42 USC § 1592l - Authorization of appropriations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s1592l"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 1592l - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1592l"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
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, § 313, 65 Stat. 308; July 14, 1952, ch. 723, § 4, 66 Stat. 602.)"
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# § 1592l. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated—

**(a)** such sums, not exceeding $100,000,000, as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this subchapter relating to community facilities and services in critical defense housing areas; and

**(b)** such sums, not exceeding $100,000,000, as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this subchapter relating to housing in critical defense housing areas.

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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, § 313, 65 Stat. 308; July 14, 1952, ch. 723, § 4, 66 Stat. 602.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1952—Act , increased appropriation authorization in subsec. (a) from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 and in subsec. (b) from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.