Public Law 92–383

TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Housing Production and Mortgage Credit Federal, Housing Administration rent supplement program The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) is increased by $48,000,000: Provided, That no part of the foregoing contract authority shall be used for incurring any obligation in connection with any dwelling unit or project which is not either part of a workable program for community improvement meeting the requirements of section 101(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1451(c)), or which is without local official approval for participation in this program. homeownership and rental housing assistance The limitation on total payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under section 235 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z), is increased by $170,000,000, and the limitation on total payments under those entered into under section 236 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) is increased by $175,000,000. nonprofit sponsor assistance For assistance to nonprofit sponsors of low and moderate income housing, including payment to the low and moderate income sponsor fund, as authorized by sections 106 (a) and (b) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701x), $1,000,000. college housing The limitation otherwise applicable to the total payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.), is increased by $5,000,000. salaries and expenses, housing production and mortgage credit programs For necessary administrative expenses of housing production and mortgage credit, including functions authorized by title XIV of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), not otherwise provided for, $15,748,000.

Government National Mortgage Association payment of participation sales insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (including the Government National Mortgage Association) authorized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, $19,496,000.

Housing Management housing payments For the payment of annual contributions to public housing agencies in accordance with section 10 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1410); for payments authorized by title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.); for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701s); and for homeownership and interest reduction payments as authorized by sections 235 and 236, of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z, 1715z–1), $1,800,000,000. salaries and expenses, housing management programs For necessary administrative expenses of programs of housing management, not otherwise provided for, $21,000,000: Provided, That administrative expenses in connection with the Revolving fund (liquidating programs) shall be exclusive of expenses necessary in the case of defaulted obligations to protect the interests of the Government.

Community Planning and Management comprehensive planning grants For comprehensive planning grants as authorized by section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 461), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. community development training and urban fellowship programs For matching grants to States for training and related activities, for expenses of providing technical assistance to State and local governmental or public bodies (including studies and publication of information), and for fellowships for city planning and urban studies, as authorized by title VIII of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended (20 U.S.C. 801–805; 811),$3,500,000. new community assistance grants For supplementary grants as authorized by section 412 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3911), and section 718 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4519), and for special planning assistance grants as authorized by section 720 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4521), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses, community planning and management programs For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community planning and management, not otherwise provided for, $10,134,000.

Community Development model cities programs For financial assistance in connection with planning and carrying out comprehensive city demonstration programs, as authorized by title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3301), $500,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1974. urban renewal programs For grants for urban renewal, fiscal year 1973, as an additional amount for urban renewal programs, as authorized by title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), and section 314 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452a), $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of any appropriation in this Act shall be used for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for grants aggregating more than the total of amounts available in the current year from the amounts authorized for making such commitments through June 30, 1967, phis the additional amounts appropriated therefor. rehabilitation loan fund For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), $70,000,000, to remain available until expended. grants for neighborhood facilities For grants authorized by section 70S of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3103), $40,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. open space land programs For grants as authorized by title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1500–1500e), and the provision of technical assistance to State and local public bodies, $100,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used for financing a grant in excess of 50 per centum of the cost of any activity or project, except that grants made pursuant to section 706 of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1500c), may be made in an amount not to exceed 75 per centum. salaries and expenses, community development programs For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community development, not otherwise provided for, $25,159,000.

Federal Insurance Administration flood insurance For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. Chap. 50), $10,000,000.

Research and Technology research and technology For contracts, grants and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1) (i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $53,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1974: Provided, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity fair housing and equal opportunity For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary pursuant to title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601), section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701a), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), and Executive Orders 11063 (27 Fed. Reg. 11527), 11246, as amended (30 Fed, Reg. 12319, 32 Fed. Reg. 14303), 11625 (36 Fed. Reg. 19967), and 11478 (34 Fed. Reg. 12985), $9,489,000.

Departmental Management general departmental management For necessary administrative expenses of the Secretary, not otherwise provided for, in overall program planning and direction in the Department, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $5,529,000. salaries and expenses, office of general counsel For necessary expenses of the Office of General Counsel, not otherwise provided for, $3,044,000. administration and staff services For administrative expenses necessary in providing general administration and staff services within the Department, not otherwise provided for, $16,475,000. regional management and services For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, of management and program coordination in the regional offices of the Department, $22,991,000.

TITLE II SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Executive Office of the President National Aeronautics and Space Council salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Aeronautics and Space Council, established by section 201 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2471), and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $480,000.

Office of Science and Technology salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Science and Technology, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,100,000.

