occupancy preference in fha rental housing for military personnel

occupancy preference in fha rental housing for military personnel Sec. 120. (a) Section 101(c) (2) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 is amended by (1) striking out the word “or” between paragraphs (D) and (E), (2) striking out the period at the end of paragraph (E) and inserting in lieu thereof “; or”, and (3) adding after paragraph (E) the following: “(F) a family whose head, or spouse, is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is serving on active duty.” (b) Paragraph (B) of section 101(e)(1) of such Art is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “or is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active duty.” (c) Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (as amended by section 905 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 84 Stat. 1776 “(m) Whenever he shall determine that, because of location or other considerations, any rental housing project assisted under title II of the National Housing Act or title I of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 could ordinarily be expected substantially to serve the family housing needs of lower income military personnel serving on active duty, the Secretary is authorized to provide for or approve such preference or priority of occupancy of such project by such military personnel as he shall determine is appropriate to assure that the project will serve their needs on a continuing basis not withstanding the frequency with which individual members of such personnel may be transferred or reassigned to new duty stations.”