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Administrator, unable or unwilling to maintain or operate such public works adequately with their own personnel and under loans or grants authorized by this title;

Determination of

"(4) public works shall be provided on the basis of need and need, etc. in determining need no discrimination shall be made on account of race, creed, or color.

"(b) No department or agency of the United States shall exercise any supervision or control over any school with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended pursuant to this title, nor shall any term or condition of any agreement under this title relating to, or any lease, grant, loan, or contribution made under this title to or on behalf of, any such school, prescribe or affect its administration, personnel, curriculum, instruction, methods of instruction, or materials for instruction.

"(c) No department or agency of the United States shall exercise any supervision or control over any hospital or other place for the care of the sick (which is not owned and operated by the United States) with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this title, nor shall any term or condition of any agreement under this title relating to, or any lease, grant, loan, or contribution made under this title to, or on behalf of, any such hospital or place, prescribe or affect its administration, personnel, or operation.

"SEC. 204. The sum of $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this title and for administrative expenses in connection therewith, including personal services and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, printing and binding, and purchase, repair, operation, and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying

vehicles.

"TITLE III

"GENERAL PROVISIONS"

SEC. 4. (a) Section 4 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 301. When the President shall have declared that the emergency declared by him on September 8, 1939, has ceased to exist (a) the authority contained in sections 1 and 202 hereof shall terminate except with respect to contracts on projects previously entered into or undertaken and court proceedings then pending, and (b) property acquired or constructed under this Act (including schools and hospitals) shall be disposed of as promptly as may be advantageous under the circumstances and in the public interest."

Supervision schools.

over

Hospitals.

Appropriation thorized.

Post, p. 546.

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Renumbering of sec

tions.

54 Stat. 1127, 1128. 42 U.S. C., ch. 9 note. "State."

(b) Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of such Act are tie renumbered, respectively, as follows: "302", "303", "304", "305", "306", "307", "308", "309", "310", and "311", and as used in 'such sections the term "State" includes any Territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 5. The departments, agencies, or instrumentalities administering property acquired or constructed under section 201 of the Second Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, shall have the same powers and duties with respect to such property and with respect to the management, maintenance, operation, and administration thereof as are granted to the Federal Works Administrator with respect to property acquired or constructed under title I of such Act of October 14, 1940, and with respect to the management, maintenance, operation, and administration of such property so acquired or constructed under such title.

Approved, June 28, 1941.

Powers, duties, etc.,

with respect to prop erty.

54 Stat. 872, 883.

54 Stat. 1125.

42 U.S. C.,ch. 9 note.

June 28, 1941 [H. R. 4693]

[Public Law 138]

National

Housing

Act, amendments. 53 Stat. 804.

12 U.S. C. § 1703(a).

53 Stat. 804.

12 U. S. C. § 1703 (a).

53 Stat. 804.

12 U.S. C. § 1703 (b). structures.

New structures.

[CHAPTER 261]

AN ACT

To amend the National Housing Act, 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 first sentence of subsection (a) of section 2 of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out "July 1, 1941" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1943".

SEC. 2. The last sentence of subsection (a) of section 2 of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by (1) inserting "and other sources" after the word "premiums," and (2) striking out "$100,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$165,000,000".

SEC. 3. Subsection (b) of section 2 of such Act, as amended, is Financing existing hereby amended by (1) striking out "exceeds $2,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "made for the purpose of financing the alteration, repair, or improvement of existing structures exceeds $2,500 (or in the case of the alteration, repair, or improvement of an existing dwelling designed or to be designed for more than one family, exceeds $5,000), or for the purpose of financing the construction of new structures exceeds $3,000;", (2) striking out the word "unless" in clause (2) of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "where Maturity limita- the loan, advance of credit, or purchase does not exceed $2,500, or has a maturity in excess of five years and thirty-two days, where the loan, advance of credit, or purchase exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000; except that such maturity limitations shall not apply if", and (3) striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting ": Provided, That any obligation with respect to which insurance is granted under this section on or after July 1, 1939, may be refinanced and extended in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe, but in no event for an additional amount or term in excess of the maximum provided for in this subsection."

tions.

Proviso. Refinancing, obligations.

49 Stat. 1188.

etc.,

12 U. S. C. § 1703 (c).

Authority to dispose of acquired real property.

against mortgagors.

Provisos.

Minor purchases, etc.

