Department of Housing and Urban Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and certain other Independent Agencies Appropriation Act
PL 93-137 (H.R.8825), enacted 10/26/1973

87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-137-OCT. 26, 1973 
491 
Public Law 93-137 
AN ACT 
October 26, 1973 
[H. R. 8825] 
Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, 
boards, commissions, and corporations for tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 
1974, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
Department of 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- oeveiopn^nt"'*^ 
wise appropriated, for the Department of Housing and Urban Devel- space, science, 
opment; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent ^^^^^the'r Inde-*'^' 
executive agencies, boards, commissions, and corporations for the pendent Agencies 
fiscal year ending June 30,1974, and for other purposes, namely: 
Appropriation Act, 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOUSING 
AND UEBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PRODUCTION AND MORTGAGE CREDIT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING PRODUCTION AND MORTGAGE CREDIT 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of housing production and 
mortgage credit, not otherwise provided for, $5,120,000. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
PAYMENT O F PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFICIENCIES 
For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the 
Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of 
outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (including the 
Government National Mortgage Association) authorized by the Inde-
pendent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302 (c) of the 
Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, 
78 stat. soo; 
$19,821,000. 
HOUSING MANAGEMENT 
81 Stat. 341. 
80 Stat. 164. 
12 u s e 1717. 
HOUSING PAYMENTS 
For the payment of annual contributions to public housing agencies 
in accordance with section 10 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1410); for payments authorized by title 
Jl,l\%\l^'' 
IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S*C. 1749 et seq.); 
64 stkt. 7?;" 
for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of the Hous- s^ stat. 1777. 
ing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1701s); and for homeownership and interest reduction payments as 
^9 stat. 451; 
authorized by sections 235 and 236, of the National Housing Act, as ^'^ ^*^'" ^^^^' 
amended (12 U.S.C. I715z, 1715z-l), $2,020,000,000, of which, not less 
82stat. 477,498; 
than $280,000,000 shall be used only for the payment of operating ^^ ^'^'' 
subsidies to local housing authorities. 
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[87 STAT. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of housing 
management, not otherwise provided for, $23,900,000: Provided^ That 
administrative expenses in connection with the Revolving fund 
(liquidating programs) shall be exclusive of expenses necessary in 
the case of defaulted obligations to protect the interests of 
the Government. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS 
82 Stat. 526; 
84 Stat. 1804; 
For comprehensive planning grants as authorized by section 701 
^^ *h® Housing Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 461), $75,000,000, 
86 Stat! 4057' 
to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community 
planning and management, not otherwise provided for, $10,134,000. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
MODEL C I T I E S PROGRAMS 
For financial assistance in connection with planning and carrying 
out compreliensive city demonstration programs, as authorized by title 
I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 
80 Stat. 1255. 
iQ^g^ as amended (42 U.S.C. 3301), $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until June 30,1975. 
URB>N RENEWAL PROGRAMS 
For grants for urban renewal, fiscal year 1974, as an additional 
amount for urban renewal programs, as authorized by title I of the 
63 Stat. 414; 
Housiug Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), and sec-
^\Ts\J^t29; 
tion 314 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452a), 
84 Stat. 1785.' 
$600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That no 
part of anj appropriation in this Act shall be used for administrative 
expenses in connection with commitments for grants aggregating 
more than the total of amounts available in the current year from 
the amounts authorized for making such commitments through 
June 30, 1967, plus the additibnal amounts appropriated therefor. 
OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAMS 
For grants as authorized by title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, 
84 Stat. 1781. 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1500-1500e), and the provision of technical 
assistance to State and local public bodies, $25,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation 
may be used for financing a grant in excess of 50 per centum of the 
cost of any activity or project, except that grants made pursuant 
to section 706 of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
42 use 1500C-2. 1500), may be made in an amount not to exceed 75 per centum. 
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493 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGKAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community 
development, not otherwise provided for, $22,413,000. 
FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 
FLOOD INSURANCE 
For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in carrying out the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. Chap. 50), $20,000,000. 
82 stat. 572. 
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note. 
KESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants and necessary expenses of programs of research 
and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise 
provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. I701z-1 et seq.), including carry- 
^4 stat. i784. 
ing out the functions of the Secretary under section l ( a ) ( l ) ( i ) of 
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $65,000,000, to remain available 
82 stat. 13.59. 
until June 30, 1975: Provided, That not to exceed $3,925,000 of the Jtl.^^^ 
^^°^ 
foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR H O U S I N G AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary 
pursuant to title V I I I of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3601), section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
^^ stat. si. 
(12 U.S.C. 1701u), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
^^ s'^'- ^^s-
2000d), and Executive Orders 11063 (27 Fed. Reg. 11527), 11246, as 
H stat. 252. 
amended (30 Fed. Reg. 12319,32 Fed. Reg. 14303), 11625 (36 Fed. Reg. Jtl 2oooe notes; 
19967), and 11478 (34 Fed. Reg. 12985), $9,546,000. 
' is use 631 note. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
GEXI5RAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Seci-etary. not other-
wise provided for, in overall program planning and dir-ection in the 
Department, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $6,042,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF GENEPv,\L COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of General Counsel, not other-
wise provided for, $3,166,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, not other-
wise provided for, $6,534,000. 
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[87 STAT. 
ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF SERVICES 
For administrative expenses necessary in providing general admin-
istration and staff services within the Department, not otherwise 
provided for, $11,460,000. 
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES 
For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of management and program coordination in the regional offices of the 
Department, $19,780,000. 
TITLE I I 
SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN 
OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, as authorized by law, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
8^8o^stat.^508; 
^s authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); not to exceed $125,000 
for land and structures; not to exceed $30,000 for improvement and 
care of grounds and repairs to buildings; not to exceed $1,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed 
eight) and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
80 Stat. 416. 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $39,860,000, and that not to exceed 
$800,000 shall be available for travel expenses: Provided^ That not 
to exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available 
until June 30,1975, for research and policy studies. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
research, development, operations, services, minor construction, main-
tenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and personal 
property; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of other 
than administrative aircraft, necessary for the conduct and support of 
aeronautical and space research and development activities of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2,194,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
For advance planning, design, rehabilitation, modification and 
construction of facilities for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, and for the acquisition or condemnation of real prop-
erty, as authorized by law, $101,100,000, including (1) $660,000 for 
replacement of transportation facility, Goddard Space Flight Center; 
(2) $710,000 for rehabilitation of vibration laboratory, Goddard Space 
Flight Center; (3) $740,000 for modifications of and addition to 
25-foot space simulator building, H. Allen Smith Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory; (4) $580,000 for modification of planetary mission 
support facilities, H. Allen Smith Jet Propulsion Laboratory; (5) 
$2,410,000 for rehabilitation and modification of 600 p.s.i. air supply 
system, Langley Research Center; (6) $1,620,000 for construction of 
systems engineering building, Langley Research Center; (7) $570,000 
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495 
for rehabilitation of airfield pavement, Wallops Station; (8) $575,000 
for rehabilitation of communication system^ Wallops Station; (9) 
$1,885,000 for modification for fire protection improvements at various 
tracking and data stations; (10) $980,000 for modification of space 
launch complex 2 West, Vandenberg Air Force Base; (11) $1,085,000 
for modification of power systemj Slidell Computer Complex; (12) 
$56,300,000 for Space Shuttle facilities at various locations, as follows: 
(A) modifications for auxiliary propulsion and power systems test 
facilities. White Sands Test Facility, (B) modifications for Shuttle 
avionics integration laboratory, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, (C) 
modifications for radiant heating verification facility, Lyndon B. 
