Pub. L. 82-429, tit. II, sec. 202

Sec. 202. Section 204 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(p) Except in the case of action taken after full compliance with subsection (k) of this section, the President shall not reestablish maximum rents in any defense-rental area, including any community owned and operated by the Federal Government, which has previously been decontrolled under this Act until a public hearing, after thirty days notice, has been held in such area. “(q) Consistent with the other provisions of this Act. all affected agencies, departments, and establishments of the Federal Government shall, by July 15, 1952, establish and administer rents and service charges for quarters supplied to Federal employees and members of the Uniformed Services furnished quarters on a rental basis in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Bureau of the Budget: Provided, however, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to housing units under the jurisdiction of the Atomic Energy Commission where Federal rent control is now in effect.”