113 HR 858 IH: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2013 Mr. Fortenberry (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Walz, Mr. Womack, and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013.

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Definition of Rural Area

The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended by striking: 1990 or 2000 decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2010 and inserting 1990, 2000, or 2010 decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020.