An Act to amend the act of January 12, 1951, as amended, to continue in effect the provisions of title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941
PL 83-97 (H.R.2557), enacted 06/30/1953

132 
PUBLIC LAW 97-JUNE 30, 1953 
[67 ST A T . 
That this amendment shall apply only with respect to the statutes 
referred to in sections 1 (a) (1), 1 (a) (4), 1 (a) (5), 1 (a) (6), 
1 (a) (9), 1 (a) (10), 1 (a) (14), 1 (a) (23), 1 (a) (24), 1 (a) (32), 
1 (b) (5), 1 (b) (6), and 2 (c) of the Emergency Powers Continuation 
Act. 
Approved June 30, 1953. 
June 30, 1953 
[H. R. 255 7] 
Public Law 97 
CHAPTER 173 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of January 12, 1951, as amended, to continue in effect the 
provisions of title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 2 of 
st^.%1: ^^^^' ^"^ the Act of January 12, 1951 (Public Law 921, Eighty-first Congress) 
as amended (Public Law 426, Eighty-second Congress), is further 
amended by deleting the date "June 30, 1953" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the date "June 30,1954". 
Approved June 30, 1953. 
s o u s e 
a p p 
611 note. 
June 30, 1953 
[S. 1376] 
Public Law 
CHAPTER 174 
AN ACT 
To amend section 503 of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of 
housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved 
October 14, 1940, as amended. 
Housing. 
Veterans' pref er-
59 Stat. 260. 
42 u s e 1573. 
60 Stat. 1073. 
7 u s e 1001. 
Farm l o a n a n d 
mortgage 
i n s u r -
ance. 
63 Stat. 436. 
42 u s e 1477. 
'Veteran" 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 503 of 
the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in con-
nection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved 
October 14, 1940, as amended, is further amended by inserting after 
the words "during the present war" the following: "and prior to such 
date thereafter as shall be determined by the President". 
SEC. 2. Section 1 (b) (2) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, 
as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
"Any veteran (defined herein as a person who served in the military 
forces of the United States during any war between the United States 
and any other nation or during the period beginning June 27, 1950, 
and ending on such date as shall be determined by Presidential procla-
mation or concurrent resolution of Congress and who was discharged 
or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable) who 
intends to engage in farming as a principal occupation, and who meets 
the requirements of rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
as to industry, experience, character, and other assurances of success as 
a farmer, shall be eligible for the benefits of this title and his applica-
tion shall be entitled to preference over the applications of non-
veterans." 
SEC. 3. Section 507 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"As between eligible applicants seeking assistance under this title, 
the Secretary shall give preference to veterans and the families of 
deceased servicemen. 
As used herein, a 'veteran' shall mean a per-
son who served in the military forces of the United States during any 
war between the United States and any other nation or during the 
period beginning June 27, 1950, and ending on such date as shall be