[PUBLIC LAW 650-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 478-2D SESSION] [H. J. Res. 308] JOINT RESOLUTION Making appropriations to provide war housing and war public works in and near the District of Columbia. Resolved 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, to carry out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes', approved October 14, 1940, as amended", approved April 10, 1942 (Public Law 522), namely: NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY War housing: To enable the National Housing Administrator to carry out the functions vested in him by the Act of April 10, 1942 (Public Law 522), $15,000,000, to remain available during the continuance of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941, to be available for necessary administrative expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, printing and binding, and maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and to be subject to the provisos applicable to the appropriation for national defense housing contained in Public Resolution Numbered 106, approved October 14, 1940. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY War public works: To enable the Federal Works Administrator to carry out the functions vested in him by the Act of April 10, 1942 (Public Law 522), $17,500,000, to remain available during the continuance of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941, and to be available for administrative expenses in connection therewith, including the employment of persons at the seat of government and elsewhere, printing and binding, and hire, repair, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles: Provided, That the amount that may be expended for administrative expenses shall not exceed $787,500: Provided further, That the Secretary of War, upon request of the Federal Works Administrator, is authorized to detail temporarily a commissioned officer of the Army of the United States on active duty, to the Federal Works Agency, without loss or prejudice to his status as such officer, to perform the functions of the office of chief engineer in the office of the Administrator of such Agency. Approved, July 2, 1942. [PUBLIO LAW 421-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 26-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5990] AN ACT To further the national defense and security by checking speculative and excessive price rises, price dislocations, and inflationary tendencies, and for other purposes. (b) Whenever in the judgment of the Administrator such action is necessary or proper in order to effectuate the purposes of this Act, he shall issue a declaration setting forth the necessity for, and recommendations with reference to, the stabilization or reduction of rents for any defense-area housing accommodations within a particular defense-rental area. If within sixty days after the issuance of any such recommendations rents for any such accommodations within such defense-rental area have not in the judgment of the Administrator been stabilized or reduced by State or local regulation, or otherwise, in accordance with the recommendations, the Administrator may by regulation or order establish such maximum rent or maximum rents for such accommodations as in his judgment will be generally fair and equitable and will effectuate the purposes of this Act. So far as practicable, in establishing any maximum rent for any defense-area housing accommodations, the Administrator shall ascertain and give due consideration to the rents prevailing for such accommodations, or comparable accommodations, on or about April 1, 1941 (or if, prior or subsequent to April 1, 1941, defense activities shall have resulted or threatened to result in increases in rents for housing accommodations in such area inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, then on or about a date (not earlier than April 1, 1940), which in the judgment of the Administrator, does not reflect such increases), and he shall make adjustments for such relevant factors as he may determine and deem to be of general applicability in respect of such accommodations, including increases or decreases in property taxes and other costs. In designating defense-rental areas, in prescribing regulations and orders establishing maximum rents for such accommodations, and in selecting persons to administer such regulations and orders, the Administrator shall, to such extent as he determines to be practicable, consider any recommendations which may be made by State and local officials concerned with housing or rental conditions in any defense-rental area. (c) Any regulation or order under this section may be established in such form and manner, may contain such classifications and differentiations, and may provide for such adjustments and reasonable exceptions, as in the judgment of the Administrator are necessary or proper in order to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Any regulation or order under this section which establishes a maximum price or maximum rent may provide for a maximum price or maximum rent below the price or prices prevailing for the commodity or commodities, or below the rent or rents prevailing for the defensearea housing accommodations, at the time of the issuance of such regulation or order. Approved, January 30, 1942. [PUBLIC LAW 723-77TH CONGRESS] [8. 2725] AN ACT To increase by $600,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for defense housing under the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3, as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 1940, is amended by striking out "$600,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,200,000,000". Approved, October 1, 1942. [PUBLIC LAW 731-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 580-2D SESSION] JOINT RESOLUTION To remove certain limitations on the cost of construction of Army and Navy living quarters. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That limitations heretofore or hereafter placed upon the cost of construction of quarters for commissioned officers, commissioned warrant or warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Army and Navy shall not be construed to prohibit or exclude additional expenditures for equipment and work outside of such quarters, including, but not limited to, providing for the furnishing of electricity, gas, water, sewage disposal, and for roads, walks, grading, and drainage. Approved, October 6, 1942. (155) [PUBLIC LAW 755-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 621-2D SESSION] AN ACT To amend the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ninth sentence of subsection (c) of section 4 of Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, is hereby amended by striking the period at the end thereof and adding a colon and the following: "Provided, That any building now or hereafter owned by the Corporation in the District of Columbia and used in whole or in part as an office building of the Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, and/or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, together with the land upon which the same stands, and all appurtenances, buildings, and land now or hereafter owned by the Corporation and used principally in connection with any such office building, shall be exempt from any and all taxation heretofore or hereafter imposed." Approved, October 24, 1942. (156) [PUBLIC LAW 760-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 626-2D SESSION] [S. 2706] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to expedite national defense, and for other purposes," approved June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 676), and "Title IV of the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1941", approved September 9, 1940 (54 Stat. 883). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to expedite national defense, and for other purposes,' approved June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 676), is hereby amended as follows: (a) title II, section 201, lines 7 and 8, strike out the parenthesis and the words "excluding officers" and insert in lieu thereof the following: "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"; (b) title II, section 202 (a), line 3, after the word "the" insert "officers,". SEO. 2. The third proviso under the caption "Navy Department" in title IV of the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1941, approved September 9, 1940 (54 Stat. 883), is amended by inserting between the words "to" and "enlisted" in line 3 of the third proviso, the following: "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, with families, assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases, or to duty at defense industries, to", so that the third proviso as amended shall read: "Provided further, That the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, at their discretion, are hereby authorized to rent such housing units, upon completion, to 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, with families, assigned to duty at naval or military reservations, posts, or bases, or to duty at defense industries, to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps with families, to field employees of the Military and Naval Establishments with families, and to workers with families who are engaged, or to be engaged, in industries essential to the military and naval national defense programs, including work on ships under the control of the Maritime Commission. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy are further authorized to use such rentals as may be collected from each housing project for the management and maintenance of the housing units therein, including utilities, roads, walks, and accessories, and to set up special reserve accounts for the amortization of the cost of the project :". Approved, October 26, 1942. |