[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1797 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1797

To amend section 203 of the National Housing Act to require properties 
   that are subject to mortgages insured under the FHA single family 
 housing mortgage insurance program to be inspected and determined to 
comply with the minimum property standards established by the Secretary 
                   of Housing and Urban Development.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 1999

 Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 203 of the National Housing Act to require properties 
   that are subject to mortgages insured under the FHA single family 
 housing mortgage insurance program to be inspected and determined to 
comply with the minimum property standards established by the Secretary 
                   of Housing and Urban Development.

    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 ``FHA Property Inspection Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended 
by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Property Inspection.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, a dwelling may not be provided insurance pursuant 
        to this section unless the dwelling has been determined, 
        pursuant to an inspection by a building inspector certified 
        under paragraph (2), to comply with the minimum property 
        standards issued by the Secretary and applicable to properties 
        insured under this section.
            ``(2) Certification of inspectors.--The Secretary shall 
        establish such licensing and other qualifications for building 
        inspectors as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure 
        that inspections under paragraph (1) are conducted in a 
        competent and professional manner. The Secretary shall certify 
        building inspectors meeting such qualifications as authorized 
        to conduct such inspections.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 shall apply only to properties 
approved for mortgage insurance after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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