An Act making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes
PL 92-383 (H.R.15093), enacted 08/14/1972

540 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
[86 
STAT. 
Public Law 92-383 
August 14, 1972 
[H. R. 15093] 
Department of 
Housing and Urban 
Development; 
Space, Science, 
Veterans, and 
Certain Other In-
dependent Agen-
cies Appropria-
tion Act, 1973. 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
June 30,1973, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent 
executive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending June 30 1973, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
-
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PRODUCTION AND MORTCJAGE CREDIT 
J r 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
79 Stat. 451; 
84 Stat. 1771. 
68 Stat. 623. 
82 Stat. 477; 
84 Stat. 1770. 
82 Stat. 498; 
84 Stat. 1775. 
82 Stat. 490; 
84 Stat. 1808. 
64 Stat. 77; 
84 Stat. 1777. 
RENT S U P P L E M E N T 
PROGRAM 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that 
may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under 
section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) is increased by $48,000,000: Provided, That no part of 
the foregoing contract authority shall be used for incurring any obli-
gation in connection with any dwelling unit or project which is not 
either part of a workable program for community improvement meet-
ing the requirements of section 101(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1451(c)), or which is without local official 
approval for participation in this program. 
T,-;/ 
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
The limitation on total payments that may be required in any fiscal 
year by all contracts entered into under section 235 of the National 
ilousing Act, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 17l5z), is increased by 
$170,000,000, and the limitation on total payments under those entered 
into under section 236 of such Act (12 U.S.C. I7l5z-1) is increased by 
$175,000,000. 
NONPROFIT SPONSOR ASSISTANCE 
\ 
S^ 
H 
For assistance to nonprofit sponsors of low and moderate income 
housing, including payment to the low and moderate income sponsor 
fund, as authorized by sections 106 (a) and (b) of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701x), 
$1,000,000. 
COLLEGE HOUSING 
_ 
, 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the total payments that may 
be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under title 
IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.), 
is increased by $5,000,000. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
541 
SALARIES AND EXPKNSES, HOUSING PRODirCTIOX AXl) ALOKTGACIK 
CREDIT PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of housing production and 
mortgage credit, including functions authorized by title X I V of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (15 TT.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.),not otherwise provided for, $15,748,000. 
sa^tarasS^' 
(lOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE AsSOCIA'JTON 
PAYMENT OF PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFK^IENC lES 
For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the 
Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of 
outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (including the Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association) authorized by the Inde-
pendent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of 
8i stat. 341. 
the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, ^'Jl stat. soo; 
il.i r\ A nr. i\.-\n 
80 Stat. 164. 
Spl9,496,000. 
12 use 1717. 
HOUSING MANAGEMENT 
> 
HOUSING PAYMENTS 
. ai i-i, 
For the payment of annual contributions to public housing agencies 
in accordance with section 10 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1410); for payments authorized by title g/staJ^nfe^' 
iV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.); 
64 stat. 77.' 
for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1701s) ; and for homeownership and interest reduction payments as 
^^ ^*^'- ''si. 
authorized by sections 235 and 236. of the National Housing Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. I715z, I7l5z-1)' $1,800,000,000. 
82 stat. 477, 
1770. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of housing man-
agement, not otherwise provided for, $21,000,000: Provided, 
That 
administrative expenses in connection with the Revolving fund 
(liquidating programs) shall be exclusive of expenses necessary in 
the case of defaulted obligations to protect the interests of the 
' " " 1 
Government. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS 
For comprehensive planning grants as authorized by section 701 of 
the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 461), $100,000,000, ,fl ^'^'•H^-
, 
• 
"
^ -1 ui 
l.•^ 
1 1 
-" ^ 
' 
' 
' 84 Stat. 1780, 
to remain available until expended. 
i804; 85 stat. 776. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND URBAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 
,5: .0 
For matching grants to States for training and related activities, 
for expenses of providing technical assistance to State and local gov-
ernmental or public bodies (including studies and publication of infor-
mation) , and for fellowships for citjr planning and urban studies, as 
authorized by title V I I I of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended (20 
Ir.S.C. 801-805; 811), $3,500,000. 
