disposal of passyunk and newport war housing projects

disposal of passyunk and newport war housing projects Sec. 802. (a) The use of projects PA–36011 and PA–36012 (which were conveyed to the Housing Authority of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under section 406(c) of the Housing Act of 1956) for the housing of military personnel and civilians employed in defense activities without regard to their income and the giving of a preference in respect of 700 dwelling units in such projects for such military personnel as the Secretary of Defense or his designee prescribes, for a period of five years after the date of the conveyance of such projects, is hereby authorized; and such use and the giving of such preferences shall not deprive such projects of their status as “low-rent housing” as that term is used and defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937 and within the meaning of that term as used in section 606(b) of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized and directed to agree to any amendments to the instruments of conveyance which may be required to give effect to the purposes of this section. (b) Section 406(c) of the Housing Act of 1956 is amended by striking out “three years” in the first proviso and inserting in lieu thereof “five years”.