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[CITE: 42USC1591a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VIII--CRITICAL DEFENSE HOUSING AREAS
 
Sec. 1591a. Construction by private enterprise

    In order to assure that private enterprise shall be afforded full 
opportunity to provide the defense housing needed wherever possible, in 
any area which the President, pursuant to the authority contained in 
section 1591 of this title, has declared to be a critical defense 
housing area--

              (a) Publication of number of units needed

        first, the number of permanent dwelling units (including 
    information as to types, rentals, and general locations) needed for 
    defense workers and military personnel in such critical defense 
    housing area shall be publicly announced and printed in the Federal 
    Register by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

                (b) Suspension of credit restrictions

        second, residential credit restrictions under the Defense 
    Production Act of 1950, as amended [50 App. U.S.C. 2061 et seq.], 
    (1) as to housing to be sold at $12,000 or less per unit or to be 
    rented at $85 or less per unit per month, shall be suspended with 
    respect to the number and types of housing units at the sales prices 
    or rentals which the President determines to be needed in such area 
    for defense workers or military personnel, and (2) as to all other 
    housing, shall be relaxed in such manner and to such extent as the 
    President determines to be necessary and appropriate to obtain the 
    production of such housing needed in such area for defense workers 
    or military personnel;

                       (c) Mortgage insurance

        third, the mortgage insurance aids provided under title II of 
    this Act shall be made available to obtain the production of housing 
    needed in such area for defense workers or military personnel; and

            (d) Construction by Government as conditional

        fourth, no permanent housing shall be constructed by the Federal 
    Government under the provisions of subchapter IX of this chapter 
    except to the extent that private builders or eligible mortgagees 
    have not, within a period of not less than ninety days (as the 
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall specify) following 
    public announcement of the availability of such mortgage insurance 
    aids under title II of this Act, indicated through bona fide 
    applications (which meet the requirements as to types, rentals, or 
    sales prices, and general locations) for exceptions from such 
    residential credit restrictions or for mortgage insurance or 
    guaranty that they will provide the housing determined to be needed 
    in such area for defense workers and military personnel and publicly 
    announced as provided by subsection (a) of this section.

(Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title I, Sec. 102, 65 Stat. 294; Pub. L. 89-
174, Sec. 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)

                       References in Text

    The Defense Production Act of 1950, referred to in subsec. (b), is 
act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, 64 Stat. 798, as amended, which is 
classified to section 2061 et seq. of Title 50, Appendix, War and 
National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, 
see section 2061 of Title 50, Appendix, and Tables.
    This Act, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), means act Sept. 1, 
1951, ch. 378, 65 Stat. 293, as amended, known as the Defense Housing 
and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951. Title II of this Act 
enacted subchapter X (Sec. 1750 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 12, 
Banks and Banking, and amended sections 371, 1430, 1702, 1706, 1715c, 
1715f, 1716, and 1743 of Title 12. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1951 Amendment note set out under 
section 1501 of this title and Tables.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1592, 1592a of this title.
