953, and subject to the conditions and requirements hereafter prescribed by the Congress. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 309, 65 Stat. 307.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1592m of this title; title 12 section 1701g-5.

§ 1592i. Laborers and mechanics.

(a) Wages; overtime.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the wages of every laborer and mechanic employed on any construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition work authorized by this subchapter shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight hours per day and work in excess of eight hours per day shall be permitted upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of eight hours per day at not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay. (b) Applicability of other laws.

The provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended; of section 874 of Title 18; and of section 276c of Title 40, shall apply in accordance with their terms to work pursuant to this subchapter.

Any contract for loan or grant, or both, pursuant to this subchapter shall contain a provision requiring that not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed in the construction of the project at the site thereof; and the Administrator shall require certification as to compliance with the provisions of this subsection prior to making any payment under such contract. (d) Reports by contractors and subcontractors to Secretary of Labor.

Any contractor engaged in the development of any project financed in whole or in part with funds made available pursuant to this subchapter shall report monthly to the Secretary of Labor, and shall cause all subcontractors to report in like manner, within five days after the close of each month and on forms to be furnished by the United States Department of Labor, as to the number of persons on their respective payrolls on the particular project, the aggregate amount of such payrolls, the total man-hours worked, and itemized expenditures for materials. Any such contractor shall furnish to the Department of Labor the names and addresses of all subcontractors on the work at the earliest date practicable.

(e) Prescription of standards, regulations, and procedures by Secretary of Labor.

The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe appropriate standards, regulations, and procedures, which shall be observed by the Administrator in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter (and cause to be made by the Department of Labor such investigations) with respect to compliance with and enforcement of the labor standards provisions of this section, as he deems desirable. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 310, 65 Stat. 307.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Davis-Bacon Act, referred to in the text of subsecs. (b) and (c), is classified to sections 276a to 276a-5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All of the functions, powers, and duties of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and its head and other officers and offices of said agency were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Pub. L. 89-174, § 5, Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669, classified to section 3534 of this title. Section 9(c) of Pub. L. 89-174, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title, provided in part that with respect to any function, power, or duty transferred by or under Pub. L. 89-174 and exercised hereafter, reference in another Federal law to the Housing and Home Finance Agency or any other officer, office, or agency therein shall be deemed to mean the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and that the positions and agencies heretofore established by law in connection with the functions, powers, and duties transferred under section 5(a) of Pub. L. 89-174 shall lapse.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 1592j. Disposition of moneys derived from rentals, operation, and disposition of property.

Moneys derived from rentals, operation, or disposition of property acquired or constructed under the provisions of this subchapter shall be available for expenses of operation, maintenance, improvement, and disposition of any such property, including the establishment of necessary reserves therefor and administrative expenses in connection therewith: Provided, That such moneys derived from rentals, operation, or disposition may be deposited in a common fund account or accounts in the Treasury: And provided further, That the moneys in such common fund account or accounts shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time, and all moneys in excess of such amount shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 311, 65 Stat. 308.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 1592k. Determination of fair rentals and classes of occupants by Administrator.

The Administrator shall fix fair rentals based on the value thereof as determined by him which shall be charged for housing accommodations operated under this subchapter and may prescribe the class or classes of persons who may occupy such accommodations, preferences, or priorities in the rental thereof, and the terms, conditions, and period of such occupancy. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 312, 65 Stat. 308.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All of the functions, powers, and duties of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and its head and other officers and offices of said agency were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Pub. L. 89-174, § 5, Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669, classified to section 3534 of this title. Section 9(c) of Pub. L. 89–174, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title, provided in part that with respect to any function, power, or duty transferred by or under Pub. L. 89-174 and exercised hereafter, reference in another Federal law to the Housing and Home Finance Agency or any other officer, office, or agency therein shall be deemed to mean the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and that the positions and agencies heretofore established by

law in connection with the functions, powers, and duties transferred under section 5(a) of Pub. L. 89-174 shall lapse.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5.

§15921. Appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated

(a) such sums, not exceeding $100,000,000, as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this subchapter relating to community facilities and services in critical defense housing areas; and

(b) such sums, not exceeding $100,000,000, as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this subchapter relating to housing in critical defense housing areas. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 313, 65 Stat. 308; July 14, 1952, ch. 723, § 4, 66 Stat. 602.)

AMENDMENTS

1952-Act July 14, 1952, increased the appropriation authorization in subsec. (a) from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 and in subsec. (b) from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 1592m. Transfer of functions and funds in certain

cases.

