42 U.S.C. § 1531 — Untitled legal text

Page 4825 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE §§ 1531 to 1536 housing constructed or acquired under sub- chapters II to VII of this chapter. (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title I, § 4, as added Jan. 21, 1942, ch. 14, § 4, 56 Stat. 12; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1259; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §§ 205(a), 207(a), (f), 61 Stat. 501–503; June 19, 1948, ch. 520, 62 Stat. 492; June 28, 1948, ch. 688, § 3, 62 Stat. 1064; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapters III and VI of this chapter, referred to in text, were comprised of sections 1531 to 1536 of this title, and sections 1571 to 1576 of this title, respectively, and have been omitted from the Code. For further de- tails, see note set out under section 1522 of this title. Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved September 9, 1940, referred to in text, is the Second Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, act Sept. 9, 1940, ch. 717, 54 Stat. 872. Section 201 thereof appropriated $100,000,000 to the President for al- location to the former ‘‘War’’ Department, and to the Navy Department, for the construction of housing nec- essary to the national defense program. This provision is not classified to the Code. Public Laws 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, referred to in text, refer to the following acts, respec- tively: Public Law 9, Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, act Mar. 1, 1941, ch. 9, 55 Stat. 14; Public Law 73, Additional Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, act May 24, 1941, ch. 132, 55 Stat. 197; and Public Law 353, Third Supplemental National Defense Appro- priation Act, 1942, act Dec. 17, 1941, ch. 591, 55 Stat. 810. These three acts appropriated a total of $320,000,000 to the President for the purpose of providing housing nec- essary because of national defense activities and condi- tions arising out of World War II. These provisions are not classified to the Code, although all three acts are cited in a ‘‘Prior Additional Appropriations’’ note under section 1523 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted ‘‘Housing and Home Finance Administrator’’ for ‘‘National Housing Administrator’’ wherever appearing. 1948—Act June 19, 1948, inserted proviso to permit sale of certain permanent war housing to veterans at a purchase price not in excess of cost of construction. Act June 28, 1948, inserted last proviso. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of the Air Force inserted to conform to act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 207(a), (f), 61 Stat. 502, 503, and Secretary of Defense Transfer Orders No. 14, eff. July 1, 1948, and No. 40 [App. B(126)], July 29, 1949. Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501. Sections 205(a) and 207(a), (f) of act July 26, 1947, were repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641. Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 1, 70A Stat. 1, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’, which in sections 3010 to 3013 and 8010 to 8013 continued Departments of the Army and Air Force under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Air Force, respectively. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1522 of this title. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Federal Works Administrator relating to defense housing consolidated with other agencies into National Housing Agency during World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9070. SUBCHAPTER III—DEFENSE PUBLIC WORKS §§ 1531 to 1536. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 1531, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title II, § 201, as added June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 3, 55 Stat. 361, which de- clared the policy of this subchapter was to provide means by which public works were to be acquired, oper- ated, and maintained in the areas described in section 1532 of this title, and defined public works, was omitted in view of the omission of section 1532 of this title. Section 1532, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title II, § 202, as added June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 3, 55 Stat. 362; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 17, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3177, 64 Stat. 1269, which re- lated to the powers of the Housing and Home Adminis- trator respecting defense public works and defined pri- vate agency, was omitted pursuant to act July 3, 1952, ch. 570, § 1(a)(12), 66 Stat. 332, as amended by act Mar. 31, 1953, ch. 13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18, which provided that this section continue in force until six months after the ter- mination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on Dec. 16, 1950 by Proc. No. 2914, 15 F.R. 9029 64 Stat. A 454, set out as a note preceding section 1 of Title 50, War and National Defense, or on such earlier date or dates as provided by Congress, but in no event beyond July 1, 1953. Section 1533, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title II, § 203, as added June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 3, 55 Stat. 362; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1259; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 17, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3177, 64 Stat. 1269, which re- lated to the terms to be observed in the application of this subchapter and restricted governmental super- vision over schools and hospitals, was omitted in view of the omission of section 1532 of this title. Section 1534, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title II, § 204, as added June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 3, 55 Stat. 363; amended Jan. 21, 1942, ch. 14, § 5, 56 Stat. 12; July 15, 1943, ch. 240, 57 Stat. 565; July 3, 1945, ch. 264, § 1, 59 Stat. 383, which authorized appropriations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, was omitted in view of the omission of section 1532 of this title. Section 1535, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title II, § 205, as added June 26, 1946, ch. 498, 60 Stat. 314, which author- ized, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, contribu- tions for the operation and maintenance of school fa- cilities in order to enable school authorities that were still over-burdened with war-incurred school enroll- ments to meet their needs during transition from war to peacetime conditions. Section 1536, act July 31, 1953, ch. 302, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 305, which authorized the Administrator to trans- fer projects or facilities to other departments