An Act making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for other purposes
PL 92-78 (H.R.9382), enacted 08/10/1971

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SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
used to pay the salary of any Federal employee who is finally convicted 
in any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, of 
inciting, promoting, or carrying on a riot resulting in material damage 
to property or injury to persons, found to be in violation of Federal, 
State, or local laws designed to protect persons or property in the 
community concerned. 
SEC. 705. No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall 
be used to provide a loan, guarantee of a loan, a grant, the salary of, 
or any remuneration whatever to any individual applying for admis-
sion, attending, employed by, teaching at or doing research at an insti-
tution of higher education who has engaged in conduct on or after 
August 1, 1969, which involves the use of (or the assistance to others 
in me use of) force or the threat of force or the seizure of property 
under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or 
prevent the availability of certain curriculum, or to prevent the 
faculty, administrative officials or students in such institution from 
engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies at such institution. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 
1972". 
Approved August 10, 1971. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Convicted 
rioters, payment 
prohibition. 
Funds to cam" 
pus disrupters,, 
prohibition. 
Short title. 
Public Law 92-78 
AN A C T 
Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, 
boards, comuiissions, corporations, and oflSees for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1972. and for other purposes. 
August 10, 1971 
[H. R. 9382] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Cnited ><tates of Amerioa in Congi-'ess assembled^ That the following 
Department o
f 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise urba^n^Deveiop-
appropriated, for tlie Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment; space, 
ment; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent exec- and^certain other' 
utive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the independent Age n-
fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOUSING 
AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PRODUCTIO?^^ AND MORTGAGE CREDIT 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that 
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[85 STAT. 
may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under 
section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
84 stau'*i7^^V 
U.S.C. 1701s) is iucrcased by $55,000,000: Provided, That no part 
of the foregoing contract authority shall be used for incurring any 
obligation in connection with any dwelling unit or project which is 
not either part of a workable program for community improvement 
meeting the requirements of section 101(c) of the Housing Act of 
1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1451(c)), or which is without local offi-
cial approval for participation in this program. 
68 Stat. 623. 
HOMEOW^NERSHIP AND RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
The limitation on total payments that may be required in any fiscal 
year by all contracts entered into under section 235 of the National 
8/stat?\'77o? 
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. I7l5z), is increased by 
$170,000,000, and the limitation on total payments under those entered 
o/L^!^V,t?' 
into under section 236 of such Act (12 U.S.C. I7l5z-1) is increased by 
84 Stat. 1775. 
$200,000,000. 
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME SPONSOR 
F U N D 
For the low and moderate income sponsor fund, authorized by 
sections 106 (a) and (b) of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
84^stau \'8o^8? 
^^ 1^^^' ^^ amended (12 U.S.C. 1701x), $4,000,000. 
COUNSELING SERVICES 
82 Stat. 485. 
For counseling services, authorized by section 237 of the National 
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 17l5z-2(e)), $3,250,000. 
COLLEGE HOUSING 
The limitation otherwise applicable to the total payments that may 
be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under title 
64 Stat. 77; 
YV of the Housiug Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.), 
84 Stat. 1777. 
.^ increased by $9,300,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING PRODUCTION AND 
MORTGAGE CREDIT PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of housing production and 
mortgage credit, including functions authorized by title XIV of the 
82 Stat. 590; 
Housiug and Urban Development Act of 1968 (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
j3 Stat. 398. 
^^^^ otherwisc provided for, $17,000,000. 
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 
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (including the 
Government National Mortgage Association) authorized by the 
Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 
^^ ^t^** ^^i. 
302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, 
as amended, $19,543,000. 
78 stat. soo; 
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80 Stat. 1 6 4 . 
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T.»- 
^2 u s e 1 7 1 7 . 
HOUSING MANAGEMENT 
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 g/sta^'i^Te^' 
IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.); ^^64'stat!V7.' 
for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
I701s); and for homeownership and interest reduction payments as 
79 stat. 451. 
authorized by sections 235 and 236 of the National Housing Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. I7l5z, l715z-l),$1,373,800,000. 