Subject to all of the limitations and restrictions of this Act, including, specifically, the requirements of subsection (c) of section 1591b of this title and of subsections (c) and (d) of section 1592h of this title, where any other officer, department, or agency is performing, or, in the determination of the President, has facilities adapted to the performance of, functions, powers and duties similar, or directly related, to any of the functions, powers and duties which the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized by this subchapter to perform with respect to the construction, maintenance or operation of community facilities for recreation, and daycare centers, or the provision of community services, the President may transfer to such other officer, department, or agency any of the functions, powers, and duties authorized by this subchapter to be performed with respect thereto if he finds that such transfer will assist the furtherance of national defense activities, and upon any such transfer, funds in such amount as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine, but in no event in excess of the balance of any moneys appropriated to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator pursuant to the authorization therefor contained in this subchapter for the performance of the transferred functions, powers, and duties, may also be transferred by the President to such other officer, department, or agency: Provided, That the President, by Executive Order or otherwise, may prescribe or direct the manner in which any functions, powers, and duties, which the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized by this subchapter to perform with respect to assistance for the construction, or the construction of, any community facilities, shall be administered in coordination with other officers, departments, or agencies having functions or activities related thereto. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 314, 65 Stat. 308; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat.

REFERENCES IN TEXT

"This Act," referred to in the text, is the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951. For distribution of that act, see note under section 1591 of this title.

CHANGE OF NAME

The Bureau of the Budget was designated the Office of Management and Budget and the offices of Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Deputy Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Bureau of the Budget were designated Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Office of Management and Budget, respectively, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which also transferred all records, property, personnel, and funds of the Bureau to the Office of Management and Budget. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Ex. ORD. No. 10296. PERFORMANCE OF DEFENSE HOUSING FUNCTIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 10296, Oct. 2, 1951, 16 FR. 10103, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10461, June 17, 1953, 18 F.R. 3513; Ex. Ord. No. 10593, Jan. 27, 1955, 20 F.R. 599; Ex. Ord. No. 10773, July 1, 1958, 23 F.R. 5061; Ex. Ord. No. 10782, Sept. 6. 1958, 23 F.R. 6971; Ex. Ord. No. 11051, Sept. 27, 1962, 27 F.R. 9683, provided:

1. The Director of the Office of Emergency Planning [now Office of Emergency Preparedness] is hereby designated and empowered to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the function vested in the President by section 101 of the said Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951 [section 1591 of this title] of determining critical defense-housing areas and of making the findings relative to such determinations required by section 101(b) of the said Act [section 1591(b) of this title].

2. The Director of the Office of Emergency Planning is hereby designated and empowered to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested in the President by section 104 of the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, as amended [section 1591c of this title] (which Act, as amended, is hereinafter referred to as the Act), relative to the designation of periods during which, and relative to the designation of projects for which:

(1) Mortgages may be insured under Title IX of the National Housing Act, as amended [sections 1750-1750g of Title 12].

(2) Agreements may be made to extend assistance for the provision of community facilities or services under Title III of the Act [sections 1592-15920 of this title.] (3) The construction of temporary housing or community facilities may be begun by the United States under Title III of the Act [sections 1592-15920 of this title].

(a) The authority vested in the President by section 401 of the Act [section 1593 of this title] to define defense installations, and to make findings that in connection with any defense installation developed or to be developed in an isolated or relatively isolated area (1) housing or community facilities needed for such installation would not otherwise be provided when and where required or (2) there would otherwise be speculation or uneconomic

use of land resources which would impair the efficiency of defense activities at such installation.

(b) The authority vested in the President by section 402 of the Act [section 1593a of this title] to make findings that it is necessary or desirable in the public interest that land shall be acquired by the Housing and Home Finance Administrator not only for the purposes of section 401 of the Act [section 1593 of this title] but also for the defense installation to be served thereby.

3. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator is hereby designated and empowered to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the function vested in the President by section 102 (b) of the Act [section 1591a (b) of this title], relative to the suspension and relaxation of residential credit restrictions under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended [50 App. §§ 2061-2166].

4. Except, as provided in paragraph 5 hereof, the functions authorized by Title III of the Act [sections 1592— 15920 of this title] to be performed with respect to or in furtherance of the provision, maintenance, or operation of community facilities for, and with respect to or in furtherance of the provision of community services for. recreation and child day-care centers are hereby transferred to the Federal Security Administrator and shall be performed by him or by such officers and units of the Federal Security Agency as he may determine.

