3.0.0 386 2019-11-15T21:44:06Z 2019-11-15T21:44:06Z Senate S S 2013-02-26 113 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-02-26T21:15:03Z 2013-02-26 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2013-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Housing and Community Development Elementary and secondary education First responders and emergency personnel Government lending and loan guarantees Health personnel Housing and community development funding Housing supply and affordability Law enforcement officers Rural conditions and development Teaching, teachers, curricula Housing and Community Development 00 2013-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2013-03-12T19:40:53Z Rural Educator and American Community Housing Act of 2013 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants, loan guarantees, or other financial mechanisms to eligible educators, medical providers, and public safety officers to carry out a qualified project in a qualified community.

Defines a "qualified project" as: (1) the construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of qualified housing for such eligible individuals; (2) the payment of interest on bonds or other financing instruments (except refinancing instruments) issued for such activities; or (3) the repayment of a loan used for such construction and so forth, or to purchase or lease real property for qualified housing purposes.

Defines a "qualified community" as any open country, or any place, town, village, or city that is not part of or associated with an urban area and that has a population between 2,500 to 10,000, and is not accessible by a motor vehicle.

Authorizes the State Director of Rural Development for a state to evaluate for the Secretary any application for a qualified project in the state. Requires the Secretary to take the evaluation into consideration in determining whether to provide such assistance.

Requires the Secretary to give priority to: (1) a state education agency (SEA) or local educational agency (LEA), (2) a state or local housing authority, (3) an Indian tribe or tribal organization, (4) a tribally designated housing entity, (5) a local government, or (6) a consortium of any such entities.

]]> Rural Educator and American Community Housing Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Rural Educator and American Community Housing Act of 2013 Display Title Rural Educator and American Community Housing Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide and improve housing in the rural areas for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s386is/xml/BILLS-113s386is.xml 2013-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.