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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1503 Development of projects by Secretary; financial assistance to public housing agencies

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PROJECTS GENERALLY › § 1503

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the President finds a severe housing shortage in an area that slows the national defense effort, and needed housing would not be built in time, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development can build and run housing for people working in defense jobs and their families, or give money to public housing agencies so they can do it. That financial help must follow the rules and procedures of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1503

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In any localities where the President determines that there is an acute shortage of housing which impedes the national defense program and that the necessary housing would not otherwise be provided when needed for persons engaged in national defense activities, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may undertake the development and administration of projects to assure the availability of dwellings in such localities for such persons and their families, or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may extend financial assistance of public housing agencies for the development and administration of such projects. Such financial assistance to public housing agencies shall be extended (except as otherwise provided herein and not inconsistent herewith) under the provisions of, and in the same manner and forms as provided in, title I 11 So in original. Reference should probably be to entire “United States Housing Act of 1937” because such Act is not divided into titles. See section 1437 et seq. of this title. of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.], with respect to other housing projects.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in text, is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 1437 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1437 of this title and Tables.

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 1501 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1503

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73