§ 1748b.
(b)
Eligibility for insurance
To be eligible for insurance under this subchapter a mortgage shall meet the following conditions:
(1)
The mortgaged property shall be held by a mortgagor approved by the Secretary. The Secretary may, in his discretion, require such mortgagor to be regulated or restricted as to capital structure, and methods of operation. The Secretary may make such contracts with, and acquire for not to exceed $100 stock or interest in, any such mortgagor, as the Secretary may deem necessary to render effective such restriction or regulation. Such stock or interest shall be paid for out of the General Insurance Fund, and shall be redeemed by the mortgagor at par upon the termination of all obligations of the Secretary under the insurance.
(2)
The mortgaged property shall be designed for use for residential purposes by personnel of the armed services and situated at or near a military installation, and the Secretary of Defense or his designee shall have certified that there is no intention, so far as can reasonably be foreseen, to substantially curtail the personnel assigned or to be assigned to such installation, and (i) shall have determined that for reasons of safety, security, or other essential military requirements, it is necessary that the personnel involved reside in public quarters: Provided, however, That for the purposes of this subsection housing covered by a mortgage insured, or for which a commitment to insure has been issued, under this section prior to August 11, 1955, may be considered the same as available quarters, and (ii) with the approval of the Secretary, shall have determined that adequate housing is not available for such personnel at reasonable rentals within reasonable commuting distance of the installation and that the mortgaged property will not, so far as can reasonably be foreseen, substantially curtail occupancy in existing housing covered by mortgages insured under this chapter. The housing accommodations shall comply with such standards and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe to establish the acceptability of such property for mortgage insurance, except that the certification of the Secretary of Defense or his designee shall (for purposes of mortgage insurance under this subchapter) be conclusive evidence to the Secretary of the existence of the need for such housing. However, if the Secretary does not concur in the housing needs as certified by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may require the Secretary of Defense to guarantee the General Insurance Fund against loss with respect to the mortgage covering such housing. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide for payment to meet losses arising from such guaranty.
(3)
The mortgage shall involve a principal obligation in an amount—
(A)
not to exceed the amount which the Secretary estimates will be the replacement cost of the property or project when the proposed improvements are completed (the cost of the property or project as such term is used in this paragraph may include the cost of the land, the physical improvements, and utilities within the boundaries of the property or project);
(B)
not to exceed an average of $16,500 per family unit for such part of such property or project (including ranges, refrigerators, shades, screens, and fixtures) as may be attributable to dwelling use: Provided, That the replacement cost of the property or project as determined by the Secretary, including the estimated value of any usable utilities within the boundaries of the property or project where owned by the United States and not provided for out of the proceeds of the mortgage, shall not exceed an average of $16,500 per family unit: Provided further, That should the financing of housing to be constructed pursuant to a single invitation for bids be accomplished by two or more mortgages, the principal obligation of any single mortgage may exceed an average of $16,500 per family unit if the sum of the principal obligations of all mortgages for such housing does not exceed an average of $16,500 per family unit: And provided further, That subject to the limitations of this paragraph no family unit included in any mortgaged property shall be contracted for after June 8, 1960 if the cost of such unit exceeds $19,800; and
(C)
not to exceed the bid of the eligible bidder with respect to the property or project under
section 1594 of title 42.
The mortgage shall provide for complete amortization by periodic payments within such terms as the Secretary shall prescribe, but not to exceed thirty years from the beginning of amortization of the mortgage, and shall bear interest (exclusive of premium charges for insurance) as not to exceed 4½ per centum per annum of the amount of the principal obligation outstanding at any time. The Secretary may consent to the release of a part or parts of the mortgaged property from the lien of the mortgage upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe and the mortgage may provide for such release. The property or project may include such nondwelling facilities as the Secretary deems adequate to serve the occupants.
([June 27, 1934, ch. 847], title VIII, § 803, as added [Aug. 8, 1949, ch. 403, § 1], [63 Stat. 571]; amended [Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378], title VI, § 601(a)–(c), [65 Stat. 312]; [June 30, 1953, ch. 170, § 10], [67 Stat. 124]; [June 29, 1954, ch. 410, § 1(2)], [68 Stat. 320]; [Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649], title I, §§ 112(c), 128(a), 130, [68 Stat. 593], 609; [June 30, 1955, ch. 251, § 1(2)], [69 Stat. 225]; [Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783], title IV, § 401, [69 Stat. 647]; [Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1029], title V, §§ 502–506(a), [70 Stat. 1109], 1110; [Pub. L. 85–104, title I, § 108(c)], title V, §§ 501, 502, July 12, 1957, [71 Stat. 297], 303; [Pub. L. 85–364, § 3(b)], Apr. 1, 1958, [72 Stat. 73]; [Pub. L. 86–149, title IV, § 414(a)], Aug. 10, 1959, [73 Stat. 322]; [Pub. L. 86–372, title VII, § 701], Sept. 23, 1959, [73 Stat. 682]; [Pub. L. 86–500, title V, § 507(a)], (c), June 8, 1960, [74 Stat. 185], 186; [Pub. L. 87–57, title VI, § 607(a)], June 27, 1961, [75 Stat. 111]; [Pub. L. 87–70, title VI, § 604(d)], June 30, 1961, [75 Stat. 177]; [Pub. L. 87–623, § 1], Aug. 31, 1962, [76 Stat. 418]; [Pub. L. 89–117, title XI, § 1108(u)], Aug. 10, 1965, [79 Stat. 506]; [Pub. L. 90–19, § 1(a)(3)], (p), May 25, 1967, [81 Stat. 17], 19; [Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 107(b)], Oct. 19, 1980, [94 Stat. 2238].)