694
42 USC 1487.
PUBLIC LA\V 93-383-AUG. 22, 1974
expenses as the Secretary may require in accordance with section 501(e)". (c) Section 517 of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "as it becomes due" in the first sentence of subsection (d); (2) by striking out "prepayment" and "prepayments" each place they appear in subsection (j)(l) and inserting in lieu thereof "payment" and "payments", respectively; and (3) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of subsection (j)(1) the following: "or until the next agreed annual or semiannual remittance date". RESEARCH
42 USC 1476.
AND
PREFERENCE
OF C O U N T Y
COMMITTEES
^^^ 5Q8_ Section 508(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended to read as follows: "(b) The committees utilized or appointed pursuant to this section may examine applications of persons desiring to obtain the benefits of section 501(a)(1) and (2) as they relate to the successful operation of a farm, and may submit recommendations to the Secretary with respect to each applicant as to whether the applicant is eligible to receive such benefits, whether by reason of his character, ability, and experience he is likely successfully to carry out undertakings required of him under a loan under such section, and whether the farm with respect to which the application is made is of such character that there is a reasonable likelihood that the making of the loan requested will carry out the purposes of this title. The committees may also certify to the Secretary with respect to the amount of any loan." ASSISTANCE
42 USC 1483. 42 USC 1474.
PROGRAMS
g^^_ gQ^^ Section 507 of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended— (1) by inserting after "concurrent resolution of Congress" each place it appears a comma and the following: "or during the period beginning after January 31, 1955, and ending on August 4, 1964, or during the Vietnam era (as defined in section 101(29) of title 38, United States Code),"; and (2) by inserting "or era" before the period at the end of the third sentence. UTILIZATION
42 USC 1478.
STUDY
gEC. 506. (a) Section 506(d) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended to read as follows: " (d) The Secretary may carry out the research and study programs authorized by subsections (b) and (c) through grants made by him, on such terms, conditions, and standards as he may prescribe, to landgrant colleges established pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301-308), or (upon a finding by the Secretary that the research and study involved cannot feasibly be performed through the personnel and facilities of the Department of Agriculture or by land-grant colleges) to such other private or public organizations as he may select.", (b) Section 506(e) of such Act is amended by striking out "farm housing" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "rural housing". VETERANS
42 USC 1477.
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AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 509. (a) Clauses (b), (c), and (d) of section 513 of the Housing j^p^ ^f ]^949 ^j.g amended to read as follows: " (b) not to exceed $80,000,000 for loans and grants pursuant to section 504 during the
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