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those undertakings which in his judgment can reasonably be expected to (1) contribute most significantly to the improvement of methods and techniques for the elimination and prevention of slums and blight, and (2) best serve to guide renewal programs in other communities. Advances. Said Administrator may make advance or progress payments on account of any grant contracted to be made pursuant to this section, 31 USC 529. notwithstanding the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, Limitation. as amended. The aggregate amount of grants made under this section shall not exceed $5,000,000 and shall be payable from the capital grant 42 USC 1453. funds provided under and authorized by section 103(b) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. D. C. urban ri SEC. 315. Section 19 of the District of Columbia Redevelopment newal activities. Act of 1945, as amended, is hereby amended by striking "$2,000" in subsection (a) and subsection (b) and inserting in each instance 60 Stat. 801. D. e. e o d e 5- "$2,500 unless insured as provided in title I of the National Housing 717. Act, as amended", D. c. Code 5SEC. 316. Section 20 of the District of Columbia Redevelopment 718. Act of 1945, as amended, is hereby amended— (1) by striking "1949" wherever it appears in said section and inserting "1949, as amended": Provided, That this clause (1) shall not limit or restrict any authority under said section 20; and (2) by adding the following new subsections at the end of said section: "(i) In addition to its authority under any other provision of this Act, the Agency is hereby authorized to plan and undertake urban renewal projects (as such projects are defined in title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended), and in connection therewith the Agency, the District Commissioners, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the other appropriate agencies operating within the District of Columbia shall have all of the rights and powers which they have with respect to a project or projects financed in accordance with the preceding subsections of this section: Provided, That for the purpose of this subsection the word 'redevelopment' wherever found in this Act (except in section 3(n)) shall mean 'urban renewal', and the references in section 6 to the acquisition, disposition, or assembly of real property for a project shall mean the undertaking of an urban renewal project. Program p M "(j) The District Commissioners are hereby authorized to prepare ration. Ant6, p. 623. a workable program as prescribed by section 101(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and are also authorized to request the necessary funds for the preparation of said workable program. The Commissioners may request the participation of the Agency in the preparation of said workable program and may include in their annual estimates of appropriations such funds as may be required by the Commissioners or the Agency, or both, for this purpose. The District Commissioners are hereby authorized, with or without reimbursement, to cooperate with the Agency in carrying out urban renewal projects and to utilize for that purpose the facilities and personnel of the District of Columbia under agreement with the Agency," TITLE IV—LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING 50 Stat. 888. 42 USC 1430. 42 USC 1410. Additional units.

SEC. 401, The United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, is hereby amended— (1) by adding at the end of section 10 the following new subsection: "(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Public Housing Administration may, with respect to low-rent housing projects initiated after March 1, 1949, enter into new contracts, agree-

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