5. There are hereby excluded from the transfers effected by paragraph 4 hereof (a) functions with respect to site selection and land acquisition for, and the construction (including the letting of construction contracts, the preparation and approval of plans and specifications, and the supervision of construction work and of expenditures therefor) of, projects approved by the Federal Security Administrator, whether such construction is performed on behalf of, or is aided by, the Federal Government, (b) the servicing of loans for the construction of projects so approved, and (c) the functions under the second and third provisos of section 304 of the Act [section 1592c of this title] and those under sections 103 (a) and 103 (b) of the Act [sections 1591b (a) and (b) of this title]: Provided, that (1), the Federal Security Administrator or his delegate shall determine the general layout, size, and special design features appropriate to the particular type of facility, and (2) that final plans and specifications shall conform to such determinations.

6. In the performance of functions with respect to roads and highways under the Act, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator shall from time to time consult with the Secretary of Commerce or his representative as to the relationship of road and highway projects under the said Act to road and highway programs under the Jurisdiction of the said Secretary.

7. In the performance of functions under Title III of the Act [sections 1592-15920 of this title] in Territories there shall be consultation with the Secretary of the Interior or his representative as to the relationship of proposed facilities and services in Territories to Territorial programs of the Department of the Interior.

8. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator, in connection with the performance of the pertinent functions vested in him by Title III of the Act [sections 159215920 of this title], shall obtain the approval of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service or his representative with respect to the public health aspects of sources of water supply developed, utilized, or aided by the said Administrator, and shall consult with the Surgeon General or his representative with respect to the public health aspects of water distribution systems and sewerage systems constructed or aided by the Administrator.

9. Subject to the consent of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall utilize the facilities and services of the Housing and Home Finance Agency for the performance of the following aspects of the functions conferred upon him by section 316 of the Act [section 15920 of this title]: (a) the construction by the Federal Government of projects approved by the Surgeon General (including the letting of construction contracts, the preparation or review of plans and specifications, and the supervision of construction work and expenditures therefor), (b) land acquisition for projects to be so constructed, and (c) the obtaining of information required for the purpose of,

and the furnishing of recommendations with respect to, (1) the findings provided for in sections 103 (a) and 103 (b) of the Act [sections 1591b (a) and (b) of this title], and (11) the actions provided for in the second and third provisos of section 304 of the Act [section 1592c of this title]. The Surgeon General shall pay the Housing and Home Finance Agency for such utilization, either in advance or otherwise, out of funds available to him for the performance of such functions.

10. Subject to the consent of the Federal Security Administrator, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator shall utilize the facilities and services of the Federal Security Agency in connection with the providing of library facilities under Title III of the Act [sections 1592-15920 of this title] in such manner that the division of work with respect to library facilities as between the Housing and Home Finance Administrator and the Federal Security Administrator will be the same as that with respect to recreation and child day-care center facilities as indicated in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this order. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator shall pay the Federal Security Administrator for such utilization, either in advance or otherwise, out of funds available to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator for the performance of the functions involved.

11. Paragraphs 9 and 10 shall not be construed as a limitation upon the Surgeon General or the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, as the case may be, with respect to utilization or delegation other than that referred to in such paragraphs and not inconsistent with the provisions of such paragraphs, respectively, or as divesting either the Surgeon General or the Administrator of any function conferred upon him by the Act.

12. As used in this order the term "functions" embraces duties, powers, responsibilities, authority, or discretion, and the term "perform" may be construed to mean "exercise".

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

The name of the Office of Emergency Planning was changed to the Office of Emergency Preparedness by Pub. L. 90-608, c. IV, § 402, Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1194, with references in any other law to the Office of Emergency Planning to be deemed, after Oct. 21, 1968, references to the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 1592n. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them below, and, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall include the plural as well as the singular number:

(a) "State" shall mean the several States, the District of Columbia, and Territories, and possessions of the United States.

(b) "Federal agency" shall mean any executive department or officer (including the President), independent establishment, commission, board, bureau, division, or office in the executive branch of the United States Government, or other agency of the United States, including corporations in which the United States owns all or a majority of the stock, directly or indirectly.

(c) "Community facility" shall mean waterworks, sewers, sewage, garbage and refuse disposal facilities, police and fire protection facilities, public sanitary facilities, works for treatment and purification of water, libraries, hospitals and other places for the care of the sick, recreational facilities, streets and roads, and day-care centers.

