Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 9 — Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense
§ 1548. Rules and regulations; standards of safety, convenience, and health
Statutory text
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subchapters II to VII of this chapter, and shall establish reasonable standards of safety, convenience, and health.
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.
Pub. L. 76–862 · 54 Stat. 1125
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1548
Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 308, formerly § 11, 54 Stat. 1128
Source evidence
Code source credit
Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 308, formerly § 11, 54 Stat. 1128
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
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” and “Housing and Home Finance Agency” for “National Housing Administrator” and “National Housing Agency”, respectively, wherever appearing.
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
- 1940Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 308, formerly § 11, 54 Stat. 1128
- 1941renumbered title III, § 308, June 28, 1941, ch. 260, § 4(b), 55 Stat. 363
- 1942amended Ex. Ord. No. 9070, § 1, eff. , 7 F.R. 1529
- 1950Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 73
- 1965Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), , 79 Stat. 669.
Show as published
(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title III, § 308, formerly § 11, 54 Stat. 1128; renumbered title III, § 308, 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.)