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        <text>Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4682)</text>
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        <fullName>Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for multifamily transitional housing for veterans and their families, to: (1) pay the guarantee amount, in full or in part, if the loan is not in default; and (2) forgive, waive, release, or discharge (waive) the borrower's liability with respect to the loan.</p> <p>Provides that the amount paid or waived: (1) shall not be included in the borrower's gross income; and (2) with respect to the low-income housing credit, shall not be treated as an amount derived from a federal grant and shall not otherwise reduce the borrower's depreciable or eligible basis for such housing project.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</title>
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        <title>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</title>
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