References in Text
Public Law 849, Seventy-sixth Congress, as amended, referred to in text, is act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, 54 Stat. 1125, known as the “Lanham Public War Housing Act”, which is classified generally to subchapters II to VII (§§ 1521 et seq., 1531 et seq., 1541 et seq., 1561 et seq., 1571 et seq., and 1581 et seq.) of chapter 9 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under
section 1501 of Title 42 and Tables. Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, as amended, 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 allocation to the former “War” Department, and to the Navy Department, for the
Construction
of housing necessary to the national defense program. This provision was not classified to the code. Public Laws 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, as amended, referred to in text, refer to the following acts, respectively: 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 Appropriation 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 necessary because of national defense activities and conditions arising out of World War II. These provisions were not classified to the code, although all three acts are cited in a “Prior Additional Appropriations” note under
section 1523 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Public Law 671, Seventy-sixth Congress, referred to in text, is act
June 28, 1940, ch. 440, 54 Stat. 676. Provisions of the Act relating to housing are contained in title II, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 1501 et seq.) of chapter 9 of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, referred to in text, is Joint Res. Apr. 8, 1935, ch. 48, 49 Stat. 115. It was a temporary legislation, and was formerly set out in a note in former chapter 16 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. See notes under sections
721 to
728 of that title.
Amendments
1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing, and “Secretary” for “Public Housing Administration” and “said Administration” in second par., respectively. 1952—Act July 14, 1952, inserted last par. 1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, § 120, made the insurance authority of this section applicable to sale by the Public Housing Administration, or any public housing agency, of any housing owned or financially assisted pursuant to the provisions of sections
1501 to
1505 of Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare, which provided for the
Construction
of war housing out of prior authorizations for low-rent public housing on the condition that such housing would be converted to low-rent use after termination of its use for war housing. Act Apr. 20, 1950, § 122, substituted “Commissioner” for “Administrator” wherever appearing. 1948—Act Aug. 10, 1948, inserted last par. relating to the Greenbelt towns.