SEC. 4. Subsection (c) of section 2 of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by (1) inserting after the letter "(c)" the figure "(1)", (2) inserting before the word "property" the word "personal", and (3) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(2) The Administrator is authorized and empowered (a) to deal with, complete, rent, renovate, modernize, insure, or sell for cash or credit, in his discretion, and upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Administrator shall determine to be reasonable, any real property conveyed to or otherwise acquired by him in connection with the payment of insurance heretofore or hereCollection of claims after granted under this title and (b) to pursue to final collection, by way of compromise or otherwise, all claims against mortgagors assigned by mortgagees to the Administrator in connection with such real property by way of deficiency or otherwise: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not be construed to apply to any contract of hazard insurance or to any purchase or contract for services or supplies on account of such property if the amount thereof Execution of instru- does not exceed $1,000. The power to convey and to execute in the name of the Administrator deeds of conveyance, deeds of release, assignments and satisfactions of mortgages, and any other written instrument relating to real property or any interest therein heretofore or hereafter acquired by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this title may be exercised by the Administrator or by any Assistant Administrator appointed by him without the execution of any Delegation of power. express delegation of power or power of attorney: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Adminis

41 U. S. C. § 5.

ments.

trator from delegating such power by order or by power of attorney, in his discretion, to any officer or agent he may appoint.'

of

53 Stat. 805.

12 U. S. C. § 1703 (f).

Deposit of collections; use.

SEC. 5. The last sentence of subsection (f) of section 2 of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "charges" the following: "and all moneys collected by the Administrator as fees Deposit any kind in connection with the granting of insurance as provided in this section, and all moneys derived from the sale, collection, disposition, or compromise of any evidence of debt, contract, claim, property, or security assigned to or held by the Administrator as provided in subsection (c) of this section with respect to insurance granted on and after July 1, 1939".

SEC. 6. Effective on July 1, 1941, the first sentence of section 1 of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,000".

SEC. 7. Title I of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

Ante, p. 364.

48 Stat. 1246.
12 U. S. C. § 1702.
Administrator's sal-

ary.

49 Stat. 1233.

State

taxation of

53 Stat. 805.

12 U. S. C. § 1709. Insurance of mort

gages.

ing construction.

Mortgages on exist.

"SEC. 7. Nothing in this title shall be construed to exempt any real real property. property acquired and held by the Administrator in connection with the payment of insurance heretofore or hereafter granted under this title from taxation by any State or political subdivision thereof, to the same extent, according to its value, as other real property is taxed." SEC. 8. Subsection (a) of section 203 of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by (1) striking out "$3,000,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$4,000,000,000"; (2) striking out "$4,000,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$5,000,000,000"; (3) striking out of the second proviso "the effective date of this amendment and outstanding at any one time, shall not exceed 25 per centum of the total amount of the principal obligations of mortgages with respect to which insurance may be granted under this title after such effective date" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 3, 1939, and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 35 per centum of the total amount of the principal obligations of mortgages with respect to which insurance may be granted under this title after such date"; and (4) striking out of the third proviso "July 1, 1941" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1944". SEC. 9. The last sentence of subsection (a) of section 204 of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out "July 1, 1941" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1944”.

Restriction after July 1, 1944.

53 Stat. 806.
12 U. S. C. § 1710.
Foreclosures.

Penalties.

52 Stat. 25.

12 U. S. C. §1731 (d). Misuse of certain

False advertise

SEC. 10. The first sentence of subsection (d) of section 512 of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "No individual, association, partnership, or corporation shall hereafter, while letters or words. the Federal Housing Administration exists, use the combination of letters 'FHA', the words 'Federal Housing' or 'National Housing', or any combination or variation of such letters or words alone or with other letters or words as the name under which he or it shall do business, for the purpose of trade, or by way of advertisement to induce the sale of any article or product whatsoever, which use shall have the effect of leading the public to believe that any such individual, association, partnership, or corporation, or any article or product so offered for sale, has any connection with, approval of, or authorization from, the Federal Housing Administration, the Government of the United States, or any instrumentality thereof where such connection, approval, or authorization does not, in fact, exist."

Approved, June 28, 1941.

June 30, 1941

[H. R. 4965]

[Public Law 139]

ation Act, 1942.
Post, pp. 669, 810.

[CHAPTER 262]

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1942, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Military Appropri- 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 Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes, namely:

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Equipment, etc., for national defense.

