[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 895 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 895

 To amend section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
to improve the housing counseling program of the Department of Housing 
             and Urban Development, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
to improve the housing counseling program of the Department of Housing 
             and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Counseling Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

    (a) Emergency Homeownership Counseling.--Section 106(c)(9) of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(9)) is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 1994'' and inserting ``September 
30, 1999''.
    (b) Prepurchase and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling 
Demonstration.--Section 106(d)(13) of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(d)(12)) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
year 1994'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1999''.

SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF DELINQUENCY ON VETERANS HOME LOANS.

    Subparagraph (C) of section 106(c)(5) of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Notification.--Notification under 
                subparagraph (A) shall not be required with respect to 
                any loan for which the eligible homeowner pays the 
                amount overdue before the expiration of the 45-day 
                period under subparagraph (B)(ii).''.
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