A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code relating to basic provisions of the loan guaranty program for veterans.
PL 93-75 (H.R.8949), enacted 07/26/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-75-JULY 26, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
July 26, 1973 
[H. R. 8949] 
Public Law 93-75 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38 of the United States Code relating to basic provisions of the 
loan guaranty program for veterans. 
Veterans. 
Loan guaranty 
program. 
72 Stat. 1205; 
80 Stat. 26. 
12 u s e 1709. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 1808 
(c) (1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
the semicolon and all that follows thereafter and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: ", except that in establishing the rate of interest 
that shall be applicable to such loans, the Administrator shall consult 
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding the 
rate of interest the Secretary considers necessary to meet the mortgage 
market for home loans insured under section 203(b) of the National 
Housing Act, and, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out a 
coordinated policy on interest rates on leans insured under such section 
203(b) and on loans guaranteed or insured under this chapter." 
Approved July 26, 1973. 
July 30> 1973 
[S.1413] 
Public Law 93-76 
AN ACT 
To increase the authorization for fiscal year 1974 for the Committee for Purchase 
of Products and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped. 
41 u s e 46. 
41 u s e 48c. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Act of 
June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1196), as amended by Public Law 92-28, dated 
June 23, 1971 (85 Stat. 77), is hereby amended as follows: 
By striking out in section 6 the words "and the next two succeeding 
fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "and the next succeeding 
fiscal year, and $240,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974". 
Approved July 30, 1973. 
July 30, 1973 
[H. R. 2323] 
eopper. 
Duty suspen-
sion, extension. 
84 Stat. 367, 
82 Stat. 1211. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 93-77 
AN ACT 
To continue until the close of June 30, 1974, the suspension of duties on certain 
forms of copper. 
Be it enacted hy the Semite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) items 
911.10 (relating to copper waste and scrap), 911.11 (relating to articles 
of copper), 911.13 (relating to copper bearing ores and materials), 
911.14 (relating to cement copper and copper precipitates), 911.15 
(relating to black copper, blister copper, and anode copper), and 
911.16 (relating to other unwrought copper) of the Tariff Schedules 
of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) are each amended by striking-
out "6/30/72" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/74". 
(b) Headnote 3 of subpart B of part 1 of the appendix to such 
schedules is amended by'striking out "36" each place it appears therein 
and inserting in lieu thereof "51". 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after July 1,1973. 
Approved July 30, 1973.