82 stat. 477, 
^ 
498; 84 Stat. 1770. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of housing man-
agement, not otherwise provided for, $16,500,000: 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 
For "Comprehensive planning grants" as authorized by section 701 
of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 461), $59,355,000, /^^^tat. 526; 
to remain available until expended. 
i804*.^*' ^^^°* 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND URBAN 
FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAMS 
For matching grants to States for training and related activities, 
for expenses of providing technical assistance to State and local gov-
ernmental or public bodies (including studies and publication of 
information), and for fellowships for city planning and urban studies, 
as authorized by title VIII of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended 
(20 U.S.C. 801-805; 811), $3,500,000. 
83 stat. 392; 
84 Stat. 1809. 
N E W COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For supplementary grants as authorized by section 412 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
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82 Stat. 516; 
84 Stat. 1780. 
42 u s e 4519. 
42 u s e 4521. 
3911), and section 718 of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970 (84 Stat. 1799), and for special planning assistance grants as 
authorized by section 720 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1800), $10,000,000, 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, $7,468,000. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
42 u s e 3301. 
63 Stat. 414; 
82 Stat. 518. 
68 Stat. 629; 
84 Stat. 1785. 
MODEL C I T I E S PROGRAMS 
For financial assistance and administrative expenses in connection 
with planning and carrying out comprehensive city demonstration 
programs, as authorized by title I of the Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, as amended 
(80 Stat. 
1255-1261), $150,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972, to remain available 
until June 30,1973. 
URBAN RENEWAL 
PROGRAMS 
For grants for urban renewal, fiscal year 1972, as an additional 
amount for urban renewal programs, as authorized by title I of the 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), and section 
314 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452a), 
$1,250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That no 
part of any 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 additional amounts appropriated therefor. 
78 Stat. 790; 
82 Stat. 523. 
R E H A B I L I T A T I O N 
LOAN 
F U N D 
For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the 
Housing Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), $90,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
79 Stat. 491. 
GRANTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD 
FACILITIES 
For grants authorized by section 703 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3103), $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
84 Stat. 1781. 
OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAMS 
For grants as authorized by title VII of the Housing Act of 1961j as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1500-1500e), and the provision of technical assist-
ance to State and local public bodies, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation may be 
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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 Y06 of 
the Housing Act of 1961, as amended (84 Stat. 1783), may be made in 
42 use 1500C-2. 
an amount not to exceed Y5 per centum. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUKITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community 
development, not otherwise provided for, $22,750,000. 
FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 
FLOOD I N S U R A N C E 
For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in carrying out the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
Chap. 50), $6,000,000. 
82 stat. 572. 
42 u s e 4001 
note. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For grants and necessary expenses of programs of research and 
studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1784), including carrying out the functions 
1
2 use noiz-u 
of the Secretary under section 1(a) (l)(i) of Reorganization Plan 
No. 2 of 1968, $45,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972, to remain avail- 
82 stat. i369. 
able until June 30, 1973: Provided, That not to exceed $3,771,000 of nde.^ 
the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary 
pursuant to title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3601), section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
82 stat. si. 
(82 Stat. 476), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
ss stat. 395. 
2000d), and Executive Orders 11063 (27 Fed. Reg. 11527), 11246, 
yl^^^^ ^5°'"-
as amended (30 Fed. Reg. 12319, 32 Fed. Reg. 14303), 11458 (34 Fed. 
42 use" 1932 
Reg. 4937), and 11478 (34 Fed. Reg. 12985), $8,250,000. 
"" 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Secretary, not other-
wise provided for, in overall program planning and direction in the 
Department, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $6,312,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of General Counsel, not other-
wise provided for, $3,000,000. 
note, 2000e notes. 
15 u s e 631 
note. 
75-432 O - 72 - 20 
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ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF SERVICES 
For administrativG expenses necessary in providing general admin-
istration and staff services within the Department, not otherwise 
provided for, $16,096,000. 
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES 
For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of management and program coordination in the regional offices of 
the Department, $23,000,000. 
TITLE I I 
SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHEll 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Council, established by section 201 of the National Aeronautics and 
,72 Stat. 427; 
Space Act of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2471), and services as 
84 Stat! 855. 
authorlzed by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $500,000. 
80 Stat. 416. 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Science and Technology, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,300,000. 
COMMISSION ON POPULATION GROWTH AND THE AMERICAN FUTURE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission on Population Growth 
and the American Future, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $650,000. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, as authorized by law, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
8/statr'206?' 
