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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 325-JUNE 30, 1944 request of any substantial portion of the industry subject to such maximum price, regulation, or order of the Administrator, appoint an industry advisory committee, or committees, either national or regional or both, consisting of such number of representatives of the industry as may be necessary in order to constitute a committee truly representative of the industry, or of the industry in such region, as the case may be. The committee shall select a chairman from among its members, and shall meet at the call of the chairman. The Admin- istrator shall from time to time, at the request of the committee, advise and consult with the committee with respect to the regulation or order, and with respect to the form thereof, and classifications, differentiations, and adjustments therein. The committee may make such recommendations to the Administrator as it deems advisable, and such recommendations shall be considered by the Administrator. Whenever in the judgment of the Administrator such action is neces- sary or proper in order to effectuate the purposes of this Act, he may, without regard to the foregoing provisions of this subsection, issue temporary regulations or orders establishing as a maximum price or maximum prices the price or prices prevailing with respect to any commodity or commodities within five days prior to the date of issu- ance of such temporary regulations or orders; but any such tempo- rary regulation or order shall be effective for not more than sixty days, and may be replaced by a regulation or order issued under the foregoing provisions of this subsection. "(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 rec- ommendations with reference to, the stabilization or reduction of rents for any defense-area housing accommodations within a partic- ular 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 Adminis- trator been stabilized or reduced by State or local regulation, or otherwise, in accordance with the recommendations, the Adminis- trator 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 within such defense-rental area. In designating defense-rental areas, in prescribing regulations and orders establishing maximum rents for such accommodations, and in select- ing persons to administer such regulations and orders, the Adminis- trator shall, to such extent as he determines to be practicable, con- sider any recommendations which may be made by State and local officials concerned with housing or rental conditions in any defense- rental area. Whenever the Administrator shall find that, in any defense-rental area or any portion thereof specified by him, the avail- ability of adequate rental housing accommodations and other relevant 633 Temporary regula- tions. Defense-area hous- ing accommodations. Recommendations. Establishment of maximum rents. Consideration of rents prevailing on or about April 1, 1941. Recommendations by State and local officials. Discontinance of rent controls.

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