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PUBLIC LAW 176-JULY 31, 1953

H O U S I N G AND H O M E F I N A N C E AGENCY OFFICE OF THE ADMINISlllATOR

Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Office of the Administrator, including rent in the District of Columbia; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); not to exceed $193,550 for expenses of travel; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the agency; and transportation expenses and not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. T3b-2), for persons serving without compensation as members of any advisory committee established pursuant to title VI of the Housing Act of 1949; $3,215,550, of which not to exceed $125,000 shall be available for liquidation of the housing research program not later than April 30, 1954: Provided, That necessary expenses of inspections and of providing representatives at the site of projects being undertaken by local public agencies pursuant to title I of the Housing Act of 1949 and of projects financed through loans to educational institutions authorized by title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, shall be compensated by such agencies or institutions by the payment of fixed fees which in the aggregate will cover the costs of rendering such services, and expenses for such purpose shall be considered nonadministrative; and for the purpose of providing such inspections, the Administrator may utilize any agency and such agency may accept reimbursement or payment for such services from such institutions or the Administrator, and shall credit such amounts to the appropriations or funds against which such charges have been made, but such nonadministrative expenses shall not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized without regard to any other provisions of law to transfer without reimbursement any project or facility, or part thereof, constructed or provided under title II of the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (including any personal property related to such project or facility), to any other department or agency, whenever the head of such department or agency so requests after determining that such project or facility is required for the continued operation of or is an integral part of a project or facility under the jurisdiction of such department or agency. Defense Community Facilities and Services: During the current fiscal year not to exceed $112,500 of the appropriations granted under this head in the Second and Third Supplemental Appropriation Acts, 1952, shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with the construction of facilities under such appropriations. Capital grants for slum clearance and urban redevelopment: For an additional amount for payment of capital grants as authorized by title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1453, 1456), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That before approving any local slum clearance program under title I of the Housing Act of 1949, the Administrator shall give consideration to the efforts of the locality to enforce local codes and regulations relating to adequate standards of health, sanitation, and safety for dwellings and to the feasibility of achieving slum clearance objectives through rehabilitation of existing dwellings and areas: Provided further, That the authority under title I of the National Housing Act shall be used to the utmost in connection with slum rehabilitation needs.

60 Stat. 810.

60 Stat. 808. 63 Stat. 439. 12 USC 1701h.

63 Stat. 414. 42 USC 1 4 5 11460. 64 Stat. 77. 12 USC 1 7 4 9 1749c.

55 Stat. 361. 42 USC 1 5 3 11535.

65 Stat. 762; 66 Stat. 108.

63 Stat. 4 1 6, 4 1 7. 42 USC 1460.

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