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 322 70A Stat. 590; 71 Stat. 556.

5 USC 171Z-1. Report to Con-

Mortgage Instirance. 71 Stat. 303. 12 USC 1748b.

Housing units. Limitation.

Reports to eong r e s s i o n a l committees.

PUBLIC LAW 86-149-AUG. 10, 1959

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(c) Section 9774 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " (g) Not more than 10 percent of the family quarters constructed from appropriated funds tor officers of the Air Force may be fourbedroom quarters having a net floor area of 1,400 square feet or less for occupancy by officers holding grades below major." SEC. 411. To the extent that any authority provided by the Act of August 20, 1958 (72 Stat. 636), or this Act, for the construction of appropriated fund family housing at locations in foreign countries is not utilized, the construction or acquisition of the number of housing units so authorized may be accomplished at the same locations under the authority of section 407 of the Act of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119, 1125), as amended. SEC. 412. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall, on or before January 31, 1960, submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives complete and detailed information with respect to the various types and kinds of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels being procured by the armed forces of the United States, including the number of each type and kind procured and the cost thereof and the number of each type and kind proposed to be procured and the estimated cost thereof. (b) No funds may be appropriated after December 31, 1960, to or for the use of any armed force of the United States for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, or naval vessels unless the appropriation of such funds has been authorized by legislation enacted after such date. SEC. 413. Section 109(a) of Public Law 85-685 (72 Stat. 636, 641) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "However, the Secretary of the Army shall not make available to the Administrator of the General Services Administration, or his designee, for sale pursuant to this section, such lands, or interests therein, not exceeding on^ hundred and eighteen acres for channel straightening, and four hundred acres for a temporary spoil disposal area for a period of ten years, as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary for the improvement or maintenance of the Houston Ship Channel Project." SEC. 414. (a) Section 803(a) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out the last proviso and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "ATI© provided further, That no more mortgages shall be insured under this title after September 30, 1960, except pursuant to a commitment to insure before such date, and not more than twenty thousand family housing units shall be contracted for after June 30, 1959, pursuant to any mortgage insured under section 803 of this title after such date." (b) Notwithstanding the authorizations for the construction of family housing contained in subsections 104(b), 204(b), and 304(b) of this Act, the total number of units of family housing contracted for after June 30, 1959, and before October 1, 1960, pursuant to the authority contained in such subsections shall not exceed a total of twenty thousand units. The Secretary of Defense shall determine the total number of units to be constructed by each of the military services in conformity with the provisions of this section. The Secretaries of the three military departments, or the designee of each, shall promptly notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives of any determination made hereunder as it affects eacn. such department.

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