Johnson Space Center, (D) modifications for the Orbiter propulsion 
system test facilities, Mississippi Test Facility, (E) modifications for 
external tank structural test facilities, Marshall Space Flight Center, 
(F) modification of manufacturing and subassembly facilities for 
the Orbiter, NASA Industrial Plant, Downey, Calif., (G) modifica-
tion of and addition to final assembly and checkout facilities for the 
Orbiter, Air Force Plant No. 42, Palmdale, Calif., (H) modification 
of manufacturing and final assembly facilities for external tanks, 
Michoud Assembly Facility, (I) construction of Orbiter landing 
facilities, John F. Kennedy Space Center; (13) $14,785,000 for minor 
rehabilitation and modification of facilities at various locations; (14) 
$4,600,000 for minor construction of new facilities and additions to 
existing facilities at various locations; (15) $13,600,000 for facility 
planning and design not otherwise provided for; to remain available 
for obligation until June 30, 1976: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
the limitations on the availability of funds appropriated under this 
head by this or the corresponding appropriation acts for the fiscal 
years 1973 (86 Stat. 544-545) and 1972 (85 Stat. 277), and except with 
respect to items (13) through (15) above, items (22) through (24) of 
the cited fiscal year 1973 act, and the items for "rehabilitation and 
modification of facilities" and "facility planning and design" of the 
cited fiscal year 1972 act, when any activity, for which appropriations 
under this head made by this or the cited acts are available, has been 
initiated by the incurrence of obligations therefor, the amount avail-
able for such activity shall remain available until expended. 
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM 
MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of research in Government laboratories, 
management of programs and other activities of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 IT.S.C. 
5901-5902) ; awards; hire, maintenance and operation of administra- 
*° ^'°*' ^^^'' 
tive aircraft; purchase (not to exceed twenty-six tor replacement 
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and maintenance and 
repair of real and personal property, and not in excess of $10,000 per 
])roject for construction of new facilities and additions to existnig 
facilities, and not in excess of $25,000 per project for rehabilitation 
and modification of facilities; $707,000,000: Provided, That contracts 
may be entered into under this appropriation for maintenance and 
operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during 
the next fiscal year: Provided further, That not to exceed $35,000 of 
the foregoing amount shall be available for scientific consultations or 
extraordinary expense, to be expended upon the approval 
or 
authority of the Administrator and his determination shall be final 
and conclusive. 
81 Stat. 206. 
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[87 STAT. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
64 Stat. 149. 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), 
title I X of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 
72 Stat. 1601. 
1876-1879), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 
73 Stat. 431. 
U.S.C. 1880-1881), including award of gradifate fellowships; services^ 
80 Stat. 416. 
as authoiized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of air-
craft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $5,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses; not to exceed $29,000,000 for program 
development and management; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
8i*sta5^206°^' 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Serv-
ices Administration for security guard services; $566,600,000: Pro-
vided^ That funds remaining unobligated as of June 30, 1973, shall 
be merged with and also be available for the general purposes of this 
appropriation: Provided further^ That of the foregoing total amount, 
not less than $12,500,000 shall be used only for Graduate Student 
Support; not less than $65,000,000 shall be used only for Science 
Education Improvement; and not more than $72,000,000 shall be 
available for Research Applied to National Needs: Provided 
further^ 
That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished 
by the National Research Centers may be credited to this appropria-
Funds to campus tion: Provided further^ That if an institution of higher education 
^}^^^^^^^'^^°^^^'-' receiving funds hereunder determines after affording notice and 
opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, 
such institution, that such individual has, after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, willfully refused to obey a lawful regulation or 
order of such institution and that such refusal was of a serious nature 
and contributed to the disruption of the administration of such institu-
tion, then the institution shall deny any further payment to, or for 
the benefit of, such individual. 
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, for scientific activities, as authorized by law, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until June 30, 1975: Provided^ That this appropria-
tion shall be available in addition to other appropriations to the 
National 
Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing 
currencies. 
RENEGOTIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $4,690,000. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,027,000, and that 
not to exceed $840,000 shall be available for travel expenses. 
31 u s e 665. 
80 Stat. 307. 
72 Stat. 1124; 
76 Stat. 950; 
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497 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed per-
sonnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; and expenses of the 
so stat. 432. 
