PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 41, 42--MAR. 30, 1949 thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise, and to place permanent and temporary improvements thereon whether such lands are held in fee or under lease, or under other temporary tenure. th.pprriations an- SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any Post, p. 1014 . moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropri- ated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, and when so specified in an appropriation Act such amounts shall remain available until expended. SEC. 4. The provisions of this Act shall be subject to the duties and 61Stat. 495. authority of the Secretary of Defense and the departments and 17and notes. agencies of the National Military Establishment as provided in the Post, pp. 30 579. National Security Act of 1947 (Public Law 253, Eightieth Congress). Approved March 30, 1949. March 30, 1949 [H. R. 1731] [Public Law 31] Housing and Rent Act of 1949. 61 Stat. 195. 50 U. S. C., Supp. II, app. § 1884. Veterans' prefer- ence. [CHAPTER 42] AN ACT To extend certain provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Housing and Rent Act of 1949". TITLE I-AMENDMENT TO TITLE I OF HOUSING AND RENT ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED SEC. 2. Section 4 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4. (a) In order to assure preference or priority to veterans of World War II or their families- "(1) no housing accommodations designed for single-family residence, the construction or conversion of which is completed after June 30, 1947, shall be offered for sale or resale, or sold or resold, to persons other than veterans of World War II or their families, unless such housing accommodations have been publicly offered for sale exclusively to veterans of World War II or their families (a) during the period of construction or conversion and for thirty days thereafter, prior to a sale or offering for sale to such nonveterans, and (b) for a period of seven days prior to a resale, or an offering for resale, to such nonveterans; and "(2) no housing accommodations designed for occupancy by other than transients, the construction or conversion of which is completed after June 30, 1947, shall be offered for rent or rerent, rented or rerented to persons other than veterans of World War II or their families, unless such housing acommodations have been publicly offered for rent exclusively to veterans of World War II or their families (a) during the period of construction or con- version and for thirty days thereafter, prior to a first renting or offering for rent to such nonveterans, and (b) for a period of seven days prior to a subsequent renting, or offering for rent, to such nonveterans; and "(3) no housing accommodations designed for single-family residence, the construction or conversion of which is completed after June 30, 1947, shall be offered for sale or resale, or sold or resold, to any person at a price less than the price for which it had been last offered for sale to veterans of World War II or their families for at least seven days: Provided, however That in no event shall the public offering period to veterans of World War II 18 [63 STAT.
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