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[CITE: 42USC1594c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              SUBCHAPTER XI--HOUSING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 1594c. Services of architects and engineers; use of 
        appropriations; acquisition of sites
        
    Whenever the Secretary of Defense or his designee determines that it 
is desirable in order to effectuate the purposes of this title, the 
Secretary is authorized, without regard to the civil service and 
classification laws, to procure, by negotiation or otherwise, the 
services of architects and engineers, or organizations thereof, under 
such arrangements as he deems desirable, but at an expense not in excess 
of that permissible under the schedule of fees allowed from time to time 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with 
projects assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended [42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.]. Such services may include the 
development of plans, drawings and specifications for family housing 
under this title and other services in connection therewith: Provided, 
That such plans, drawings, and specifications may include the use of any 
project to be constructed under this subchapter of alternate materials 
or alternate types of construction, including prefabrication, that 
provide substantially equal value and conform to standards established 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, 
That such plans, drawings, and specifications, when developed pursuant 
to arrangements made under this section after August 7, 1956, shall 
follow the principle of modular measure, in order that the housing may 
be built by conventional construction, on-site fabrication, factory 
precutting, factory fabrication, or any combination of these 
construction methods: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
may designate certain sites or parts thereof for family housing to be 
furnished from prefabricated houses or housing components. Such 
arrangements may include provision for advance or progress payments, for 
payment by third parties, for payment by the Government of any such 
compensation as it not paid for by third parties, and shall include 
provision for reimbursement by third parties to the Government of any 
compensation or other expenses paid by the Government pursuant to this 
section, and may include other provisions for compensation. Any public 
works appropriations now or hereafter available to the Departments of 
the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Coast Guard may be obligated by the 
respective departments or the Coast Guard for these purposes. 
Reimbursements to the Government on account of payments made pursuant to 
this section shall be made to appropriations against which such payments 
were charged. The Secretary of Defense is further authorized to advance 
or pay to the Department of Housing and Urban Development its 
``Appraisal and Eligibility Statement'' fees in connection with such 
family housing. The Secretary of Defense is further authorized to enter 
into arrangements by contract or otherwise for eventual acquisition by 
the Government, without cost to the Government of all right, title, and 
interest in sites on which housing is constructed pursuant to this title 
and improvements thereon.

(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title IV, Sec. 406, 69 Stat. 653; Aug. 7, 1956, 
ch. 1029, title V, Sec. 509, 70 Stat. 1110; Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 12(f), 
(h)(7), (8), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 24.)

                       References in Text

    This title, referred to in text, means title IV of act Aug. 11, 
1955, ch. 783, 69 Stat. 646, as amended, which enacted sections 1594 and 
1594a, 1594b to 1594f of this title, amended sections 1720, 1748, and 
1748a to 1748g of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and enacted provisions 
set out as a note under section 1748 of Title 12. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
    The civil service laws, referred to in text, are set forth in Title 
5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 
3301 et seq. of Title 5.
    The classification laws, referred to in text, are classified 
generally to chapter 51 (Sec. 5101 et seq.) and subchapter III 
(Sec. 5331 et seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 5.
    The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in text, is act 
Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93-383, title 
II, Sec. 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653, which is classified 
generally to chapter 8 (Sec. 1437 et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1437 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1967--Pub. L. 90-19 substituted ``Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development'' and ``Department of Housing and Urban Development'' for 
``Public Housing Administration'' and ``Federal Housing Administration'' 
in first sentence and first proviso and for ``Federal Housing 
Administration'' in penultimate sentence and ``Secretary of Defense'' 
for ``Secretary'' in third proviso and last two sentences, respectively.
    1956--Act Aug. 7, 1956, inserted second proviso requiring plans, 
drawings, and specifications to follow the principle of modular measure, 
so the housing may be built by conventional construction, on-site 
fabrication, factory precutting, factory fabrication, or any combination 
of these construction methods.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1594d of this title.
