An Act to extend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1968 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1986
PL 92-65 (S.2317), enacted 08/05/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-64-AUG. 4, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
August 4,1971 
[H. R. 7271] 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
Appropriation. 
84 Stat. 1356. 
Public Law 92-64 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 106 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 636; 42 U.S.G. 1975e) as 
amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
"For the purposes of carrying out this Act, there is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, the 
sum of $4,000,000, and for each fiscal year thereafter until January 31, 
1973, the sum of $4,000,000." 
Approved August 4, 1971. 
Public Law 92-65 
August 5,1971 
[S.2317] 
Public works; 
Appalachian re-
gional develop-
ment. 
Program exten-
sion. 
Citation of title. 
Grants. 
79 Stat. 552. 
Post, p. 167. 
83 Stat. 219. 
AN ACT 
Appropriation. 
79 Stat. 554; 
84 Stat. 375. 
To extend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentati/ues of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965 
SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "Public Works and Economic 
Development Act Amendments of 1971". 
SEC. 102. (a) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 101 of 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3131) is amended by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph 
(B), by striking out the colon at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "; and", and by adding at the 
end thereof the following: 
"(D) in the case of a redevelopment area so designated under 
section 401(a)(6), the project to be undertaken wdll provide 
immediate useful work to unemployed and underemployed persons 
in that area.", 
(b) Subsection (c) of section 101 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3131) is amended by inserting 
immediately following the first sentence thereof the following: "In 
the case of any State or political subdivision thereof which the Secre-
tary determines has exhausted its effective taxing and borrowing 
capacity, the Secretary may reduce the non-Federal share below such 
per centum or may waive the non-Federal share in the case of such 
a grant for a project in a redevelopment area designated as such under 
section 401(a) (6) of this Act.". 
SEC. 103. Section 105 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3135) is amended by striking out the 
period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and 
the following: "and not to exceed $800,000,000 per fiscal year for the 
fiscal years ending June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973. Any amounts 
authorized for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, under this section 
but not appropriated may be appropriated for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1973. Not less than 25 per centum nor more than 35 per 
centum of all appropriations made for the fiscal years ending June 30, 
1972, and June 30, 1973, under authority of the preceding sentences 
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shall be expended in redevelopment areas designated as such under 
section 401(a)(6) of this Act." 
SEC. 104. Subsection (c) of section 201 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended by 
striking out "June 30, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1973". 
SEC. 105. Section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3152) is amended by striking out "and 
June 30, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1971, June 30, 
1972, and June 30,1973". 
SEC. 106. Section 401 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161) is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is amended by striking out 
"40 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "50 per centum". 
(2) Paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 
"(6) those communities or neighborhoods (defined without 
regard to political or other subdivisions or boundaries) which the 
Secretary determines have one of the following conditions: 
"(A) a large concentration of low-income persons; 
" (B) rural areas having substantial outmigration; 
"(C) substantial unemployment; or 
"(D) an actual or threatened abrupt rise of unemploy-
ment due to the closing or curtailment of a major source of 
employment. 
No redevelopment area established under this paragraph shall be 
subject to the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 101 of this Act. No 
redevelopment area established under this paragraph shall be 
eligible to meet the requirements of section 403(a) (1) (B) of this 
Act; 
"(7) those areas where per capita employment has declined 
significantly during the next preceding ten-year period for which 
appropriate statistics are available." 
SEC. 107. The first sentence of section 402 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162) is amended by 
striking out "thereof" and all that follows down through and includ-
ing the period at the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "of such reviews shall terminate or modify such desig-
nation whenever such an area no longer satisfies the designation 
requirements of section 401, but in no event shall such a designation of 
an area be terminated prior to the expiration of the third year after 
the date such area was so designated." 
SEC. 108. Subsection (g) of section 403 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3171) is amended by 
striking out "June 30, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1973". 
SEC. 109. Subsection (d) of section 509 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3188a) is amended by 
striking out the period at the end of the first sentence thereof and 
inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and for the two-
fiscal-year period ending June 30,1973, to be available until expended, 
not to exceed $305,000,000." 