National Selective Service Appeal Board; and not to exceed $1,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $47,500,000: Provided^ 
That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
appropriation from the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended, whenever he deems such action to 
be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided 
further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for 
or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allow-
ances, including burial awards, burial flags, emergency and other offi-
cers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, and other 
benefits as authorized by law; and for payment of amounts of com-
promises or settlements under 28 U.S.C. 2677 of tort claims potentially 
subject to the offset provisions of 38 U.S.C. 351, $6,506,000,000, to 
_^^^ ^^ 
remain available until expended. 
83 stat.' 33 
READJUSTMENT 
BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or 
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 
31, and 33-39), $2,526,000,000, to remam available until expended. 
85lt!u*i2of''' 
86 Stat. 1074. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
3 8 U S C 8 0 1 , 
1501, 1601. 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and 
soldiers' and sailors' civil relief, to remain available until expended, 
$6,000,000, which shall be derived from the Veterans Special Life 
Insurance Fund. 
MEDICAL CARE 
For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of hos-
pitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as 
authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to bene-
ficiaries of the Veterans Administration, including care and treatment 
in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, 
and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and equipment; main-
tenance and operation of burial grounds; repairing, altering, improv-
ing or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the 
jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided 
for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and pur-
chase of materials; uniforms or allowance therefor as authorized by 
law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); and aid to State homes as authorized by „ ^o stat. sos; 
' ' 
. 
• ' 8 1 stat. 206, 
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[87 STAT. 
Ante, p. 196. 
]a,w (38 U.S.C. 641); $2,676,261,000, plus reimbursements: 
Provided, 
That allotments and transfers may be made from this appropriation to 
the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, 
and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Department 
of Defense, for disbursements by them under the various headings of 
their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for 
the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and 
prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain 
available until expended, $75,500,000, plus reimbursements. 
ASSISTANCE FOR H E A L T H MANPOWER TRAINING 
INSTITUTIONS 
For pilot programs for assistance in the establishment of new State 
medical schools, as authorized by title 38, United States Code, chapter 
86 Stat. 1101. 
82, $25,000,000, to remain available for pilot programs under section 
38 use 5070. 
gQ^2 ^^ ^.^j^ gg^ United States Code, until June 30,1979. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, 
domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education 
and training activities, as authorized by law, and for carrying out the 
provisions of section 5055, title 38, United States Code, relating to 
pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, 
$32,600,000, plus reimbursements. 
80 Stat. 1375; 
85 Stat. 178. 
GENERAL OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle 
(medium sedan for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration 
for security guard services; $310,000,000. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Adminis-
tration, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002 and 
ou otai xo,z 
^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^' United States Code, including planning, architectural 
Tnterp. 194? 
and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated 
cost of a project is $1,000,000 or more, $68,343,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used for 
any project which has not been considered and approved by the Con-
gress in the budgetary process. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing^ altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Adminis-
tration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, 
and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 
72 Stat. 1251; 
80 Stat. 1372 
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499 
5002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost 
72 stat. usi; 
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p. 194. 
of a project is less than $1,000,000, and for necessary expenses of the ^° fe,^*' ^^^^' 
Office of Construction, $39,703,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided^ That funds appropriated under this head shall be available 
for contributions to local authorities toward, or for the construction of, 
necessary safety traffic controls adjacent to Veterans Administration 
hospitals. 
, 
GRANTS TO T H E REPUBLIC OF T H E 
P H I L I P P I N E S 
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.Cf. 631-634), $2,000,000. 
72 stat. 1 us; 
PAYMENT OF PARTICIPATION 
SALES 
INSUFFICIENCIES 
80 Stat, 859; 
Ante, 
p. 184. 
For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the 
Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of 
outstanding beneficial interests or participations in Direct loan revolv-
ing fund assets or Loan guaranty revolving fund assets, authorized 
by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to sec- 
si stat. 352. 
tion 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter 
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717 (c)), $4,400,000. 
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LOAN GUARANTY REVOLVING F U N D 
During the current fiscal year, the Loan guaranty revolving fund 
shall be available for expenses, but not to exceed $500,000,000, for 
property acquisitions and other loan guaranty and insurance opera-
tions under Chapter 37, title 38, United States Code, except adminis- gs^gtat^ne^"^' 
trative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title: Provided,, 34 stat. isre. 
