departments by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals. (m) To the extent of available appropriations, the Commission may obtain, by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, such additional property, facilities, and services as may be needed to carry out its duties. (n) There are authorized to be appropriated,1 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (o) The Commission shall cease to exist sixty days after the submission of its final report. * * Approved May 7, 1968. EXCERPT FROM VETERANS HOUSING AMENDMENTS OF 1976 [Public Law 94-324, 90 Stat. 720] SEC. 8. (a) The provisions of the constitution of any State expressly limiting the amount of interest which may be charged, taken, received, or reserved by certain classes of lenders and the provisions of any law of that State expressly limiting the amount of interest which may be charged, taken, received, or reserved shall not apply to— (1) any loan or mortgage which is secured by a one- to fourfamily dwelling and which is (A) insured under title I or II of the National Housing Act, or (B) insured, guaranteed, or made under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code; or (2) any temporary construction loan or other interim financing if at the time such loan is made or financing is arranged, the intention to obtain permanent financing substantially by means of loans or mortgages so insured, guaranteed, or made is declared. (b) The provisions of this section shall apply to such loans, mortgages, or other interim financing made or executed in any State until the effective date (after the date of enactment of this section) of a provision of law of that State limiting the amount of interest which may be charged, taken, received, or reserved on such loans, mortgages, or financing. SEC. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this Act shall become effective on the date of enactment. (b) Sections 2 and 3 shall become effective on October 1, 1976. Section 5 shall become effective on July 1, 1976. Approved June 30, 1976. EXCERPTS FROM REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 [Public Law 93-112, 87 Stat. 355] * * * MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR REHABILITATION FACILITIES SEC. 303. (a) It is the purpose of this section to assist and encourage the provision of urgently needed facilities for programs for handicapped individuals. 1 See sec. 1604, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. (b) For the purpose of this section the terms "mortgagee", "maturity date", and "State" shall have the meanings respectively set forth in section 207 of the National Housing Act. (c) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and subject to the provisions of section 306, is authorized to insure up to 100 per centum of any mortgage (including advances on such mortgage during construction) in accordance with the provisions of this section upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe and make commitments for insurance of such mortgage prior to the date of its execution or disbursement thereon, except that no mortgage of any public agency shall be insured under this section if the interest from such mortgage is exempt from Federal taxation. (d) In order to carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary is authorized to insure any mortgage which covers construction of a public or nonprofit rehabilitation facility, including equipment to be used in its operation, subject to the following conditions: (1) The mortgage shall be executed by a mortgagor, approved by the Secretary, who demonstrates ability successfully to operate one or more programs for handicapped individuals. The Secretary may in his discretion require any such mortgagor to be regulated or restricted as to minimum charges and methods of financing, and, in addition thereto, if the mortgagor is a corporate entity, as to capital structure and rate of return. As an aid to the regulation or restriction of any mortgagor with respect to any of the foregoing matters, the Secretary may make such contracts, with and acquire for not to exceed $100 such stock of interest in, such mortgagor as he may deem necessary. Any stock or interest so purchased shall be paid for out of the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund (established by subsection (h) of this section). and shall be redeemed by the mortgagor at par upon the termination of all obligations of the Secretary under the insurance. (2) The mortgage shall involve a principal obligation in an amount not to exceed 90 per centum of the estimated replacement cost of the property or project, including equipment to be used in the operation of the rehabilitation facility, when the proposed improvements are completed and the equipment is installed, but not including any cost covered by grants in aid under this Act or any other Federal Act. (3) The mortgage shall (A) provide for complete amortization by periodic payments within such term as the Secretary shall prescribe, and (B) bear interest (exclusive of premium charges for insurance and service charges, if any) at not to exceed such per centum per annum on the principal obligation outstanding at any time as the Secretary finds necessary to meet the mortgage market. (e) The Secretary shall fix and collect premium charges for the insurance of mortgages under this section which shall be payable annually in advance by the mortgagee, either in cash or in debentures of the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund (established by subsection (h) of this section) issued at par plus accrued interest. In the case of any mortgage such charge shall be not less than an amount equivalent to one-fourth of 1 per centum per annum nor more than an amount equivalent to 1 per centum per annum of the amount of the principal obligation of the mortgage outstanding at any one time, without taking into account delinquent payments or prepayments. In addition to the premium charge herein provided for, the Secretary is authorized to charge and collect such amounts as he may deem reasonable for the appraisal of a property or project during construction, but such charges for appraisal and inspection shall not aggregate more than 1 per centum of the original principal face amount of the mortgage. (f) The Secretary may consent to the release of a part or parts of the mortgaged property or project from the lien of any mortgage insured under this section upon such terms and conditions as he shall by regulation prescribe. (g) (1) The Secretary shall have the same functions, powers, and duties (insofar as applicable) with respect to the insurance of mortgages under this section as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has with respect to the insurance of mortgages under title II of the National Housing Act. The Secretary may, pursuant to a formal delegation agreement containing regulations prescribed by him, delegate to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development authority to administer this section in accordance with such delegation