2020 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 9 - Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense
Subchapter IX - Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services
Sec. 1592 - Authority of Secretary

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 1592 (2020)
Section Name §1592. Authority of Secretary
Section Text

Subject to the provisions and limitations of this subchapter and subchapter VIII of this chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to provide housing in any areas (subject to the provisions of section 1591 of this title) needed for defense workers or military personnel or to extend assistance for the provision of, or to provide, community facilities or services required in connection with national defense activities in any area which the President, pursuant to the authority contained in said section, has determined to be a critical defense housing area.

Source Credit

(Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, §301, 65 Stat. 303; Pub. L. 89–174, §5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)

Editorial Notes TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 9 - HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
SUBCHAPTER IX - DEFENSE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Sec. 1592 - Authority of Secretary
Contains section 1592
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 65 Stat. 303
79 Stat. 669
Public Law References Public Law 89-174
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