That the unobligated balances including retained earnings of the 
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Direct loan revolving fund shall be available, during the current fiscal ^
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year, for transfer to the Loan guaranty revolving fund in such amounts 
as may be necessary to provide for the timely payment of obligations 
of such fund and the Administrator of Veterans Aifairs shall not be 
required to pay interest on amounts so transferred after the time of 
such transfer. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for the current 
Transfer of 
fiscal year for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment bene-
fits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" may be transferred 
to any other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 
per centum of the appropriations so augmented. 
Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the 
current fiscal year for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
so stat. 416. 
The appropriation available to the Veterans Administration for 
the current fiscal year for "Medical care" shall be available for funeral, 
burial, and other expenses incidental thereto (except burial awards 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. 902), for beneficiaries of the Veterans 
72 stat. ii69;; 
Administration receiving care under such appropriations. 
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Adminis-
tration (except the appropriations for "Construction, major projects", 
and "Construction, minor projects") shall be available for the purchase 
of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
80 stat. 29. 
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[87 STAT. 
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled 
under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimburse-
ment of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed 
by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. 
TITLE I I I 
COEPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and 
in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments with-
out regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
31 5
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0 849." 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be neces-
sary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the 
current fiscal year for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter 
provided: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
For administrative expenses in carrying out duties imposed by or 
pursuant to law, not to exceed $15,080,000 of the various funds of the 
Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance with 
48 Stat. 1246. 
fhc National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701) : Provided, 
That funds shall be available for contract actuarial services (not 
to exceed $1,500) : Provided further, That nonadministrative expenses 
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classified by section 2 of Public Law 387, approved October 25, 1949, 
shall not exceed $175,851,000. 
LIMITATION 
ON 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES, 
GOVERNMENT 
NATIONAL 
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
Not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for administrative 
expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive 
of interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency serv-
ices performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the 
issuance and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized 
expenditures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including serv-
ices performed on a force account, contract or fee basis, but not 
including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, 
protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of 
real or personal property belonging to said Association or in which 
it has an interest, cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses 
of persons employed outside of the continental United States, and 
all administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government 
agencies and from the Federal National Mortgage Association: Pro-
vided, That the distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts 
of the Association shall be made in accordance with generally recog-
nized accounting principles and practices. 
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501 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 
Not to exceed a total of $9,250,000 shall be available for administra-
tive expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which may 
procure services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and contracts for such 
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services with one organization may be renewed annually, and uni-
forms or allowances therefor in accordance with law (5 U.S.C. 6901-
5902), and said amount shall be derived from funds available to the 8i*stat°206°^' 
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, including those in the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Board revolving fund and receipts of the Board for the 
current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, and the Board may utilize 
and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal 
home loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Savings and 
Loan Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor-
poraaon, and other agencies of the Government (including payment 
for office space) : Provided, That all necessary expenses in connection 
with the conservatorship or liquidation of institutions insured by the 
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, liquidation or 
handling of assets of or derived from such insured institutions, pay-
ment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, 
or minimizing of losses in the case of such insured institutions, or 
activities relating to section 5A(f) or 6(i) of the Federal Home Loan 
Bank Act, section 5(d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, or 
82 stat. sse; 
section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act and all neces- H ^^^- HI' 
sary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee basis, 
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handling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of securities on 
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behalf of Federal home loan banks, and the sale, issuance, and retire- i730a. 
ment of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, under the 
Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be considered as 
nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided 
further, 
That members and alternates of the Federal Savings and Loan 
Advisory Council shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Board 
as approved by the Board for transportation expenses incurred in 
attendance at meetings of or concerned with the work of such Council 
and mav be paid not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence: 
Provided 
further, 
That expenses of any functions of supervision 
(except of Federal home loan banks) vested in or exercisable by the 
Board shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official receo- 
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tion and representation expenses: Provided further. That, notwith-
standing any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in 
amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other 
obligations of the Board shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 
July 22, 1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421-1449) : Pro^nded further, 
47 stat. 725. 
