On and after May 10, 1939, the funds made available for administrative expenses of the United States Housing Authority shall be available for the payment, when specifically authorized by the Administrator, of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses to persons serving, while away from their homes, without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Authority.
(May 10, 1939, ch. 119, §1, 53 Stat. 690.)
Section was not enacted as part of the United States Housing Act of 1937 which comprises this chapter.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act June 25, 1938, ch. 681, title I, 52 Stat. 1128.
For transfer of functions of United States Housing Authority and Administrator to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1404a of this title.