42 USC § 1592 - Authority of Secretary

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s1592"
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title: "42 USC § 1592 - Authority of Secretary"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1592"
section_name: "Authority of Secretary"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "DEFENSE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 301, 65 Stat. 303; Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)"
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# § 1592. Authority of Secretary

section 1591 of this title

Subject to the provisions and limitations of this subchapter and subchapter VIII of this chapter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to provide housing in any areas (subject to the provisions of ) needed for defense workers or military personnel or to extend assistance for the provision of, or to provide, community facilities or services required in connection with national defense activities in any area which the President, pursuant to the authority contained in said section, has determined to be a critical defense housing area.

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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 301, 65 Stat. 303; 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 .