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42 U.S.C. § 1524 — Declaration of policy; disposal of housing
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It is declared to be the policy of this subchapter to further the national defense by providing housing in those areas where it cannot otherwise be provided by private enterprise when needed, and that such housing may be sold and disposed of as expeditiously as possible: Provided, That in disposing of said housing consideration shall be given to its full market value and said housing or any part thereof shall not, unless specifically authorized by Congress, be conveyed to any public or private agency organized for slum clearance or to provide subsidized housing for persons of low income: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, in his discretion, upon the request of the Secretaries of the Army, Air Force or Navy transfer to the jurisdiction of the Army, Air Force or Navy Departments such housing constructed under the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this chapter as may be considered to be permanently useful to the Army, Air Force or Navy: Provided further, That whenever the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development disposes of any permanent house or structure containing not more than four family dwelling units under authority of this subchapter by offering such house or structure for sale on an individual basis, he shall, when the purchaser is a veteran buying for his own occupancy, sell any such house or structure (1) at a purchase price not in excess of the apportioned cost of such house or structure and of the land and appurtenances allocated thereto, together with the apportioned share of the cost of all utilities and other facilities provided for and common to the project of which such house or structure is a part, or (2) at a purchase price not in excess of such considered full market value of such house or structure and th
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It is declared to be the policy of this subchapter to further the national defense by providing housing in those areas where it cannot otherwise be provided by private enterprise when needed, and that such housing may be sold and disposed of as expeditiously as possible: Provided, That in disposing of said housing consideration shall be given to its full market value and said housing or any part thereof shall not, unless specifically authorized by Congress, be conveyed to any public or private agency organized for slum clearance or to provide subsidized housing for persons of low income: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, in his discretion, upon the request of the Secretaries of the Army, Air Force or Navy transfer to the jurisdiction of the Army, Air Force or Navy Departments such housing constructed under the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this chapter as may be considered to be permanently useful to the Army, Air Force or Navy: Provided further, That whenever the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development disposes of any permanent house or structure containing not more than four family dwelling units under authority of this subchapter by offering such house or structure for sale on an individual basis, he shall, when the purchaser is a veteran buying for his own occupancy, sell any such house or structure (1) at a purchase price not in excess of the apportioned cost of such house or structure and of the land and appurtenances allocated thereto, together with the apportioned share of the cost of all utilities and other facilities provided for and common to the project of which such house or structure is a part, or (2) at a purchase price not in excess of such considered full market value of such house or structure and the land, appurtenances, utilities and facilities allocated thereto, whichever purchase price is the less: Provided further, That, for the purposes of this section, housing constructed or acquired under the provisions of Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved September 9, 1940, or Public Law 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved, respectively, March 1, 1941, May 24, 1941, and December 17, 1941, shall be deemed to be housing constructed or acquired under subchapters II to VII of this chapter.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, acts Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title I, § 3, 54 Stat. 1126; Apr. 29, 1941, ch. 80, § 2, 55 Stat. 147; June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 2, 55 Stat. 361; Jan. 21, 1942, ch. 14, § 3, 56 Stat. 12; Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. Feb 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1529; Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 572, 56 Stat. 763; July 7, 1943, ch. 196, §§ 1, 2, 57 Stat. 387; July 1, 1944, ch. 374, 58 Stat. 720; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73, which related to authorization of appropriations for the purpose of this subchapter, was omitted in view of the omission of [section 1521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Prior Additional Appropriations
Joint Res. Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 857, 54 Stat. 1115, $75,000,000.
Acts Mar. 1, 1941, ch. 9, 55 Stat. 14, $5,000,000.
May 24, 1941, ch. 132, 55 Stat. 199, $150,000,000.
Dec. 17, 1941, ch. 591, title III, 55 Stat. 818, $300,000,000.
Dec. 23, 1941, ch. 621, 55 Stat. 855, $300,000,000.
July 12, 1943, ch. 229, title I, 57 Stat. 540, $50,000,000.
Dec. 23, 1943, ch. 380, title I, 57 Stat. 618, $50,000,000.
Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 152, title I, 58 Stat. 153, $115,000,000.
June 28, 1944, ch. 304, title I, 58 Stat. 604.
Apr. 25, 1945, ch. 95 title I, 59 Stat. 82; July 5, 1945, ch. 271, title I, 59 Stat. 420, $84,373,000.
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As used in subchapters II to VII of this chapter, (a) the term “persons engaged in national-defense activities” shall include (1) enlisted men in the naval or military services of the United States; (2) employees of the United States in the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases; (3) workers engaged or to be engaged in industries connected with and essential to the national defense; (4) officers of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps not above the grade of captain, and officers of the Navy and Coast Guard, not above the grade of lieutenant, senior grade, assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases, or to duty at defense industries: Provided, That any proceedings for the recovery of possession of any property or project developed or constructed under this subchapter shall be brought by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the courts of the States having jurisdiction of such causes and the laws of the States shall be applicable thereto; (b) the term “Federal agency” means any executive department or office (including the President), independent establishment, commission, board, bureau, division, or office in the executive branch of the United States Government, or other agency of the United States, including corporations in which the United States owns all or a majority of the stock, directly or indirectly.
