42 U.S.C. § 1501 | Cooperation between departments; definitions; limitation of projects

In connection with the national defense program, the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development are authorized to cooperate in making necessary housing available for persons engaged in national defense activities, as provided in this subchapter. “Persons engaged in national defense activities” (as that term is used in this subchapter) shall include (i) enlisted men with families, who are in the naval and military service and officers of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps not above the grade of captain, and officers of the Navy and Coast Guard, not above the grade of lieutenant and employees of the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force who are assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases, and (ii) workers with families, who are engaged or to be engaged in industries connected with and essential to the national defense program. No project shall be developed or assisted for the purposes of this subchapter except with the approval of the President and upon a determination by him that there is an acute shortage of housing in the locality involved which impedes the national defense program.

June 28, 1940, ch. 440 54 Stat. 681 Oct. 26, 1942, ch. 626, § 1(a)56 Stat. 988 July 26, 1947, ch. 343 61 Stat. 501–503July 27, 194761 Stat. 955 Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a)Sept. 9, 196579 Stat. 669(, title II, § 201, ; , ; , title II, §§ 205(a), 207(a), (f), ; 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 4(a), eff. , 12 F.R. 4981, ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Oct. 26, 19421942—Act , substituted “and officers of the Army and Marine Corps not above the grade of captain, and officers of the Navy and Coast Guard, not above the grade of lieutenant” for “(excluding officers)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 207(a)61 Stat. 502July 1, 1948July 22, 1949act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a)61 Stat. 501July 26, 1947act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 70A Stat. 641 Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 1 70A Stat. 1Department of the Air Force inserted to conform to , (f), , 503, and Secretary of Defense Transfer Orders No. 14, eff. , and No. 40 [App. B (123)], . Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by , . Sections 205(a) and 207(a), (f) of act , were repealed by , . , , enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces”, which in sections 3010 to 3013 and 8010 to 8013 continued Departments of Army and Air Force under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Air Force, respectively.

Short Title of 1951 Amendment

Act Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, § 1 65 Stat. 293

lsection 1591 of this title section 1748b of Title 12“That this Act [enacting sections 1507, 1589a, 1589b, and 1591 to 1593e of this title, sections 1701g–1 to 1701g–3, 1701i–1, 1715g, 1715h, 1716a, 1748g–1, 1750, 1750a, and 1750b to 1750g of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and former section 2136 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, amended sections 1584 and 1585 of this title, sections 371, 1430, 1701g, 1701j, 1702, 1706, 1710, 1713, 1715c, 1715d, 1715f, 1716, 1743, 1747a, 1747f, and 1747, 1748b of Title 12, and former section 2135 of the former Appendix to Title 50, and enacted provisions set out as notes under and ] may be cited as the ‘Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act’.”

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Short Title

Act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862 54 Stat. 1125, , which is classified to subchapters II to VII of this chapter, is popularly known as the “Lanham Public War Housing Act”.

Transfer of Functions

November 25, 2002section 542 of Title 6For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a)Sept. 9, 196579 Stat. 669 section 3534(a) of this title section 3531 of this titleFunctions of Public Housing Administration and Housing and Home Finance Agency (of which Public Housing Administration was a constituent agency) and of heads thereof transferred to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by , , , which is classified to . Section 9(c) of such act, set out as a note under , provided that references to Housing and Home Finance Agency or to any agency or officer therein are to be deemed to mean Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and that Housing and Home Finance Agency and Public Housing Administration have lapsed.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

July 27, 194761 Stat. 954United States Housing Authority consolidated into Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, § 1, eff. , 12 F.R. 4981, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and name of Authority changed to Public Housing Administration by section 4(a) of such Plan. Section 9 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947 abolished office of Administrator of United States Housing Authority, whose functions were transferred by section 4 of such Plan to Public Housing Commissioner.