low-rent housing for domestic farm labor

low-rent housing for domestic farm labor Sec. 503. (a) Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 78 Stat. 797 “financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor “Sec. 516. (a) Upon the application of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any public or private nonprofit organization, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance for the provision oï low-rent housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor, if he finds that— “(1) the housing and related facilities for which financial assistance is requested will fulfill a pressing need in the area in which such housing and facilities will be located, and there is reasonable doubt that the same can be provided without financial assistance under this section; “(2) the applicant will contribute, from its own resources or from funds borrowed under section 514 or elsewhere, at least one-third of the total development cost; “(3) the types of housing and related facilities to be provided are most practical, giving due consideration to the purposes to be served thereby and the needs of the occupants thereof; and “(4) the construction will be undertaken in an economical manner, and the housing and related facilities will not be of elaborate or extravagant design or material. “(b) The amount of any financial assistance provided under this section for low-rent housing and related facilities shall not exceed two-thirds of the total development cost thereof, as determined by the Secretary, less such amount as the Secretary determines can be practicably obtained from other sources (including a loan under section 514). “(c) No financial assistance for low-rent housing and related facilities shall be made available under this section unless, to any extent and for any periods required by the Secretary, the applicant agrees— “(1) that the rentals charged domestic farm labor shall not exceed such amounts as may be approved by the Secretary, giving due consideration to the income and earning capacity of the tenants, and the necessary costs of operating and maintaining such housing; “(2) that such housing shall be maintained at all times in a safe and sanitary condition in accordance with such standards as may be prescribed by State or local law, or, in the absence of such standards, in accordance with such minimum requirements as the Secretary shall prescribe: and “(3) an absolute priority will be given at all times in granting occupancy of such housing and facilities to domestic farm labor. “(d) The Secretary may make payments pursuant to any contract for financial assistance under this section at such times and in such manner as may be specified in the contract. In each contract, the Secretary shall include such covenants, conditions, or provisions as he deems necessary to insure that the housing and related facilities, for which financial assistance is made available, be used only in conformity with the provisions of this section. “(e) the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to insure that Federal funds expended under this section are not wasted or dissipated. “(f) All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on projects assisted by the Secretary which are undertaken by approved applicants under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40U.S.C. 276a–276a–5). The Secretary shall not extend any financial assistance under this section for any project 78 Stat. 798 without first obtaining adequate assurance that these labor standards will be maintained on the construction work; except that compliance with such standards may be waived by the Secretary in cases or classes of cases where laborers or mechanics, not otherwise employed at any time on the project, voluntarily donate their services without compensation for the purpose of lowering the costs of construction and the Secretary determines that any amounts thereby saved are fully credited to the person, corporation, association, organization, or other entity undertaking the project. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 133z–15), and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c). “(g) As used in this section— “(1) the term ‘low-rent housing’ means rental housing within the financial reach of families of low income consisting of (A) new structures suitable for dwelling use by domestic farm labor, and (B) existing structures which can be made suitable for dwelling use by domestic farm labor by rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement; “(2) the terms ‘related facilities’ and ‘domestic farm labor’ shall have the meaning assigned to them in section 514(f); and “(3) the term ‘development cost’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 515(d) (4).” (b) Section 513 of such Act is amended by redesignating clauses “(c)” and “(d)” as clauses “(d)” and “(e)” respectively, and by inserting after the semicolon at the end of clause (b) the following: “(c)” not to exceed $10,000,000 for financial assistance pursuant to section 516 for the period ending September 30, 1965;”. (c) Section 506 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out “sections 514 and 515”, each place it appears, and inserting in lieu thereof “sections 514–516”.