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60 STAT.] 79TH OONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 917-AUG. 8, 1946 II of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, the 8stat28. Federal Works Administrator is authorized, upon request of such v, fi70i note Uo.: educational institution, to provide such educational facilities (1) by Ant, p. 93. the use or reuse (including disassembling, transporting, and reerecting) of structures or facilities (including improvements, equipments, materials, or furnishings but not including site acquisition and prepara- tion or the installation of streets and utility mains) under the juris- diction or control of any Federal agency which are no longer required by such agency and which, in the determination of said Administrator can be utilized to provide the needed educational facilities and which, in the determination of the War Assets Administrator are available for such use or reuse and (2) by connecting utilities from buildings to mains. Upon request of the Federal Works Administrator any Traer to Fed Federal agency having jurisdiction or control of any such structures or tor, etoA facilities may, with the approval of the War Assets Administrator, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, transfer such structures or facilities to the Federal Works Administrator, without reimburse- ment, for such use or reuse. Without regard to the provisions of any other law, said Administrator is authorized to transfer to any educa- tional institution any educational facilities provided for such edu- cational institution under this subsection. "(b) In carrying out the provisions of this section, said Adminis- trator is authorized to exercise all the powers contained in sections 202 (a) and (b) and title III of this Act, subject to all the limita- 5B^tas d3. B tions contained in sections 203 (a) and (b) and title III of this Act: v, 1 132 (a), (b), Provided, That nothing herein shall exclude the Indian Service from Ant, p. 9 . participation in the educational benefits provided by this Act. "(c) To carry out the provisions of this section, and for adminis- F"d s - trative expenses in connection therewith, any funds made available under title II of this Act are hereby made available, and for such 42 U.s.. , Spp. purposes there is also authorized to be appropriated the sum of V, 15 31 4 -1. $100,000,000. Ante, p. 314. "(d) Nothing in this section 504 shall affect the transfer to the Trasfers. National Housing Administrator of any structures or facilities requisitioned by him pursuant to section 502 (b) of this Act, for Ante,p. 6 8 housing for veterans and distressed families of servicemen prior to any request therefor made by the Federal Works Administrator pursuant to the authority contained in said section 504. "(e) Except with respect to contracts previously entered into and Termination. court proceedings then pending, this section shall cease to be effective on the last date on which courses of education or training may be 8stat. 287. provided under title II of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of v O70u,; ote fo. 1944, as amended. Ant,, p. a4. "(f) As used in this Act the term 'educational institution' shall rtuaton" lioi. - mean (a) any public educational institution or (b) any private edu- cational institution, no part of the net earnings of which shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. "(g) Nothing in this section shall authorize the transfer of any property to the Federal Works Administrator until the preference A e.p . & to veterans provided by section 16 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, has been fully satisfied in accordance with its terms; and for the purposes of such section 16 transfers to such Administrator under this section shall not be considered as transfers to a Government agency." Approved August 8, 1946. 959