83 stat. 392; 
' 
'^' 
' 
' 
84 Stat. 1809. 
542 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
XKW COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE OR.VN'J'S 
For supplementary grants as authorized by section 412 of the Hous-
s/staS^Vyslf' 
^^S ^^^ Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3911), 
and section 718 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 
84 Stat. 1799. 
(42 U.S.C. 4519), and for special planning assistance grants as author-
ized by section 720 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970 (42 U.S.C. 4521), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community 
planning and management, not otherwise provided for, $10,134,000. 
( ^ O M M U N i T Y 
D E V E L O P M E N T 
MODEL CITIES PROGRAMS 
For financial assistance in connection with planning and carrying 
out comprehensive city demonstration programs, as authorized by title 
I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 
80 Stat. 1255. 
1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3301), $500,000,000, to be immediately 
available and to remain available until June 30, 1974. 
URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMS 
For grants for urban renewal, fiscal year 1973, as an additional 
amount for urban renewal programs, as authorized by title I of the 
82^stat°*5i8^^' 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), and section 
68*stat. 629; 
314 of the Housiug Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452a), 
84 Stat. 1785. 
$1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no 
part of any appropriation in this Act shall be used for administrative 
expenses in connection with commitments for grants aggregating more 
than the total of amounts available in the current year from the 
amounts authorized for making such commitments through June 30, 
1967, plus the additional amounts appropriated therefor. 
REHABILITATION LOAN F U N D 
For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the 
78 Stat. 790; 
Housiug Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), $70,000,000, to 
82 Stat. 523* 
• 
^^ 
"i 
i i 
j_'i 
i 
i 
remain available until expended. 
(iRANTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD 
FACILITIES 
79 Stat. 491. 
For grants authorized by section 703 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3103), $40,000,000, to be immedi-
ately available and to remain available until expended. 
, 
OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAMS 
For grants as authorized by title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, 
84 Stat. 1781. 
g
^
g amended (42 U.S.C. 1500-1500e), and the provision of technical 
assistance to State and local public bodies, $100,000,000, to be immedi-
ately available and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, 
That no part of this appropriation may be used for financing a grant 
in excess of 50 per centum of the cost of any activity or project, except 
that grants made pursuant to section 706 of the Housing Act of 1961, 
42 use 1500C-2. QS amended (42 U.S.C. 1500c), may be made in an amount not to 
"" 
exceed 75 per centum. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92.383-AUG. 14, 1972 
543 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community 
development, not otherwise provided for, $25,159,000. 
FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 
FLOOD I N S U R A N C E 
For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in carrying out the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. Chap. 50), $10,000,000. 
82 Stat. 572. 
42 u s e 4001 
note. 
84 Stat. 1784. 
82 Stat. 1369. 
49 use 1608 
EESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For coiiuxdcts, grants and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-l et seq.), includ-
ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a) (1) 
(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $53,000,000, to remain avail-
able until June 30, 1974: Provided^ That not to exceed $4,000,000 of note 
the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR H O U S I N G A N D EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary 
pursuant to title V I I I of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3601), section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
82 stat. 8i. 
(12 U.S.C. 1701a), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
83 stat. 395. 
2000d), and Executive Orders 11063 (27 Fed. Reg. 11527), 11246, as 
\l sta^ ™" -
amended (30 Fed. Reg. 12319, 32 Fed. Reg. 14303), 11625 (36 Fed. 
42 use 1982 
Reg. 19967), and 11478 (34 Fed. Reg. 12985), $9,489,000. 
"Tsisl%T^^' 
note. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Secretary, not other-
wise provided for, in overall program planning and direction in the 
Department, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $5,529,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of General Counsel, not other-
wise provided for, $3,044,000. 
ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF SERVICES 
For administrative expenses necessary in providing general admin-
istration and staff services within the Department, not otherwise pro-
vided for, $16,475,000. 
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES 
For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of management and program coordination in the re^gional offices of 
the Department, $22,991,000. 
544 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
T I T L E I I 
" ^ 
^ ' 
' 
SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE (JorNciii 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Council, established by section 201 of the National Aeronautics and 
75ltlt^46^^'' 
Spac^ ^c* o* 1^^^' as amended (42 U.S.C. 2471), and services as 
84 Stat! 855. 
authoHzed by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $480,000. 