SEC. 110. Section 512 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3191) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 512. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to 
exceed $500,000 for the two-fiscal-year period ending June 30,1973, to 
continue the Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in 
Alaska for the purpose of planning economic development programs 
and projects in Alaska in cooperation with the government of the State 
Infra, 
Loans, exten-
sion. 
79 Stat. 554; 
84 Stat. 375. 
Area eligibility. 
83 Stat. 219. 
79 Stat. 552. 
42 u s e 3131. 
42 u s e 3171. 
Annual review. 
84 Stat. 375. 
Grants-in-aid. 
83 Stat. 218. 
Alaska, devel-
opment planning. 
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84 Stat. 375. 
42 u s e 3162 
note. 
79 Stat. 552. 
42 u s e 3121 
note. 
of Alaska. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as pre-
cluding the establishment of a regional commission for Alaska.". 
SEC. 111. Section 2 of the Act of July 6,1970 (Public Law 91-304) 
is amended by striking out "1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "1972". 
SEC. 112. No person in the United States shall, on the ground of 
sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be 
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving 
Federal financial assistance under the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965. 
eitation of title. 
Appropriation. 
83 Stat. 214. 
81 Stat. 257. 
Appropriation. 
81 Stat. 261; 
83 Stat. 215. 
TITLE II—APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ACT O F 1965 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Appalachian Regional 
Development Act Amendments of 1971". 
SEC, 202. The second sentence of subsection (b) of section 105 of the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 
105) is amended to read as follows: "To carry out this section there is 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, to be avail-
able until expended, not to exceed $2,700,000 for the two-fiscal-year 
period ending June 30, 1973 (of such amount not to exceed $525,000 
shall be available for expenses of the Federal Cochairman, his alter-
nate, and his staff), and not to exceed $3,300,000 for the two-fiscal-year 
period ending June 30, 1975 (of such amount not to exceed $575,000 
shall be available for expenses of the Federal Cochairman, his alter-
nate, and his staff).". 
SEC. 203. Paragraph (7) of section 106 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 106) is amended by striking 
out "1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "1975". 
SEC. 204. Subsection (g) of section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 201) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(g) To carry out this section, there is hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the President, to be available until expended, 
$175,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; $175,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1972; $180,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1973; $180,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1974; 
$185,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975; 
$185,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976; $185,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending June 30,1977; and $180,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1978." 
SEC. 205. There is inserted after section 207 of the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 207) a new section 
as follows: 
" A P P A I ^ C H I A N AIRPORT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS 
"SEC. 208. (a) In order to provide a system of airports in the Appa-
lachian region which can accommodate a greater number of passengers 
in safety and thereby increase commerce and communication in areas 
with developmental potential, the Secretary of Transportation (here-
after in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') is authorized to make 
grants to existing airports for the purpose of enhancing the safety 
of aviation and airport operations. 
"(b) Such airport safety improvement projects may include (A) 
approach clearance, the removal, lowering, relocation, and marking 
and lighting of airport hazards, navigation aids, site preparation for 
navigation aids, and the acquisition of adequate safety equipment 
(including fire fighting and rescue equipment), and (B) any acqui-
sition of land or of any interest therein, or of any easement through 
or other interest in airspace which is necessary for such projects or to 
84 Stat. 219. 
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remove or mitigate or prevent or limit the establishment of, airport 
hazards. 
"(c) Grants under this section shall be made solely from funds 
specifically made available to the President for the purpose of carry-
ing out this Act in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and 
shall not be taken into account in the computation of the allotments 
among the States made pursuant to any other provisions of law. 
"(d) Except as context otherwise indicates, words and phrases used 
in this section shall have the same meaning as in the Airport and Air-
way Development Act of 1970 and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 
as amended. 
note. 
"(e) Federal assistance to any project under this section shall not 
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exceed 90 per centum of the costs of the project, except for assistance note. 
for navigation aids which may be 100 per centum. 
"(f) The Secretary is authorized to incur obligations to make 
grants for airport safety improvement projects, in a total amount not 
to exceed $40,000,000 during the period ending June 30, 1975. There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may 
be required for liquidation of the obligations incurred under this 
section." 
SEC. 206. (a) The third sentence of subsection (c) of section 202 of heauh°"o*ec"s°" 
the Appalachian Eegional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. ^^ 
projects. 
