An Act to amend the National Housing Act, as amended, to assist in the provision of housing for essential civilian employees of the Armed Forces
PL 84-574 (S.3515), enacted 06/13/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 574-JUNE 13, 1956 
278 
WooDROw WILSON CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
August 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 964, 965), as amended, $48,500. 
TITLE III—VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION 
GRANTS 
For payment to the Virgin Islands Corporation in the form of 
grants as authorized by law,f425,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
During the current fiscal year the Virgin Islands Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds available to it and in accord with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal-year limitations as 
provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, 
as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its programs as set 
forth in the budget for the fiscal year 1957: Provided^ That not to 
exceed $160,000 shall be available for administrative expenses (to be 
computed on an accrual basis) of the Corporation, covering the cate-
gories set forth in the 1957 budget estimates for such expenses. 
T I T L E IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Unless otherwise provided by law, appropriations con-
tained in this Act available for expenses of travel shall be available, 
when specifically authorized by the head of the activity or establish-
ment concerned, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organiza-
tions concerned with the function or activity for which the appro-
priation concerned is made. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1957." 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
61 Stat. 5 84> 
31 u s e 849. 
Travel expenses. 
Short title. 
Public Law 574 
CHAPTER 381 
AN ACT 
To iinieud the National Housing Act, as amended, to assist in the provision of 
housing for essential civilian employees of the Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repreaentati'Des of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title VIII of 
the National Housing Act, as amended, is amended by adding at the 
end thereof a new section as follows: 
"SEC. 809. (a) Notwithstanding any otlier provisions of this title 
and in addition to mortgages insured under section 803, the Com-
missioner may insure any mortgage under this section which meets 
the eligibility requirements set forth in section 203 (b) of this Act: 
Provided^ That a mortgage insured under this section shall have been 
executed by a mortgagor wlio at the time of insurance is the owner of 
the property and either occupies the property or certifies that his 
failure to do so is the result of a change in his emplojanent by the 
Armed Forces or a contractor thereof and to whom the Secretary or 
his designee has issued a certificate indicating that such person requires 
housing and is at the date of the certificate a civilian employee at a 
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Armed Force». 
Housing for ci-
vilian employees. 
69 Stat. 646. 
12 u s e 
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1748g. 
Mortgage insur-
ance. 
Requirements. 
12 u s e 1748b. 
12 u s e 1709. 
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Restriction. 
Appropriationsa 
12 u s e 
1709. 
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"Armed Services 
Housing Mortgage 
Fund". 
12 u s e 1710. 
12 u s e 1709. 
12 u s e 
1748f. 
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research or development installation of one of the military depart-
ments of the United States or a contractor thereof and is considered 
by such military department to be an essential, nontemporary employee 
at such date. 
Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence to the 
Commissioner of the employment status of the mortgagor and of the 
mortgagor's need for housing. 
"(b) No mortgage shall be insured under this section unless the 
Secretary or his designee shall have certified to the Commissioner that 
the housing is necessary to provide adequate housing for such civilians 
employed in connection with such a research or development installa-
tion and that there is no present intention to substantially curtail the 
number of such civilian personnel assigned or to be assigned to such 
installation. 
Such certification shall be conclusive evidence to the 
Commissioner of the need for such housing but if the (Commissioner 
determines that insurance of mortgages on such housing is not an 
acceptable risk, he may require the Secretary to guarantee the Armed 
Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund from loss with respect to 
mortgages insured pursuant to this section. 
There are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide for 
payment to meet losses arising from such guaranty. 
"(c) The Commissioner may accept any mortgage for insurance 
under this section without regard to any requirement in any other 
section of this Act, that the project or property be economically sound 
or an acceptable risk. 
"(d) Any mortgagee under a mortgage insured under this section 
is entitled to the benefits of insurance as provided in section 204 (a) 
with respect to mortgages insured under section 203. 
"(e) The provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), 
and (j) of section 204 shall apply to mortgages insured under this 
section except that as applicable to tliose mortgages: (1) all references 
to the 'Fund' or 'Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund' shall refer to the 
'Armed Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund' and (2) all 
references to section 203 shall refer to this section. 
"(f) The provisions of sections 801, 802, 803 (c), 803 (i), 803 (j), 
804 (a), 804 (b), and 807 and the provisions of section 803 (a) relating 
to the aggregate amount of all mortgages insured and the expiration 
date of the Commissioner's authority to insure under this title, shall 
be applicable to mortgages insured under this section." 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
June 13, 19S6 
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Public Law 575 
CHAPTER 382 
AN ACT 
To facilitate the construction of drainage works and other minor items on 
Federal reclamation and like projects. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houae of RepreHentatwes of the 
dr^na'^e^^rks^°'^ T/ni/^e^/ States of America in Congress assenibled^ That funds appro-
eon st ruction priated for the construction of irrigation works authorized to be 
funds. 
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undertaken pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 
43use37i note. \^^ 1902^ 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary 
thereto), the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418), as amended, or 
other Acts of Congress may, insofar as such funds are available for 
the construction of drainage facilities and other minor items, be 
utilized by the Secretary of the Interior to accomplish such work by 
contract, by force account or, notwithstanding any other law and sub-
ject only to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary shall 
deem appropriate for the protection of the United States, by contract 
entered into with the repayment organization concerned whereby said