Federal Communications Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); not to exceed $725,000 for land and structures; not to exceed $29,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repairs to buildings; not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $34,173,000: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available until June 30, 1974, for research and policy studies.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration research and development For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including research, development, operations, services, minor construction, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and personal property; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of other than administrative aircraft, necessary for the conduct and support of aeronautical and space research and development activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2,600,900,000, of which $24,000,000 shall be available only for aeronautical research in the fields of noise abatement and aviation safety, to remain available until expended. construction of facilities For advance planning, design, rehabilitation, modification and construction of facilities for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, $77,300,000, including (1) $1,065,000 for rehabilitation and modification of aeronautical, airborne science and support facilities, Ames Research Center; (2) $760,000 for rehabilitation of unitary plan wind tunnel model supports, control systems and model preparation areas, Ames Research Center; (3) $590,000 for rehabilitation and modification of utility systems, Goddard Space Flight Center; (4) $610,000 for rehabilitation and modification of roadway system, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; (5) $8,100,000 for modifications of, and additions to, spacecraft assembly facilities, Kennedy Space Center; (6) $2,040,000 for modification of Titan Centaur facilities, Kennedy Space Center; (7) $2,465,000 for rehabilitation of full scale wind tunnel, Langley Research Center; (8) $1,175,000 for modification of central air supply system, Langley Research Center; (9) $650,000 for environmental modifications for utility operations, Langley Research Center; (10) $9,710,000 for modification of high temperature and high pressure turbine and combustor research facility, Lewis Research Center; (11) $585,000 for modification of fire protection system, Manned Spacecraft Center; (12) $350,000 for warehouse replacement, Wallops Station; (13) $6,800,000 for modification of altitude test facilities, Arnold Engineering Development Center; (14) $1,160,000 for rehabilitation of propellant and high pressure gaseous systems, Mississippi Test Facility; (15) $1,635,000 for modification of entry structures facility, Langley Research Center; (16) $2,545,000 for addition for systems integration and mockup laboratory, Manned Spacecraft Center; (17) $2,770,000 for modification of vibration and acoustic test facility, Manned Spacecraft Center; (18) $4,700,000 for modification of structures and mechanics laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center; (19) $320,000 for addition for electrical power laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center; (20) $2,430,000 for modification of acoustic model engine test facility, Marshall Space Flight Center; (21) $5,540,000 for modification of manufacturing and final assembly facilities at undesignated locations; (22) $11,580,000 for minor rehabilitation and modification of facilities at various locations; (23) $1,720,000 for minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities at various locations; (24) $8,000,000 for facility planning and design not otherwise provided for; to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1975. research and program management For necessary expenses of research in Government laboratories, management of programs and other activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); awards; purchase (not to exceed one for replacement only), hire, maintenance and operation of administrative aircraft.; purchase (not to exceed twenty-seven for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and maintenance and repair of real and personal property, and not in excess of $10,000 per project for construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and not in excess of $25,000 per project for rehabilitation and modification of facilities; $729,450,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into under this appropriation for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further, That not to exceed $35,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available for scientific consultations or extraordinary expense, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Administrator and his determination shall be final and conclusive.

National Science Foundation salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C 1861–1875), title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 1876–1879), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881), including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $28,900,000 for program development and management; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $619,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the foregoing amount not less than $23,300,000 shall be available for tuition, grants, and allowances in connection with a program of summer institutes and other programs of supplementary training for secondary school science and mathematics teachers; not less than $18,000,000 shall be used only for Institutional Improvement for Science, including $4,000,000 for institutional grants for research management improvement; not less than $71,000,000 aha 1 be used only for Science Education Improvement; and not less than $20,000,000 shall be used only for Graduate Student Support: Provided further, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That if an institution of higher education receiving funds hereunder determines after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has, after the date of enactment of this Act, willfully refused to obey a lawful regulation or order of such institution and that such refusal was of a serious nature and contributed to the disruption of the administration of such institution, then the institution shall deny any further payment to, or for the benefit of, such individual: Provided further, That the $9,500,000 heretofore appropriated in fiscal year 1971 and allocated for first-year graduate traineeships, and $21,000,000 of the amount heretofore appropriated in fiscal year 1972 and allocated for Science Education Support, ($16,000,000) and Institutional Improvement for Science ($5,000,000), shall be available for the general purposes of this appropriation. scientific activities (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for scientific activities, as authorized by law, $7,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1974: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other appropriations to the National Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing currencies.

Renegotiation Board salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,900,000.

Securities and Exchange Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $29,761,000.

Selective Service System salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101–4118) for civilian employees: and expenses of the National Selective Service Appeal Board; and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $83,500,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, wherever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest, of national defense.