^s authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); not to exceed $125,000 
for land and structures; not to exceed $15,000 for improvement arid 
care of grounds and repairs to buildings; not to exceed $500 for official 
reception and representation expenses; special counsel fees; and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $31,454,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available until 
June 30, 1973, for research and policy studies. 
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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, and alteration of real and personal property; and 
purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of other than adminis-
trative aircraft necessary for the conduct and support of aeronautical 
and space research and development activities of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, $2,522,700,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided^ That $39,000,000 of the amount made avail-
able shall be used only for the NERVA program in fiscal year 1972. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
For advance planning, design, and construction of facilities for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for the acquisi-
tion or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, 
$52,700,000, including $6,500,000 for modernization of a forty by 
eighty foot wind tunnel, $10,700,000 for Centaur modifications to 
Titan I I I launch area, $4,500,000 for alterations to launch complex 17, 
$7,900,000 for rehabilitation and modification of facilities, $600,000 
for power plant replacements, $500,000 for relocation of an Applica-
tions Technology Satellite transportable ground station, $3,500,000 
for facility planning and design, $13,000,000 for space shuttle main 
engine test facilities and $5,500,000 for space shuttle thermal protec-
tion facilities, to remain available until June 30, 1974. 
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 U.S.C. 
5901-5902); minor construction; awards; hire, maintenance and 
so stau sos; 
operation of administrative aircraft; purchase (not to exceed thirty-
five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
maintenance, repair, and alteration of real and personal property; 
$722,635,000: 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. 
GENERAL 
PROVISION 
Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriation made available 
to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by this Act 
may be transferred to any other such appropriation, but no transfers 
shall be made to the appropriation "Research and 
Program 
Management". 
Not to exceed $35,000 of the appropriation "Research and Program 
Management" in this Act for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration 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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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National 
64 Stat. 149. 
Sclencc 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 graduate fellowships; services 
80 Stat. 416. 
j^g authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of four 
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception 
and representation expenses; not to exceed $24,225,000 for program 
development and management; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
8i^statr*206°^' 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services; $619,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided^ That of the foregoing amount 
not less than $26,800,000 shall be available for tuition, grants, and 
allowances in connection with a program of summer institutes and 
other programs of supplementary training for secondary school science 
and mathematics teachers; not less than $28,800,000 shall be used only 
for Institutional Support of Science; and not less than $99,300,000 
shall be used only for Science Education Support: Provided 
further^ 
That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished 
by the National Research Centers may be credited to this appropria-
rupte?r"den\a"i o
f *^^^" ^ ^ ^ fTovided fuvthev^ That if an institution of higher education 
payment. 
receivlug fuuds 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 enactment 
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 con-
tributed to the disruption of the administration of such institution, 
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 section 104(b) (3) of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended 
80 Stat. 1528. 
(7 U.S.C. 1704(b) (3)), $3,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available in addition to other appropriations to the National 
Science Foundation, for payments in the foregoing currencies. 
RENEGOTIATION BOARD 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
5 use 3109. 
For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 109, and 
not to exceed $80,000 for travel expenses, $4,754,000. 
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SKCIKITIKS AXD EXCHANGE COMMISSIOX 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For neoessaiT i'xi)enses for the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, inclndiuo-'services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $24,730,000. 
so stat. 4i6. 
SELECTIVE SER\^CE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Selective Service System, as author-
ized by law, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; expenses 
of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel 
assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by law (5 
t^.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; hire of motor vehicles; 
so stat. 432. 
purchase of eleven passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
5903); not to exceed $88,000 for the National Selective Service Appeal 8i^stal^*206°^' 
Board; and $59,000 for the National Advisory Committee on the Selec-
tion of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists; $82,235,000: Pro-
vided^ 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 
^i use ees. 
action to be necessary in the interest of national defense. 
VETEIL\NS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allow-
ances, including burial awards, burial flags, subsistence allowances 
for vocational rehabilitation, emergency and other officers' retirement 
pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, as authorized by law; and 
for payment of amounts of compromises or settlements under 28 U.S.C. 
2677 of tort claims potentially subject to the offset provisions of 38 
so stat. 307. 
U.S.C. 351, $6,248,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
72 stat. 1124; 
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^ 
76 Stat. 950; 
83 Stat. 33. 
READJUSTMENT 
BENEFITS 
72 Stat. 1167; 
80 Stat. 12; 
1501, 1601. 
