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Public Law 82–69

To continue for a temporary period the Defense Production Act of 1950; the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended; and for other purposes.

Approved June 30, 1951

Statutory text

JOINT RESOLUTION

To continue for a temporary period the Defense Production Act of 1950; the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended; and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That section 716 (a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is hereby amended (1) by striking out “June 30, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 31, 1951”, and (2) by striking out “July 1, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “August 1, 1951”. Section 716 (b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is hereby amended by striking out “June 30, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 31, 1951”. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution or any other provision of law, the authority conferred

64 Stat. 798.

50 U. S.C. app. § 2061.

under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, shall not be exercised during the period June 30, 1951, to July 31, 1951, inclusive, to place into effect, or permit to become effective, a price ceiling for any material or service lower than the ceiling in effect for such material or service on the date of the enactment of this resolution or to put into effect a ceiling for any material or service for which a ceiling is not in effect on the date of the enactment of this resolution, except that in the case of those agricultural commodities below parity which reach a parity price during the effective period of this resolution, ceilings may be put into effect in conformity with the provisions of section

64 Stat. 804.

50 U. S. C. app. § 2102.

Housing and Rent Act, 1947, amendments.

64 Stat. 255.

50 U. S. C. app. § 1884.

402 (d) (3) of the Act.

Sec. 2.

(a)

Section 4 (e) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out “June 30, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 31, 1951”.

(b)

Section 204 (a) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out “June 30, 1951” and

64 Stat. 255.

50 U. S. C. app § 1804.

inserting in lieu thereof “July 31, 1951”.

(c)

Section 204 (f) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out “June 30, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 31, 1951”.

Sec. 3.

The Act of June 30, 1950 (Public Law 590, Eighty-first

64 Stat. 308.

50 U. S. C. app. § 633 note.

Congress) is hereby amended by striking out “July 1, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “August 1, 1951”.

Approved June 30, 1951.

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