---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch9/schVIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter VIII"
heading: "Critical Defense Housing Areas"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch9-schVIII"
sections_count: 5
---

# Subchapter VIII — Critical Defense Housing Areas

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 9 — Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense

## Sections

- [§1591. Determination of critical areas by President; requisite conditions](/usc/42/1591.md)
- [§1591a. Construction by private enterprise](/usc/42/1591a.md)
- [§1591b. Community facilities or services by local agencies](/usc/42/1591b.md)
- [§1591c. Expiration date; exception](/usc/42/1591c.md)
- [§1591d. Powers as cumulative and additional](/usc/42/1591d.md)