§1594b — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Defense or someone he names can run housing bought under this law and assign units to military and civilian workers and their families. Money from quarters allowances, allotments, and rent paid by civilians can be used to pay the mortgage company's principal, interest, and related debts, but not upkeep or operating costs. Those payments must average no more than $90 a month per unit and cannot exceed $21,000,000 a month in total; for the Coast Guard the total is capped at $90,000 a month.

Title 42, §1594b

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The Secretary of Defense or his designee is authorized to maintain and operate any housing acquired under this title and assign quarters therein to military and civilian personnel and their dependents. Appropriations for quarters allowances or appropriate allotments, and rental charges to civilian personnel, may be utilized by the military department concerned for the payment of principal, interest, and other obligations, except those of maintenance and operation, of the mortgagor corporation with respect to such housing projects. Such payments shall not exceed an average of $90 a month per housing unit and total payments for all housing so acquired shall not exceed $21,000,000 per month: Provided, That, in case of the United States Coast Guard, total payments for all housing so acquired shall not exceed $90,000 per month.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, means title IV of act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, 69 Stat. 646, which enacted section 1594 and 1594a, 1594b to 1594f of this title, amended section 1720, 1748, and 1748a to 1748g of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 1748 of Title 12. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

1956—Act Aug. 7, 1956, substituted “$21,000,000” for “$9,000,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

§1594b Maintenance and operation of housing; use of quarters; payment of principal, interest, and other obligations