80 Stat. 416. 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Science and Technology, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,100,000. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
, ., 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
„ 
-J 
For necessary expenses for the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, as authorized by law, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
8?sta\?206?' 
^ authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); not to exceed $725,000 
for land and structures; not to exceed $29,000 for improvement and 
care of grounds and repairs to buildings; not to exceed $1,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; special counsel fees; 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $34,173,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain 
available until June 30,1974, for research and policy studies. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
R E S E A R C H AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
research, development, operations, services, minor construction, main-
tenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and personal 
property; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of other 
than administrative aircraft, necessary for the conduct and support 
of aeronautical and space research and development activities of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2,600,900,000, of 
which $24,000,000 shall be available onl^j^ for aeronautical research 
in the fields of noise abatement and aviation safety, t<) remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
For advance planning, design, rehabilitation, modification and 
construction of facilities for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, and for the acquisition or condemnation of real prop-
erty, as authorized by law, $77,300,000, including (1) $1,065,000 for 
rehabilitation and modification of aeronautical, airborne science and 
support facilities, Ames Research Center; (2) $760,000 for rehabili-
tation of unitary plan wind tunnel model siipports, control systems 
and model preparation areas, Ames Research Center; (3) $590,000 for 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
545 
rehabilitation and modification of utility systems, Goddard Space 
,._ 
. . . 
Flight Center; (4) $610,000 for rehabilitation and modification of 
roadway system, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; (5) $8,100,000 for modi-
fications of, and additions to, spacecraft assembly facilities, Kennedy 
Space Center; (6) $2,040,000 for modification of Titan Centaur facili-
ties, Kennedy Space Center; (7) $2,465,000 for rehabilitation of 
full scale wind tunnel, Langley Research Center; (8) $1,175,000 for 
modification of central air supply system, Langley Research Center; 
(9) $650,000 for environmental modifications for utility operations, 
Langley Research Center; (10) $9,710,000 for modification of high 
temperature and high pressure turbine and combustor research facility, 
Lewis Research Center; (11) $585,000 for modification of fire pro-
tection system. Manned Spacecraft Center; (12) $350,000 for ware-
house replacement. Wallops Station; (13) $6,800,000 for modification 
of altitude test facilities, Arnold Engineering Development Center; 
(14) $1,160,000 for rehabilitation of propellant and high pressure 
gaseous systems, Mississippi Test Facility; (15) $1,635,000 for modi-
fication of entry structures facility, Langley Research Center; (16) 
$2,545,000 for addition for systems integration and mockup labora-
tory. Manned Spacecraft Center; (17) $2,770,000 for modification of 
vibration and acoustic test facility. Manned Spacecraft Center; (18) 
$4,700,000 for modification of structures and mechanics laboratory, 
Marshall Space Flight Center; (19) $320,000 for addition for elec-
trical power laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center; (20) $2,430,000 
for modification of acoustic model engine test facility, Marshall Space 
Flight Center; (21) $5,540,000 for modification of manufactur-
ing and final assembly facilities at undesi^ated locations; (22) 
$11,580,000 for minor rehabilitation and modification of facilities at 
various locations; (23) $1,720,000 for minor construction of new 
facilities and additions to existing facilities at various locations; 
(24) $8,000,000 for facility planning and design not otherwise pro-
vided for; to remain available for obligation until June 30. 1975. 
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM 
MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of research in Government laboratories, 
management of programs and other activities of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902); awards; purchase (not to exceed one for replacement 
so stat. sos; 
only), hire, maintenance and operation of administrative aircraft; ^i stat. 206. 
purchase (not to exceed twenty-seven for replacement only) and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and maintenance and repair of real and 
personal propertv, and not in excess of $10,000 per proiect for construc-
tion of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and not in 
excess of $25,000 per project for rehabilitation and modification of 
facilities; $729,450,000 -.Provided^ That contracts majr be entered into 
under this appropriation for maintenance and operation of facilities, 
and for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year: 
Provided further^ That not to exceed $35,000 of the foregoing amount 
shall be available for scientific consultations or extraordinary expense, 
to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Administrator 
and his determination shall be final and conclusive. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National 
Science Fomidation Act of 1950, as amended (42 IT.S.C 1861-1875), 
^4 stat. 149. 
title I X of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 IT.S.C. 