202) is amended by striking out "health services" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "health and child development services, includ-
ing title IV, parts A and B, of the Social Security Act. Notwithstand-
ing any provision of the Social Security Act requiring assistance 
or services on a statewide basis, if a State provides assistance or services 
under such a program in any area of the region approved by the Com-
mission, such State shall be considered as meeting such requirement". 
(b) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the 
end the following: "The Federal contribution to such expenses of 
planning may be provided entirely from funds authorized under this 
section or in combination with funds provided under other Federal 
or Federal grant-in-aid programs. Notwithstanding any provision of 
law limiting the Federal share in any such other program, funds 
appropriated to carry out this section may be used to increase such 
Federal share to the maximum percentage cost thereof authorized 
by this subsection." 
SEC. 207. (a) The first sentence of subsection (a) (1) of section 205 
of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. 
U.S.C. 205) is amended by inserting before the period at the end: 
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"; and to control or abate mine drainage pollution." 
(b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share 
of mining area restoration project costs carried out under subsection 
(a) of this section and conducted on lands other than federally owned 
lands shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total cost thereof. For the 
purposes of this section, such project costs may include the reasonable 
value (including donations) of planning, engineering, real property 
acquisition (limited to the reasonable value of the real property in 
its unreclaimed state and costs incidental to its acquisition, as deter-
mined by the Commission), and such other materials and services as 
may be required for such project." 
SEC. 208. (a) The catchline for section 207 of the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 207) is amended 
to read: "ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING AND OTHER PRELIMINARY EXPENSES 
OF PROPOSED LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS". 
83 Stat. 214. 
81 Stat. 911. 
42 u s e 601. 
81 Stat. 259. 
Mining area 
restoration. 
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(b) Subseotions (a), (b), and (c) of such section are amended to 
207. 
read as follows: 
"(a) In order to encourage and facilitate the construction or reha-
bilitation of housing to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income 
families and individuals, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') is 
authorized to make grants and loans from the Appalachian Housing 
Fund established by this section, under such terms and conditions as 
he may prescribe, to nonprofit, limited dividend, or cooperative orga-
nizations, or public bodies, for planning and obtaining federally 
insured mortgage financing for housling construction or rehabilitation 
projects for low- and moderate-income families and individuals, under 
8 2^stau477^498. seotion 221, 235, or 236 of the National Housing Act, in any area of 
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"(b) ^Q loan under subsection (a) of this section shall exceed 80 
per centum of the cost of planning and obtaining financing for a proj-
ect, including, but not limited to, preliminary surveys and analyses of 
market needs, preliminary site engineering and architectural fees, site 
options, application and mortgage commitment fees, legal fees, and 
construction loan fees and discounts. Such loans shall be made without 
interest, except that any loan made to an organization established for 
profit shall bear interest at the prevailing market rate authorized for 
an insured or guaranteed loan for such project. The Secretary shall 
require payments of loans made under this section, under such terms 
and conditions as he may require, upon completion of the project or 
sooner, and except in the case of a loan to an organization established 
for profit, may cancel any part, or all of such a loan, if he determines 
that a permanent loan to finance such project cannot be obtained in an 
amount adequate for repayment of such loan under this section. 
"(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, no 
grant under this section shall exceed 80 per centum of those expenses, 
incident to planning and obtaining financing for a project, which the 
Secretary considers not to be recoverable from the proceeds of any 
permanent loan made to finance such project, and no such grant shall 
be made to an organization established for profit. 
"(2) The Secretary is authorized to make grants and commitments 
for grants, and may advance funds under such terms and conditions 
as he may require, to nonprofit organizations and public bodies for 
reasonable site development costs and necessary offsite improvements, 
such as sew^er and water line extensions, whenever such a grant, com-
mitment, or advance is essential to the economic feasibility of any 
housing construction or rehabilitation project for low- and moderate-
income families and individuals which otherwise meets the require-
ments for assistance under this section, except that no such grant shall 
exceed 10 per centum of the cost of such project." 
83 Stat. 215. 
(^) Subsectiou (e) of such section is amended by striking out "The 
Secretary is further authorized to" and inserting in lieu thereof "The 
Secretary or the Commission may". 
