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§423 Preservation of Historic Buildings and Grounds at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—washington

Title 24 › CHAPTER 10 — ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME › SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RETIREMENT HOME › § 423

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Chief Operating Officer and the Administrator of the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington to apply for and accept a direct grant from the Secretary of the Interior under section 302904 of title 54. The grant is for keeping up, fixing, and protecting the four buildings on six acres at the Home that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Any grant money must go into the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, be kept separate from other Fund money, and be used only for that upkeep and preservation. Congress found that the Trust Fund, mostly from deductions from service members’ pay, is not enough to both run the Home and care for these historic buildings, and other funding sources exist to help.

Full Legal Text

Title 24, §423

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(a)Historic nature of facility
Congress finds the following:
(1)Four buildings located on six acres of the establishment of the Retirement Home known as the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington are included on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of the Interior.
(2)Amounts in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, which consists primarily of deductions from the pay of members of the Armed Forces, are insufficient to both maintain and operate the Retirement Home for the benefit of the residents of the Retirement Home and adequately maintain, repair, and preserve these historic buildings and grounds.
(3)Other sources of funding are available to contribute to the maintenance, repair, and preservation of these historic buildings and grounds.
(b)Authority to accept assistance
The Chief Operating Officer and the Administrator of the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington may apply for and accept a direct grant from the Secretary of the Interior under section 302904 of title 54 for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, and preserving the historic buildings and grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington included on the National Register of Historic Places.
(c)Requirements and limitations
Amounts received as a grant under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Fund, but shall be kept separate from other amounts in the Fund. The amounts received may only be used for the purpose specified in subsection (b).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification In subsec. (b), “section 302904 of title 54” substituted for “section 101(e)(3) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(3))” on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted “Administrator” for “Director”. 2001—Pub. L. 107–107, § 1410(a)(4)(B), amended section catchline generally, substituting “the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington” for “United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home”. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1410(a)(4)(A), substituted “Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington” for “United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–107, §§ 1404(b)(5), 1410(a)(4)(A), substituted “Chief Operating Officer” for “Chairman of the Retirement Home Board” and substituted “Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington” for “United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home” in two places.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

24 U.S.C. § 423

Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110