546 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
fee 
STAT. 
73 till' ^^V' 
1876-1879), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 
tat. 431. 
U.S.C. 1880-1881), including award of graduate fellowships; services 
80 Stat. 416. 
j^g authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft 
and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and repre-
sentation expenses; not to exceed $28,900,000 for program develop-
ment and management; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
8i^stat^2*o6°^' 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services; $619,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, 
That of the foregoing amount 
not less than $23,300,000 shall be available for tuition, grants, and 
allowances in connection with a program of summer institutes and 
other programs of supplementary training for secondary school science 
and mathematics teachers; not less than $18,000,000 shall be used only 
for Institutional Improvement for Science, including $4,000,000 for 
institutional grants for research management improvement; not less 
than $71,000,000 shall be used only for Science Education Improve-
ment; and not less than $20,000,000 shall be used only for Graduate 
Student Support: Provided further, That receipts for scientific sup-
port services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers 
Funds to campus jjiay be Credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That if an 
hibitk)n."' ^'^°" 
institution of higher education receiving funds hereunder determines 
after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual 
attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has. 
after the date of enactment of this Act, willfully refused to obey 
a lawful regulation or order of such institution and that such refusal 
was of a serious nature and contributed to the disruption of the 
administration of such institution, then the institution shall deny 
any further payment to, or for the benefit of, such individual: Provided 
further. That the $9,500,000 heretofore appropriated in fiscal year 
1971 and allocated for first-year graduate traineeships, and $21,000,000 
of the amount heretofore appropriated in fiscal year 1972 and allocated 
for Science Education Support 
($16,000,000) 
and 
Institutional 
Improvement for Science ($5,000,000), shall be available for the 
general purposes of this appropriation. 
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, for scientific activities, as authorized by law, $7,000,000, to 
remain available until June 30, 1974: Provided, 
That this appro-
priation shall be available in addition to other appropriations to 
the National Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing 
currencies. 
RENEGOTIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$4,900,000. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $29,761,000. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 19.72 
547 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 
law (5 U.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; and expenses of the 
National Selective Service Appeal Board; and not to exceed $1,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; $83,500,000: Pro-
vided^ That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 
this appropriation from the provisions of subsection (c) of section 
3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, whenever he deems such 
action to be necessary in the interest of national defense. 
80 Stat. 432. 
31 use 665. 
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
^
^ 
For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allow-
ances, including burial awards, burial flags, subsistence allowances for 
vocational rehabilitation, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, 
adjusted-service credits and certificates, as authorized by law; and for 
payment of amounts of compromises or settlements under 28 U.S.C. 
2677 of tort claims potentially subject to the offset provisions of 
so stat. 307 
38 U.S.C. 351, $6,448,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
72 Stat. 1124, 
76 Stat. 950; 
83 Stat. 33. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or 
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 31 
(except section 1504), and 33-39), $2,224,400,000, to remain available 
^2 stat. ii67, 
i.•^ 
J J 
/•>•*••> 
T 
1 
^ 
80 Stat. 12; 
until expended. 
84 stat. 1998. 
38 use 801, 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
^^°^' ^^°^' 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, to 
remain available until expended, $10,400,000, of which $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from the Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund. 
, 
,„.,^ . 
MEDICAL CARE 
For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment 
to beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans 
iVdministration, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and 
equipment; maintenance and operation of burial grounds; repairing, 
altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals 
and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 
employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowance therefor 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); and aid to State homes 
8° stat. 508; 
as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641); $2,606,153,000, plus reim- ^^sfstktVsie. 
bursements: Provided, That the foregoing appropriation shall not 
be used to provide for less than an average of 98,500 operating beds, 
nor to furnish inpatient care and treatment to an average daily 
patient load of less than 85,500 beneficiaries, nor to provide an 
85 Stat. 178. 
548 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
average staft'/patient ratio of less than 1.49 to 1 in all Veterans 
Administration hospitals during the fiscal year 1973: 
Provided 
further^ That allotments and transfers may be made from this appro-
priation to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, 
Education, and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of 
the Department of Defense, for disbursements by them under the 
•' 
- ' f < various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts 
as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the 
Veterans Administration. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and 
prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain 
available until expended, $76,818,000, plus reimbursements. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, 
domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education 
and training activities, as authorized by law, and for carrying out the 
^\?^^\nr^'' 
provisions of section 5055, title 38, United States Code, relating to 
c c*»* 170 
pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, 
$28,737,000. 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessaiy operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle 
(medium sedan for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration 
for security guard services; $320,821,000. 