SEC. 209. (a) The catchline for section 211 of the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 211) is amended 
by adding at the end "AND VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS". 
(b) The first sentence of subsection (a) of such section is amended 
by inserting "and operation" after "equipment". 
(c) Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
79 Stat. 16. 
81 Stat. 262. 
79 Stat. 554. 
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"(b)(1) In order to assist, in the expansion and improvement of edu-
cational opportunities and services for the people of the region, the 
Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is 
authorized to make grants for planning, construction, equipping, and 
operating v^ocational and technical educational projects which will 
serve to demonstrate areawide educational planning, services, and pro-
grams. Gi'ants under this section shall be made solely out of funds 
.si3ecifically appropriated for the purposes of this Act and shall not be 
taken into account in any computation of allotments among the States 
pursuant to any other law. 
"(2) No grant for the construction or equipment of any component 
of a vocational and technical education demonstration project shall 
exceed 80 per centum of its costs. 
"(3) Grants under this section for operation of components of voca-
tional and technical education demonstration projects, whether or 
not constructed by funds authorized by this Act, may be made for up 
to 100 per centum of the costs thereof for the two-year period begin-
ning on the first day that such component is in operation as a part of 
the project. For the next three years of operation, such grants shall 
not exceed 75 per centum of such costs. No grants for operation of voca-
tional and technical education demonstration projects shall he made 
after five years following the commencement of the initial grant for 
operation of the project. Notwithstanding section 104 of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3134), an 
education-related facility constructed under title I of that Act may be 
a component of a vocational and technical education demonstration 
project eligible for operating grant assistance under this section. 
"(4) No grant for expenses of planning necessary for the develop-
ment and operation of a vocational and technical education demon-
stration project shall exceed 75 per centum of such expenses. 
"(5) No grant for planning, construction, operation, or equipment 
of a vocational and technical education demonstration project shall 
be made unless the facility is publicly owned. 
"(6) Any Federal contribution referred to in this section may be 
provided entirely from funds appropriated to carry out this section, 
or in combination with funds available under other Federal grant-
in-aid programs providing assistance for education-related facilities 
or services. Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Fed-
eral share in such programs, funds appropriated to carry out this 
section may be used to increase such Federal share to the maximum 
percentage cost thereof authorized by the applicable paragraph of 
this subsection." 
SEC. 210. (a) Section 214(a) of the Appalachian Regional Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 214) is amended to read as 
^^ stat. 263. 
follows: 
"(a) In order to enable the people. States, and local communities 
of the region, including local development districts, to take maximum 
advantage of Federal grant-in-aid programs (as hereinafter defined) 
for w^hich they are eligible but for which, because of their economic 
situation, they cannot supply the required matching share, or for which 
there are insufficient funds available under the Federal grant-in-aid 
Act authorizing such programs to meet pressing needs of the region, 
the President is authorized to provide funds to the Federal Cochair-
man to be used for all or any portion of the basic Federal contribution 
to projects under such Federal grant-in-aid progrartis authorized by 
Grants-in-aid, 
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83 Stat. 215. 
40 u s e app, 
214. 
Grants, 
81 Stat. ,264. 
Appropriation, 
83 Stat. 215. 
Federal grant-in-aid Acts, and for the purpose of increasing the Fed-
eral contribution to projects under such programs, as hereafter defined, 
above the fixed maximum portion of the cost of such projects otherwise 
authorized by the applicable law. In the case of any program or proj-
ect for which all or any portion of the basic Federal contribution to 
the project under a Federal grant-in-aid program is proposed to be 
made under this subsection, no such Federal contribution shall be 
made until the responsible Federal official administering the Federal 
grant-in-aid Act authorizing such contribution certifies that such pro-
gram or project meets the applicable requirements of such Federal 
grant-in-aid Act and could be approved for Federal contribution 
under such Act if funds were available under such Act for such pro-
gram or project. Funds may be provided for programs and projects in 
a State under this subsection only if the Clommission determines that 
the level of Federal and State financial assistance under Acts other 
than this Act, for the same type of programs or projects in that por-
tion of the State within the region, will not be diminished in order to 
substitute funds authorized by this subsection. Funds provided pur-
suant to this Act shall be available without regard to any limitations on 
areas eligible for assistance or authorizations for appropriation in any 
other Act. Any findings, report, certification, or documentation 
required to be submitted to the head of the department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the Federal Government responsible for the admin-
istration of any Federal grant-in-aid program shall be accepted by 
the Federal Cochairman with respect to a supplemental grant for any 
project under such program." 
