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[CITE: 42USC1544]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
    SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING SUBCHAPTERS II TO VII
 
Sec. 1544. Power of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
        to manage, convey, etc., housing properties
        
    Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, whether relating to the 
acquisition, handling, or disposal of real or other property by the 
United States or to other matters, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, with respect to any property acquired or constructed under 
the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this chapter, is authorized 
by means of Government personnel, selected qualified private agencies, 
or public agencies (a) to deal with, maintain, operate, administer, and 
insure; (b) to pursue to final collection by way of compromise or 
otherwise, all claims arising therefrom; (c) to rent, lease, exchange, 
sell for cash or credit, and convey the whole or any part of such 
property and to convey without cost portions thereof to local 
municipalities for street or other public use: Provided, That any such 
transaction shall be upon such terms, including the period of any lease, 
as may be deemed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be 
in the public interest: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall fix fair rentals, on projects developed 
pursuant to subchapters II to VII of this chapter, which shall be based 
on the value thereof as determined by him, with power during the 
emergency, in exceptional cases, to adjust the rent to the income of the 
persons to be housed, and that rentals to be charged for Army, Air 
Force, and Navy personnel shall be fixed by the Departments of the Army, 
Air Force, and Navy: Provided further, That any lease authorized 
hereunder shall not be subject to the provisions of section 303b of 
title 40. As used in this section the term ``local municipalities'' 
shall include the District of Columbia.

(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, Sec. 304, formerly Sec. 7, 54 Stat. 
1127; renumbered title III, Sec. 304, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, Sec. 4(b), 
55 Stat. 363; amended Jan. 21, 1942, ch. 14, Sec. 6, 56 Stat. 12; Ex. 
Ord. No. 9070, Sec. 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529; Apr. 10, 1942, 
ch. 239, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 212; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 
Secs. 205(a), 207(a), (f), 61 Stat. 501-503; 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 and 1571 to 1576, respectively, of 
this title and have been omitted from the Code. For further details, see 
note set out under section 1522 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1950--Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted ``Housing and Home Finance 
Administrator'' for ``National Housing Administrator'' wherever 
appearing.
    1942--Act Apr. 10, 1942, inserted last sentence.
    Act Jan. 21, 1942, amended second 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, and Secretary 
of Defense Transfer Orders No. 14, eff. July 1, 1948, and No. 40 [App. 
B(129)], 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 sections 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.


                            Cross References

    Occupancy of government housing facilities by members of uniformed 
services and their dependents, see section 403 of Title 37, Pay and 
Allowances of the Uniformed Services.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1552 of this title.
