An Act to amend certain housing legislation to grant preferences to veterans of the Korean conflict
PL 82-214 (S.2244), enacted 10/26/1951

66 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 214—OCT. 26, 1951 
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sufficient for the President to determine that the recipient country is 
eflfectively cooperating with the United States. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. All other nations (those not receiving United States mili-
tary, economic, or financial assistance) shall be invited by the President 
to cooperate jointly in a group or groups or on an individual basis in 
controlling the export of the commodities referred to in title I and 
title I I of this Act to any nation or combination of nations threatening 
the security of the United States, including the Union of Soviet Social-
ist Republics and all countries under its domination. 
SEC. 302. The Administrator with regard to all titles of this Act 
shall— 
(a) coordinate those activities of the various United States depart-
ments and agencies which are concerned with security controls over 
exports from other countries; 
(b) make a continuing study of the administration of export control 
measures undertaken by foreign governments in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act, and shall report to the Congress from time to 
time but not less than once every six months recommending action 
where appropriate; and 
(c) make available technical advice and assistance on export control 
procedures to any nation desiring such cooperation. 
SEC. 303. The provisions of subsection (a) of section 403, of section 
404, and of subsections (c) and (d) of section 406 of the Mutual 
Defense Assistance Act of 1949 (Public Law 329, Eighty-first Con-
gress), as amended, insofar as they are consistent with this Act, shall 
be applicable to this Act. Funds made available for the Mutual 
Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, shall be available for 
carrying out this Act in such amounts as the President shall direct. 
SEC. 304. In every recipient.country where local currency is made 
available for local currency expenses of the United States in connec-
tion with assistance furnished by the United States, the local currency 
administrative and operating expenses incurred in the administration 
of this Act shall be charged to such local currency funds to the extent 
available. 
SEC. 305. Subsection (d) of section 117 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1948 (Public Law 472, Eightieth Congress), as amended, and 
subsection (a) of section 1302 of the Third Supplemental Appropria-
tion Act, 1951 (Public Law 45, Eighty-second Congress), are repealed. 
Approved October 26, 1951. 
Cooperation of non-
recipient countries. 
Ante, pp. 645, 646. 
Duties of Admin-
istrator. 
Applicability of des-
ignated provisions. 
63 
Stat. 717. 
22 U. S, C. §§ 1574, 
1575, 1577. 
A v a i l a b i l i t y of 
funds. 
Expenses chargeable 
to l o c a l currency 
funds. 
Repeals. 
62 Stat. 154. 
22 U. 8. C. § 1615. 
Ante, p. 63. 
Public Law 214 
CHAPTER 577 
AN ACT 
To amend certain housing legislation to grant preferences to veterans of the 
Korean conflict. 
October 26,1951 
[S. 2244] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repi^esentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (14) 
of section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 388, 
as amended; 42 U. S. C. 1402) is amended to read as follows: 
"(14) The term 'veteran' shall mean a person who has served 
in the active military or naval service of the United States at any 
time (i) on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to July 26, 
Korean veterans, 
Housing 
prefer-
ences. 
63 Stat. 424 
"Veteran." 
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1947, (ii) on or after April 6, 1917, and prior to November 11, 
1918, or (iii) on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date 
thereafter as shall be determined by the President, and who shall 
have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 
"Serviceman." 
than dishonorable. The term 'serviceman' shall mean a pei-son in 
the active military or naval service of the United States who has 
served therein at any time (i) on or after September 16, 1940, 
and prior to July 26,1947, (ii) on or after April 6,1917, and prior 
to November 11,1918, or (iii) on or after June 27,1950, and prior 
to such date thereafter as shall be determined by the President." 
SEC. 2. The Act of October 14,1940, as amended (54 Stat. 1125, as 
amended; 42 U. S. C. 1521), is hereby amended (i) by striking out in 
Stat el!**' ^°^^' ^ paragraph (c) of section 505 and in paragraph (c) of section 602 the 
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, phrase "of World War I I " wherever such phrase occurs; and (ii) by 
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. striking out in paragraph (b) of section 601 the phrase "during World 
War II", and substituting therefor the words "at any time on or after 
September 16,1940, and prior to July 26,1947, or on or after June 27, 
1950, and prior to such date thereafter as shall be determined by the 
President". 
SEC. 3. Public Law 65, Eighty-first Congress (63 Stat. 68), is hereby 
amended by adding, after the phrase "July 26, 1947,", in section 2 
thereof, the phrase "or on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such 
date thereafter as shall be determined by the President,". 
SEC. 4. The National Housing Act, as amended, is amended by strik-
ing out the phrase "of World War I I " wherever it occurs in paragraph 
^ u^^s^c. § i7i6e (^) of section 213, and by adding the following proviso before the 
(b). ' 
period at the end of said paragraph: ": Provided^ That for purposes 
of this section the word 'veteran' shall mean a person who has served 
in the active military or naval service of the United States at any time 
on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to July 26, 1947, or on or 
after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date thereafter as shall be 
determined by the President". 
Approved October 26, 1951. 
Public Law 215 
CHAPTER 578 
AN ACT 
October 26,1951 
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To amend sections 303 (c) and 503 (b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Ck»smetic 
Act, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
an^^^cosmetfc^Act' United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That subsection 
amendments. 
' (b) of scction 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
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as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
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"(b) (1) A drug intended for use by man w h i c h -
drugs. 
"(A) is a habit-formmg drug to which section 502 (d) applies; 
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"(B) because of its toxicity or other potentiality for harmful 
effect, or the method of its use, or the collateral measures neces-
sary to its use, is not safe for use except under the supervision 
of a practitioner licensed by law to administer such drug; or 
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"(C) is limited by an effective application under section 505 to 
use under the professional supervision of a practitioner licensed 
by law to administer such drug,