[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3706 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3706

     To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the 
requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of 
                               such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the 
requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of 
                               such Act.

    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 ``Rural Housing Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.

    The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1490) is amended by striking ``year 2000'' and inserting ``year 
2010''.
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