or agen- cies which request a transfer, was enacted as a part of the First Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1954, and not as a part of title II of the Lanham Public War Housing Act which comprised this subchapter, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS Act July 15, 1943, as amended by act July 3, 1945, pro- vided in part that no funds be used for loans, grants, or Page 4826 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 1541 contributions for the operation day care or extended school services for children of mothers employed in war areas if and when the War-Area-Child-Care Act of 1943 (S. 1130, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session), be- comes law, no grant, loan, or contribution for the maintenance or operation of public schools in any State be made without prior consultation with the State department of education and the United States Office of Education, and that none of the funds author- ized herein be used to acquire public works already op- erated by public or private agencies, except where funds were allotted for substantial additions or im- provements to such works with the consent of the owner, and that the total amount for contributions to public and private agencies for the maintenance and operation of public works after July 1, 1943, not exceed $120,000,000. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Acts Apr. 25, 1945, ch. 95, title I, 59 Stat. 80; July 3, 1945, ch. 264, §§ 2, 3, 59 Stat. 383, provided in part for an additional $20,000,000 to enable the Federal Works Ad- ministrator to carry out the functions vested in him by sections 1531 to 1534 and 1541 of this title, which amount was to remain available during the continuance of the unlimited national emergency declared by the Presi- dent on May 27, 1941 but which was not to be available for new projects after June 30, 1946 and of which amount $800,000 was to be available for administrative expenses, and the limitation of $80,000,000 in the First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1945, act Mar. 31, 1945, ch. 47, 95 Stat. 46, on the total amount to be allocated for contributions to public and private agencies for the maintenance and operation of public works after July 1, 1943 be increased to $85,000,000, and that in making al- locations from the funds herein appropriated for con- struction projects, priority be given to emergency projects involving an estimated cost to the Federal Government of less than $250,000. SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING SUBCHAPTERS II TO VII § 1541. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, acts Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 301, for- merly § 4, 54 Stat. 1127; renumbered title III, § 301, and amended June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(a), 55 Stat. 363; Apr. 10, 1942, ch. 239, § 1, 56 Stat. 212, which provided that when President declared that emergency declared by him on Sept. 8, 1939, ceased to exist, the authority con- tained in sections 1521, 1532, 1561, and 1562 of this title terminate and that property acquired or constructed under subchapters II to VII of this subchapter be dis- posed of as promptly as advantageous under cir- cumstances and in public interest, was omitted pursu- ant to act July 3, 1952, ch. 570, § 1(a)(12), 66 Stat. 332, as amended by act Mar. 31, 1953, ch. 13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18, which provided that this section continue in force until six months after the national emergency proclaimed by the President on Dec. 16, 1950 by Proc. No. 2914, 15 F.R. 9029, 64 Stat. A. 454, set out as a note preceding section 1 of Title 50, War and National Defense, or on such ear- lier date or dates as approved by Congress, but in no event beyond July 1, 1953. § 1542. Transfer of funds from other Federal agencies to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Where any Federal agency has funds for the provision of housing in connection with na- tional-defense activities it may, in its discre- tion, make transfers of those funds, in whole or in part, to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the funds so transferred shall be available for, but only for, any or all of the objects and purposes of and in accordance with all the authority and limitations contained in subchapters II to VII of this chapter, and for ad- ministrative expenses in connection therewith. (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 302, formerly § 5, 54 Stat. 1127; renumbered title III, § 302, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(b), 55 Stat. 363; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapters III and VI of this chapter, referred to in text, were comprised of sections 1531 to 1536 and 1571 to 1576, respectively, of this title and have been omitted from the Code. For further details, see note set out under section 1522 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted ‘‘Housing and Home Finance Administrator’’ for ‘‘National Housing Administrator’’. 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 1522 of this title. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Federal Works Administrator relating to defense housing consolidated with other agencies into National Housing Agency during World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9070. § 1543. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, acts Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 303, for- merly § 6, 54 Stat. 1127; renumbered title III, § 303, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(b), 55 Stat. 363; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529; July 7, 1943, ch. 196, § 3, 57 Stat. 388; Feb. 18, 1946, ch. 30, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 9; June 11, 1948, ch. 448, 62 Stat. 356; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73, which related to disposi- tion of moneys derived from rentals or operations of ac- quired or constructed property and to establishment, limitations on, and termination of reserves, was omit- ted in view of the omission of section 1541 of this title. § 1544. Power of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to manage, convey, etc., hous- ing properties Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, whether relating to the acquisition, handling, or disposal of real or other property by the United States or to other matters, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with respect to any property acquired or constructed under the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this chapter, is authorized by means of Government personnel, selected qualified private agencies, or public agencies (a) to deal with, maintain, oper- ate, administer, and insure; (b) to pursue to