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SEC. 702. (a) The first sentence of section 404(a) of the Housing Amendments of 1955 is amended to read as follows: "Whenever the Secretary of Defense or his designee deems it necessary for the purpose of this title, he may acquire, by purchase, donation, condemnation, or other means of transfer, any land or (with the approval of the Federal Housing Commissioner)(1) any housing financed with mortgages insured under title VIII of the National Housing Act as in effect prior to August 11, 1955, or (2) any housing situated adjacent to a military installation which was (A) completed prior to July 1, 1952, (B) certified by the Department of Defense, prior to construction, as being necessary to meet an existing military family housing need and considered as military housing by the Federal Housing Commissioner, and (C) financed with mortgages insured under section 207 of the National Housing Act." (b) Section 404(b) of the Housing Amendments of 1955 is amended to read as follows: " (b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) to the contrary, the Secretary of Defense or his designee shall, in the manner provided in subsection (a), acquire by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer or, if the parties cannot agree upon terms for acquisition by such means, by condemnation, any housing described in clause (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section which is located at or near a military installation where the construction of housing under the Armed Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Program has been approved by the Secretary." (c) Section 407(f) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes", approved August 30, 1957, is amended to read as follows: " (f) This section shall have no application to any housing described in clause (1) or (2) of section 404(a) of the Housing Amendments of 1955, as amended." SEC. 703. The third sentence of section 404(c)(2) of the Housing Amendments of 1955 is amended by striking out the matter preceding the first colon and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The amount of such deposit in any case where the sponsor or owner has not certified the cost of the project to the Federal Housing Commissioner at the time of the enactment of the Military Construction Act of 1959 shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, in accordance with the Act of February 26, 1931 (46 Stat. 1421), with a view toward accurately estimating the equity of the sponsor or owner". SEC. 704. (a) Title VIII of the National Housing Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 810. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Commissioner may insure and make commitments to insure any mortgage under this section which meets the eligibility requirements hereinafter set forth. "(b) No mortgage shall be insured under this section unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee shall have certified to the Commissioner that (1) the housing which is covered by the insured mortgage is necessary in the interest of national defense in order to provide adequate housing for military personnel and essential civilian personnel serving or employed in connection with an installation of one of the armed services of the United States, (2) there is no present intention to curtail substantially the number of such personnel assigned or to be assigned to the installation, (3) adequate housing is not available for such personnel at reasonable rentals within reasonable commuting distances of such installation, and (4) the mortgaged property will not so far as can be reasonably foreseen substantially curtail occupancy in any existing housing in the vicinity of the instal32716 O-60—46
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70 Stat. 1111. 42 USC 1594a.
12 USC 1 7 4 81748h, 1748g-l.
12 USC 1713. 70 Stat. n i l. 42 USC 1594a.
71 Stat. 556. 42 USC 1594J.
72 Stat. 663. 42 USC 1594 a.
40 U S e 258e.
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12 USC 1 7 4 81748h, 1748g-l.
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