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Any agency designated by the President to provide temporary shelter under the provisions of Public Law Numbered 9, Seventy-seventh Congress, Public Law Numbered 73, Seventy-seventh Congress, or the Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriations Act, 1942, shall have the same powers with respect to the management, maintenance, operation, and administration of such temporary shelter as are granted to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1544 and [section 1546 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1546&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to projects constructed hereunder, and the provisions of [section 1547 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1547&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to such temporary shelter projects and the occupants thereof.
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Except as otherwise provided in subchapters II to VII of this chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, as promptly as may be practicable and in the public interest, remove (by demolition or otherwise) all housing under his jurisdiction which is of a temporary character, as determined by him, and constructed under the provisions of this subchapter, Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, and Public Laws 9, 73, 353, Seventy-seventh Congress. Such removal shall, in any event, be accomplished not later than July 1, 1954 or by such later date as may be required because of extensions of time in accordance with [section 1584 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1584&num=0&edition=prelim), with the exception only of such housing as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, after consultation with local communities, finds is still urgently needed because of a particularly acute housing shortage in the area: Provided, That all such exceptions shall be reexamined annually by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and that all such exceptions and reexaminations shall be reported to the Congress. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law except provisions of law hereafter enacted expressly in limitation hereof, no Federal statute, or regulation thereunder, shall prohibit or restrict any action or proceeding to recover possession of any housing accommodations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section or [section 1584 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1584&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The requirements of [section 1553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1553&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to any temporary housing—
**(a)** for which such requirements have been waived pursuant to section 1575 11 See References in Text note below. or [section 1581 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1581&num=0&edition=prelim);
**(b)** transferred by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force pursuant to [section 1524 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1524&num=0&edition=prelim);
**(c)** disposed of by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under subchapter II or IV of this chapter for long-term housing or nonhousing use without any requirement for removal where the governing body of the municipality or county has adopted a resolution determining that, on the basis of local need and acceptability, the structures involved are (1) satisfactory for such long-term use or (2) satisfactory for such long-term use if conditions prescribed in such resolution, affecting the physical characteristics of the project, are met: Provided, That any such conditions shall not affect the disposal of any temporary housing hereunder, and the United States shall assume no responsibility for compliance with such conditions: And provided further, That any housing disposed of for housing use in accordance with this subsection shall thereafter be deemed to be housing accommodations, the construction of which was completed after June 30, 1947, within the meaning of section 4 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, relating to pr
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As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
**(a)** The term “governing body of the municipality or county” means the governing body of the city, village, or other municipality having general governmental authority over the area in which the housing involved is located or, if the housing is not located in such a municipality, the term means the governing body of the county or parish in which the housing is located, or if the housing is located in the District of Columbia the term means the Council of the District of Columbia.
**(b)** The term “housing” means any housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (including trailers and other mobile or portable housing) constructed, acquired, or made available under subchapters II to VII of this chapter or Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved September 9, 1940, or Public Laws 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved, respectively, March 1, 1941, May 24, 1941, and December 17, 1941, or any other law, and includes in addition to dwellings any structures, appurtenances, and other property, real or personal, acquired for or held in connection therewith.
**(c)** The term “temporary housing” means any housing (as defined in (b)) which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has determined to be “of a temporary character” pursuant to subchapters II to VII of this chapter and shall also include any such housing after rights thereto have been relinquished or transferred under this subchapter or [section 1575 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1575&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d)** The terms “veteran” and “serviceman” m
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1523
§ 1(a)(12), 66 Stat. 332, as amended by act Mar. 31, 1953,
ch. 13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18. Sections 1531, 1533, and 1534 were
omitted from the Code upon the termination of section
1532. Section 1535 was omitted from the Code as exe-
cuted. Section 1536 was omitted from the Code as not
having been repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
Subchapter VI of this chapter, referred to in text, was
comprised of sections 1571 to 1576 of this title. Sections
1571 and 1573 have been omitted from the Code pursuant
to the time limitation set out in act July 3, 1952, ch.
570, § 1(a)(12), (21), 66 Stat. 332, as amended by act Mar.
31, 1953, ch. 13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18. Sections 1572 and 1575
were omitted upon the termination of sections 1571 and
1573. Section 1574 was repealed by act Oct. 31, 1951, ch.
654, § 1(113), 65 Stat. 706. Section 1576 was omitted from
the Code as not having been repeated in subsequent ap-
propriation acts.
AMENDMENTS
1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted ‘‘Housing and
Home Finance Administrator’’ for ‘‘National Housing
Administrator’’.
1942—Act Jan. 21, 1942, inserted cl. (a)(4) and proviso.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of the Air Force inserted on authority of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 207(a), (f), 61 Stat. 502,
503. Department of War designated Department of the
Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec-
retary 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, enacted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’, which in sec-
tions 3010 to 3013 and
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