general provisions

general provisions Sec. 705. (a) In the performance of, and with respect to, the functions, powers, and duties vested in him by this title, the Administrator shall (in addition to any authority otherwise vested in him) have the functions, powers, and duties set forth in section 402, except subsections (a), (c)(2), and (f) of the Housing Act of 1950. (b) The Administrator is authorized, notwithstanding the provisions of section 8648 of the Revised Statutes, to make advance or progress payments on account of any grant made pursuant to this title. No part of any grant authorized to be made by the provisions of this title shall be used for the payment of ordinary governmental operating expenses.