Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§1564 Definitions
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - DEFENSE HOUSING AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › § 1564
Summary
Use "Federal Works Administrator", "Administrator", or "Federal Works Agency" to mean the Housing and Home Finance Administrator/Agency for housing, and Federal Works Administrator/Agency for public works and equipment.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §1564
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As used in subchapters II to VII of this chapter the term “Federal Works Administrator” or “Administrator”, or “Federal Works Agency” shall, with respect to housing, be deemed to refer to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator or the Housing and Home Finance Agency, as the case may be. Such terms shall, with respect to public works and equipment therefor, be deemed to refer to the Federal Works Administrator or the Federal Works Agency, as the case may be.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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” and “Housing and Home Finance Agency” for “National Housing Administrator” and “National Housing Agency”, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
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. Functions under sections 1531 to 1534 of this title transferred from Federal Works Administrator to Administrator of General Services by act
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(a), 63 Stat. 380, which was classified to section 753(a) of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and subsequently transferred to Housing and Home Finance Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. 17 of 1950, § 1, eff.
May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3177, 64 Stat. 1269, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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.
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Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 1564
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
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