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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL-
OPMENT; SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND
CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
APPROPRIATION ACT, 1974

Public Law 93-137

93rd Congress, H.R. 8825

October 26, 1973

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, and corporations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, and corporations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING PRODUCTION AND MORTGAGE CREDIT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING PRODUCTION AND MORTGAGE CREDIT

PROGRAMS

For necessary administrative expenses of housing production and mortgage credit, not otherwise provided for, $5,120,000.

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

PAYMENT OF PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFICIENCIES

For the payment of such insufficiences 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, $19,821,000.

[Total, Housing Production and Mortgage Credit, $24,941,000.]

$5,120,000

19,821,000

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. 17152, 17152-1), $2,020,000,000, of which, not less $2,020,000,000 than $280,000,000 shall be used only for the payment of operating subsidies to local housing authorities.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

For necessary administrative expenses of programs of housing management, not otherwise provided for, $23,900,000: 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.

[Total, Housing Management, $2,043,900,000.]

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), $75,000,000, 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. [Total, Community Planning and Management, $85,134,000.]

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), $150,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1975.

URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMS

For grants for urban renewal, fiscal year 1974, 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), $600,000,000, 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

23,900,000

75,000,000

10,134,000

150,000,000

600,000,000

more than the total of amounts available in the current year from the amounts authorized for making such commitments through June 30, 1967, plus the additional amounts appropriated therefor.

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, $25,000,000, 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. 1500), 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, $22,413,000. [Total, Community Development, $797,413,000.]

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), $20,000,000.

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, $65,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1975: Provided, That not to exceed $3,925,000 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.Č. 3601), section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), 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), $9,546,000.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

For necessary administrative expenses of the Secretary, not otherwise provided for, in overall program planning and direction in the

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$25,000,000

22,413,000

20,000,000

65,000,000

9,546,000

Department, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $6,042,000.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

For necessary expenses of the Office of General Counsel, not otherwise provided for, $3,166,000.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, not otherwise provided for, $6,534,000.

ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF SERVICES

For administrative expenses necessary in providing general administration and staff services within the Department, not otherwise provided for, $11,460,000.

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES

For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, of management and program coordination in the regional offices of the Department, $19,780,000.

[Total, Departmental Management, $46.982,000.]

[Total, title I, Department of Housing and Urban Development, new budget (obligational) authority, $3,092,916,000.]

TITLE II

SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

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 $125,000 for land and structures; not to exceed $30,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repairs to buildings; not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed eight) and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $39,860,000, and that not to exceed $800,000 shall be available for travel expenses: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available until June 30, 1975, 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, $2,194,000,000, to remain available until expended.

$6,042,000

3,166,000

6,534,000

11,460,000

19,780.000

39,860,000

2,194,000,000

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, $101,100,000, including (1) $660,000 for replacement of transportation facility, Goddard Space Flight Center; (2) $710,000 for rehabilitation of vibration laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center; (3) $740,000 for modifications of and addition to 25foot space simulator building, H. Allen Smith Jet Propulsion Laboratory; (4) $580,000 for modification of planetary mission support facilities, H. Allen Smith Jet Propulsion Laboratory; (5) $2,410,000 for rehabilitation and modification of 600 p.s.i. air supply system, Langley Research Center; (6) $1,620,000 for construction of systems engineering building, Langley Research Center; (7) $570,000 for rehabilitation of airfield pavement, Wallops Station; (8) $575,000 for rehabilitation of communication system, Wallops Station; (9) $1.885.000 for modification for fire protection improvements at various tracking and data stations; (10) $980,000 for modification of space launch complex 2 West, Vandenberg Air Force Base; (11) $1,085,000 for modification of power system, Slidell Computer Complex; (12) $56,300,000 for Space Shuttle facilities at various locations, as follows: (A) modifications for auxiliary propulsion and power systems test facilities, White Sands Test Facility, (B) modifications for Shuttle avionics integration laboratory, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, (C) modifications for radiant heating verification facility, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, (D) modifications for the Orbiter propulsion system test facilities, Mississippi Test Facility, (E) modification for external tank structural test facilities, Marshall Space Flight Center, (F) modification of manufacturing and subassembly facilities for the Orbiter, NASA Industrial Plant, Downey, Calif., (G) modification of and addition to final assembly and checkout facilities for the Orbiter, Air Force Plant No. 42, Palmdale, Calif., (H) modification of manufacturing and final assembly facilities for external tanks, Michoud Assembly Facility, (I) construction of Orbiter landing facilities, John F. Kennedy Space Center; (13) $14,785,000 for minor rehabilitation and modification of facilities at various locations; (14) $4,600,000 for minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities at various locations; (15) $13,600,000 for facility planning and design not otherwise provided for; to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976: Provided, That, not withstanding the limitations on the availability of funds appropriated under this head by this or the corresponding appropriation acts for the fiscal years 1973 (86 Stat. 544-545) and 1972 (85 Stat. 277), and except with respect to items (13) through (15) above, items (22) through (24) of the cited fiscal year 1973 act, and the items for "rehabilitation and modification of facilities" and "facility planning and design" of the cited fiscal year 1972 act, when any activity, for which appropriations under this head made by this or the cited acts are available, has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations there for, the amount available for such activity shall remain available until expended.

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; hire, maintenance and operation of administra

$101,100,000

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