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[CITE: 42USC1591c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VIII--CRITICAL DEFENSE HOUSING AREAS
 
Sec. 1591c. Expiration date; exception

    After June 30, 1953, no construction of permanent housing may be 
begun under subchapter IX of this chapter. After July 31, 1954, (a) no 
mortgage may be insured under title IX of the National Housing Act, as 
amended [12 U.S.C. 1750 et seq.] (except (i) pursuant to a commitment to 
insure issued on or before such date or (ii) after July 31, 1954, and 
until August 1, 1955, during such period, or for such project or 
projects, as the President may designate hereunder or (iii) pursuant to 
a commitment to insure issued pursuant to the preceding clause (ii)), 
(b) no agreement may be made to extend assistance for the provision of 
community facilities or services under subchapter IX of this chapter, 
and no construction of temporary housing or community facilities by the 
United States may be begun under such subchapter, except after July 31, 
1954, and until August 1, 1955, during such period, or for such project 
or projects, as the President may designate hereunder: Provided, That to 
the extent necessary to assure the adequate completion of any facilities 
for which prior agreements have been made under subchapter IX of this 
chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, at any time 
after July 31, 1954, enter into amendatory agreements under such 
subchapter involving the expenditure of additional Federal funds within 
the balance available therefor on or before such date, (c) no loan may 
be made or obligations purchased by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 1701g-1 of title 12 (except pursuant to a 
commitment issued on or before June 30, 1953, or to refinance an 
existing loan or existing obligations held under such section by said 
Secretary on June 30, 1953).

(Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title I, Sec. 104, 65 Stat. 295; June 30, 1953, 
ch. 170, Sec. 16, 67 Stat. 125; June 29, 1954, ch. 410, Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 
320; Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title I, Sec. 129, 68 Stat. 609; June 30, 
1955, ch. 251, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 225; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, 
Sec. 105, 69 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 89-174, Sec. 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 
Stat. 669.)

                       References in Text

    The National Housing Act, referred to in text, is act June 27, 1934, 
ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, as amended. Title IX of the National Housing Act 
is title IX of act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, as added by act Sept. 1, 
1951, ch. 378, title II, Sec. 201, 65 Stat. 295, which is classified 
generally to subchapter X (Sec. 1750 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 12, 
Banks and Banking. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, 
see section 1701 of Title 12 and Tables.
    Section 1701g-1 of title 12, referred to in text, has been omitted 
from the Code.


                               Amendments

    1955--Act Aug. 11, 1955, inserted item (iii) in cl. (a).
    Act June 30, 1955, substituted ``August 1, 1955'' for ``July 1, 
1955'' in two places in second sentence.
    1954--Act Aug. 2, 1954, gave President standby authority to use 
mortgage insurance authority under title IX of the National Housing Act 
and the provisions in subchapter IX of this chapter for Federal aid in 
providing defense housing and community facilities and services in 
critical defense areas, in substitution for provisions under which 
authority for new projects under these two programs would have expired 
on June 30, 1954, and authorized the Housing and Home Finance 
Administrator to enter into amendatory agreements after June 30, 1954, 
to provide additional Federal assistance with respect to defense 
community facilities undertaken on or before such date where he finds it 
necessary to do so to assure the adequate completion of such facilities.
    Act June 29, 1954, substituted ``July 31, 1954'' for ``June 30, 
1954'' at beginning of second sentence.
    1953--Act June 30, 1953, inserted sentence prohibiting the beginning 
of permanent housing construction under subchapter IX of this chapter, 
after June 30, 1953; substituted ``June 30, 1954'' for ``June 30, 1953'' 
at beginning of present second sentence and ``temporary housing'' for 
``housing'' in cl. (b) of present second sentence; struck a former cl. 
(c) out of existing second sentence which provided that (after June 30, 
1953) no land might be acquired by the Housing and Home Finance 
Administrator under subchapter X of this chapter; and redesignated cl. 
(d) as (c).

                          Transfer of Functions

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