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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 9 — Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense

§ 1542. Transfer of funds from other Federal agencies to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Statutory text

Where any Federal agency has funds for the provision of housing in connection with national-defense activities it may, in its discretion, make transfers of those funds, in whole or in part, to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the funds so transferred shall be available for, but only for, any or all of the objects and purposes of and in accordance with all the authority and limitations contained in subchapters II to VII of this chapter, and for administrative expenses in connection therewith.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 76–862 · 54 Stat. 1125

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1542

    Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 302, formerly § 5, 54 Stat. 1127

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 302, formerly § 5, 54 Stat. 1127

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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 , substituted “Housing and Home Finance Administrator” for “National Housing Administrator”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1522 of this title.

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.

Credits

1940–1965 · 5 acts
  1. 1940Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 302, formerly § 5, 54 Stat. 1127
  2. 1941renumbered title III, § 302, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(b), 55 Stat. 363
  3. 1942amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. , 7 F.R. 1529
  4. 1950Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73
  5. 1965Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), , 79 Stat. 669.
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(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 302, formerly § 5, 54 Stat. 1127; renumbered title III, § 302, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(b), 55 Stat. 363; amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. , 7 F.R. 1529; Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), , 79 Stat. 669.)

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