# 42 U.S.C. § 1503: Development of projects by Secretary; financial assistance to public housing agencies

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 1503
- **Heading:** Development of projects by Secretary; financial assistance to public housing agencies
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 9—HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE > SUBCHAPTER I—PROJECTS GENERALLY

## Text

In any localities where the President determines that there is an acute shortage of housing which impedes the national defense program and that the necessary housing would not otherwise be provided when needed for persons engaged in national defense activities, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may undertake the development and administration of projects to assure the availability of dwellings in such localities for such persons and their families, or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may extend financial assistance of public housing agencies for the development and administration of such projects. Such financial assistance to public housing agencies shall be extended (except as otherwise provided herein and not inconsistent herewith) under the provisions of, and in the same manner and forms as provided in, title I  1 1
So in original. Reference should probably be to entire “United States Housing Act of 1937” because such Act is not divided into titles. See section 1437 et seq. of this title. of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended [ 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.], with respect to other housing projects.

( June 28, 1940, ch. 440 , title II, § 203, 54 Stat. 683 ; 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 4(a), eff. July 27, 1947 , 12 F.R. 4981, 61 Stat. 955 ; Pub. L. 89–174, § 5(a) , Sept. 9, 1965 , 79 Stat. 669 .)

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