(d) "Community service” shall mean the maintenance and operation of facilities for health, refuse disposal, sewage treatment, recreation, water puri

fication, and day-care centers, and the provision of fire-protection.

(e) "National defense" shall mean (1) the operations and activities of the armed forces, the Atomic Energy Commission, or any other Government department or agency directly or indirectly and substantially concerned with the national defense, (2) other operations and activities directly or indirectly and substantially concerned with the operations and activities of the armed forces and the Atomic Energy Commission, (3) activities in connection with the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, or (4) the provision of community facilities or services necessary to the health, safety, or public welfare of the inhabitants of a town or community which has been relocated as a result of the acquisition (through eminent domain or purchase in lieu thereof) of its former site by or on behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission for national-defense activities.

(f) "Nonprofit agency" shall mean any agency no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual.

(g) "Project" shall mean housing or community facilities acquired, developed, or constructed with financial assistance pursuant to this subchapter.

(h) "Veteran" shall mean a person, or the family of a person, who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States at any time (i) on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to July 26, 1947, (ii) on or after April 6, 1917, and prior to November 11, 1918, or (iii) on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date thereafter as shall be determined by the President, and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable or who shall be still serving therein. The term shall also include the family of a person who served in the active military or naval service of the United States within any such period and who shall have died of causes determined by the Veterans' Administration to have been serviceconnected. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 315, 65 Stat. 309; June 30, 1953, ch. 170, § 18, 67 Stat. 126.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, referred to in the text of subsec. (e), was formerly classified to chapter 20 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and was repealed by act Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 542 (a)(5), (9)—(11), 68 Stat. 861. See chapter 32 of title 22.

AMENDMENTS

1953-Subsec. (e). Act June 30, 1953, added clause

(4).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 12 section 1701g-5. § 15920. Powers of Surgeon General of Public Health Service.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, all functions, powers, and duties under this subchapter and section 1591b of this title with respect to health, refuse disposal, sewage treatment, and water purification shall be exercised by and vested in the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service: Provided, That the Surgeon General shall have power to delegate to any other Federal agency functions, powers, and duties with respect to con

struction. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 316, 65 Stat. 310.)

ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF Surgeon GENERAL

The Office of the Surgeon General was abolished by section 3 of 1966 Reorg. Plan No. 3 eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, and all functions thereof were transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of 1966 Reorg. Plan. No. 3, set out as a note under section 202 of this title.

SUBCHAPTER X.-DEVELOPMENT SITES FOR ISOLATED DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS

EXPIRATION DATE

For expiration of authority of Housing and Home Administrator to act under this subchapter, see section 1591c of this title.

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This subchapter is referred to in sections 1592d, 15921 of this title.

§§ 1593 to 1593d. Repealed. June 30, 1953, ch, 170, § 19, 67 Stat. 126.

Sections, act Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title IV, §§ 401— 405, 65 Stat. 310, 311, dealt with provision and development of sites for housing and community facilities to serve new defense installations in isolated areas.

Section 1593 was amended by act July 14, 1952, ch. 723, § 10 (d), 66 Stat. 604.

§ 1593e. Housing of persons displaced by acquisition of property for defense installations or industries. Upon a finding by the Housing and Home Finance Administrator that the acquisition of any real property for a defense installation or industry has resulted, or will result, in the displacement of persons from their homes on such property, he may (notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other law) issue regulations pursuant to which such persons may be permitted to occupy or purchase housing for which credit restrictions established pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 have been relaxed or housing which has been provided or assisted under the provisions of this Act (including amendments to other Acts provided herein), subject to any conditions or requirements that he determines necessary for purposes of national defense. (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title VI, § 611, 65 Stat. 316.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Word "this" in the words "this or any other law” and "this Act", referred to in the text, refers to the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, act Sept. 1, 1951. For distribution of that act, see

note under section 1591 of this title.

The Defense Production Act of 1950, referred to in the text, is classified to sections 2061-2166 of Title 50, Appendix, War and National Defense.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All of the functions, powers, and duties of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and its head and other officers and offices of said agency were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Pub. L. 89-174, § 5, Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669, classified to section 3534 of this title. Section 9(c) of Pub. L. 89-174, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title, provided in part that with respect to any function, power, or duty transferred by or under Pub. L. 89-174 and exercised hereafter, reference in another Federal law to the Housing and Home Finance Agency or any other officer, office, or agency therein shall be deemed to mean the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and that the positions and agencies heretofore established by law in connection with the functions, powers, and duties transferred under section 5(a) of Pub. L. 89-174 shall lapse.

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