644
PUBLIC I^AW 345-AUG. 11, 1955
[69 S T A T.
be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and obligations. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time sell any of the notes or other obligations acquired by him under this section. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. (b) Funds borrowed under this section and any proceeds shall constitute a revolving fund which may used by the Administrator in the exercise of his functions under this title. GENERAL PROVISIONS
12 ijic 7749a.
40 USC 459.
AS°e"X"nrs'"of
SEC. 204. I n the performance of, and with respect to, the functions, powers, and duties vested in him by this title the Administrator shall (in addition to any authority otherwise vested in him) have the functious, powcrs, and duties set forth in section 402, except subsection (c)(2), of the Housing Act of 1950. Funds obtained or held by the Administrator in connection with the performance of his functions under this title shall be available for the administrative expenses of the Administrator in connection with the performance of such functions. SEC. 205. No loans shall be made under section 108 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Liquidation Act (67 Stat. 230), as amended, after the date of enactment of this Act, except pursuant to an application for such loan filed prior to such date. TITLE III—COLLEGE HOUSING
1955.
12 vie m 9.
SEC. 301. Section 401 of title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, ^s amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 401. (a) To assist educational institutions in providing housing and other educational facilities for students and faculties, the Administrator may make loans of funds to such institutions for the construction of such facilities: Provided, That (1) no such loan shall be made unless the educational institution shows that it is unable to secure the necessary funds for such construction from other sources upon terms and conditions equally as favorable as the terms and conditions applicable to loans under this title, and (2) no such loan shall be made unless the Administrator finds that the construction will be undertaken in an economical manner, and that it will not be of elaborate or extravagant design or materials. " (b) Any educational institution which, jjrior to the date of enactment of this Act, has contracted for housing or other educational facilities may, in connection therewith, receive loans authorized under this title, as the Administrator may determine: Provided, That no such loan shall be made for any housing or other educational facilities, the construction of which was begun prior to the effective date of this Act, or completed prior to the filing of an application under this title. "(c) A loan to an educational institution may be in an amount not exceeding the total development cost of the facility, as determined by the Administrator; shall be secured in such manner and be repaid within such period, not exceeding fifty years, as may be determined by him; and with respect to loan contracts under which loan funds have not been fully disbursed prior to the date of enactment of the College Housing Amendments of 1955 shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Administrator which shall be not more than the higher of (1) 2 % per centum per annum, or (2) the total of one-quarter of 1 per centum per annum added to the rate of interest
�
