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[CITE: 42USC1524]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                     SUBCHAPTER II--DEFENSE HOUSING
 
Sec. 1524. Declaration of policy; disposal of housing

    It is declared to be the policy of this subchapter to further the 
national defense by providing housing in those areas where it cannot 
otherwise be provided by private enterprise when needed, and that such 
housing may be sold and disposed of as expeditiously as possible: 
Provided, That in disposing of said housing consideration shall be given 
to its full market value and said housing or any part thereof shall not, 
unless specifically authorized by Congress, be conveyed to any public or 
private agency organized for slum clearance or to provide subsidized 
housing for persons of low income: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may, in his discretion, upon the 
request of the Secretaries of the Army, Air Force or Navy transfer to 
the jurisdiction of the Army, Air Force or Navy Departments such housing 
constructed under the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this 
chapter as may be considered to be permanently useful to the Army, Air 
Force or Navy: Provided further, That whenever the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development disposes of any permanent house or structure 
containing not more than four family dwelling units under authority of 
this subchapter by offering such house or structure for sale on an 
individual basis, he shall, when the purchaser is a veteran buying for 
his own occupancy, sell any such house or structure (1) at a purchase 
price not in excess of the apportioned cost of such house or structure 
and of the land and appurtenances allocated thereto, together with the 
apportioned share of the cost of all utilities and other facilities 
provided for and common to the project of which such house or structure 
is a part, or (2) at a purchase price not in excess of such considered 
full market value of such house or structure and the land, 
appurtenances, utilities and facilities allocated thereto, whichever 
purchase price is the less: Provided further, That, for the purposes of 
this section, housing constructed or acquired under the provisions of 
Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved September 9, 1940, or 
Public Law 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved, 
respectively, March 1, 1941, May 24, 1941, and December 17, 1941, shall 
be deemed to be housing constructed or acquired under subchapters II to 
VII of this chapter.

(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title I, Sec. 4, as added Jan. 21, 1942, ch. 
14, Sec. 4, 56 Stat. 12; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, Sec. 1, eff. Feb. 
24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1259; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Secs. 205(a), 
207(a), (f), 61 Stat. 501-503; June 19, 1948, ch. 520, 62 Stat. 492; 
June 28, 1948, ch. 688, Sec. 3, 62 Stat. 1064; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, 
title II, Sec. 204, 64 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 89-174, Sec. 5(a), Sept. 9, 
1965, 79 Stat. 669.)

                       References in Text

    Subchapters III and VI of this chapter, referred to in text, were 
comprised of sections 1531 to 1536 of this title, and sections 1571 to 
1576 of this title, respectively, and have been omitted from the Code. 
For further details, see note set out under section 1522 of this title.
    Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved September 9, 1940, 
referred to in text, is the Second Supplemental National Defense 
Appropriation Act, 1941, act Sept. 9, 1940, ch. 717, 54 Stat. 872. 
Section 201 thereof appropriated $100,000,000 to the President for 
allocation to the former ``War'' Department, and to the Navy Department, 
for the construction of housing necessary to the national defense 
program. This provision is not classified to the Code.
    Public Laws 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, referred to in 
text, refer to the following acts, respectively: Public Law 9, Urgent 
Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, act Mar. 1, 1941, ch. 9, 55 Stat. 
14; Public Law 73, Additional Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, 
act May 24, 1941, ch. 132, 55 Stat. 197; and Public Law 353, Third 
Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, act Dec. 17, 
1941, ch. 591, 55 Stat. 810. These three acts appropriated a total of 
$320,000,000 to the President for the purpose of providing housing 
necessary because of national defense activities and conditions arising 
out of World War II. These provisions are not classified to the Code, 
although all three acts are cited in a ``Prior Additional 
Appropriations'' note under section 1523 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1950--Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted ``Housing and Home Finance 
Administrator'' for ``National Housing Administrator'' wherever 
appearing.
    1948--Act June 19, 1948, inserted proviso to permit sale of certain 
permanent war housing to veterans at a purchase price not in excess of 
cost of construction.
    Act June 28, 1948, inserted last proviso.

                         Change of Name

    Department of the Air Force inserted to conform to section 207(a), 
(f) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501, 502, and 
Secretary of Defense Transfer Orders No. 14, eff. July 1, 1948, and No. 
40 [App. B(126)], July 29, 1949. Department of War designated Department 
of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the 
Army by section 205(a) of such act July 26, 1947. Sections 205(a) and 
207(a), (f) of act July 26, 1947, were repealed by section 53 of act 
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, 
enacted ``Title 10, Armed Forces'', which in sections 3010 to 3013 and 
8010 to 8013 continued Departments of the Army and Air Force under 
administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the 
Air Force, respectively.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, see note set out under section 1522 of this title.
    Functions of Federal Works Administrator relating to defense housing 
consolidated with other agencies into National Housing Agency during 
World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9070.
