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section when he determines that (1) such housing, because of design or lack of amenities, is unsuitable for family dwelling use, or (2) it is being used at the time of disposition for other than dwelling purposes, or (3) it was offered, with preferences substantially similar to those provided in the Housing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 48), to veterans and occupants prior to enactment of said Act."; and (3) by adding the following new section at the end of title VI: "SEC. 613. Upon a certification by the Secretary of the Interior that any surplus housing, classified by the Administrator as demountable, in the area of San Diego, California, is needed to provide dwelling accommodations for members of a tribe of Indians in Riverside County or San Diego County or Imperial County, California, the Administrator is hereby authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to transfer and convey such housing without consideration to such tribe, the members thereof, or the Secretary of the Interior in trust therefor, as the Secretary may prescribe: Provided., That the term housing as used in this section shall not include land." SEC. 806. Subsection 302(b) of Public Law 139, 82d Congress, as amended, is hereby amended by striking the second sentence thereof and adding the following: "Any temporary housing constructed or acquired under this title which the Administrator determines to be no longer needed for use under this title shall, unless transferred to the Department of Defense pursuant to section 306 hereof, or reported as excess to the Administrator of the General Services Administration pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, be sold as soon as practicable to the highest responsible bidder after public advertising, except that if one or more of such bidders is a \eteran purchasing a dwelling unit for his pwn occupancy the sale of such unit shall be made to the highest responsible bidder who is a veteran so purchasing: Provided, That the Housing and Home Finance Administrator may reject any bid for less than two-thirds of the appraised value as determined by him: Provided further, That the housing may be sold at fair value (as determined by the Housing and Home Finance Administrator) to a public body for public use: And provided further, That the housing structures shall be sold for removal from the site, except that they may be sold for use on the site if the governing body of the locality has adopted a resolution approving use of such structures on the site." SEC. 807. Section 601 of the Housing Act of 1949 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 601. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator and the head of each constituent agency of the Housing and Home Finance Agency is hereby authorized to establish such advisory committee or committees as each may deem necessary in carrying out any of his functions, powers, and duties under this or any other Act or authorization. Service as a member of any such committee shall not constitute any form of service, employment, or action within the provisions of sections 281, 283, 284, or 1914 of title 18, United States Code, or within the provisions of section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99). Persons serving without compensation as members of any such committee may be paid transportation expenses and not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2)." SEC. 808. (a) Section 202 of the Act entitled "An Act relating to the construction of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities, and for other purposes", approved September 23, 1950, as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof: " I n any case where such facilities are or have been
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