Subject to the provisions and limitations of this subchapter and subchapter VIII of this chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to provide housing in any areas (subject to the provisions of [section 1591 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1591&num=0&edition=prelim)) needed for defense workers or military personnel or to extend assistance for the provision of, or to provide, community facilities or services required in connection with national defense activities in any area which the President, pursuant to the authority contained in said section, has determined to be a critical defense housing area.
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Subject to the provisions and limitations of this subchapter and subchapter VIII of this chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to provide housing in any areas (subject to the provisions of [section 1591 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1591&num=0&edition=prelim)) needed for defense workers or military personnel or to extend assistance for the provision of, or to provide, community facilities or services required in connection with national defense activities in any area which the President, pursuant to the authority contained in said section, has determined to be a critical defense housing area.
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§ 1592. Authority of Secretary
Subject to the provisions and limitations of
this subchapter and subchapter VIII of this
chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) is authorized to provide housing in any
areas (subject to the provisions of section 1591 of
this title) needed for defense workers or mili-
tary personnel or to extend assistance for the
provision of, or to provide, community facilities
or services required in connection with national
defense activities in any area which the Presi-
dent, pursuant to the authority contained in
said section, has determined to be a critical de-
fense housing area.
(Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 301, 65 Stat. 303;
Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, see note set out under section 1581
of this title.
§ 1592a. Construction of housing
(a) Types, sales, preferences in purchases, and
payment
Consistent with other requirements of na-
tional defense, any permanent housing con-
structed pursuant to the authority of this sub-
chapter shall consist of one- to four-family
dwelling structures (including row houses) so ar-
ranged that they may be offered for separate
sale. All housing of permanent construction
which is constructed or acquired under the au-
thority of this subchapter shall be sold as expe-
ditiously as possible and in the public interest
taking into consideration the continuation of
the need for such housing by persons engaged in
national defense activities. All dwelling struc-
tures of permanent construction designed for oc-
cupancy by not more than four families (includ-
ing row