A bill to amend section 2 of the National Housing Act to increase the maximum loan amounts for the purchase of mobile homes.
PL 94-173 (S.848), enacted 12/23/1975

PUBLIC LAW 94-173—DEC. 23, 1975 
89 STAT. 1027 
Public Law 94-173 
94th Congress 
An Act 
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> auifud section 2 of the National Housing Act to increase the maximimi 
loan amounts for the purchase of mobile homes. 
Be it enacted hy the Semate and Home of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2(b) (1) 
of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out "$10,000 
($15,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,500 ($20,000". 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 103(a) (2) and 
(3) and section 104 of the Housing Act of 1949 or of any other law 
(1) the maximum project capital grant for Project No. Mass, R-107 
may exceed two-thirds of the net project costs of said project, and 
any such excess shall not be considered in determining the project 
capital grant for any other project in the same municipality and 
(2) the maximum amount of local grants-in-aid required in connection 
with Project No. Mass. R-107, under the Contract No. Mass. R-107 
(LG) or amendatory contracts for capital grant for said project, 
shall be one-half of the maximum project capital grant for said 
project authorized under section 7(d) of said contract, dated Decem-
ber 28, 1965, prior to any amendatory contract, and any local grants-
in-aid provided in connection with said project in excess of such 
maximum amount or any local grants-in-aid provided in connection 
with any other project in the same municipality shall not decrease the 
.imonnt of the project capital grant for said project under said contract 
and amendatory contracts: Provided, That any local grants-in-aid 
provided in connection with said project in excess of such maximum 
amount shall not be considered in determining the local grants-in-aid 
required for any otlier project in the same municipality. 
SEC. 3. The National Housing Act is amended by striking out the 
words "by not to exceed 45 per centum in any geographical area" where 
they appear in sections 207(c)(3), 213(b)(2), 220(d) (3) (B) (iii), 
221(d) (3) (ii), 221(d) (4) (ii), 231(c) (2), and 234(e) (3) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof in each such section the words "by not to exceed 
75 per centum in any geographical area". 
SEC. 4. (a) The seventh sentence of section 221(f) of the National 
Housing Act is amended by striking out ", but not more than 10 
per centum of the dwelling units in any such project shall be available 
for occupancy by such persons". 
(b) The proviso to subparagraph (C) of section 236(j)(5) of 
such Act is amended by striking out ", but not more than 10 per centum 
of the dwelling units in any such project shall be available for occu-
pancy by such persons". 
Dec. 23, 1975 
[S. 84£i] 
Mobile home 
loans. 
12 use 1703. 
42 use 1453, 
1454. 
12 use 1713, 
1715e, 1715k, 
1715/, 1715v, 
1715y. 
12 use 1715Z.1. 
89 STAT. 1028 
PUBLIC LAW 94-173—DEC. 23, 1975 
SEC. 5. Section 1336(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
41 use 4056. 
1968, as amended, is amended by striking out "December 31, 1975" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31. 1976'". 
Approved December 23, 1975. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-341 (Comm. on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): 
Sept. 10, considered and passed Senate. 
Dec. 16, considered and passed House.