42 U.S.C. § 1501 : US Code - Section 1501: Cooperation between departments; definitions; limitation of projects

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1501 : US Code - Section 1501: Cooperation between departments; definitions; limitation of projects

In connection with the national defense program, the Departments
of the Navy, Army, and Air Force and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development are authorized to cooperate in making necessary
housing available for persons engaged in national defense
activities, as provided in this subchapter. "Persons engaged in
national defense activities" (as that term is used in this
subchapter) shall include (i) enlisted men with families, who are
in the naval and military service and officers of the Army, Air
Force, and Marine Corps not above the grade of captain, and
officers of the Navy and Coast Guard, not above the grade of
lieutenant and employees of the Departments of the Navy, Army, and
Air Force who are assigned to duty at naval or military
reservations, posts, or bases, and (ii) workers with families, who
are engaged or to be engaged in industries connected with and
essential to the national defense program. No project shall be
developed or assisted for the purposes of this subchapter except
with the approval of the President and upon a determination by him
that there is an acute shortage of housing in the locality involved
which impedes the national defense program.