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it, I will appear and testify to the efrect that I did not wish to have it applied to mahogany, etc.

firor C. Tollefson. M.C.

6th District, Washington Congress of the United States

Washington, D.C.

H. R. t979

In the House of Representatives

January L7,1963

Mr. Tollefson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Cunency.

A BILL to amend the Na- tional Housing Act to provide that only lumber and other wood products which have been produced in the United States may be used'in construction or rehabilitation covered by Federal Housing Adminisration insured mortgages.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that title V of the National Housing Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

"Sec. 517. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no mortgage or loan shall be insured by the Commissioner un-

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der any provision of this Act after the date of the enactment of this section unless he receives satisfactory assurances that all lumber and other wood products used in the construction or rehabilitation of the structure covered by the mortgage or loan will have been produced (and processed) in the United States: except that the Commissioner may, under rules and regulations promulgated by him, permit the use in such construction or rehabilitation of lumber or other wood products which were produced (or processed) in a foreign country if he determines that neither the species of tree yield- ing the wood involved nor anY species of tree Yielding wood which fu equivalent for the intended purpose is gtown in the United States."

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of office to incoming president Joe Marinello. Next, Treasurer Les Sterett, Mrs. Sterett, Mrs. Marinello and new president Joe. (Right) Norman Vaughan, president 0f the Architectural Woodwork Institute, Chicago, and Dale DeLacy re-examining the W.l.C.'s "typical door" display. THIRD ROW (left) Ray Erkson and Al Ebneter, co-chairmen of the meeting. Seen center, from left are Dennis Coombs, Nifty Gay and two C.R.A. representatlves (Right) Bob Leishman explains some of the fine points to Technical Committee chairman S. S. Karns. BOTTOM ROW Larry Cannon, Rocky Nlarchione and lvlike Berni. (Center) Director Morrison Smith and Vice-president Paul Bernardis. (Right) Fred Farr and Dave Bishop explain the wares to Don Lacy,