U. S. C. § 1339.

MILITARY ACTIVITIES

CONTINGENCIES OF THE ARMY

For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses, including the employment of translators, and exclusive of all other personal services in the War Department or any of its subordinate bureaus or offices in the District of Columbia, or in the Army at large, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and of military activities in the field, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of War, and for such purposes as he may deem proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government, $200,000, of which $50,000 shall be available immediately for the actual and necessary expenses, as may be determined and approved by the Secretary of War, of officers, warrant officers and enlisted men of the Army on special duty in foreign countries.

EXPEDITING PRODUCTION

Expediting production of equipment and supplies for national defense: To enable the Secretary of War, with the approval of the 41 U. S. C. 5; 10 President, and without reference to sections 3709 and 1136, as amended, Revised Statutes, to expedite the production of equipment and supplies for the Army for emergency national-defense purposes, including all of the objects and purposes specified under each of the appropriations available to the War Department during the fiscal year 1942, for procurement or production of equipment or supplies, for erection of structures, or for acquisition of land; the furnishing of Government-owned facilities at privately owned plants; the procurement and training of civilian personnel in connection with the production of equipment and material and the use and operation thereof; and for any other purposes which in the discretion of the Secretary of War are desirable in expediting production for military purposes and are approved by the President, Payments under $1,271,896,000, of which amount not to exceed $771,896,000 shall be for payments under contracts authorized under this head in Appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1941: Provided, That the approfunds and authoriza- priations and contract authorizations provided under this head in the Appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1941, and the appropriation provided by this Act, are hereby consolidated and shall constitute one fund and one contract authorization, respectively, and Accounting; report remain available until June 30, 1942: Provided further, That an account shall be kept of all expenditures made or authorized under the several appropriations herein consolidated and reports thereon shall be submitted to Congress on or before July 1, 1942: Provided further, That no obligations shall be incurred for or on account of objects appropriated for under this head to the Military Establishment except in pursuance of specific appropriations.

contracts.

Provisos.
Consolidation of

tions.
Ante, p. 124.

to Congress.

Restriction on incurring obligations. Post, p. 597.

GENERAL STAFF CORPS

CONTINGENT FUND, CHIEF OF STAFF

For such emergent military uses as the Chief of Staff may determine to be necessary, to be expended at his discretion, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $25,000,000, and any advances made from this fund to meet emergency requirements to which any other military appropriation would be legally applicable may, with the approval of the Secretary of War, be reimbursed from such appropriations when sufficient funds are found to remain therein, such reimbursed amounts to be available for the purposes of this appropriation.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Post, p. 810.

Emergent military

uses.

Advances.

Post, p. 811.

Miscellaneous

ex

penses.

Observing operation of foreign armies. Post, p. 811.

For miscellaneous expenses requisite for and incident to the military intelligence activities of the Army and maintenance of the military attachés at the United States Embassies and Legations abroad, including the purchase of lawbooks, maps, professional books of reference, and subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; for the hire of interpreters, special agents, and guides, and for such other purposes as the Secretary of War may deem proper, including not to exceed $5,000 for the actual and necessary expenses of officers of the Army on duty abroad for the purpose of observing operations of armies of foreign states at war, to be paid upon certificates of the Secretary of War that the expenditures were necessary for obtaining military information, $640,000, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War: Provided, That section 3648, Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 529), shall not apply to payments made from appro- provisions. priations contained in this Act in compliance with the laws of foreign countries or their ministerial regulations under which the military attachés are required to operate.

FIELD EXERCISES

Proviso.

Waiver of certain

Participation by

Rental of land, etc.

31 U. S. C. § 529.

For expenses required for the conduct of special field exercises, National Guard, etc. including participation therein by the National Guard and the Organized Reserves, and including pay and travel of temporary employees and officers and enlisted men of the National Guard and the Organized Reserves, not otherwise provided for, allowances for enlisted men for quarters and rations, troop movements and travel of personnel of the Regular Army, in connection with special field exercises, including special combat training for small units, movement of matériel, maintenance and operation of structures and utilities, rental of land or purchase of options to rent land without reference to section 3648, Revised Statutes, use or repair of private property, and any other requisite supplies and services, and for settlement of claims (not exceeding $500 each) for damages to or loss of private property damage claims resulting from such exercises that have accrued or may hereafter accrue, when payment thereof will be accepted by the owners of the property in full satisfaction of such damages, and each claim is substantiated in such manner as the Secretary of War may prescribe by regulations and is approved by the Secretary of War, or by such other officer or officers as he may designate, whose action thereon shall be conclusive, $28,587,000: Provided, That the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1941 is extended and made available until June 30, 1942.

Private property

Proviso.

Reappropriation.

54 Stat. 353.

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