[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4796 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4796

To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit 
  the use of funds for any facility a primary purpose of which is the 
                distribution or use of tobacco products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 1998

  Mr. Ensign introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Banking and Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit 
  the use of funds for any facility a primary purpose of which is the 
                distribution or use of tobacco products.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF FUNDS TO FACILITATE SALE OR USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS 
              PROHIBITED.

    (a) In General.--Section 105 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Ineligible Activities.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
activities under this title may not include the acquisition, 
construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or other improvement of 
any facility a primary or significant purpose of which is the 
distribution, including sale, of any tobacco product.''.
    (b) Funds Affected.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not 
apply to funds which were obligated by the Secretary of Housing and 
Human Development before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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