42 USC § 1453a - Administrative priority for applications relating to activities in areas affected by base closings

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title: "42 USC § 1453a - Administrative priority for applications relating to activities in areas affected by base closings"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1453a"
section_name: "Administrative priority for applications relating to activities in areas affected by base closings"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN RENEWAL"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Urban Renewal Projects, Demolition Programs, and Code Enforcement Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–117, § 14, Oct. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 423.)"
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# 1 Administrative priority for applications relating to activities in areas affected by base closings

See References in Text note below.

42 U.S.C. 145342 U.S.C. 331142 U.S.C. 3108(a)(1)42 U.S.C. 310242 U.S.C. 1452b[^1]42 U.S.C. 1500d

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in processing applications for assistance under section 103 of the Housing Act of 1949 [], section 111 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 [], section 708(a)(1) and (2) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [, (2)] (for grants authorized under sections 702 and 703 of such Act) [, 3103], section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 [], section 701(b) of the Housing Act of 1954, and section 708 of the Housing Act of 1961 [], shall give a priority to any State or unit of local government or agency thereof which is severely and adversely affected by a reduction in the level of expenditure or employment at any Department of Defense installation located in or near such State or unit of local government.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–117, § 14, Oct. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 423.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 103 of the Housing Act of 1949 [], section 111 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 [], sections 702 and 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [, 3103], and section 708 of the Housing Act of 1961 [], referred to in text, were omitted from the Code pursuant to  which terminated the authority to make grants or loans under those sections after .

Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, referred to in text, is section 701 of , , which was classified to section 461 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was repealed by , , .

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of title I of the Housing Act of 1949 which comprises this subchapter.