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 
(except section 1504), and 33-39), $1,888,700,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
84 staL' I998. 
38 u s e 801, 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND 
INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, to 
remain available until expended, $14,500,000, of which $8,000,000 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 
beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Adminis-
tration, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies and equipment; 
maintenance and operation of farms and burial grounds; repairing, 
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altering, improving 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 tempo-
rary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowance 
80 Stat. 508; 
therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; and aid to State 
8rsl;t. 836. 
homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641); $2,307,700,000, plus reim-
bursements : Provided^ That the foregoing appropriation shall not be 
apportioned to provide for less than an average of 97,500 operating 
beds in Veterans Administration hospitals or furnishing inpatient 
care and treatment to an average daily patient load of less than 
85,500 beneficiaries during the fiscal year 1972: Provided 
further^ 
That allotments and transfers may be made from this appropriation 
to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for disbursements by them under the various head-
ings 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, $68,707,000. 
MEDICAL ADMIXISTRATIOX AXD 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 6055, title 38, United States Code, relating to 
pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, 
$20,252,000. 
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; $286,450,000: Provided, That no part of 
this appropriation shall be used to pay in excess of twenty-two persons 
engaged in public relations work. 
CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY 
FACILITIES 
For hospital and domiciliary facilities, for planning and for major 
alterations, improvements, and repairs and extending any of the facili-
ties under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration or for any 
of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002, and 5004, title 38, 
8o^statr\*372!^' 
United States Code, including necessary expenses of administration, 
$93,418,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 
For grants to assist the several States to construct State nursing 
home facilities and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans, 
lil^^T'six^'' 
^^ authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 644 and 5031-5037), $8,000,000, to 
remain available until June 30,1974. 
Ante, 
p. 178. 
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GRANTS TO T H E REPUBLIC OF THE 
P H I L I P P I N E S 
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as author-
ized by law (38 U.S.C. 631-634), $2,100,000. 
PAYMENT o r PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFICIENCIES 
72 Stat. 1145; 
80 Stat. 859. 
74 Stat. 532. 
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 
revolving fund assets or Loan guaranty revolving fund assets, author-
ized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant 
si stat. 352. 
to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association 
Charter Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717(c)), $5,929,000. 
78 stat. 800; 
LOAN GUARANTY REVOLVING FUND 
During the current fiscal year, the Loan guaranty revolving fund 
shall be available for expenses, but not to exceed $350,000,000, for 
property acquisitions and other loan guaranty and insurance opera-
tions under Chapter 37, title 38, United States Code, except adminis- g2lttT\i^6-°'^'' 
trative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title: Provided, 
84 stat! 1576. 
That the unobligated balances including retained earnings of the 
^s use m i . 
Direct loan revolving fund shall be available, during the current 
fiscal year, for transfer to the JJOSLH 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 Affairs 
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 o
f 
fiscal year for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment benefits", "" ^' 
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 Admin- go'^stat.^'g^^^^' 
istration receiving care under such appropriations. 
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Adminis-
tration (except the appropriation for "Construction of hospital and 
domiciliary facilities") shall be available for the purchase of any site 
for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled 
282 
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[85 STAT. 
under tlie laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimburse-
ment of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed 
l)y the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. 
TITLE I I I 
CORPORATIONS 
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 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 
31 u*sc/49*' 
^^ ^^^^ (lovermnent Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the 
current fiscal year for each such corporation or agency except as 
hereinafter provided: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
LIMITATION OX ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRXITION 
For administrative expenses in carrying out duties imposed by or 
pursuant to law, not to exceed $15,850,000 of the various funds of the 
Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance 
with the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701) : Pro-
vided, That funds shall be available for contract actuarial services 
(not to exceed $1,500) : Provided 
further, 
That nonadministrative 
expenses classified bv section 2 of Public Law 387, approved October 
25, 1949, shall not exceed $148,426,000. 
48 Stat. 1246. 
63 Stat. 905. 
12 u s e 1702. 
LIMITATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, GOVERNMENT 
NATIONAL 
MORTGAGE 
ASSOCIATION 
Not to exceed $6,600,000 shall be available for administrative 
expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and sliall be exclusive of 
interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services 
performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance 
and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized expendi-
tures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services per-
formed 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 per-
sonal 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 adminis-
trative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies and 
from the Federal National Mortgage Association: Provided, That the 
distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts of the Associa-
tion shall be made in accordance with generally recognized accounting 
principles and practices. 
85 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-78-AUG. 10, 1971 
283 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 
INTEREST ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS 
For payments to Federal home loan banks for the purpose of adjust-
ing the eifective interest rates charged by such banks, as authorized 
by section 101 of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, 
84 stat. 45o., 
^^ 
O 
./ 
19 TTSr' 14^0 
$62,500,000. 
note. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
NONADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 
Not to exceed a total of $8,123,500 shall be available for adminis-
trative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which may 
procure services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and contracts for 
so stat. 4i6. 
such services with one organization may be renewed annually, and 
uniforms or allowances therefor in accordance w^ith law (5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902), and said amount shall be derived from funds available gi^s^^j^^'og"^' 
to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, including those in the Fed-
eral 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 Keserve banks, the Fed-
eral Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, 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 Cor-
poration, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from such 
insured institutions, payment 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' 
82 stat. 856; 
Loan Act of 1933, or section 406(c), 407, or 408 of the National Hous- 
1
2 use 14*25a, 
ing Act and all necessary expenses (including services performed on 1426. 
a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
I2 use 1729" 
connection with the handling, including the purchase, sale, and 1730a. 
exchange, of securities on behalf of Federal home loan banks, and the 
sale, issuance, and retirement 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 Sav-
ings 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 may 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 exer-
cisable by the Board shall be considered as nonadministrative 
expenses: Provided further. That not to exceed $1,000 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except 
for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administra-
47 Stat. 725. 
284 
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[85 STAT. 
tive t'xponses and other obligations of the Board shall be incurred, 
allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Home Loan l^ank Act of July 22, 1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1-121-1449) : Provided further^ 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 determined by the Board to be necessary) 
shall not exceed $16,923,000. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION 
Not to exceed $497,000 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 
connection with liquidation of insured institutions or activities relat-
82'*statr*29 5"^' 
^^^ ^^ scctlon 406 (c), 407, or 408 of the National Housing Act, liquida-
80 Stat. 1036. 
tiou O
P handling of assets of or derived from insured institutions, 
82 Stat. 5. 
payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termina-
1730a. 
" 
tion, 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 Corporation, and said Corporation may utilize and may make 
payments for services and facilities of the Federal home loan banks, 
the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and other agencies of the 
Government: 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 
78^ltatr 805'"' 
Act of June 27,1934, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1724-I730b). 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. 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 sub-
mitted 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 interagency motor 
pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules. 
Uniforms, etc. 
^^^ 5Q2. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall 
be available in the current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or 
gj8o^stat^^5^o8; 
allowauces therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
80 Stat. 416. 
3109. 
85 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-80-AUG. 10, 1971 
285 
SEC. 503. 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 pay-
ment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Asso-
ciation 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 (12U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
SEC. 504. 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 
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. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and Certain Other Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1972". 
Approved August 10, 1971. 
Legal and bank-
ing services. 
64 Stat. 873; 
84 Stat. 1114. 
Research proj-
ects. 
Short title. 
Public Law 92-79 
AN ACT 
To amend the maritime lien provisions of the Ship Mortgage Act of 1920. 
August 10, 1971 
[H. R. 6239] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate afid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assemhled^ Thait the Ship 
^'^^P Mortgage 
Mortgage Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 911-984) is amended as follows: By amlndmen°' 
striking from subsection E, thereof (46 U.S.C. 973) the semicolon, 
4i stat. 1005. 
substituting a period therefor and deleting all thereafter. 
Approved August 10, 1971. 
Public Law 92-80 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, 
and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 3<), 1972, 
and for other puriwses. 
August 10, 197 1 
[H. R.10061] 
Be it enacted hy the Seimte ami House of Representatit'en 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled.. That the following 
Departments of 
sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise Education, and''^' 
appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, welfare, and Re-
and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, Appfopr!atio'n Act 
1972, and for other purposes, namely: 
1972. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
MANPOWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For 
necessary 
expenses 
for 
the 
Manpower 
Administration,