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PUBLIC LAW 4 2 8 - J U N E 24, 1954

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

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 $169,325 for expenses of travel; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the agency; the salary of a special counsel, but not in addition to staff otherwise authorized, at the salary rate of grade GS-18 so long as such position is occupied by the initial incumbent thereof; 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. 73b-2), for persons serving without compensation as members of any advisory committee established pursuant to title VI of the Housing Act of 1949; $2,868,500, including additional costs of establishing and operating a central staff for investigation and compliance functions for the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and the Administrator's general supervision and coordination responsibilities under Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1947 shall hereafter carry full authority to assign and reassign functions, to reorganize and to make whatever changes, including the reallocation and transfer of administrative expense funds and authority where applicable, necessary to promote economy, efficiency and fidelity in the operations of the Housing and Home Finance Agency: Prodded^ 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. 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), $39,000,000, 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. 80 8> 63 Stat. 439. 12 USC 1701h.

61 Stat. 954. 5 USC 133y-16 note.

63 Stat. 414. 42 USC 1 4 5 11460. 64 Stat. 77. 12 USC 1 74 91749c.

63 Stat. 416. 417. 42 USC 14511460.

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