That the nonadministrative expenses (except those included in the first 
proviso hereof) for the supervision and examination of Federal and 
State chartered institutions (other than special examinations deter-
mined by the Board to be necessary) shall not exceed $18,100,000. 
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48 Stat. 1259; 
82 Stat. 295. 
80 Stat. 1036. 
82 Stat. 5. 
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48 Stat. 1255; 
78 Stat. 805; 
85 Stat. 776. 
Uniforms. 
80 Stat. 508; 
81 Stat. 206. 
80 Stat. 416. 
"Legal and 
banking serv-
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64 Stat. 813; 
84 Stat. 1114. 
Research proj-
ects. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, TEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN 
INSURANCE CORPORATION 
Not to exceed $740,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, 
which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest 
paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, expenses in con-
nection with liquidation of insured institutions or activities relating to 
section 406 (c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act, liquidation or 
handling of assets of or derived from insured institutions, payment of 
insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or 
minimizing of losses in the case of insured institutions, legal fees and 
expenses and payments for expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Board determined by said Board to be properly allocable to said Cor-
poration, and said Corporation may utilize and may make payments 
for services and facilities of the Federal home loan banks, the Federal 
Eeserve banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and other agencies of the Govern-
ment : Provided^ That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the 
administrative expenses and other obligations of said Corporation 
shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with title IV of the 
Act of June 27, 1934, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1724^l730b). 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I and I I of this Act are 
expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation 
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses 
may not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates 
submitted for the appropriations: Provided^ That this section shall 
not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local 
boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to travel 
performed directly in connection with care and treatment of medical 
beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration; or to payments to inter-
agency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
the Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal 
year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances thereof, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 403. Funds made available for the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development under title I I I of this Act shall be available, 
without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal 
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making 
payment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage 
Association or Government National Mortgage Association, Federal 
Reserve banks or any member thereof. Federal home loan banks, and 
any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for 
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share 
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals for projects 
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not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided^ That the extent 
of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of 
the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research. 
SEC. 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, not to 
exceed $425,000 of the amount herein made available for the Federal 
Communications Commission may be used for land and structures. 
SEC. 406, No part of any appropriations contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herem. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and Certain Other Independ-
ent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1974". 
Approved October 26, 1973. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Short title. 
Public Law 93-138 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To permit, the Secretary of the Senate to use his franked mail privilege for a 
limited period to send certain matters on behalf of former Vice President 
Spiro T. Agnew. 
October 26, 1973 
[S.J. Res. 164] 
Resolved hy the SenMe and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America 
In Congress assembled^ That, through Novem- presIdent^l^K) T. 
ber 10, 1973, the Secretary of the Senate may, on behalf of former Agnew. 
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, send as franked mail, matter to a ,„^!t"''^"^ ^
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(xovernment olncial (not to exceed 4 pounds in weight) and corre-
spondence to any pereon (not exceeding 4 ounces in weight), and 
send and receive as franked mail, public documents printed by order 
of Congress, with respect to official business occurring as the result 
of his having held the office of Vice President. Postage on mail sent 
and received under this joint resolution is postage sent and received 
under the franking privilege for purposes of section 3216 of title 39, 
United States Code. 
84 stat. 754; 
Approved October 26, 1973. 
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Public Law 93-139 
AN ACT 
To provide that the project referred to as the Trotters Shoals Dam and Lake 
on the Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina, shall hereafter be 
known and designated as the "Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake". 
October 26, 1973 
[S.2486] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That in honor of 
the late Richard B. Russell, and in recognition of his long and out-
standing service as a Member of the United States Senate, the Trotters 
Shoals Dam and Lake, Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina, 
shall hereafter be known and designated as the "Richard B. Russell 
Dam and Lake", and shall be dedicated as a monument to his distin-
guished public service. Any law, regulation, map, document, or record 
of the United States in which such project is referred to shall be held 
and considered to refer to such project by the name of the "Richard 
V>. Russell Dam and Lake". 
Approved October 26, 1973. 
Trotters Shoeils 
Dam and Lake, 
Ga. - S.C. 
Name change.