42 USC § 1583 - Redetermination of demountable housing as temporary or permanent

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title: "42 USC § 1583 - Redetermination of demountable housing as temporary or permanent"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1583"
section_name: "Redetermination of demountable housing as temporary or permanent"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "DISPOSAL OF WAR AND VETERANS’ HOUSING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title VI, § 603, as added June 28, 1948, ch. 688, § 7, as added Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 201, 64 Stat. 59; amended Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)"
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# § 1583. Redetermination of demountable housing as temporary or permanent

April 20, 1950December 31, 1950

With respect to any housing classified, prior to , by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as demountable, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, as soon as practicable but not later in any event than , and after consultation with the communities affected, redetermine (taking into consideration local standards and conditions) whether such housing is of a temporary or permanent character, and after such redetermination shall dispose of such housing in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 862, title VI, § 603, as added June 28, 1948, ch. 688, § 7, as added Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title II, § 201, 64 Stat. 59; amended Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under .