[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 334 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 334

 To amend section 541 of the National Housing Act with respect to the 
          partial payment of claims on health care facilities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 1997

  Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. D'Amato) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 541 of the National Housing Act with respect to the 
          partial payment of claims on health care facilities.

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

SECTION 1. PARTIAL PAYMENT OF CLAIMS ON HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

    Section 541(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-19) is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and health care 
        facilities'' at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or a health care facility 
                (including a nursing home, intermediate care facility, 
                or board and care home (as those terms are defined in 
                section 232)), a hospital (as that term is defined in 
                section 242), or a group practice facility (as that 
                term is defined in section 1106))'' after ``1978)''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``or for keeping the health care 
                facility operational to serve community needs,'' after 
                ``character of the project,''.
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