(b) The first sentence of subsection (c) of such section is amended 
by striking out "December 31, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"December 31, 1974". 
SEC. 211. Subsection (a) (2) of section 302 of the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 302) is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(2) to make grants to the Commission for investigation, 
research, studies, evaluations, and assessments of needs, potentials, 
or attainments of the people of the region, technical assistance, 
training programs, demonstrations, and the construction of neces-
sary facilities incident to such activities, which will further the 
purposes of this Act. Grant funds may be provided entirely from 
appropriations to carry out this section or in combination with 
funds available under other Federal or Federal grant-in-aid pro-
grams or from any other source. Notwithstanding any provision 
of law limiting the Federal share in any such other program, 
funds appropriated to carry out this section may be used to 
increase such Federal share, as the Commission determines 
appropriate." 
SEC. 212. Section 401 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act 
of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 401) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 401. In addition to the appropriations authorized in section 
105 for administrative expenses, in section 201 for the Appalachian 
Development Highway System and Local Access Roads, and in section 
208 for Appalachian Airport Safety Improvements, there is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the President, to be available until 
expended, to carry out this Act, $268,500,000 for the two-fiscal-year 
period ending June 30, 1971; $282,000,000 for the two-fiscal-year 
period ending June 30, 1973; and $294,000,000 for the two-fiscal-year 
period ending June 30, 1975." 
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SEC. 213. Section 40.5 of tlie Appalachian Eegional Develoi^nient 
Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 405) is amended by striking ''1971" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1975'". 
SEC. 214. No person in the Ignited States shall, on the ground of 
sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be 
subjected to disciimination under any program or activity re<'eiving 
Federal financial assistance under the Appalachian Regional Develop-
ment Act of 1965. 
Approved August 5, 1971. 
Termination. 
79 Stat. 23; 
83 Stat, 216. 
79 Stat. 5. 
40 u s e app. 
Public Law 92-66 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Aduiinistrator of Veterans' Affairs to sell at iwices which he 
determines to be reasonable under prevailing mortgage market conditions 
direct loans made to veterans under chapter 37, title 38, United States Code. 
August 5, 1971 
[H. R. 3344] 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Re/presentatlves of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 1811 (g) 
of title 38, United States Code, be amended to read as follows: 
''(g) The Administrator may sell, and shall offer for sale, to any 
person or entity approved for such purpose by him, any loan made 
imder this section at a price which he determines to be reasonable under 
the conditions prevailing in the mortgage market when the agreement 
to sell the loan is made; and shall guarantee any loan thus sold subject 
to the same conditions, terms, and limitations which would be appli-
cable were the loan guaranteed under section 1810 or 1819 of this title, 
as appropriate.-' 
Approved August 5, 1971. 
Veterans, 
Direct loans, 
sale. 
78 Stat. 380. 
84 Stat. 1108, 
1110. 
Public Law 92-67 
AN ACT 
To amend the Egg Products Inspection Act to provide that certain plants whi<?h 
process egg products shall be exempt from such Act for a certain period of 
time. 
August 6,1971 
[H. R. 9020] 
Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 15 of 
the Egg Products Inspection Act (84 Stat. 1629) is amended by 
redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after 
subsection (a) the following new subsection: 
"(b) The Secretary shall, by regulation and under such procedures 
as he may prescribe, exempt any plant located within noncontiguous 
areas of the United States from speciific provisions of this Act where, 
despite good faith efforts by the owner of such plant, such owner has 
not been able to bring his plant into full compliance with this Act: 
Provided^ That in order to provide at least minimum standards for 
the protection of the public health, whenever processing operations 
are being conducted at any such plant, continuous inspection shall be 
maintained to assure thalt it is operated in a sanitary manner. No 
exemption under this subsection shall be granted for a period extend-
ing beyond December 31, 1971." 
Approved August 6, 1971. 
Egg products. 
Certain proc-
essing plants, e 
emption. 
21 u s e 1044. 
Termination 
date.