agreement. (2) The provisions of subsections (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (1). and (n) of section 207 of the National Housing Act shall apply to mortgages insured under this section; except that, for the purposes of their application with respect to such mortgages, all references in such provisions to the General Insurance Fund shall be deemed to refer to the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund (established by subsection (h) of this section) and all references in such provisions to "Secretary" shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (h) (1) There is hereby created a Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund which shall be used by the Commissioner as a revolving fund for carrying out all the insurance provisions of this section. All mortgages insured under this section shall be insured under and be the obligation of the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund. (2) The general expenses of the operations of the Rehabilitation Services Administration relating to mortgages insured under this section may be charged to the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund. (3) Moneys in the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund not needed for the current operations of the Rehabilitation Services Administration with respect to mortgages insured under this section shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of such fund, or invested in bonds or other obligations of, or in bonds or other obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States. The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, purchase in the open market debentures issued as obligations of the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund. Such purchases shall be made at a price which will provide an investment yield of not less than the yield obtainable from other investments authorized by this section. Debentures so purchased shall be canceled and not reissued. (4) Premium charges, adjusted premium charges, and appraisals and other fees received on account of the insurance of any mortgage under this section, the receipts derived from property covered by such mortgages and from any claims, debts, contracts, property, and security assigned to the Secretary in connection therewith, and all earnings as the assets of the fund, shall be credited to the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund. The principal of, and interest paid and to be paid on, debentures which are the obligation of such fund, cash insurance payments, and adjustments, and expense incurred in the handling, management, renovation, and disposal of properties acquired, in connection with mortgages insured under this section, shall be charged to such fund. (5) There are authorized to be appropriated to provide initial capital for the Rehabilitation Facilities Insurance Fund, and to assure the soundness of such fund thereafter, such sums as may be necessary, except that the total amount of outstanding mortgages insured shall not exceed $200,000,000. Approved September 26, 1973. * FUNDS FOR COMMISSION ON MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 [Public Law 90-448, 82 Stat. 476, 602, 12 U.S.C. 1709-1 note] COMMISSION ON MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES SEC. 1604. Funds appropriated and available for studies of housing markets and credit as authorized by section 301 of the Housing Act of 1948 and section 602 (a) of the Housing Act of 1956 shall be available for expenses of the Commission established by section 4 (b) of Public Law 90-301, including the report required to be rendered by such Commission. * Approved August 1, 1968. RIGHT OF REDEMPTION IN CASE OF SUBORDINATE LIENS OF FHA-RESALES OF FHA FINANCED HOUSING EXCERPTS FROM THE HOUSING ACT OF 1950 [Public Law 475, 81st Congress; 64 Stat. 48; 12 U.S.C. 1701k and 17011] TITLE V-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS * SEC. 505. The right to redeem provided for by title 28, United States Code, section 2410(c), shall not arise in any case in which the sub ordinate lien or interest of the United States derives from the issuance of insurance under the National Housing Act, as amended. SEC. 508. It is the intent of Congress that no sale of a dwelling on which a mortgage is insured under the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be financed, while such mortgage is so insured, at an interest rate higher than that prescribed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. It is the further intent of Congress that no such sale shall be made, while such mortgage is so insured, on terms less favorable to the purchaser as to amortization, retirement, foreclosure, or forfeiture than those contained in such mortgage. [Public Law 560, 83d Congress; 68 Stat. 590, 642; 12 U.S.C. 1701j] SEC. 801. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is hereby authorized and directed to require that, in connection with any property upon which there is located a dwelling designed principally for not more than a four-family residence and which is approved for mortgage insurance prior to the beginning of construction, the seller or builder, and such other person as may be required by the said Secretary to become warrantor, shall deliver to the purchaser or owner of such property a warranty that the dwelling is constructed in substantial conformity with the plans and specifications (including any amendments thereof, or changes and variations therein, which have been approved in writing by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) on which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development based his valuation of the dwelling: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall deliver to the builder, seller, or other warrantor his written approval (which shall be conclusive evidence of such approval) of any amendment of, or change or variation in, such plans and specifications which the Secretary deems to be a substantial amendment thereof, or change or variation therein, and shall file a copy of such written approval with such plans and specifications: Provided further, That such warranty shall apply only with respect to such instances of substantial nonconformity to such approved plans and specifications (including any amendment thereof, or changes or variations therein, which have been approved in writing, as provided herein, by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) as to which the purchaser or homeowner has given written notice to the warrantor within one year from the date of conveyance of title to, or initial occupancy of, the dwelling, whichever first occurs: Provided further, That such warranty shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, all other rights and privileges which such purchaser or owner may have under any other law or instrument: And provided further, That the provisions of this section shall apply to any such property covered by a mortgage insured by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on and after |