Contents
- (a) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc.
- (b) Repealed. Pub. L. 90–448, title VIII, § 807(d), Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 5441 change
- (c) Employment, compensation, authority, and duties of personnel2 changes
- (d) Delegation of authority; rules and regulations
- (e) Temporary employment of experts or consultants; compensation2 changes
- (f) Working capital fund; establishment; uses; appropriations; capitalization; reimbursement
- (g) Seal
- (h) Financial transactions, finality; checking accounts for funds in Treasury; availability of funds for administrative expenses; consolidation of cash for banking and checking purposes
- (i) Foreclosure of property; actions for protection and enforcement of rights; purchase of property; dealing with property after such acquisition; deprivation of State court civil and criminal jurisdiction; impairment of civil rights under State laws; application of section 6101 of title 41; annual payments in lieu of local property taxes; sale and exchanges of property; insurance; modification of interest, time for installment payment, and other terms; other covenants, conditions, and provisions3 changes
- (j) Fees and charges
- (k) Gifts and services, acceptance; taxable status of property; investments; disbursements
- (l) Consultants; appointment of advisory committees; compensation and travel expenses
- (m) Occupancy preference in rental housing for military personnel1 change
- (n) Day care center for children of employees of Department; establishment; fees and charges2 changes
- (o) Agenda of rules or regulations under development or review; transmittal to Congress9 changes
- (p) Cost-benefit analysis of field reorganizations; requirements, contents, etc.1 change
- (q) Waiver of regulations1 change
- (r) Program evaluation and monitoring9 changes
- (s) Authorization of appropriations; allocations for staff and training1 change
- (t) Training regarding issues relating to grandparent-headed and relative-headed families1 change
- (u) Annual testimony1 change
(i)Except as such authority is otherwise expressly provided in any other Act administered by the Secretary, the Secretary is authorized to—
(1)foreclose on any property or commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon him by any law, contract, or other agreement, and bid for and purchase at any foreclosure or any other sale any property in connection with which he has made a loan or grant. In the event of any such acquisition, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the acquisition, handling, or disposal of real property by the United States, complete, administer, remodel and convert, dispose of, lease, and otherwise deal with, such property: Provided, That any such acquisition of real property shall not deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its civil or criminal jurisdiction in and over such property or impair the civil rights under the State or local laws of the inhabitants on such property: Provided further, That section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to any contract for services or supplies on account of any property so acquired or owned if the amount of such contract does not exceed $2,500;
(2)enter into agreements to pay annual sums in lieu of taxes to any State or local taxing authority with respect to any real property so acquired or owned;
(3)sell or exchange at public or private sale, or lease, real or personal property, and sell or exchange any securities or obligations, upon such terms as he may fix;
(4)obtain insurance against loss in connection with property and other assets held;
(5)consent to the modification, with respect to the rate of interest, time of payment of any installment of principal or interest, security, or any other term of any contract or agreement to which he is a party or which has been transferred to him; and
(6)include in any contract or instrument such other covenants, conditions, or provisions as he may deem necessary, including any provisions relating to the authority or requirements under paragraph (5).
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