The Emergency Relief and Construction Act (ch. 520, 47 Stat. 709, enacted July 21, 1932), was the United States's first major-relief legislation, enabled under Herbert Hoover and later adopted and expanded by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal. The Emergency Relief and Construction Act was an amendment to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act which was signed on January 22, 1932. It created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation which released funds for public works projects across the country. The Brooklyn Navy Yard received an allotment of 880,000,markedforspecificprojectssuchas880,000, marked for specific projects such as 880,000,markedforspecificprojectssuchas215,000 for repairs and the maintenance of roofs, waterfront quays and docks, and Yard's railroad system. The biggest chunk, $855,000, was designated for a major overhaul of the power plant, to put in a new turbo generator, piping, boilers, and other engines. The Act was designed to be a temporary means of providing employment and all the positions created in the navy yard to service the projects were therefore classified as temporary. In another preview of New Deal spending, the government even authorized the Act funds to start building a number of destroyers in the navy yards. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, "This was the government’s first major involvement in the housing field. The RFC was authorized to make loans to private corporations providing housing for low-income families. Also in 1932, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board was established to make advances on the security of home mortgages and establish a Home Loan Bank System." (en)
聯邦緊急救助和建設法（Emergency Relief and Construction Act）是美国第一部重大救济法，在美國總統赫伯特·胡佛的推动下，於1932年7月21日颁布。 聯邦緊急救助和建設法允許美國聯邦政府設立復興金融公司，为美國的公共工程提供资金。布魯克林造船廠因此获得了880,000美元的拨款，其中的215,000美元用于维修屋顶、碼頭和鐵路系统。85.5万美元用于發電廠的維修。 1932年，根據聯邦緊急救助和建設法，联邦住房贷款银行成立。根据美國住房及城市發展部的说法，这是美國聯邦政府首次大規模介入住房领域。 (zh)
An Act to relieve destitution, to broaden the lending powers of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and to create employment by providing for and expediting a public-works program. (en)
聯邦緊急救助和建設法（Emergency Relief and Construction Act）是美国第一部重大救济法，在美國總統赫伯特·胡佛的推动下，於1932年7月21日颁布。 聯邦緊急救助和建設法允許美國聯邦政府設立復興金融公司，为美國的公共工程提供资金。布魯克林造船廠因此获得了880,000美元的拨款，其中的215,000美元用于维修屋顶、碼頭和鐵路系统。85.5万美元用于發電廠的維修。 1932年，根據聯邦緊急救助和建設法，联邦住房贷款银行成立。根据美國住房及城市發展部的说法，这是美國聯邦政府首次大規模介入住房领域。 (zh)
The Emergency Relief and Construction Act (ch. 520, 47 Stat. 709, enacted July 21, 1932), was the United States's first major-relief legislation, enabled under Herbert Hoover and later adopted and expanded by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal. (en)