GONSTRTICTION, MAJOR 
PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Adminis-
tration, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002 and 
5004 of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural 
and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost 
of a project is $1,000,000 or more, $125,993,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided^ That none of these funds shall be used for 
any project which has not been considered and approved by the 
Congress in the budgetary process. 
CJONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Admin-
istration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, 
and site acquistion, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 
6002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost 
^ . 
of a project is less than $1,000,000, and for necessary expenses of the 
loi i. 
Office of Construction, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
• ' 
Provided^ That funds appropriated under this head shall be available 
for contributions to local authorities toward, or for the construction of, 
necessary safety traffic controls adjacent to Veterans Administration 
liospitals. 
,
^ „, ,
^ , .^. ,,._..,..,,-,,,,,, 
.,,.,.; t
^
T
^
v
, •<,.-,-
72 Stat. 1251; 
80 Stat. 1372. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
549 
GILYNTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDKI) CAKE FACII^ITIES 
For grants to assist the several States to construct State nursing 
home facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans, 
as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 644 and 5031-5037), $6,000,000, to y/ltfjf^go'i^^' 
remain available until June 30,1975. 
GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE r i l l H r i ' l N E X 
For payment to the Eepublic of the Philippines of grants, as author-
ized by law (38 U.S.C. 631-634), $2,000,000. 
PAYMENT OF PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFICIENCIES 
72 Stat. 1145; 
80 Stat. 859. 
For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the 
Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account 
of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in Direct loan 
revolving fund assets or Loan guaranty revolving fund assets, author-
ized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant 
^^ ^**'*' ^52. 
to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association 
Charter Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717(c)), $5,000,000. 
8oltl!!V64^°' 
LOAN GUARANTY REVOLVING FUND 
During the current fiscal year, the Loan guaranty revolving fund 
shall be available for expenses, but not to exceed $375,000,000, for 
property acquisitions and other loan guaranty and insurance opera-
tions under Chapter 37, title 38, United States Code, except admin- gj'stat^Vie^"^' 
istrative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title: Provided^ 84 stat'. isye. 
That the unobligated balances including retained earnings of the 
38 use isoi. 
Direct loan revolving fund shall be available, during the current fiscal 
^
"
^ ^*°*' ^^^' 
year, for transfer to the Loan guaranty revolving fund in such 
amounts as may be necessary to provide for the timely payment of 
obligations of such fund and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs 
shall not be required to pay interest on amounts so transferred after 
the time of such transfer. 
t^^V; 
\! ; 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for the current 
Transfer o
f 
fiscal year for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment bene- ^""'^^• 
fits", "Veterans insurance and indemnities", "Construction, major proj-
ects", and "Construction, minor projects", may be transferred to any 
other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 per centum 
of the appropriations so augmented. 
Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the 
current fiscal year for salaries and expenses shall be available for serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
so stat. 4i6. 
The appropriation available to the Veterans Administration for the 
current fiscal year for "Medical care" shall be available for funeral, 
burial, and other expenses incidental thereto (except burial awards 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. 902), for beneficiaries of the Veterans Admin- 
72 stat. 1169; 
istration receiving care under such appropriations. 
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Admin-
istration (except the appropriations for "Construction, major proj-
ects", and "Construction, minor projects") shall be available for the 
purchase of any sit-e. for or toward the construction of any new hospital 
or home. 
80 Stat. 29. 
550 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
funds. 
Jds"^^*"^ °^ 
Amounts received by tlie Loan guaranty revolving fund as servicing 
charges for portfolio loans which have been sold, may be transferred 
to the current appropriation for "General operating expenses" 
appropriation. 