Veterans Administration compensation and pensions For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allowances, including burial awards, burial flags, subsistence allowances for vocational rehabilitation, emergency and other officers’ retirement nay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, as authorized by law; and for payment of amounts of compromises or settlements under 28 U.S.C. 2677 of tort claims potentially subject to the offset provisions of 38 U.S.C. 351, $6,448,000,000, to remain available until expended. readjustment benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 31 (except section 1504), and 33–39), $2,224,400,000, to remain available until expended. veterans insurance and indemnities For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, to remain available until expended, $10,400,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be derived from the Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund. medical care For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and equipment; maintenance and operation of burial grounds; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowance therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); and aid to State homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641); $2,606,153,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That the foregoing appropriation shall not be used to provide for less than an average of 98,500 operating beds, nor to furnish inpatient care and treatment to an average daily patient load of less than 85,500 beneficiaries, nor to provide an average staff/patient ratio of less than 1.49 to 1 in all Veterans Administration hospitals during the fiscal year 1973: Provided further, That allotments and transfers may be made from this appropriation to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Department of Defense, for disbursements by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration. medical and prosthetic research For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $76,818,000, plus reimbursements. medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education and training activities, as authorized by law, and for carrying out the provisions of section 5055, title 38, United States Code, relating to pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, $28,737,000. general operating expenses For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (medium sedan for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $320,821,000. construction, major projects For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is $1,000,000 or more, $125,993,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used for any project which has not been considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process. construction, minor projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than $1,000,000, and for necessary expenses of the Office of Construction, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head shall be available for contributions to local authorities toward, or for the construction of, necessary safety traffic controls adjacent to Veterans Administration hospitals. grants for construction of state extended care facilities For grants to assist the several States to construct State nursing home facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 644 and 5031–5037), $6,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1975. grants to the republic of the philippines For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 631–634), $2,000,000. payment of participation sales insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in Direct loan revolving fund assets or Loan guaranty revolving fund assets, authorized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717(c)), $5,000,000. loan guaranty revolving fund During the current fiscal year, the Loan guaranty revolving fund shall be available for expenses, but not to exceed $375,000,000, for property acquisitions and other loan guaranty and insurance operations under Chapter 37, title 38, United States Code, except administrative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title: Provided, That the unobligated balances including retained earnings of the Direct loan revolving fund shall be available, during the current fiscal year, for transfer to the Loan guaranty revolving fund in such amounts as may be necessary to provide for the timely payment of obligations of such fund and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall not be required to pay interest on amounts so transferred after the time of such transfer. administrative provisions Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for the current fiscal year for “Compensation and pensions”, “Readjustment benefits”, “Veterans insurance and indemnities”, “Construction, major projects”, and “Construction, minor projects”, may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 per centum of the appropriations so augmented. Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the current fiscal year for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. The appropriation available to the Veterans Administration for the current fiscal year for “Medical care” shall be available for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto (except burial awards authorized by 38 U.S.C. 902), for beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration receiving care under such appropriations. No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Administration (except the appropriations for “Construction, major projects”, and “Construction, minor projects”) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. Amounts received by the Loan guaranty revolving fund as servicing charges for portfolio loans which have been sold, may be transferred to the current appropriation for “General operating expenses” appropriation. No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs.

TITLE III CORPORATIONS

The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104

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31 USC 849.

of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for each such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:

Department of Housing and Urban Development limitation on administrative and nonadministrative expenses, federal housing administration For administrative expenses in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law, not to exceed $16,598,000 of the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance with the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701): Provided, That funds shall be available for contract actuarial services (not to exceed $1,500): Provided further, That nonadministrative expenses classified by section 2 of Public Law 387, approved October 25, 1949, shall not exceed $170,586,000. limitation on administrative expenses, government national mortgage association Not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive of interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to said Association or in which it has an interest, cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons employed outside of the continental United States, and ail administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies and from the Federal National Mortgage Association: Provided, That the distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts of the Association shall be made in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles and practices.

Federal Home Loan Bank Board limitation on administrative and nonadministrative expenses, federal home loan bank board Not to exceed a total of $8,900,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which may procure services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and contracts for such services with one organization may be renewed annually, and uniforms or allowances therefor in accordance with law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), and said amount shall be derived from funds available to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, including those in the Federal Home Loan Bank Board revolving fund and receipts of the Board for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, and the Board may utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal home loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and other agencies of the Government (including payment for office space): Provided, That all necessary expenses in connection with the conservatorship or liquidation of institutions insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from such insured institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of such insured institutions, or activities relating to section 5A(f) or 6 (i) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, section 5(d) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933, or section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act and all necessary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the handling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of securities on behalf of Federal home loan banks, and the sale, issuance, and retirement of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided further, That members and alternates of the Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Board as approved by the Board for transportation expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of or concerned with the work of such Council and may be paid not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence: Provided further, That expenses of any functions of supervision (except of Federal home loan banks) vested in or exercisable by the Board shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, further, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of the Board shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of July 22, 1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421–1449): Provided further, That the nonadministrative expenses (except those included in the first proviso hereof) for the supervision and examination of Federal and State chartered institutions (other than special examinations determined by the Board to be necessary) shall not exceed $17,923,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made available for administrative or nonadministrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in this Act shall be used to finance the relocation of all or any part of the Federal Home Loan Bank from Greensboro, North Carolina, nor for the supervision, direction or operation of any district bank for the fourth district, other than at such location, unless such relocation is approved by a plebiscite of the member associations of the fourth district: And provided further, That no part of the funds made available for administrative or nonadministrative expenses by lids Act shall be used in connection with acquisition of land, constructing or leasing new quarters for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. limitation on administrative expenses, federal savings and wan insurance corporation Not to exceed $550,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, expenses in connection with liquidation of insured institutions or activities relating to section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from insured institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of insured institutions, legal fees and expenses and payments for expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board determined by said Board to be properly allocable to said Corporation, and said Corporation may utilize and may make payments for services and facilities of the Federal home loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and other agencies of the Government: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of said Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with title IV of the Act of June 27, 1934, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1724–1730b).

TITLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS