§ 423. — Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 24USC423]
TITLE 24--HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
CHAPTER 10--ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RETIREMENT HOME
Sec. 423. Preservation of historic buildings and grounds at the
Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington
(a) Historic nature of facility
Congress finds the following:
(1) Four buildings located on six acres of the establishment of
the Retirement Home known as the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
Washington are included on the National Register of Historic Places
maintained by the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Amounts in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund,
which consists primarily of deductions from the pay of members of
the Armed Forces, are insufficient to both maintain and operate the
Retirement Home for the benefit of the residents of the Retirement
Home and adequately maintain, repair, and preserve these historic
buildings and grounds.
(3) Other sources of funding are available to contribute to the
maintenance, repair, and preservation of these historic buildings
and grounds.
(b) Authority to accept assistance
The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home--Washington may apply for and accept a direct grant from
the Secretary of the Interior under section 470a(e)(3) of title 16 for
the purpose of maintaining, repairing, and preserving the historic
buildings and grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington
included on the National Register of Historic Places.
(c) Requirements and limitations
Amounts received as a grant under subsection (b) of this section
shall be deposited in the Fund, but shall be kept separate from other
amounts in the Fund. The amounts received may only be used for the
purpose specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1523, as added Pub. L. 106-65,
div. A, title III, Sec. 383, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 583; amended Pub.
L. 107-107, div. A, title XIV, Secs. 1404(b)(5), 1410(a)(4), Dec. 28,
2001, 115 Stat. 1261, 1266.)
Amendments
2001--Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 1410(a)(4)(B), amended section catchline
generally, substituting ``the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington''
for ``United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home''.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 1410(a)(4)(A), substituted
``Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington'' for ``United States
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-107, Secs. 1404(b)(5), 1410(a)(4)(A),
substituted ``Chief Operating Officer'' for ``Chairman of the Retirement
Home Board'' and substituted ``Armed Forces Retirement Home--
Washington'' for ``United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home'' in two
places.
