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[CITE: 42USC1594e]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              SUBCHAPTER XI--HOUSING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 1594e. Definitions

    (a) Wherever the terms ``Secretary of Defense'' or ``Secretary of 
the Army, Navy, or Air Force'' appear in this title or in title VIII of 
the National Housing Act, as amended by the Housing Amendments of 1955 
[12 U.S.C. 1748 et seq.], they shall be deemed to mean the Secretary of 
Transportation in the case of the application of the provisions of this 
subchapter or of title VIII of the National Housing Act, as amended by 
the Housing Amendments of 1955, for the benefit of the United States 
Coast Guard.
    (b) Wherever the term ``armed services'' appears in this subchapter 
it shall be deemed to include the United States Coast Guard.

(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title IV, Sec. 409, 69 Stat. 654; Pub. L. 89-
670, Sec. 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 90-19, 
Sec. 12(g), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 24.)

                       References in Text

    This title, referred to in subsec. (a), 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 National Housing Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 
27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, as amended. Title VIII of the National 
Housing Act is classified generally to subchapter VIII (Sec. 1748 et 
seq.) of chapter 13, Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1701 of Title 12 and 
Tables.


                               Amendments

    1967--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-19 struck out ``or Secretary'' after 
``Secretary of Defense''.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all 
functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard of Secretary of 
the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the 
Treasury transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670, 
Sec. 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2) of Pub. L. 
89-670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of 
functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or 
when President directs as provided in section 3 of Title 14, Coast 
Guard. See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
