48 U.S.C. § 56

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to purchase, in accordance with the provisions of sections 202(b), 203, and 204 of Title II of the Housing Amendments of 1955 [42 U.S.C. 1492(b), 1493, and 1494], the securities and obligations of, or make loans to, the State of Alaska to finance any part of the programs needed to carry out the reconstruction activities in Alaska related to the 1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic waves or to complete capital improvements begun prior to the earthquake: Provided, That the aggregate amount of such purchase or loan shall not exceed $25,000,000. (Added Pub. L. 88–451, § 4, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 506, and amended Pub. L. 90–19, § 15(a), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 24.)