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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 338 -JULY 15, 1949 not exceeding the expenditures to be made for such purpose, bear interest as such rate (not less than the applicable going Federal rate), be secured in such manner, and be repaid within such period (not exceeding ten years from the date of the obligations evidencing such loans), as may be deemed advisable by the Administrator. (c) Loans made pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) hereof may be made subject to the condition that, if at any time or times or for any period or periods during the life of the loan contract the local public agency can obtain loan funds from sources other than the Federal Government at interest rates lower than provided in the loan contract, it may do so with the consent of the Administrator at such times and for such periods without waiving or surrendering any rights to loan funds under the contract for the remainder of the life of such contract, and, in any such case, the Administrator is authorized to consent to a pledge by the local public agency of the loan contract, and any or all of its rights thereunder, as security for the repayment of the loan funds so obtained from other sources. (d) The Administrator may make advances of funds to local public agencies for surveys and plans in preparation of projects which may be assisted under this title, and the contracts for such advances of funds may be made upon the condition that such advances of funds shall be repaid, with interest at not less than the applicable going Federal rate, out of any moneys which become available to such agency for the undertaking of the project or projects involved. (e) To obtain funds for loans under this title, the Administrator, on and after July 1, 1949, may, with the approval of the President, issue and have outstanding at any one time notes and obligations for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000, which limit on such outstanding amount shall be increased by $225,000,000 on July 1, 1950, and by further amounts of $250,- 000,000 on July 1 in each of the years 1951, 1952, and 1953, respec- tively: Provided, That (subject to the total authorization of not to exceed $1,000,000,000) such limit, and any such authorized increase therein, may be increased, at any time or times, by additional amounts aggregating not more than $250,000,000 upon a determination by the President, after receiving advice from the Council of Economic Ad- visers as to the general effect of such increase upon the conditions in the building industry and upon the national economy, that such action is in the public interest. (f) Notes or other obligations issued by the Administrator under this title shall be in such forms and denominations, have such matur- ities, and be subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Administrator, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treas- ury. Such notes or other obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into considera- tion the current average rate on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month preceding the issuance of such notes or other obligations. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase any notes and other obligations of the Administrator issued under this title and for such purpose is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and other obligations. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell any of the notes or other obligations acquired by him under this section. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. 415 Loans at lower in- terest rate. Ante, p. 414. Advances of funds. Notes and obliga- tions. Increase in loan au- thorization. 40 Stat. 288. 31 U. S. C. §774 (2). Post, p. 668.

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