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for 
hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries 
entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless 
reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates 
as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. 
TITLE I I I 
CORPOEATIONS 
^ 
— 
The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and 
in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 
31 u*sc*849' 
^^ ^^® Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for each such corporation or agency except 
as hereinafter provided: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATBT. EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
For administrative expenses in carrying out duties iniposed by or 
pursuant to law, not to exceed $16,598,000 of the various funds of the 
Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance 
48 Stat. 1246. 
^j^h the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701) : Pro-
vided^ That funds shall be available for contract actuarial services 
(not to exceed $1,500) : Provided 
further^ That nonadministrative 
expenses classified by section 2 of Public Law 887, approved 
October 25,1949, shall not exceed $170,586,000. 
63 Stat. 905. 
12 u s e 1702 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, (iOVERNMENT NAITONAL 
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
Not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for administrative 
expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive of 
interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services 
performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance 
and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized expendi-
tures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services 
performed on a force account, contract or fee basis, but not including 
other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, 
operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal 
property belonging to said Association or in which it has an interest, 
cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons employed 
outside of the continental United States, and all administrative 
expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies and from the 
Federal National Mortgage Association: Provided^ That the distri-
bution of administrative expenses to the accounts of the Association 
shall be made in accordance with generally recognized accounting 
principles and practices. 
80 Stat. 416. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
551 
' 
FKDKKAL HOME ITOAN BANK BoAHi) 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTKATINE EXl'ENSES, 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 
Not to exceed a total of $8,900,000 shall be available for administra-
tive expenses of the Federal Home I^an Bank Board, which may 
procure services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and contracts for 
such services with one organization may be renewed annually, and 
uniforms or allowances therefor in accordance with law (5 U.S.C 
5901-5902), and said amount shall be derived from funds available 
so stat. sos; 
to the Federal Home I^an Bank Board, including those in the Federal *^ ^*°*" ^°^* 
Home Loan Bank Board revolving fund and receipts of the Board 
for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, and the Board may 
utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal 
' ' - ^ ^ 
home loan banks, the Federal Keserve banks, the Federal Savings and 
Jx)an Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor-
poration, and other agencies of the Government (including paj^ment 
- - 
-
for office space) : Provided. That all necessary expenses in connection 
with the conservatorship or liquidation of institutions insured by the 
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, liquidation or han-
dling of assets of or derived from such insured institutions, payment 
of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, 
or minimizing of losses in the case of such insured institutions, or 
activities relating to section 5A(f) or 6(i) of the Federal Home Loan 
Bank Act, section 5(d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, or 
82 stat. 856; 
section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act and all neces- ^^ |J^J; g^J; 
sary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee basis, 
12 use i42Sa, 
but not including other personal services) in connection with the han- '"^^^j^Vrsp 1454 
dling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of securities on 
12 use 1729-
behEilf of Federal home loan banks, and the sale, issuance, and retire- i730a. 
ment of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, under the 
Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be considered as non-
administrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided 
further., 
That members and alternates of the Federal Savings and Loan Advis-
ory Council shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Board as 
approved by the Board for transportation expenses incurred in 
attendance at meetings of or concerned with the work of such Council 
and may be paid not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence: 
Provided 
further., That expenses of any functions of supervision 
(except of Federal home loan banks) vested in or exercisable by the 
Board shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses: Provided 
further.. That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided, further., That, notwith- 
1 , - . 
standing any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation 
in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and 
other obligations of the Board shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
of eTuly 22,1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421-1449) : Provided further, 
47 stat. 725. 
That the nonadministrative expenses (except those included in the 
first proviso hereof) for the supervision and examination of Federal 
and State chartered institutions (other than special examinations 
determined by the Board to be necessary) shall not exceed $17,923,000: 
Provided further. That none of the funds made available for admin-
istrative or nonadministrative expenses of the Federal Home T^oan 
Bank Board in this Act shall be used to finance the relocation of all 
or any part of the Federal Home T^an Bank from Greensboro, North 
Carolina, nor for the supervision, direction or operation of any district 
.'- 
' • 
l)ank for the fourth district other than at such location, unless such 
' 
82-081 O - 73 - 38 
552 
PUBLIC L
A
W 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
relocation is appi-oved by a plebiscite of the rnembei' associations of 
the fourth district: And provided further^ That no part of the funds 
made available for administrative or nonadministrative expenses by 
tliis Act shall be used in connection with acquisition of land, construct-
ing or leasing new quarters for the Federal Home Tjoan Bank Board. 
