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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1522 Definitions; actions to recover developed property

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DEFENSE HOUSING › § 1522

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Names who count as people working on national defense and what counts as a Federal agency. It also says that if anyone wants to get back property or a project built under these rules, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development must bring the case in the state courts that have power over it, and state law applies. "Persons engaged in national-defense activities" includes four groups: enlisted service members; civilian employees of the Navy, Army, and Air Force assigned to posts or bases; workers in industries tied to the national defense; and certain junior officers (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps up to the grade of captain; Navy and Coast Guard up to the grade of lieutenant, senior grade) assigned to bases or defense industries. "Federal agency" means any executive department or office (including the President), independent agency or similar executive-branch body, or a corporation the United States owns all or a majority of the stock.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1522

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

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subchapter III of this chapter, referred to in text, was comprised of sections 1531 to 1536 of this title. section 1532 was omitted from the Code pursuant to the time limitation set out in 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. section 1531, 1533, and 1534 were omitted from the Code upon the termination of section 1532. section 1535 was omitted from the Code as executed. 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. section 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. section 1572 and 1575 were omitted upon the termination of section 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 appropriation 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 Secretary of the Army by act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501. section 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 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 authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. Functions of Housing and Home Finance Agency transferred to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669, which is classified to section 3534(a) of this title. section 9(c) of such act, set out as a note under section 3531 of this title, provided that references to Housing and Home Finance Agency or to any agency or officer therein are to be deemed to mean Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and that Housing and Home Finance Agency has lapsed.

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1522

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73