48 Stat. 1259; 
82 Stat. 29S. 
80 Stat. 1036. 
82 Stat. 5. 
12 u s e 1729-
1730a. 
48 Stat. 1255; 
78 Stat. 805. 
Uniforms, etc. 
80 Stat. 508; 
81 Stat. 206. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Legal and bank-
ing services. 
64 Stat. 873; 
84 Stat. 1114. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL SAVINGS AND 
LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION 
Not to exceed $550,000 shall be available for administrative 
expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive 
of interest paid, depreciation, pjroperly capitalized expenditures, 
^expenses in connection with liquidation of insured institutions or 
activities relating to section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Hous-
ing Act, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from insured 
institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the 
avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of insured 
institutions, legal fees and expenses and payments for expenses of the 
Federal Home Loan Bank Board determined by said Board to be 
properly allocable to said Corporation, and said Corporation may 
utilize and may make pajmients for services and facilities of the Fed-
eral home loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Board, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and 
other agencies of the Government: Provided^ That, notwithstanding 
any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount 
hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obliga-
tions of said Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in 
accordance with title IV of the Act of June 27,1934, as amended (12 
tJ.S.C.l724-l730b). 
TITTLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I and II of this Act are 
expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limita-
tion has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses 
may not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates 
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall 
not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local 
boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to travel 
performed directly in connection with care and treatment of medical 
beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration; or to payments to inter-
agency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
the Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal 
year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances thereof, as a,uthorized 
Dy law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 403. Funds made available for the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development under title III of this Act shall be available, 
without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal 
services on a contract or fee basis^nd for utilizing and maKing pay-
ment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion or Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Reserve 
banks or any member thereof, Federal home loan banks, and any 
insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
Transfer of 
funds. 
42 u s e 4401 
note. 
Short title. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-384-AUG. 14, 1972 
553 
SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for 
^
.
^
^
^
^
g
*
"
*
^
*
* 
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share ^'•°^^'' ^' 
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals for projects 
not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided^ That the 
extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of 
interest of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the 
research. 
SEC. 405. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
* '' 
> 
-
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 406. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is 
authorized to establish a fund and to transfer to such fund from appro-
priations or funds available to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, such amounts as may be necessary to provide disaster 
assistance for which the Secretary has been requested by the Director 
of the Office of Emergency Preparedness to make resources available 
pursuant to the autliority of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 
1744). 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and Certain Other Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1073". 
Approved August 14, 1972. 
Public Law 92-384 
AN ACT 
August 14, 1972 
To provide for the striking of medals commemorating the one hundred and 
[s. 2499] 
seventy-fifth anniversary of the launching of the United States frigate 
Constellation. 
Be it enacted, hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of tlie 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in commemora- ,^;,^:/'"^^^*^ ^""' 
tion of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the launching 
l'_'.'... 
of the United States frigate Constellation, the Secretary of the Treas- medais. 
ury shall strike and deliver to the Constellation Committee of the Star 
Spangled Banner Flag House Association, Incorporated, not more 
than one hundred thousand medals with suitable emblems, devices, 
and inscriptions to be determined b j the Secretary after consultation 
with the committee. The medals, which may be disposed of by the com-
mittee at a premium, shall be delivered at such times as may l>e required 
by the committee in quantities of not less than two thousand, but no 
medals shall be struck after December 31, 1973. The medals shall be 
considered to be national medals within the meaning of section 3551 
of the Eevised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 368). 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals to be 
struck and delivered at not less than the estimated cost of manufacture, 
including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead 
expenses, and security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint shall 
be furnished to indemnify the United States for the full payment of 
such costs. 
SEC. 3. The medals authorized to be struck and delivered under this 
Act shall be of such size or sizes and of such various metals as shall be 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the 
committee. 
Approved August 14, 1972. 
stellation. 
Commemorative